Conservative media figures allege Obama's Hawaii trip is about discredited birth-certificate rumors, not his ailing grandmother

Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, and Jerome Corsi suggested or asserted that the true purpose of Sen. Barack Obama's current trip to Hawaii is not to visit his ailing grandmother, as Obama claims, but rather to address rumors -- widely debunked -- that Obama has failed to produce a valid U.S. birth certificate. However, in addition to FactCheck.org and a Hawaiian Health Department official, even Corsi's employer, the right-wing website WorldNetDaily, has ... Full Story »

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by Randy Morrow - Oct. 26, 2008

Quotes of some of the most recent claims of the big right wing radio talkers. The comedian Rush (the drug addict) poses some "who does that" type questions, in answer some rhetorical questions: What kind of person cancels an appearance on Letterman to go to DC then remains in NYC doing other things for 24 hrs? What kind of a person says they are suspending their campaign then continues running ads, while aids and others continue campaigning?

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 24, 2008

Media matters reports what is going on in the right wing disinformation network for those of us who cannot stand to listen/watch it, but should be informed of what is being said there. Here, they are revealed making it a slimy thing go visit a dying grandmother.

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by Heather Horn - Oct. 24, 2008

This "article" is little more than a collection of quotes from other people. Soooo...conservative commentators are trying to make an issue out of nothing. What else is new? Something of this scale and depth shouldn't be this long. It's like the material for someone to write a story, but not a story itself.

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