The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

My coworker found something last night that now the birthers want Hawai'i to prove it's a state. I'm alternately amused and seriously annoyed.

Originally Posted by flippyshark

The "prove Hawai'i was a state" meme seems to be a joke generated by the left, as far as I can tell.

It may be a joke at, but that is actually an interesting angle of attack. Though the people of Hawai'i tend towards the liberal end of the spectrum, the question of the legitimacy of Hawaii's statehood is frequently brought up in secessionist circles, and at least a decade ago that was still a reasonably active movement.

So if the birthers do want to transfer to that issue, they'll find a extensive field of writing on the issue with some prominent "authentic actual Hawaiians" on record.