Newspaper Withdraws Endorsement Of Kansas GOPer: 'It Turns Out' He's A Birther
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The Hutchinson News has withdrawn its endorsement of primary candidate Tracey Mann, who is running for the Republican nomination in KS-01. The reason? "Quite simply, the reason is that it turns out Mann is what is known as a birther," the newspaper's editorial board wrote yesterday.
The primary boasts six Republican candidates, and the board wrote on its website yesterday that it "struggled some to endorse a candidate" in a primary "in which all six candidates sound mostly the same."
The note continued that the paper "settled on" Tracey Mann "as the best pick, saying he 'at least shows the ability to be reasonable and straightforward with voters.' We were wrong. And we withdraw that endorsement."
Quite simply, the reason is that it turns out Mann is what is known as a birther. He questions the citizenship of President Barack Obama despite evidence that is irrefutable to most objective, rational people - including a birth certificate released by the Hawaii secretary of state and birth announcements printed in Honolulu's two major newspapers.
According to the paper, Mann said on a local radio program that Obama "needs to come forth with his papers and show everyone that he is an American citizen."
"That this even continues as an issue is appalling," the board wrote.
Read the full note here.
(h/t Taegan Goddard)
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