Erick talks my language 90% of the time, but you’re right about the snarky caveat that even the right wing alternative media mostly hides behind. They want to report this stuff but with a disclaimer that they themselves believe it.
It must be a ploy they use to avoid being taken off task and thrown into hand to hand combat with the msm, who would use the birther thing to disrupt and distract from getting Romney elected on his economic platform.
Avoid and conquer is the only game in town for Romney.
After all, the brutalization of the Constitution is a distraction for Romney, as well as ALL of the social issues. These are just not considered to be one of the “real issues”. And, they never will be.
“with a disclaimer that they themselves believe it.”
Rush took the same line today as Erickson. I think Levin is the only one that hasn’t cowered from the constant charge of racism or calling Obama’s non-citizenship the spade that it is.
Yes, the Rush/Erickson explanation is plausible, but so is the birther one.
“...snarky caveat...”
He sets off my gaydar. He’s way to gawdy emotional to be a normal guy. He seems a homo’s flowery imitation of a PMSish lady half the time. What man, after presenting information that Obama was born in Kenya, snarks, “I’m not going to discuss it” when IT is THE obvious thing to discuss? It’s like he has the vapors.