The Birthers Who Still Don't Believe | Story | BLTWY:
"...Perhaps it's too much to hope that the smug, 'I take the president at his word' sound bite offered by Republican leadership in recent months will now be replaced by a simple 'the president was born in the United States and anyone who still thinks otherwise should consider seeking psychiatric help.'
The birther conspiracy theory should now be placed on the ash heap of presidential derangement syndromes that date back to at least the John Birch Society's founder declaring President Dwight David Eisenhower a 'dedicated, conscious agent of the communist conspiracy' -or, a Soviet spy. The sad difference is that back then William F. Buckley had the decency to denounce that fringe fear-mongering because he realized that it could discredit the entire conservative movement. Today, because the fringe is blurring with the base, conservative leaders seem afraid to confront the unhinged extremists in their midst..."
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