Birthers

Sarah Palin, an 'Enthusiastic Birther'? Not Really

Joining the rest of the media in challenging prominent Republicans to denounce the "birthers," the Times overstates the facts in Palin's case. And where was the paper's outrage against conspiracy ...

George Stephanopoulos Badgers Michele Bachmann to Denounce Birthers, Defend President's Christianity

George Stephanopoulos on Thursday followed in the footsteps of other journalists who are lecturing Republicans on the need denounce birthers and declare Barack Obama a Christian. The co-anchor ...

Stolberg Circulates Supermarket Tabloid Story on Obama In Sympathetic 'Misperceptions' Article

Sheryl Stolberg dropped the rule that some accusations shouldn't be "dignified" by repeating.

MSNBC's Ratigan: Tea Party Includes 'Birthers,' 'Open Racists,' and 'Outright Nazis'

On Monday's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show' on MSNBC, host Dylan Ratigan began the program by ranting: "The tea party has a bit of an integrity problem, as everybody from birthers, to open racists, to ...

For Third Time in Less Than a Week, MSNBC Tries to Link Conservatives and Birthers, Touts Embarrassing Video of Sarah Palin

On Thursday, MSNBC continued its quest to link conservatives with birthers. Previewing an unrelated segment on this weekend's tea party convention, Norah O'Donnell played a clip of Obama ...

MSNBC's David Shuster Smears: 'Most Republicans' Are Birthers

MSNBC's David Shuster on Tuesday used a poll by the liberal website Daily Kos to assert that "most Republicans" don't believe Barack Obama was born in America and, thus, are birthers. Shuster ...

MSNBC's Tamron Hall: Is Birtherism the Definition of Conservatism?

MSNBC's Tamron Hall on Monday interrogated a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate and tried to associate conservatism with believing in a conspiracy theory. Talking to Patrick Hughes of ...

NY Times Finally Picks Up Van Jones Story - After He Resigns

The Times keeps its readership reliably in the dark about Obama's "green jobs" czar and 9-11 Truther Van Jones, not covering the controversy at all under its over.

Birther Beliefs Are "False...Fringe," But 9-11 Truthers Part of an "American Tradition" of Dissent?

While those who question Obama's presidential eligibility are called 'fringe' and 'false,' the Times gave a respectful hearing to a convention pushing a far more incendiary left-wing conspiracy ...

Frank Rich Calls Out GOP for Racism, Dishonestly Links Sarah Palin to "Birther" Brigade

Sarah Palin's a Birther? Frank Rich evidently wants us to think so: "Obama's election, far from alleviating paranoia in the white fringe, has only compounded it. There is no purer expression of ...
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