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‘Birther’ Movement Dogs Republicans

Kris Kobach campaigns in Wichita, Kans. (YouTube: WichitaLiberty) Kris Kobach is a law professor with degrees from Harvard, Yale and Oxford, and a veteran of George W. Bush’s administration who, after...

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Blaming the Media for the Birthers

Bill Pascoe, who worked for both of the luckless Republicans who ran against Barack Obama in the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate race, tells his party to distance itself from the “birthers” already. It’s...

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House ‘Birther’ Bill Gets Another Co-Sponsor

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), a former judge, is the latest congressman—and sixth Texas congressman—to co-sponsor Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Fla.) bill requiring future presidential candidates to provide the...

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Houston Newspaper Attacks ‘Birthers’ in Texas House Delegation

This is getting to be a theme today. The Houston Chronicle takes note of the six Texas Republican congressmen (the editorial was apparently written before Louie Gohmert joined in yesterday) who have...

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Birtherism as a Fundraising Tool

Continuing today’s unexpected surge of “birther” news, Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)–the freshman Republican who has introduced legislation that would demand proof of citizenship from future presidential...

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Colorado committee kills ‘birther’ bill

The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee axed three Republican immigration bills Monday. Like many times this session, the committee, on a party-line vote, turned down legislation that...

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