Source: salon
Nearly four years after the phenomenon of Birtherism first emerged, and more than a year after President Obama released his long-form birth certificate, the loose group of activists who believe Obama is not a U.S. citizen and therefore not legitimately president are still pursuing their cause.
The tired ravings of conspiracy theorists wouldn’t be worth noting at this point but for the fact that an element within the Republican Party continues to unashamedly embrace the Birthers.
The latest flare-up was at a New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission hearing this month, during which dentist/perennial Birther litigant Orly Taitz demanded that Obama be removed from the state’s presidential ballot.
She got support from state Rep. Harry Accornero, a Republican from Laconia, and a former GOP state representative, Dick Marple. READ FULL ARTICLE
