Below is an excerpt from an article in the Washington Examiner titled “Obama invokes religious themes as 2012 campaign nears.” White House Correspondent, Julie Mason, writes that the use of the rhetoric coincides with the start of the presidential campaign season:   “President Obama inhabits a largely secular presidency, rarely blending his religious beliefs with his public duties, and spending more Sundays shooting hoops than going to church. So it was… [Continue Reading]

A birther has interrupted the House’s reading of the U.S. Constitution.   A birther is anyone who questions Barack Obama’s qualifications to serve as president of the United States.   Journalists rarely explain that there’s more than one type of birther.  Group 1 questions whether President Obama was born in this country.  Group 2 claims that he isn’t eligible to serve because he isn’t a natural born. According to Group 2, he is not natural born because his father was never an American citizen.  Group 2 base their argument on the writings… [Continue Reading]