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‘Birther’ Conspiracy Roils GOP Campaigns

By | 03.01.10 | 6:00 am

In the wake of Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Ma.) upset victory in Massachusetts, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued a memo to campaign managers suggesting a few ways to prevent their candidates from becoming the next Martha Coakley.

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The Original Birther Makes the Rounds at CPAC

By | 02.19.10 | 5:45 pm

It’s been almost exactly 18 months since Philip J. Berg, a Pennsylvania lawyer and Hillary Clinton supporter, filed a lawsuit demanding that his state keep Barack Obama off the presidential ballot until he provided satisfactory proof that he was born in America — something Berg said Obama couldn’t do. More…

Birtherism Comes Cheap

By | 01.26.10 | 9:21 am

Stephanie Mencimer answers a question that, as an occasional chronicler of the birther movement, I’ve had for some time. When they claim that the White House is spending millions of dollars to thwart their lawsuits, are they blowing smoke? Well, yes.

[C]onsider a case filed by one of the

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Orly Taitz: Dismissal of Other Birther Suits Helps Me

By | 11.13.09 | 11:02 am

Orly Taitz, who really should be worrying about the final judgment ordering the U.S. Attorney to collect $20,000 from her, has filed a new sheaf of nonsense arguing that the long-awaited dismissal of Phil Berg’s birther lawsuit proves that her lawsuits really have legs.

The plaintiff  in

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Rare Non-Orly Taitz Birther Smackdown

By | 11.12.09 | 12:57 pm

Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original “birther” attorney — he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 — has been dealt a serious blow in his quest to overturn the results of the presidential election. The Court of Appeals for the Third District More…

Begun, This Birther War Has

By | 05.05.09 | 1:21 pm

Ben Smith points us to the lawsuit that original Barack Obama “Birther” Phil Berg has filed against … well, not everyone in the movement, but pretty close. The defendants in his long, incoherent-as-always filing:

Orly Taitz a/k/a Dr. Orly Taitz a/k/a Law Offices of Orly Taitz a/k/a Orly Taitz,

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