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Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President. Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Bill McCollum has accepted thousands from lobbyists for Planned Parenthood." Bloggers stated on June 8, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.: Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)' Carly Fiorina stated on June 2, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security. Boyd Richie stated on May 20, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "spending Texans’ hard-earned money to live like Louie XIV." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young. John McCain stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site : "I never considered myself a maverick." Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.: Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy." Orly Taitz stated on August 2, 2009 in an attachment to a lawsuit: Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate. Chain email stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative." Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. Sarah Palin stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters: "The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part." Chain email stated on September 8, 2008: "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in a Web ad: Says Obama called Sarah Palin a pig. Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama "rejects everyone white, including his mother and his grandparents." Chain email stated on May 19, 2008 in an e-mail message: From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race." Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama." Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy. Rudy Giuliani stated on September 19, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London.: "I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world."
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."
Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Bill McCollum has accepted thousands from lobbyists for Planned Parenthood."
Bloggers stated on June 8, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.: Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)'
Carly Fiorina stated on June 2, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.
Boyd Richie stated on May 20, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "spending Texans’ hard-earned money to live like Louie XIV."
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young.
John McCain stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site : "I never considered myself a maverick."
Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.: Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."
Orly Taitz stated on August 2, 2009 in an attachment to a lawsuit: Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.
Chain email stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative."
Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel.
Sarah Palin stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters: "The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama "rejects everyone white, including his mother and his grandparents."
Chain email stated on May 19, 2008 in an e-mail message: From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race."
Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist."
Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."
Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy.
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 19, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London.: "I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world."
