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"The reasoning for President Obama's impeachment," begins with the fact that the State Department is giving away seven strategic, resource-laden Alaskan islands to Russia." According to the statement, Riddlewho has Rep. Ron Paul's endorsement and stands a good chance of winning in November if he can make it out of next Tuesday's runoffbelieved that Obama's unprecedented giveaway included at least one island the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, "billions of barrels of oil" from offshore deposits, and unknown strategic advantages.
"The agreement was negotiated in total secrecy, not allowing the state of Alaska to participate in the negotiations, and...the public was not given any opportunity to comment," he wrote.
There were a few problems with this indictment of Obama: the president hadn't given away any islands; the treaty in question had been signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991; none of the islands, which are well on the other side of the international boundary, had ever been officially claimed by the United States; and Alaska's two US senators at the time had publicly endorsed the measure. Smith's rant, much of which was copied word for word from a WorldNetDaily article, was based on a falsehood.
Riddle's source for the Alaska conspiracy theory appears to have been a February op-ed in the birther site WorldNetDaily by former Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller. The Facebook note either paraphrases or copies verbatim large portions of Miller's piece (which Factcheck.org rated "simply false"). "The seven endangered islands to be given away in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," thunders Riddle's note. "The seven endangered islands to be given away in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," thunders Miller.
If anything, though, Riddle's out-there views have only endeared him to tea partiers. In early July, Riddle picked up a big endorsement from Ron Paul, the Texas congressman whose two presidential campaigns have produced an army of libertarian-minded activists. "Liberty voters have a strong choice in this CD-25 Republican runoff," Paul said in a statement. "I hope my generous supporters will help Wes win this runoff because we need more men like him." Like Paul, Riddle's criticized public programs like social security and food stamps, and holds an outsized view of the powers delegated to the states under the 10 Amendment.
"The reasoning for President Obama's impeachment," begins with the fact that the State Department is giving away seven strategic, resource-laden Alaskan islands to Russia." According to the statement, Riddlewho has Rep. Ron Paul's endorsement and stands a good chance of winning in November if he can make it out of next Tuesday's runoffbelieved that Obama's unprecedented giveaway included at least one island the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, "billions of barrels of oil" from offshore deposits, and unknown strategic advantages.
"The agreement was negotiated in total secrecy, not allowing the state of Alaska to participate in the negotiations, and...the public was not given any opportunity to comment," he wrote.
There were a few problems with this indictment of Obama: the president hadn't given away any islands; the treaty in question had been signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991; none of the islands, which are well on the other side of the international boundary, had ever been officially claimed by the United States; and Alaska's two US senators at the time had publicly endorsed the measure. Smith's rant, much of which was copied word for word from a WorldNetDaily article, was based on a falsehood.
Riddle's source for the Alaska conspiracy theory appears to have been a February op-ed in the birther site WorldNetDaily by former Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller. The Facebook note either paraphrases or copies verbatim large portions of Miller's piece (which Factcheck.org rated "simply false"). "The seven endangered islands to be given away in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," thunders Riddle's note. "The seven endangered islands to be given away in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," thunders Miller.
If anything, though, Riddle's out-there views have only endeared him to tea partiers. In early July, Riddle picked up a big endorsement from Ron Paul, the Texas congressman whose two presidential campaigns have produced an army of libertarian-minded activists. "Liberty voters have a strong choice in this CD-25 Republican runoff," Paul said in a statement. "I hope my generous supporters will help Wes win this runoff because we need more men like him." Like Paul, Riddle's criticized public programs like social security and food stamps, and holds an outsized view of the powers delegated to the states under the 10 Amendment.
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