About a month ago, three former UI students started a political parody movement. The movement’s recruitment video has since been featured on “The O’Reilly Factor” and will be posted on Fox News’ website today.
Former DI staffers Soheil Rezeyazdi, Andrew Swift, and John Schlotfet created the Biden Birther Movement in downtown Iowa City. What Rezeyazdi said was just a “dumb idea” has since flourished with a Facebook following of 306 members and national recognition by one of the most familiar faces on cable television.
The “Biden-Birther Movement” is a parody of the Birther Movement, a conspiracy theory in the political world questioning the nationality of President Barack Obama. The theory was put forth after Obama hesitated to produce a birth certificate for public viewing. Biden Birther founders ask in their manifesto, “Who is Joe Biden?” and “Why does he know so much about foreign policy?”
Bill O’Reilly praised the Biden Birther Manifesto on his show. The movement has also received attention from writers in the blogisphere.
— by Coutney Spears
