The Book Of Bape

Mitt Romney Made a Birther Joke

motherjones:

And Adam Serwer has some big thoughts about it.

I suspect many Republicans who continue to subscribe to the birther lunacy do so because it bothers liberals and because it’s an act of symbolic defiance of a president they dislike. The problem with birtherism, however, is that the underlying assumptions driving it have always been broader than the president. Birtherism is more than just a conspiracy theory about the president’s birth. Its underlying principle is a rejection of American racial pluralism. The refusal to believe—in the face of all evidence to the contrary—that Obama is an American reads to many as a rejection of the idea that black people really count as American, unless they talk like Herman Cain or Allen West…

Read the whole thing here.

1. thelighthousegirl likes this
2. thecubeabides likes this
3. monsieurbombardier reblogged this from evelark
4. disabledbyculture likes this
5. examined-life likes this
6. sophiaishiding likes this
7. eupraxsophy reblogged this from motherjones
8. the-telescope reblogged this from motherjones
9. benjaminldaniel reblogged this from motherjones
10. benjaminldaniel likes this
11. keralajane reblogged this from motherjones
12. compliquees reblogged this from nomoretexasgovernorsforpresident
13. aurlabouthugsandtea reblogged this from lettersintheampersand
14. free-of reblogged this from motherjones
15. halahzenhom reblogged this from lettersintheampersand
16. postsbygina reblogged this from motherjones
17. swingsingplay likes this
18. lavery likes this
19. evelark likes this
20. dressesandyarn reblogged this from motherjones
21. crow332991 likes this
22. chips64 likes this
23. mikasavela likes this
24. alinalogic likes this
25. madman731 likes this
26. markmoney likes this
27. notveryraven likes this
28. garbagepicking reblogged this from motherjones and added:

    Pretty short and really worth the read.

29. pensivecontemplations reblogged this from motherjones
30. malikai82 likes this
31. relaxandaspire likes this
32. gnostix1 likes this
33. epgs-729 reblogged this from motherjones
34. maternalism reblogged this from motherjones
35. thedustatdawn reblogged this from motherjones
36. paralysis reblogged this from lettersintheampersand
37. misterjt likes this
38. apoplecticelectric likes this
39. philosophica-dea reblogged this from motherjones
40. correajosefina likes this
41. thegeminisage reblogged this from motherjones
42. incorrigiblerobot likes this
43. herblondness likes this
44. thejollymonarch reblogged this from motherjones and added:

    Great piece.

45. sehruh likes this
46. the-super-ego likes this
47. tiffehr reblogged this from motherjones
48. catfacemeowmers reblogged this from nomoretexasgovernorsforpresident and added:

    Mitt Romney Made a Birther Joke, and Adam Serwer has some big thoughts about it.

49. fathappyandcaffeinated said: In other words, unless they copy massa’
50. jane-potter likes this
51. Show more notesLoading...