Originally Posted By: Lilo
No. There is no ounce of validity to the birther nonsense. None. The fact that so many people believe there is because they desperately want to believe it.

This is discussed both exhaustively and in a humorous manner here and here and here and here.



You're right Lilo. I was hesitant to chime in because like you say people who want to believe it simply won't be swayed. I know it was debunked by the then Republican governor of Hawaii during the election and again by the current Democrat governor.

Here's one more recent article AGAIN debunking it:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42519951/ns/politics-more_politics/



TIS

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