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Overheard in Tennessee

RC: What are the specific requirements in the bill?

MB: That they have to have the long form birth certificate.

RC: What is the long form birth certificate?

MB: Now, you’re asking me to get into a lot of things that I haven’t really looked into yet.

Tennessee state Sen. Mae Beavers, attempting to explain to an Internet radio show host why she introduced a bill to require presidential candidates to submit a long-form birth certificate. Read the full story here.

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   This was “overheard in Tennessee”

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    home sweet home!

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    What are the specific requirements in the bill? MB: That they have to have the long form birth certificate. RC: What is...

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    That is a beautiful piece of dialogue.

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    Oh god, this is just pathetic - like the video of WI Senate Republicans going all, “oh, well, nothing’s changed in the...

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