Just when you thought the Birfers couldn't be any more batshit crazy

[WeDidIt]

they go even batshit crazier.

The Post and Email, a Birther haven, has floated the "theory" that Barack Hussein Obama's real name is Steve Dunham.

:rofl:

You just can't make this shit up. Now they claim that Ann Dunham was never married to Barack Obama Sr., gave birth to Barack in Mombassa (which wasn't even part of Kenya and is hundreds of miles from Obama's home village), named him Steve Dunham, and had her mother register him in Hawaii as Steve Dunham. Upon her return to Hawaii, they allege she amended the record to change the name.

And how do they prove this?

Some idiot requested index data from Janice Okubo (Department of Health) in Hawaii on a "Steve Dunham" for August 4, 1961. Okubo said no such data existed. Because no such data exists, they posit, it proves that Obama was originally named Steve Dunham and that the record was amended.

:crazy:

Teh stoopid...

it burns.

If nothing else, the Birfers will single-handedly guarantee Obama's re-election in 2012 because any GOP candidate is going to have to answer the question as to whether or not they believe Barack Obama is a natural born citizen.

[Buzz Clik]

1. Awesome bit of logic. I think they've gone from wearing tinfoil to eating it.

[WeDidIt]

3. Nope, scientific studies proved tinfoil hats actually INCREASE the government radio waves

so they switched to lead hats...

and now they're eating those.

[Buzz Clik]

19. Geez. I'm behind the times. Thanks for the tip; you're never too old to learn something new.

[Happyhippychick]

2. They also think his real name is Barry Sotero. Let's convince them his name is Diputs Het Mi and

see if they get it.

[WeDidIt]

4. OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!

They get the "Steve" name from his quip at the Alfred E. Neuman dinner about wanting his middle name to be "Steve".

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You just CANNOT make this shit up!


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DrDan]

5. what do you mean - not a part of Kenya?

I'm not sure that is accurate.

[WeDidIt]

6. Mombassa was not a part of Kenya in 1961

It was in Zanzibar.

It became a part of the independent nation of Kenya in 1963.

[DrDan]

7. "Mombasa became the capital of the coastal Protectorate of Kenya in 1920."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mombasa

[WeDidIt]

8. That's been added to Wikipedia in recent months

And it requires a citation.

Dude, this was hashed out when the phony Kenyan birth certificate came out.

[DrDan]

9. of course Kenya received independence in 1963 - before that it was a

protectorate.

Did I miss your source of Mombasa being a part of Zanzibar in 1961?

[WeDidIt]

10. Funny

that part was edited out of Wikipedia and the section you cited put in.

And the edit occurred just a few days ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mombasa&action=history

And here's the previous entry:

Mombasa was part of the state of Zanzibar until 12 December 1963 when it was <[Cession|ceded>] to be incorporated into the newly independent state of Kenya.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

And here's a link to cmparing it to the prior version:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mombasa&action=historysubmit&diff=337116386&oldid=335135767

[DrDan]

12. so do you have a source that suggests that the edit was not valid?

[WeDidIt]

13. Do you have a source that suggest it was?

Snopes says Mombasa was a part of Zanzibar in 1961:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/kenyacert.asp

Cambridge Encyclopedia vol. 52 says the same:

http://encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com/pages/15315/Mombasa.html

[WeDidIt]

14. Oh, and historyofmombasa.com says the same thing, too

http://www.mombasainfo.com/about-mombasa/history-culture/history-of-mombasa/

Somebody has vandalized the Mombasa entry in Wikipedia. Nobody has caught until this shit about "Steve Dunham" came up.

Funny that a new theory about Obama being born in Mombasa comes up and the wikipedia page on Mombasa was vandalized to alter the information just five days prior.

[DrDan]

18. history seems pretty clear - in 1920 - the coastal strip that included Mombasa was a part of the

Protectorate of Kenya

"In 1920 the protectorate was united with the protectorate of Zanzibar, renamed Kenya, and made a crown colony, the coastal strip being known as the Kenya Protectorate."

http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Republic+of+Kenya



"Jul 1920 - In July 1920, the interior of the East Africa Protectorate, embracing the White Highlands, was declared a British crown colony and was renamed Kenya Colony (after Mount Kenya, the most imposing geographical landmark in the country). The narrow coastal strip ...In July 1920, the interior of the East Africa Protectorate, embracing the White Highlands, was declared a British crown colony and was renamed Kenya Colony (after Mount Kenya, the most imposing geographical landmark in the country). The narrow coastal strip which, legally, was still part of the domain of the sultan of Zanzibar, officially became the Kenya Protectorate, although it was administered as part of Kenya Colony"

http://www.google.com/search?q=zanzibar+history+1920&hl=en&sa=G&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=p_BNS_3KMo2vtge4qIHaDA&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CDEQ5wIwCg

[bigmonkey]

22. As a general principle, Wikipedia edits are only verified over time.

Any recent edit is suspect, until validated by many eyes.

[DrDan]

23. there are other sources (that I provided in other posts) that

substantiate the Wiki entry

[leftynyc]

11. I would hang these lunataics

around the neck of every pub running. Embrace them or reject them - no in between.

[GoCubsGo]

15. After reading that bit of logic, I cannot help but be reminded of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olWcc7kIzDI

[MidwestTransplant]

16. So can you prove it isn't true? Freeper logic.

[WeDidIt]

17. The natural response is to show them a copy of the birth certificate

to which they automatically respond, "it's a fake!"

Assholes.

[Lord Helmet]

20. President Steve. lol

[jberryhill]

You left out the best part....

They hatched the theory based on Obama's "admission" at the Al Smith dinner last year that "my middle name is really Steve".

Doh!

[Gregorian]

21. I think bat shit isn't getting the respect it deserves!

Maybe they were thinking of Jeff Dunham.

[jmondine]

24. I think I'll request index data on a "Gurn Blansten"

[jmondine]

25. Wait... I understand the confusion!

You see, it's SPELLED "Barack Obama", but it's pronounced,"Steve Dunham".

... or "Throat Warbler Mangrove"