HUGH NOOZ: Orly Tatiz may challenge Diane Feinstein

[cali]

California 'birther' leader Orly Taitz considering U.S. Senate bid

A leading figure in the "birther" movement is mulling returning to the California ballot in another bid for statewide office.

Republican Orly Taitz, who ran in the GOP primary for secretary of state last year, said today she is "absolutely" considering challenging Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2012.

"I think I do have a chance specifically because I do speak Spanish and I speak Hebrew," Taitz told The Bee after attending a town hall-style event on Latino issues at the California Republican Party convention in Los Angeles.

While support for reelecting Feinstein has fallen in recent polls, a serious Republican challenger has yet to emerge. Taitz, who has made headlines for her effort to promote a widely disproved theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and therefore is not eligible to serve as commander in chief, would not likely generate the campaign funding or widespread appeal needed to launch a viable bid.

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Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/09/birther-orly-taitz-mulling-run.html#ixzz1YPZP62Ly

[mod mom]

1. Good let her throw her $ away.

[FSogol]

2. Her shaky grasp on reality will make her the GOP's front runner in no time..

:shrug:

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Oh, what fun!

[gratuitous]

4. She speaks Spanish AND Hebrew?

Good lord, she's got the Sephardic vote locked up! If she can build on those seven votes, look out!

[Erose999]

10. Speaking the language and having anything worthwhile to say in it are two distinct categories...

I speak Spanish as well. But my elementary Spanish colored with a gringo accent probably won't get me anything more than a plate of sopes con carnitas and a Modelo.

[madinmaryland]

13. She actually speeks Hebrish.

aka jibberish.

[Sheepshank]

5. "I think I do have a chance specifically because I do speak Spanish and I speak Hebrew,"

I do believe this is a new twist on what someone else could see from their front porch.

I know plenty of assholes that speak those languages.

[kestrel91316]

7. Well if she would learn Farsi and dye her hair black she might have a shot

at the large Persian voting bloc.

:sarcasm:

[SidDithers]

6. Awesome...

Orly is the best lawyer / dentist / real-estate agent in California!

Sid

[Brother Buzz]

15. And a black belt, don't forget her second degree black belt in Taekwondo

She's a fighter! :rofl:

[HopeHoops]

8. Right off the bat, Diane should demand to see Oily's birth certificate.

If she DOES produce one, call it a fake and say she was born in Iran.

[Marrah_G]

9. I think she should spend every last dime she has on this race.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. HER? Oh, give me a fucking break!

She has the proverbial snow ball in hell's chance of beating Feinstein!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[gkhouston]

12. Oh, my... atomic eyelashes meet the hair helmet of death.

The "debates" should be lively.

[friendly_iconoclast]

14. Oh please, please, *please* run against DiFi, Ms. Taitz.

Don't forget to hire Michelle Bachmann as an advisor. We'll be laughing at videos of those campaign appearances for years!

[tjwash]

16. "Crazy nutcase drafted to ensure conservative defense contractor owned DINO keeps senate seat""

fixed that for ya...