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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/orly-taitz-birther-queen-_n_1572400.htmlOrly Taitz, a dentist and lawyer who has built her political profile on promoting conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's alleged ineligibility to serve as commander in chief, failed to finish in the top two in California's Senate primary on Tuesday, denying her a chance to run against Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
Running amid a crush of 23 candidates, including 14 Republicans and an Islamophobic "surfing rabbi," Taitz had initially seemed to fit in among a class of longshot candidates. More recent, albeit imprecise, polls showed, however, that Taitz might actually have a hope of qualifying, thanks in part to a change in California's primary rules.
Taitz's disappointing finish gives rise to Republican Elizabeth Emken, an autism awareness advocate and former congressional candidate who looked poised to finish the primary in second place. With less than 20 percent of the vote reporting and the results not yet official, Taitz was already out with a blog post accusing "corrupt" California GOP board members of partaking in a "sham endorsement process" in favor of Emken. She also went back to listing "remove the usurper with forged papers from the office" -- presumably Obama -- as her primary goal.
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The official results show Orly receiving 113,563 votes or 3.1% of all those cast.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,636 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)Now who are those morons who voted for her?
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Fools and their money are easily parted. I wonder how much she made from this latest scam? Lol!
malaise
(269,054 posts)Most of them are scams for a variety of ReTHUG scumbags.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)BlueIris
(29,135 posts)Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)....based on the presence of drool marks on the ballot.
central scrutinizer
(11,652 posts)there are 113, 563 bat-shit crazies out there
K8-EEE
(15,667 posts)So, out of any population there are like a 2% who are clinically insane.....just sayin'!
JHB
(37,161 posts)...because if she's in Washington she's not next to them.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)And will be filing lawsuits to prove she really won despite the official record and that President Obama is Indonesian Muslim born in Kenya (because she never misses an opportunity to add that to her lawsuits).
In a normal world, she would making her case from a padded cell to a very bored psychologist.
tblue
(16,350 posts)list of candidates. On some ballots it extended to 2 columns. You had to work hard to find the candidate you wanted to vote for. If you were voting straight ticket and not paying attention you could vote for the first Dem (or Rep) on the list before realizing your real choice was way down below.
Lasher
(27,597 posts)Nothing is ever her fault.
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)113,563 votes? Are there that many whacked out people in California or are a good share of them from people wanting to have a good laugh? Poor Orly...
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)GarroHorus
(1,055 posts)Yep, a different Birther lawyer is now a judge in San Diego.
He defeated Garland Peed.
Woody Woodpecker
(562 posts)I'm sure Orly is running to Kreep to declare Obama a militant Kenyan from Indonesia!!1111 Muslin too!!111
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)I wanted to see Orly in debates
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Finally.
JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)That's a shock.