New PPP poll finds that 45% of TN Republicans believe President Obama was born outside the US

[highplainsdem]

Found out about this via a tweet:

http://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/176510141443751936

PublicPolicyPolling ‏
@ppppolls

BTW in case you thought Birtherism was dead: 33% of TN Republicans think Obama was born in US, 45% do not

9:31 PM - 4 Mar 12

I agree with Dave Pell's comment:

http://twitter.com/davepell/status/176527123018821632

Dave Pell ‏
@davepell

45% of TN republicans think Obama was born outside the U.S. This is not a political movement. It's a learning disability.

10:38 PM - 4 Mar 12

PPP later added a link to their article with some of the poll results

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/03/split-decision-for-super-tuesday.html

but you have to look at the PDF of the full results

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_SuperTuesday_305.pdf

for the info on how many birthers are voting in Tennessee's GOP primary.

[niyad]

1. there are days I think there ought to be an intelligence test in order to vote--designed by me,

of course.

[diane in sf]

2. they are propagandized morons.

[Historic NY]

3. Think any of them know Mitt's daddy was Mexican born....

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/04/businessman-in-a-political-jungle-fortune-1964/?section=magazines_fortune

The Governor's great-grandfather, converted by one of the first Mormon missionaries to reach England, brought his family to America in 1841 and joined the persecuted Mormon hegira to Utah. After the U.S. began prosecutions for polygamy, Romney's grandfather, who had taken four wives and fathered thirty children, fled in the mid-1880's with his numerous family to a Mormon enclave in Chihuahua, Mexico. The family prospered in Mexico for a generation, and there George Romney was born in 1907,

[Kwarg]

4. Lol I guess Tn is off the table nt

[Aviation Pro]

5. So fucking what?

He was born to a U.S. citizen making him a citizen and eligible to run for the Presidency. If this is the only thing these assclowns and walking shitstains have then good luck to them. The real reason for this asshattery is they know that it's a President Obama landslide come fall.

Again, born to a U.S. citizen makes one a U.S. citizen regardless of where one was born (go ask lawn protector John McCain).

[Go Vols]

6. I try to educate fellow Tennesseans,but ...

its near impossible.

[Ecumenist]

7. So was John McCain..Wonder if they know that?

Brotherman was born in Panama!

[vaberella]

8. I can believe this. It rose up again because of Sheriff Arapaio of Arizona.

That 90 minute interview thing made reawakened the seed of doubt. Stupidity loves being doubtful.

[hobbit709]

9. Stupidity is never doubtful.

It's always quite sure of itself.