The lunacy of American politics part 9721

Published on 9 February 2010 in General. 1 Comment Tags: , .

The “birther” movement in the US – those nutters who question Barack Obama’s legitimacy to be American President – has its roots in the so-called Left; a bunch of Hillary Clinton backers.

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  • DancingOpossum
    11 February 2010 at 12:55 am

    Whoa! As a Hillary Clinton supporter who opposed Obama on countless grounds, I have to take issue with this. Strong issue.
    While it’s true that some PUMA groups became overtaken by rightwing nutjobs, the vast, vast majority of PUMA types remain hardcore, committed liberals who have in fact been proven right in our predictions that Obama would be a disastrous president, and a ruinous disaster for the American left. The birther phenomenon is STRICTLY a rightwing creation as is the “tea party” movement.
    These groups may oppose Obama as vehemently as we PUMAs did and do, but for vastly different reasons. There is no common ground between us, absolutely none.
    Avlon is not a reliable source on this. He hates the left and hates Hillary. In fact, most of the American media is woefully misinformed about the PUMA movement and the opposition to Obama on the left. Please don’t fall for this misinformation.
    I have read your blog for a long time and you do excellent work. Please don’t fall into the American media trap.
     

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