Worst Week Ever for Birthers

The birther libel has taken a bad beating this week according to a new poll. The birther libel has taken a bad beating this week, according to a new Washington Post poll . The number of Americans saying President Obama was born in another country has been sliced in half, according to  a new …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 5, 2011

Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?

With bin Laden's death, here’s hoping we've seen the end of this ugly insinuation that there is something less than fully American about the black president with the exotic name. So much to say about the long-awaited visiting of justice upon Osama bin Laden. But there’s one effect on US …

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Written by David Frum on Monday May 2, 2011

Why Didn't GOP Stand Up to Birthers?

Abe Greenwald suggests that Obama deliberately exploited the birther pseudo-controversy. If he's right, why did the GOP play along so willingly? Abe Greenwald suggests at the Commentary blog that President Obama deliberately exploited the birth certificate pseudo-controversy. Greenwald …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday April 28, 2011

Birthers Try Out a New Line of Attack

Some birthers are falling back on a second line of defense: even if Obama was born in this country, his father wasn't, making Obama "native born" but not "natural born". A historical curiosity: Some birthers are falling back on a second line of defense: even if President Obama was born in this …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 27, 2011

How to Beat Trump

If the GOP really wants to finish off Trump, Republican candidates had better learn to speak to the anxieties of voters and offer real solutions to the economic crisis. This post by Ed Kilgore about Donald Trump seems to me very astute. The Republican establishment has perceived [Trump] as a …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Debt Downgrade: Are Voters Paying Attention?

Wall Street may have sent a stern warning over the debt, but voters and media still seem more concerned with political sideshows like Donald Trump. The past day or so I experienced that odd feeling that I might be existing in parallel but separate universes, a situation wherein two (or more) …

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Written by Les Francis on Tuesday April 19, 2011

You Read it First at FrumForum

With birtherism gaining steam, more bloggers are signing on to an idea proposed at F F : asking GOP candidates whether they believe Obama was born in the U.S. Over at the Huffington Post , blogger Asher Smith wonders what would happen at the GOP debate if the candidates are asked whether or …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Monday April 4, 2011

Trump's Birther Obsession

Question to discuss: Is Donald Trump crazy? Or does he just hold a very, very, very low opinion of the Republican primary voter? Question to discuss: Is Donald Trump crazy? Or does he just hold a very, very, very low opinion of the Republican primary voter? Tweet

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Written by David Frum on Monday March 28, 2011