Comments on: Birther Watch http://donklephant.com/2009/08/04/birther-watch/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://donklephant.com/2009/08/04/birther-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-531069 Chris Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:06:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=16087#comment-531069 I think to invoke the cities argument, they would've had to vote for obama overwhelmingly, not just 55% or so. If you don't think this movement is based around racism, then you haven't been paying attention. I think to invoke the cities argument, they would’ve had to vote for obama overwhelmingly, not just 55% or so. If you don’t think this movement is based around racism, then you haven’t been paying attention.

]]> By: michael reynolds http://donklephant.com/2009/08/04/birther-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-530512 michael reynolds Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:45:37 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=16087#comment-530512 In fairness some of those states don't really have anything that would qualify as a city. I mean, Jackson? Little Rock? Columbia? Those aren't cities. In fairness some of those states don’t really have anything that would qualify as a city. I mean, Jackson? Little Rock? Columbia? Those aren’t cities.

]]> By: Tully http://donklephant.com/2009/08/04/birther-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-530346 Tully Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:51:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=16087#comment-530346 I agree in general about idiots and political effects (your "friends" are almost always more dangerous to you than your enemies...especially your <i>deranged</i> "friends") but there's some problems with TechPresident's analysis. Google Trends gives not only states but cities, and the <a href="http://google.com/trends?q=obama+birth+certificate&geo=usa&sa=N" rel="nofollow">city list doesn't match his thesis</a>. Half the top ten cities are in states Obama won and the top three cities are all blue-state ones, the top two being VA suburbs of DC, which leads the other list and is as blue as it gets. Maybe there's a rural-effect distortion. Colorado is also a puzzler. The highest traffic came out of lib-leaning Aurora, with uber-white fundie-land Colorado Springs trailing far back in 2nd. When I went to check I expected C-Springs to lead the pack from either the racist or hyper-right factors. I'm gonna go with "not enough information" for now, but this could be fun to watch. :-) I agree in general about idiots and political effects (your “friends” are almost always more dangerous to you than your enemies…especially your deranged “friends”) but there’s some problems with TechPresident’s analysis. Google Trends gives not only states but cities, and the city list doesn’t match his thesis. Half the top ten cities are in states Obama won and the top three cities are all blue-state ones, the top two being VA suburbs of DC, which leads the other list and is as blue as it gets. Maybe there’s a rural-effect distortion.

Colorado is also a puzzler. The highest traffic came out of lib-leaning Aurora, with uber-white fundie-land Colorado Springs trailing far back in 2nd. When I went to check I expected C-Springs to lead the pack from either the racist or hyper-right factors.

I’m gonna go with “not enough information” for now, but this could be fun to watch. :-)

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