Birth of a Notion: Implicit Social Cognition and the "Birther" Movement

Scientific American by Steve Mirsky | Oct. 1, 2009 (News Report)
Deeply held beliefs make it easy to accept the absurd

A black president, however, causes great cognitive dissonance in some. But members of the “birther” movement have found a clever solution: Obama isn’t really president! Because he wasn’t really born in the USA! Full Story »

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Kristine Trickey
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 by Kristine Trickey - Oct. 17, 2009

I found this article really interesting. I haven't heard much about the "Birther Movement" so this was a good starting point. However, it was very one sided, and slightly sarcastic. These qualities gave the article more of an editorial opinion piece rather than a hard news story.

Personally, I believe that the Birther Movement is ridiculous. However, I still found this article interesting. In my eyes, the movement is like a train wreck: It's terrible, but I can't look away.

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