I like the word “Constitutionalists” instead of “Birthers.” Why use the language of the left?
From Dean, emphasis mine, since I think that part goes to the heart of the matter among participants:
The Namehttp://www.birthersummit.org/about.htmlWe are fully aware that the term “birther” has been used as a pejorative against those who know that Barack Obama is not constitutionally eligible to be president. The first birthers were actually liberals who challenged John McCain's eligibility, so it is quite ironic that they adopted the term to ridicule and mock us. In determining the name of this summit, we considered several alternatives, such as “Eligibility Summit,” “Constitutional Summit,” “Natural Born Summit,” and “Article 2 Summit;” however, our decision to embrace the “Birther Summit,” seriously weighed a number things:
First, and foremost, it is the only name that immediately, and without ambiguity, identifies what we are doing. The world knows us as birthers. Period. We can all respond to the intended epithet with, “No, we're Constitutionalists,” but that will not change what we are called.
Next, the name itself was spawned from a specific letter written to SC Senator Lindsey Graham, in which he is called to host a “Birther Summit.” In that letter, the term was actually a veiled parody of Barack Obama's “historic” Beer Summit. To be fair, his Beer Summit was aptly named, as “Adult Malt Beverage Summit” just wouldn't have had the same appeal.
Finally, to embrace an epithet used to mock and deride is to empty the term of its venom. For too long, Obama's supporters have tried to belittle us with their silly little term (since they have no real argument against the simple facts), and it's time we pick up their schoolyard name-calling, and put it back in their faces. Whatever you regard yourself in this issue, name-wise, you're still a birther. Don't run from it; wear the name proudly! Once Barack Obama is removed from office due to his ineligibility, we can call ourselves whatever we want.