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Sinclair's Mark Hyman now pushing Obama birth certificate conspiracy theories

June 08, 2009 7:34 am ET by Media Matters staff

In a June 8 post on The American Spectator's website, Sinclair Broadcasting Group commentator Mark Hyman wrote of President Barack Obama:

Obama's lawyers are attempting to financially ruin individuals party to the most absurd soap opera involving the 44th president. There is unabated controversy regarding his birth, citizenship and foreign travel. Obama could immediately silence his critics by authorizing the release of his original birth certificate and passport. One has to wonder what could possibly be in either document that has caused Obama to wage a fierce and expensive legal battle to keep the files secreted. Aside from Joan Rivers, nearly every American would willingly make their birth certificate available and Obama's stubborn refusal to do so only adds to the controversy.

FactCheck.org: Born in the U.S.A.: The truth about Obama's birth certificate

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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (June 08, 2009 7:59 am ET)
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      Mark Hyman's comments aren't worth the electricity it takes to display the pixels.
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    • Author by pete592 (June 08, 2009 9:19 am ET)
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      "Obama could immediately silence his critics by authorizing the release of his original birth certificate and passport."

      I have a better idea.

      Obama's critics could immediately pull their heads out of their @**es.
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    • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (June 08, 2009 10:27 am ET)
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      The most noteworthy thing about conspiracy theorists is that they NEVER let the conspiracies go. NO proof ever satisifies them. Evidence that disproves their allegations is merely proof that the conspiracy exists.

      The fact that the assassins of JFK, RFK and MLK can be proved to have committed the crimes isn't proof of their guilt -- it's "proof" that there's a conspiracy so vast that it has the capacity to invent fake evidence!

      The fact that most UFO sightings can easily be explained isn't proof that there are no aliens visiting Earth, but "proof" that there's a worldwide network capable of hiding the "real" evidence!

      Likewise, Obama's REAL birth certificate and the REAL birth announcement that appeared in the newspaper less than two weeks after his birth isn't proof that he was born in Honolulu, it's evidence that there's a conspiracy to make Obama president -- a conspiracy that must have started with his conception and birth in 1960 and 1961!

      Hyman will NEVER be satisified with any proof Obama provides regarding the circumstances of his birth, and neither will any other conspiracy theorists.
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      • Author by magnolialover (June 08, 2009 12:44 pm ET)
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        Exactly. They'll never be happy with the information that has been given out, time and again, and proved over and over that Obama is a natural born American citizen. It's not that hard to comprehend now is it?

        Well, apparently for some, it is.

        Some of these guys are so stupid, I'm surprised that they remember to breathe.
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    • Author by Joe D (June 08, 2009 3:30 pm ET)
         
      Please, please, PLEASE ignore Mr. Hyman. When you talk about him, it feeds his ego. It makes him feel as if he has something unique or important to say.

      He's a poor man's Rush Limbo.

      To paraphrase Hyman's beloved Sarah Palin, there's a reason Mr. Hyman hasn't reared his head in more than 3 years. I'm guessing he was still searching for the WMDs in Iraq.
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    • Author by seekyetruth (June 09, 2009 11:52 am ET)
         
      I'm always amazed at the liberal rhetoric against the so-called "conspiracy-theory wingnuts" when any person with any common sense could see that if there was nothing to it, then why would Obama spend so much taxpayer money to HIDE it?? If there was nothing to it, then JUST IGNORE IT!!! Anyone with half a brain could logically question WHY doesn't he just ignore it??? That's why we're questioning. We don't know if there's anything else to it, because the oh-so-transparent Obama spends millions to keep from telling us! PERIOD - 'nuf said for anyone with any common sense.
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