Birther Madness

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Los Angeles Times reported last week on the return of "Birther Madness." 'Birthers' sue to force state to verify candidates' eligibility:

Undeterred by documentary evidence and repeated judicial rejection, a group of conspiracy theorists who say President Obama was born in Africa have sued the California secretary of state to demand that she verify the eligibility of all presidential candidates before putting them on the November ballot.

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The lawsuit filed by Republican primary write-in candidate John Albert Dummett Jr., Markham Robinson of the American Independent Party of California and five others also alludes to "questions concerning the eligibility" of Mitt Romney to vie for the role of commander in chief. The birthers' lawyer, Gary Kreep of Ramona, said Wednesday that his clients wanted the issue of Romney's eligibility raised because of his parents' long residency in Mexico.

Ah, you didn't see that one coming, now did you? One birther explained that Mitt Romney's citizenship is up for debate because his dad was born in Mexico. Birthers want proof that Mitt Romney was born in America. "Thats right, Mitt Romney's father was born in the Mexican colony that Mitt's great-grandfather founded after fleeing the United States so he could stay married to Romney's four great-grandmothers."

Not wanting to be outdone, Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio and Rep. Carl "barking mad" Seel held a press conference this afternoon trying to revive Seel's "Birther" bill in the Arizona legislature to permit a similar lawsuit in Arizona. The Phoenix New Times reports Joe Arpaio and the "Birther" Gang Gather at the Capitol, Where Carl Seel Likened His "Birther" Bill to Women's Suffrage:

Today's press conference made it pretty clear (as if it wasn't already) that the bill is aimed at President Obama, as people are still trying to push the continuously debunked conspiracy that the president was born in another country.

Arpaio and Seel were joined by "birther" squad lead investigator Mike Zullo, Representative David Burnell Smith, Senator Lori Klein, and some tea party folks to speak on behalf of Seel's bill. State Representative Jack Harper was also in the audience, as was infamous conspiracy nut Jerome Corsi.

Seel explained he was holding the press conference to bring some awareness to his bill, which is currently stuck in a Senate committee he claims it should be withdrawn from.

Seel claims he has enough Senators committed to voting in favor of his bill, but blamed a few people, including Senate President Steve Pierce, for not getting his bill on the road to passage.

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Arpaio didn't talk about Seel's bill too much, just saying that he favored it, and regurgitated some more of the conspiracy theory that came as a result of his "Cold Case Posse" investigation into President Obama's eligibility.

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Seel said his bill's likely toast if it's not heard by Monday, and urged the public to call up legislators to let them know how you feel about it.

Yes, please call your legislators and tell them that if they vote for the "Birther" bill again (every Tea-Publican voted for the "Birther" bill vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer last year), they will soon find themselves on the unemployment line.