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sinkingfeeling

(51,459 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:29 AM Jun 2012

Orly Taitz, Birther Queen, Suffers Disappointing Defeat In California Senate Primary

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/orly-taitz-birther-queen-_n_1572400.html

Orly 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.
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Orly Taitz, Birther Queen, Suffers Disappointing Defeat In California Senate Primary (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 OP
All together now: AWWWWWWWWWWWWW...Poor Orly... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1
Best laugh since Tuesday malaise Jun 2012 #5
Lol, that's the scary part, over one hundred thousand people voted for her! sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #15
That's the most frightening part of these big money elections malaise Jun 2012 #19
The sad and scary thing here is that 113,563 people voted for her..WTH??..n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #2
That is disturbing. nt BlueIris Jun 2012 #3
I imagine half of those votes were inferred by the counting officials.... Liberal Veteran Jun 2012 #6
Californians beware! central scrutinizer Jun 2012 #14
YEAH but we have 37 million people! K8-EEE Jun 2012 #16
It was her neighbors (lots of them)... JHB Jun 2012 #18
I'm sure she has documents proving she actually won. Liberal Veteran Jun 2012 #4
Lol! True! There was a looong tblue Jun 2012 #9
How predictable, Orly thinks she lost because of a conspiracy against her. Lasher Jun 2012 #7
Was This An Open Primary? KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #8
"Birther Queen" would be a good name for a rock group. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #10
Her nemesis in the world of Birtherstan, Gary Kreep, was elected to a judge bench in San Diego GarroHorus Jun 2012 #11
Oh boy. Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #20
That sucks Capt. Obvious Jun 2012 #12
Now THERE'S some good news. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #13
She thinks there was a conspiracy against her? JohnnyRingo Jun 2012 #17

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
15. Lol, that's the scary part, over one hundred thousand people voted for her!
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:18 PM
Jun 2012

Fools and their money are easily parted. I wonder how much she made from this latest scam? Lol!

malaise

(269,054 posts)
19. That's the most frightening part of these big money elections
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:36 PM
Jun 2012

Most of them are scams for a variety of ReTHUG scumbags.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
6. I imagine half of those votes were inferred by the counting officials....
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:41 AM
Jun 2012

....based on the presence of drool marks on the ballot.

K8-EEE

(15,667 posts)
16. YEAH but we have 37 million people!
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:19 PM
Jun 2012

So, out of any population there are like a 2% who are clinically insane.....just sayin'!

JHB

(37,161 posts)
18. It was her neighbors (lots of them)...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:24 PM
Jun 2012

...because if she's in Washington she's not next to them.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
4. I'm sure she has documents proving she actually won.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:39 AM
Jun 2012

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)
9. Lol! True! There was a looong
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:46 AM
Jun 2012

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.

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
8. Was This An Open Primary?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:45 AM
Jun 2012

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...

 

GarroHorus

(1,055 posts)
11. Her nemesis in the world of Birtherstan, Gary Kreep, was elected to a judge bench in San Diego
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:50 AM
Jun 2012

Yep, a different Birther lawyer is now a judge in San Diego.

He defeated Garland Peed.

 

Woody Woodpecker

(562 posts)
20. Oh boy.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:50 PM
Jun 2012

I'm sure Orly is running to Kreep to declare Obama a militant Kenyan from Indonesia!!1111 Muslin too!!111

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