New Poll: Less Than Half Of Republicans Believe Obama Was Born In U.S.


	New Poll: Less Than Half Of Republicans Believe Obama Was Born In U.S.

ratilfar

7-31-2009 10:21 AM

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ratilfar says:

Or 83 percent of people with working brains. Your pick

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7-31-2009 11:54 AM

The Infowarrior

If he would just release his long form birth certificate and school records there would be no issue. Why does he instead choose to spend hundreds of thousands to fight this issue? The document he released is not valid in obtaining a passport.

8-1-2009 2:01 AM

darkeforce

To quote Andrea Martin as Edith Prickley:

"These days, everyone is in touch with their feelings; no one is in touch with their brains."

8-1-2009 9:29 AM

ratilfar

Amen.

8-1-2009 11:45 PM

gzuckier

now the Einsteins want to see a sample of Obama's DNA. i'd love to know what DNA test tells you where somebody was born.

8-2-2009 5:08 AM

darkeforce

They don't have to make sense; they're right-wing nutjobs. Expecting sense from them is like expecting a trout to run a 4-minute mile.

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