Just in case anyone has doubts about the dishonest creepiness of Scott Brown, consider that both Orly Taitz and Andy Martin [aka Anthony Martin-Trigona, whom I can personally attest is a total whack-o] are supporting/defending him ~ ~ Sooz

Birthers Defend Conservative Candidate's Bizarre Comment About Obama's Birth; 6 Shocking Discoveries About the GOP Senate Candidate

By Max Blumenthal and Laura Clawson, AlterNet. Posted January 18, 2010.

We've learned a lot of scary stuff about Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown in the past 10 days.

Prominent 'Birthers' Defend GOP Senate Candidate's Bizarre Remarks About Obama's Parents

By Max Blumenthal

Leaders of the "birther" movement that has sought to discredit President Barack Obama's status as an American citizen are defending Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown's suggestion that Obama was born out of wedlock.

Andy Martin, a right-wing polemicist and perennial vanity candidate who claims on the front page of his blog that Obama's real father was the communist intellectual Frank Marshall Davis, said of Brown's remarks, "I think this shows Mr. Brown is a lot smarter than I realized and he's a lot more honest." Martin told me that he was planning to publish a defense of Brown on his Web site.

Orly Taitz, the eccentric Orange County-based dental technician who has filed numerous failed lawsuits challenging Obama's status as an American citizen, told me, "What [Scott] Brown is saying is true, which is that no one has seen a marriage certificate. I think the context in which he was saying this is that a lot of people are asking questions and want answers."

Brown made his comments immediately after the Republican National Convention in a debate on the now-defunct local CN8 news channel. The key moment, during an exchange in which Brown was defending the honor of Sarah Palin, went as follows:

Brown's suggestion that Obama was born out of wedlock echoes claims Martin made during the 2008 campaign. As Blue Mass pointed out, in July 2008, just before Brown made his notorious remarks, Martin wrote:

Martin has an extensive history of extreme statements and bizarre behavior, including a series of anti-Semitic rants that he described to me as "35-year-old rubbish." When Martin declared his candidacy in the Illinois Republican Senate primary and then attacked frontrunner Mark Kirk as "a defacto pedophile," Illinois GOP chairman Pat Brady dismissed him as "a sick man."

Nevertheless, Martin is a prolific and popular figure within far-right Tea Party circles, prompting him to entertain the notion that his writings might have influenced Brown. "I'm not trying to say that [Brown] got the idea from me," he said, "but the fact is my work has had a lot of impact."

For Martin, Taitz and the movement they represent, Brown's victory would be a watershed event. Though he has portrayed himself as a moderate, Martin sees Brown as a stealth candidate whose success would help move even the most hysterical birther claims about Obama's background further into the mainstream.

"I said to Obama himself that either you come clean about the truth or there will come a time when people will unelect you and delegitimize you," Martin said. "The mainstream media elected Barack Obama by refusing to tell the truth but I think that we might be witnessing a dam burst here."

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6 Shocking Discoveries About Scott Brown

By Laura Clawson, Daily Kos

The campaign against Scott Brown has effectively been 10 days long. Ten days is not a long time, but in that time we've learned a lot about Brown.

1. Scott Brown suggested on television that President Obama was born out of wedlock, then tried to claim that Martha Coakley was making things up when her campaign called attention to it.

2. Scott Brown voted against aid to 9/11 recovery workers because it was too expensive, while at the same time he was trying to fund a golf course in his district and give tax subsidies to corporations.

3. Scott Brown tried to deny emergency contraception to rape victims. When he was called on it, he tried to deny the truth, then hid behind his daughters.

4. Scott Brown claimed he didn't know anything about any Tea Parties, even though he'd appeared at their rallies and publicized fundraisers they threw for him.

5. Scott Brown opposes a fee to get back bailout money from the biggest banks.

6. Scott Brown supports a constitutional ban on gay marriage and thinks two women raising a child is "just not normal."

That's a lot to take in in 10 days. Imagine if there had been a longer campaign in which these stories emerged more gradually so voters had time to absorb them fully.

Now imagine what else we'll know about Scott Brown in 10 more days.

http://www.alternet.org/story/145239/bi ... age=entire

Did you know he did a full nudity photo shoot in Playgirl? ~ what a guy ~

Sooz

We ain't seen nothin yet. If the dems don't change their priorities and tactics they will lose it all.

Katy - How would u do it? If you were running America what would you do differently? Let's just let the people die in the streets so the insurance companies can enjoy their profits. Possibly declare a few more wars to demonstrate our machismo? Maybe we should all sing the praises of big business and social conservatism. Let's just crown Palin empress now instead of waiting until 2012.

Lol. Wow.

I would not have made promises I couldn't keep. I would not have put down Hillary for ideas I later claim as my own.

I would get us out of Afghanistan as soon as possible. I would not kiss the asses of places like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. I would not continue the threats against Iran and North Korea. I would not continue to hold people when we don't have enough proof to convict them. I would work with other countries to improve the respect and communication to fight terrorism which is a global problem, not one in one or two countries.

I would not have bailed out the banks or the auto industry but instead would have used funds to increase the alternative energy technology.

I would have laid out what i wanted as the new health reform and would ask both parties to do the same. Then take the time to debate, compare, get the input of the voters, etc. I would not try to push through garbage just to get something passed quickly. I would in the meantime make sure everyone gets the care they need, making sure that people can go to the nearest medical clinic instead of having to go to the emergency room.

We have no machismo, we are bullies. We were under Bush and we still are because Obama isn't really changing anything except to send more of our kids to die in Afghanistan to support a monster.

I would not sign a budget bill full of pork.

I hate big business. I hate the amounts the CEOs are paid for driving their companies into bankruptcy and the bonuses they get. I hate that we are more interested in profit than quality. I lke co-ops and participative management and profit sharing.

Are you saying I'm a social conservative? I disagree with damn near everything Palin says.

I would stop the emphasis on every child going to college and put more emphasis on making sure they get the proper basic education. I would have more charter schools and find ways to determine the areas the kids are best at and help them with that.

Is that enough?