Birtherism Comes Cheap
Stephanie Mencimer answers a question that, as an occasional chronicler of the birther movement, I’ve had for some time. When they claim that the White House is
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Stephanie Mencimer answers a questionthat, as an occasional chronicler of the birther movement, I’ve had for some time. When they claim that the White House is spending millions of dollars to thwart their lawsuits, are they blowing smoke? Well, yes.
“„[C]onsider a case filed by one of the most prolific birther litigants, Philip J. Berg, that went all the way up to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. In November the court dismissed the appeal and ordered Berg to pay the legal costs for the defendants, which included the Federal Election Commission. Here was the government’s big chance to recoup its millions. But when the FEC submitted its bill, the grand total came to $20.40.
Basically, birther lawyers and exploiters like to cite the entire legal bills paid to law firms that defend against these lawsuits and say “that’s how much Obama has spent to thwart us.” They’ve willfully decided not to investigate further.
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