[devattel]

There are distinct differences between birthers and truthers:

1. Military aircraft did not destroy Obama's birth records
2. There were no explosives found in the basement of the FactCheck.org office
3. Cell phones and blackberries do indeed operate at the the elevation the White House is located
4. George W. Bush is not Obama's father
5. Gold was not found missing under Obama's pillow
6. Unlike 9/11 conspiracies, there is only one person involved and is to blame for this fiasco: Obama himself

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

“Truthers” hold to their beliefs, in spite of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary.

“Birthers” have been presented with no hard evidence to contradict their beliefs, or dispel their doubts — even though that evidence is readily available to Obama.

[PaleoBob]

6. Unlike 9/11 conspiracies, there is only one person involved and is to blame for this fiasco: Obama himself

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This is vital. And no poll ever presents a control question on the matter of his birth or religion.

Frank Luntz asks a sample of Republicans, “How many people think Obama is a Muslim?’’

He gets 50+ percent saying they think he’s a Muslim.

He should also ask: “How many people think Bill Clinton is a Muslim?”

That response (likely to be 0 percent) would help prove that Obama, not the respondents, created the impression.

Same thing with the BC matter. No pollster ever asks a control question.