The microwave background radiation of the "Birther" Movement.
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: Oh how the mighty have fallen. There was a point more than three years ago when Philip Berg owned the Birther movement. Single-handedly, he took an obscure and easily refuted Internet rumor and raised it to the status of political and legal laughing stock. Once so popular that he had to hire other people to ban the commenters, Berg allowed himself to be eclipsed by other nut-job lawyers with bigger uni-boobs or more vowels at the end of their names. He has now faded so completely into irrelevance, that his website is rapidly approaching the temperature of the Cosmic background radiation; less than 3 degrees above absolute zero. I would suggest we "stick a fork in it, it's done," except for one thing. The fork would shatter from the cold.

Grumpy Old Man for obamaconspiracy.org
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: If the Fogbow is a collection of medieval carols, Obama Conspiracy Theories is the Canterbury Tales. Perhaps less accessible and more of an effort to fully immerse yourself in, Doc Conspiracy rewards the effort with an experience in curmudgeonly rationality that bears a special place in the Birther/anti-Birther community. The emotions he elicits among Birthers are actually more ambivalent than the Fogbow, as evidenced by the sometimes inexplicable attempts Birthers make to curry his favor and attention. When Doc Conspiracy speaks, Birthers listen. When he ignores them, their feelings are actually hurt. As such, his comments sections often bear some of the most fun and enlightening exchanges between Birthers and anti-Birthers found anywhere on the Internet, and rarely to the benefit of the Birthers. His archives are substantive sources of authoritative rebuttals to Birthism. And his commentary ranges from the brutal to the delicious. Read him.

A cautionary tale to lawyers everywhere. for puzo1.blogspot.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: One of the many unforeseen consequences of the WorldWideWeb was the opportunity for otherwise ordinary people to publicly record their personal and professional implosions. Mario Apuzzo was by all indications at one point a perfectly adequate ambulance chaser. But then he woke up one day to find Barack Obama steaming towards election, and something deep in his soul broke. Since then he has tried to recast himself as a "Constitutional lawyer," a branch of jurisprudence for which he appears to posses neither competence nor a congenial character. Devolving into a tin-pot Joe Peschi from the film, "My Cousin Vinnie," he is unable to boast the achievement of his fictional role model; Apuzzo has lost every single motion or decision in every court in which he has attempted to promote his wacky Constitutional theories. And this blog records his continuous return to the scene of his defeat, railing against the darkness at a time when everybody else has notices it is already daylight.

All roads lead to the Fogbow. for thefogbow.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: Newton's laws of motion do not apply in cyberspace. For every action, there is not an equal and opposite reaction. The number of "Birther" websites is vast, and the number of genuine responses to them are few and far between. But all of them ultimately come together in The FogBow. The diverse community of Fogbowers can sometimes lead to uneven content, and occasionally gratuitous levels of mockery. But the core of the group is a number of eloquent, experienced and competent observers and investigators who follow the Birther movement's activities and efforts, dissecting in detail the errors and falsehoods that fuel them. Their success can be measured directly by the explicit hatred and apparent fear in which they are held by the leaders of the Birther movement. If you judge someone by their enemies, this web community is without peer in effectiveness, integrity and impact. And the Birther cartoons are not to be missed.

A case study in delusion and paranoia for orlytaitzesq.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: This website is a fascinating window into the mind of extreme right-wing fringe delusion. Combining the furtive and oppressive paranoia that its owner developed during a childhood in the Soviet Union with an almost Aspergerslike inability to recognize mockery, it is primarily a monument to unjustified and uncontrolled ego. Supported by a small but enthusiastic echo-chamber of sycophantic followers, it is actually a poignant historical record of one woman's energetic assault on the boundary between neurosis and psychosis. Beware the perennial malware infestations and constant appeals for contributions. It still has the irresistible attractiveness of a car wreck or airplane crash. As bad as it is, it is whole lotta wacky fun!

The Britton Hill of Birthistan! for birthersummit.org
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: Britton Hill is the highest summit in the state of Florida, a mere 106 meters above sea level. Many Florida skyscrapers are taller. There are probably landfills in Florida that are taller. The LOWEST points of 16 U.S. states are higher than Britton Hill. This is the website for the "Birther Summit" the brain child of starving musician Dean Haskins. And as summits go, it makes Britton Hill look like Mount McKinley. With a page that looks uncomfortably like a tattered Italian Flag, one can only wonder why somebody who pretends to have tens of thousands of dollars with which to challenge Colin Powell or buy old newspapers can't pony up a few hundred bucks for a good web designer or even just buy a stock template from somebody. The website is painful to look at, painful to use, thus discouraging most people from the accidental reading of another regurgitation of Birther lies that never die. Has anybody else noticed that if you put Haskin's hair on a face with Joe Farah's mustache, you would get Tony Orlando? Things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm."

Sedition 'r' Us for thepostemail.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: The Post & Email was originally the brain child of a pseudonymous right wing nut-jub called "John Charleton" dedicated to the "Birther" movement; the discredited idea that Barack Obama was not eligible for the Presidency. At some point John embraced the reality of his pointless anonymity and turned the domain over to an even less discriminating editor. Since then it has become essentially a beard for a heterogeneous collection of seditionists, haters and misanthropes engaged in an unseemly feedback loop of self congratulation... for what is not clear. Swinging wildly between despair and irrational exuberance, the only thing its "articles" seem to bear in common is the conviction that the world is going to hell, and it's all Obama's fault. It further has the distinction of having had a number of its "contributors" actually end up in jail. That one detail sets it apart from so many of its peers.

You know what they call the guy who graduates last in his class from medical school? for terrylakinactionfund.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: They call him, "Doctor." Terry Lakin is the ex-Army Doctor and ex-Lieutenant Colonel and now ex-Con who decided to fall on his own scalpel to become a martyr for the Birther cause. There are reasons why some people get commissioned in the Medical Corps, and usually it's because of specialized training. In Lakin's case however, it is more likely they wanted to keep him out of the combat arms where he would have been likely to shoot himself in the leg with his own side arm. In a series of personal choices going back two years, he proved preternaturally gifted in being able to make the wrong one every single time. It ended up sending him to Leavenworth for disobeying his orders, and losing a multimillion dollar retirement from which he was mere months away. This web site is basically the equivalent of a homeless vet standing on the street corner with a cardboard sign that reads "Will Birth for food." Except your average homeless veteran panhandler has a more delightful personality, a better grasp on reality, and less access to drugs.

Sometimes, it's just not funny.... for 911truth.org
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: Most wacky conspiracy theories are deserving of snarky attention if only out of their potential for amusement; Schadenfreude has a long and honored history as part of American social criticism. But even the most cynical observer usually has lines at which the response moves from amused to troubled. The "9/11 Truth" movement charges across those lines like lemmings over a beach bluff. Unlike ultimately harmless obsessions like crop circles, chemtrails and Kenyan birth certificates, this is a subject where being wrong actually costs blood and treasure even beyond what has already been paid. Sadly, this website and its peers serve only to reinforce the sort of ignorance they pretend to unmask. The genuine issues of 9/11 (the incompetence of the immediate governmental and military response, the horrible decision to go to war in Iraq, the overreaching of the "War on Terror," etc.) are only obscured by the library of error and falsehood that constitutes the 9/11 Truther movement. We are less free and less smart because of websites like this one.

Creationists are liberals!!! for geocentricity.com
Oct 08, 2011

Comments: The late great Bob Schadewald once wrote that flat-earthism, geocentrism and creationism were respectively the conservative, moderate and liberal branches of the Bible-Science community. While the death of Charles Johnson in 2001 signaled the last great gasp of the conservatives, the moderates are still out there. This website serves as the Web presence of the community of fundamentalist Christians who assert (with good Biblical reason) that the Earth is the center of the universe, that it does not orbit the sun, and that scientific-creationists are heretical pussies. With the enthusiasm of Bluto Butarsky from "Animal House," genuine Biblical innerancy absolutely required a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part! And these guys were just the guys to do it. Leave behind the 21st century (or the 15th for that matter) and embrace a surreal cosmology that rejects essentially all of modern science. It's fun for all.

Fantastic. When are you is Marylin going to review WND?

Marylin's review of Geocentricity.com (non-Birther)

How about a little Birthism with that Geritol? for kerchner.com
Oct 09, 2011

Comments: Most people settling into their golden years look forward to a peaceful retirement surrounded by loved ones, pleasant memories and perhaps a comfortable terrycloth bathrobe. With the sense that remaining days are few, they often launch into writing their memoirs or recording their family history. But sometimes all of that is interrupted by black men being elected to the Presidency, and then all bets are off. Charles Kerchner's website is not merely one of the most boring genealogy sites on the World Wide Web, it is also the home base for a multi-year one man ad campaign in the Washington Times attacking all things Obama. And these are not just ordinary ads, but ads with the head spinning density, complexity and impenetrability of the warning insert for prescription blood thinners. In fact... that may very well have been Kerchner's model. Topped off by a personality reminiscent of an unfunny Andy Rooney with piles, this is not a web site for people who want to preserve the illusion that old men can be cute and lovable. Stay far away or risk being clobbered by a walker.

Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. for thejaghunter.wordpress.com
Oct 09, 2011

Comments: On temporary hiatus due to the unfortunate incarceration of its blogger, JagHunter is the home port of Lieutenant Commander Walter Fitzpatrick, a man so obsessed with his truncated naval career that he still uses the same stationary that Annapolis midshipmen write home to their mothers on. Walt basically wants everybody arrested. Everybody. Jury foremen, court clerks, judges, bailiffs, the President... it really doesn't matter. And he's mad. Really, really mad. Did I say he wants to arrest everybody? He's really mad at them, and wants them arrested. Then he makes phone calls to anybody who will answer to express his anger and demand they arrest people. So of course he's in jail again. Walt is now officially Monroe County Tennessee's Captain Queeg... only faster when being chased down the street by law enforcement.

Marylin's review of The JagHunter Blog