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Dispatches from Birtherstan - 12-16 May 2012

In today's dispatches, birtherpoolza refunds. More commentary on Dr. Orly's KBOA-produced and voiced campaign video. Jack Cashill doubles down on the dumb. Darren Huff gains four years separated from his remote-controlled buddy.

Dr. Orly continues her Mississippi Birther Ballot Jihad by screaming over anything that even remotely goes against her wishes. A collection of seditious and racist comments from from Birther Report. A collection of just plain racist commentary from Lame Cherry. The Mississippi Secretary of State says why Dr. Orly's case belongs in Federal Court.

The judge in Van Irion's Arizona case removes the defunct NDP from the case. Dr. Orly throws a fit that World Nut Daily isn't giving her the birther bucks Corsi is collecting. And TPM Muckraker takes a few shots at the Corsi-pimped "Dreams From My Real Father" movie.

Recipe - Tuna Twinkie Soufflé

(note, I have not tried this one. I will never try this one.)

Tuna Twinkie Soufflé

1 Tbl rendered chicken fat, divided
12 Hostess Twinkies
Salt
White Pepper
1/2 tsp dry mustard
4 eggs, separated
2 cans tuna in oil, drained, reserve oil.

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a 7-inch soufflé dish with 1 tsp of chicken fat and 1 tsp tuna oil.

Slice Twinkies in half lengthwise. Remove and reserve cream filling.

In a large food processor, combine Twinkie cakes, half of the Twinkie filling, and the remaining chicken fat and tuna oil.

Blend until the mixture has reached the consistency of a thin batter.

Transfer ingredients to a medium saucepan and cook over low heat. Stir in salt, white pepper, and mustard. Remove from heat.

Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Fold in tuna. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold beaten egg whites into tuna mixture. Pour into greased soufflé dish.

Bake in 350 oven 40 to 45 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Top with remaining Twinkie cream.

Dispatches From Birtherstan - 8-11 May 2012

In today's dispatches, Rush Limbaugh flirts with the birthers again. Joe Arpaio has a tantrum over the Maricopa CCCP birther tell all and the Department of Justice. Corsi seems to have Breitbart on the brain.

Dr. Kate wants Joe Biden to conduct a coup against President Obama. Tracey Fine makes Dr. Orly a painfully awful campaign ad. GOP officials in one county take the "win or else" approach to political discourse.

Mara Zebest shows herself to once again be zeworst at image analysis. It doesn't take much to rile up Birther Report anymore. The Democratic Party is starting to show signs of playing hardball with the birthers, while the California Birther Ballot Jihad shows the emotional and legal skills of a spoiled toddler.

And last but not least, a birther ballot jihad in South Dakota sets a new record for dismissal.

Recipe - Thai Lemongrass and Chile Soup (Tom Yum)

Thai Lemongrass and Chile Soup (Tom Yum)

4 cups vegetable broth
2 stalks lemongrass, peeled and cut into 4 inch pieces
3 fresh kaffir lime leaf (optional)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon peeled minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons roasted chili paste
1 1/2 cups chopped oyster mushrooms or white mushrooms
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce or soy sauce
3/4 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
2-3 small hot green chilies, seeded and halved (optional)
rice noodles

4 servings

1. In medium saucepan, heat vegetable broth to a simmer with lemongrass and lime leaves if desired.

2. In small skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.

3. Add garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring often, about 30 seconds.

4. When broth has simmered for 5 minutes, remove lemongrass and lime leaves and discard.

5. Add cooked garlic and ginger to broth.

6. Return broth to a boil, and stir in chile paste and mushrooms.

7. Cook until mushrooms have wilted, about 30 seconds, then stir in lime juice and fish sauce.

8. Remove from heat, and ladle soup into small bowls along with your favorite rice noodles.

9. Top each bowl with chopped tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of hot green chiles if you want it really really spicy.

10.  Alternatively, tomatoes and chiles can be mixed together and placed in small serving bowl for people to help themselves (this way people can make it as spicy as they want).

Dispatches From Birtherstan - 3-7 May 2012

In today's dispatches, Christopher-Earl™®© may have just found his hobby as a pre se litigant finally Martinized. Several GOP candidates in North Carolina are competing for the birther vote. World Nut Daily is upset that Al Sharpton made some rude comments about Corsi's Arizona boy toy.

The people at Birther Report are upset that they haven't had their military coup yet. Darren Huff finds out how long he may have to do without his plastic pal that's fun to be with. Some Arizona birthers and racists are upset that the Maricopa CCCP was co-opted by the Jerome Corsi dog and pony show.

One gets the feeling that the Mississippi Democratic Party is a tad bit annoyed at Dr. Orly, while the court tells her "you no can haz discovery, thx, bye." Which causes Dr. Orly to get not just screechy, but openly racist and screechy. Not to mention that if Mississippi doesn't let her do what she wants, she just might take her birther ballot jihad to another state!

Lawrence Sellin ends up at that all-american media outlet "Pravda OnLine". Dr. Orly shows herself to be Joe Arpaio's creepy stalker girl, actually taking over another Repubican's press conference to try and get Arpaio on Team Orly. Walter Fitzpatrick is back in court. Dr. Orly shows a complete irony deficit, not to mention a mad at World Nut Daily. And Lame Cherry continues to show the world a walking, talking example of the DSM-IV-R.

Dispatches from Birtherstan - 28 April-2 May 2012

In today's dispatches, Dr. Orly tries the patience of the State of Hawaii (not to mention the State of Reality). Once again, President Obama pokes fun at the birthers, once again the birthers fall for it. Old news is sent around again. Rudy's got a mad at the IRS, while Dr. Orly has a mad at Jerome Corsi.

Dr. Orly gets all death threaty again. Lax, Roth, and MacLeran are all told "you DO know your attorney can't represent you in Mississippi, right?? James Manning is off his meds again. Fox News pisses off the birtherstani by insisting on the real definition of "Natural Born Citizen" rather than the de Vattelist version.

In a new low in desperation, Dr. Orly manages to screw up a sock puppet. Miki Booth shows there's no level too low for her or her followers. Missouri deals with their own birther bill. SPLC comments on the Taitz/Corsi feud. "Lena" tries to spin her outing. Dr. Orly is thin-skinned, and suffers Yet Another Legal Loss.

Recipe - Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 (6.5 ounces) package ruffled potato chips

1. In a small glass dish, combine chocolate chips and shortening.

2. Heat in a microwave oven on high 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth when stirred.

3. Dip chips, one at a time, into chocolate, coating one half to three quarters of each chip.

4. Pull chip against edge of dish to remove excess chocolate.

5. Place chips on wax paper-lined baking pan.

6. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes, then refrigerate until set.

Dispatches from Birtherstan - 26-27 April 2012

In today's dispatches, Swiftboat liar Jerome Corsi writes about an upcoming film that is just full of moldy oldie birther myths, provoking moldy oldie anti-semite Andy Martin to chime in. Dr. Orly throws a tantrum about her Mississippi Birther Ballot Jihad getting moved to federal court. Dr. Kate warns the GOP that it better be Ron Paul or else!

World Nut Daily floats another idea to part the birthers from their money. They also try and spin Van Irion's smack down in Tennessee into a victory parade. Both the Mississippi Democratic Party and the Mississippi Secretary of State give their opinion about the pile of legal taitz Dr. Orly filed. Meanwhile, Dr. Orly threatens California state officials, and gets all paranoid and melodramatic.

Happy weekend people.

Dispatches From Birtherstan - 24-25 April 2012

In today's dispatches, motions filed against Dr. Orly's Indiana Birther Ballot Jihad. Robert Quinn has a mad at the Orly-proof Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rubio has a police now. Snopes points out (again) that the birthers are a) lying and b) stealing from each other.

Dr. Orly has a mad that a California Republican group would DARE to endorse anyone but her, thereby giving up the all important "bat guano crazy dentist" demographic. Dr. Kate recommends her besets buddy in the whole wide world, insane racist Lame Cherry. Joseph Farah and his pornstar mustache has a fool-proof plan to defeat Obama, based upon the brand-new novel strategy of "send your money to World Nut Daily".

Larry Klayman claims to have discovery, reality goes "oh that's nice". Swiftboat liar Jerome Corsi is starting to notice a critical lack of attention being given to his boy toy Joe Arpaio. The Mississippi Supreme Court takes Dr. Orly's birther ballot jihad in that state and tells the US District Court "tag, you're it!" John Dummet (pronounced "dim-bulb") tries to peddle his birther street cred and chops.

Anti-Semitic Internet Outhouse Andy Martin returns to birtherstan to announce his next Hawaiian vacation. Tony Perkins comes out of his mothers basement to shower birtherism all over the place. Lawrence Sellin is settlin' into his new home at Family Security Matters. And Gary Stein does a Lakin all over his USMC career.

Oh, and I respond to a persistant troll.

Recipe - Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin Curry

Ingredients:

* 1/2 chopped peeled small pumpkin
* 1 can coconut milk
* 1 onion, chopped
* loads of chopped/crushed garlic
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander (seeds of the
* garam masala
* chilli powder or chopped/minced fresh chilli
* rice and tumeric

Directions:

Saute garlic and onion in cumin, coriander, garam masala and chilli. Add coconut cream and chopped pumpkin. Simultaneously cook the rice adding some tumeric to it for colour. Bring coconut milk/pumpkin mixture to the boil and let simmer until pumkin is soft and cooked.

Season to taste though it is good hot! Sweet potato may be substituted for pumpkin as it is hard to get in some places. Serve with rice and salad.

Preparation time: 45 mins