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Mockable On Top Of Mockable

by David Kurtz
05.18.11 | 10:21 am

Esquire punks World Net Daily editor Joseph Farah with a slick satire imagining Farah convinced by the long form birth certificate that Obama is legit. In real life Farah is not only unconvinced but reacts to the piece with his usual aplomb and good humor … by threatening legal action against Esquire.

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