We're not sure where all the birthers went, but we can tell you where they're going: some of the same folks who questioned whether Obama was really born in the U.S.A. and eligible to be President have started flocking
to blogger Backyard Conservative's claim that famous radical Bill Ayers
told her something that proved what rightwing conspiracy theorist Jack Cashill has been saying all along: that Ayers did write Dreams of my Father, a book supposedly written by Barack Hitler Obama, whom everyone knows is actually illiterate.
Behold the money quote:
Then, unprompted he said--Iwrote Dreams From My Father. I said, oh, so you admit it. He
said--Michelle asked me to. I looked at him. He seemed eager. He's
about my height, short. He went on to say--and if you can prove it, we
can split the royalties. So I said, stop pulling my leg. Horrible
thought. But he came again--I really wrote it, the wording was similar.
I said I believe you probably heavily edited it. He said--I wrote it. I
said--why would I believe you, you're a liar...
Sounds like he's fucking with her, and Backyard Conservative is careful
not to forthrightly claim the case proved -- rackets like this rely on
plausible deniability. Instead she takes the Questions Remain
approach: "Is our President Barack Obama's biography written by an
unrepentant domestic terrorist?" (So do other conservatives, such as
Dennis Byrne, who actually says, "But the question remains -- is Barack Obama a fraud? " We swear to you we don't ghostwrite for these guys!)
That's a good thing for what's left of their pride, because Dave Weigel finds that Ayers had revealed before he met Backyard Conservative that he planned to mess with wingnuts about this -- including the bit about the royalties.
But don't worry -- proof does nothing to stories like this. That Bill
Ayers wrote Obama's book will be turning up as accepted, scientific
fact for years to come.
Roy Edroso's Rightbloggers: Exploring the right Wing Blogosphere appears courtesy of our sister paper in New York City, Village Voice.
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Good piece, thanks. Would you clarify the second paragraph in a little more detail please?
You actually raise some good points, sadly I reckon your personal analysis is generally off base, very good info though, congratulations are in order. Hilary
Don't know where the birthers went but do know where they came from.I believe it started when the Obama campaign suggested McCain wasn't a US citizen because he was born in Panama.A forgotten fact of the left.Who knows if Ayers the domestic terrorist wrote the book or not and who cares.I've been watching the blogs and while there are some people freaking out over the Ayers statement.You are turning it into something much bigger than it is already.The left wing-nuts want a field day about something.Especially since there hasn't been much to freak on.You know,nothing from the political side.Just freak on bloggers.That is a stretch.
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