Bearing With The Birthers

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, July 23, 2009.
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A video circulating on the Internet is fortifying both sides of the so-called birther conspiracy.

The theory that President Obama has never adequately proven his U.S. citizenship is perpetuated by blogs and discussed on Rush Limbaugh’s and other conservative talk radio shows. The birthers are now dogging Republicans, as one vocal citizen did at a town hall meeting held by Republican Representative Mike Castle in June.

We turned to political analyst Dean Spiliotes for more on this story. Dean is the founder of nhpoliticalcapital.com.

A birther confronts Delaware Congressman Mike Castle:

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