
Of course, it’s an obvious forgery.
Or something like that.
From the official White House statement:
“The President believed the distraction over his birth certificate wasn’t good for the country. It may have been good politics and good TV, but it was bad for the American people and distracting from the many challenges we face as a country. Therefore, the President directed his counsel to review the legal authority for seeking access to the long form certificate and to request on that basis that the Hawaii State Department of Health make an exception to release a copy of his long form birth certificate. They granted that exception in part because of the tremendous volume of requests they had been getting.”
Or as Obama himself put it this morning:
“We don’t have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do.”
This changes nothing, of course. The birther nonsense was born out of a deep conviction in some quarters that Barack Obama “ain’t one of us,” that he is not merely unAmerican but anti-American, and that his presence in the White House is an insult to this nation’s heritage.
The birth-certificate controversy was merely that sentiment given literal form. Even after this, the sentiment will remain; the cynics who preached it and profited by it, and the fools who believed it, remain with us as well.
Donald Trump, for example, just took credit for forcing the release — “I’m very proud of myself,” he said — but he then doubled down on his foolishness, refusing point blank to acknowledge that this ends the controversy and instead demanding to see Obama’s academic records.
Birtherism was, and is, a symptom of something fundamentally gone awry in the national psyche. And this doesn’t fix it, not by a long shot.
– Jay Bookman
1,135 comments Add your comment
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:35 am
“usmc, Nobody believes you. Get lost.”–getalife
I must have touched a nerve, sweetheart.
Logical Dude
April 27th, 2011
11:35 am
Birthers won WHAT???
They were all PROVEN WRONG and shown to be crybabies who won’t depend on a legal certified document from the State of Hawaii.
I can’t believe Birthers are claiming any kind of victory in this.
Kudos
April 27th, 2011
11:37 am
“It was not the end of the story because Obama is the first black president.”
It’s always a good idea to pull the race card in the thrill of victory and in the agony of defeat!
Paul
April 27th, 2011
11:37 am
Keep Up
I still hope for miracles –
getalife
No surprises there.
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
11:38 am
“
DeweyTrump defeatsTrumanObama! ~The Birther TribuneJack
April 27th, 2011
11:38 am
Ok, so he’s a citizen. He’s still not qualified for the job. Neither is anyone else I’ve heard about that’s running. Let’s look at Bob McDonald.
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:38 am
“Joe Cool-President Obama Tells Birthers, “Thanks For Playing B!+ches”
Real Presidential there, Hard Charger:-)
I guess Chris Matthews is a “Birther?” too:
Chris Matthews Snap To It Obama And Release The Birth Certificate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsXyfS65frg
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:39 am
“It’s always a good idea to pull the race card in the thrill of victory and in the agony of defeat!”-Kudos
That was classic!
Logical Dude
April 27th, 2011
11:39 am
Left Wing Management at 11:34
Very good response. Wish I had time to respond and use the logical arguments that you posted.
Logical Doo Doo
April 27th, 2011
11:39 am
The BIRTHERS WON! The BIRTHERS WON!
The BIRTHERS WON! The BIRTHERS WON!
getalife
April 27th, 2011
11:40 am
After trump announces he will not run , he will take credit for destroying the gop.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 27th, 2011
11:41 am
In the Ryan plan, people choose their health care. In the Obozo plan, the government chooses. Natch.
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:41 am
Trump To Obama: Get Off The Basketball Court:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/04/27/trump_to_obama_get_off_the_basketball_court.html
Message from Matti
April 27th, 2011
11:42 am
Taxpayer: “Of course, the laughter from the insurance company representative, when asked by the senior how much health insurance the voucher will buy, can be squelched by turning down the volume on the hearing aid.”
Nominee for best of the day.
USinUK
April 27th, 2011
11:42 am
“After trump announces he will not run , he will take credit for destroying the gop”
well, destroying the splinter nutters
Joe Cool- President Obama Tells Birthers, "Thanks For Playing B!+ches"
April 27th, 2011
11:42 am
@USMC
What ever will you do now, since you have no platform to stand on and your “Idiot Messiah Trump(tks LBB)” has lost all credibility?
http://cdn.crooksandliars.com/files/uploads/2009/07/BIRTHER_74b39.jpg
getalife
April 27th, 2011
11:42 am
The gop will end Medicare.
Tell everybody so they can go scream at the gop in town halls.
jonas
April 27th, 2011
11:44 am
fantastic news- wine sprizters for everyone- now about the $, gas prices, unemployment, the deficit,
no, no, no, stay focused- wine spritzers for everyone!
DebbieDoRight
April 27th, 2011
11:44 am
Jay (quoting WND): “If the document proves valid, it could answer the questions raised by those who have alleged he was not actually born in Hawaii. But it also could prove his ineligibility because of its references to his father. Some of the cases challenging Obama have explained that he was a dual citizen through his father at his birth, and they contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born citizens.
RightWing: I was born in france and I was told that I had to declare myself as a dual citizen when I turned 18, and by not doing so I passed on the opportunity to become one…
Same here (born in Germany); however I decided to keep my dual citizentry……..just in case……..
SoCo (The Man): Obama needs to hire an angry Black man to stand in for him at a press conference and straight cuss everybody out. I’d go for either Chris Rock or Paul Mooney…..
Or an Angry Black Woman – I suggest my old supervisor at the DFACS in Chatham County. She hated everyone equally and cussed anyone out who looked at her too hard. She was one heck of a boss!
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:44 am
If this were George W. Bush, the media would be castigating him as to why he withheld his birth certificate for so long when it could have been a non-issue.
This shows cracks in Obama’s leadership or lack thereof.
Southern Comfort
April 27th, 2011
11:45 am
Doom
If you spend more time on activities other than school, it’s not hard to have low grades. I just don’t see where his grades matter in the grand scheme of things other than to fuel other conspiracies.
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
11:45 am
Wrong again Getalife, Obama had to stoop down to the self promoting Donald’s playing field, and asides from a few fringe candidates, the republicans come out smelling fresh….poor Barry, I’m starting to feel sorry for him….
Obama's "Tech" Guy
April 27th, 2011
11:45 am
Obama aksed me to learn him how to make counterfeit $$$$$, but instead he goes and makes this fake looking birth certificate. WTH? Oh weel, he owes me free health insurance for life and a trip to the Black House. I get to sleep in Oprah’s bedroom. Later whitey …
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
11:46 am
“In the Obozo plan, the government chooses. Natch.”
It’s quite interesting to see who has no problem with stating flat out lies, without blushing
Hootinanny Yum Yum
April 27th, 2011
11:47 am
Birthers!!! Pfftt.
So when is Obama going to apologize to the American people for not releasing this document when the question was first raised?
I guess it was better to just let it fester and distract from more pressing national issues. Like a magician, Obama and his crew have mastered the art of distraction.
cc423
April 27th, 2011
11:48 am
That the birthers aren’t satisfied with the release of the long form birth certificate isn’t surprising. Birthers aren’t satisfied because no matter how many documents Barack Obama releases it will never be enough, because there isn’t a document in the world that will turn him white.
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:49 am
“What ever will you do now, since you have no platform to stand on and your “Idiot Messiah Trump(tks LBB)” has lost all credibility?”–Joe (thinks he’s) Cool
I never had an issue with Obama’s birth certificate. I just thought it was ridiculous not to release it.
I am NOT a “Donald for President” supporter; even though he is way more qualified and a much stronger leader than Obama will ever be.
His success track record, not including his mop, is far superior what Obama will ever accomplish, beside of course, titles and affirmative action awards.
Jack
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
Make that McDonnell
Mr_B
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
Under the Ryan plan, seniors get an ever-dimishing check to purchase (if possible) increasingly expensive health coverage from some company that can cancel the coverage if they actually get sick and file a claim, meanwhile using an unlimited amout of the premiums to pay for executive salaries and other goodies. Yep… sounds like GOP “choice” to me too.
Joe Cool- President Obama Tells Birthers, "Thanks For Playing B!+ches"
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:44 am
If this were George W. Bush
Then we wouldnt even be having this conversation!
It’ll be okay, maybe you can now root for Bachman.lol
Jay
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
A Birther meets King Arthur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZ-hYPAMFQ
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
“no matter how many documents Barack Obama releases it will never be enough”
Quite right. They’re busy digging up the goalposts as we speack
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
11:50 am
“…republicans come out smelling fresh…”
That’s not exactly the adverb I would have chosen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu0COUWfLrg&feature=fvst
godless heathen
April 27th, 2011
11:51 am
Notice that the Cert says “File #151″ at the top. Close to Area 51?
I’m just sayin’ …….
Paul
April 27th, 2011
11:51 am
Hello, USinUK
“Nutters.”
I liked that word the first time I heard it. So descriptive. The Brits have a way with the language.
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:51 am
I think what we all have just witnessed is that “The Donald”, mop and all, is the Puppet Master and Obama is the Puppet.
Southern Comfort
April 27th, 2011
11:51 am
jcon @ 11:30
You said a mouthful of truth there.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 27th, 2011
11:51 am
Sorry Doggie. Allow me to refer you to our hosts column praising Obozo’s Death Panel.
getalife hasnolife
April 27th, 2011
11:52 am
The gop will end Medicare for getalife.
Tell everybody so they can go celebrate with the gop in town halls.
Jay
April 27th, 2011
11:52 am
I think that now they’ll start demanding the even longer form.
The Donald
April 27th, 2011
11:52 am
I got him to show his birth certificate and all it cost me was one billion dollars. I’m the man.
RW-(the original)
April 27th, 2011
11:52 am
SoCo,
The grade thing is rooted in more than the actual grades. Not that I subscribe to the theory, but what the gist of it seems to be is that he really only went to Columbia one year and the other year he claims to have gone there was really a school in Pockeestan that Columbia accepted the transfer from.
/Tips on kook conspiracy theories over…and RW out
TaxPayer
April 27th, 2011
11:53 am
Did anyone else notice that Obama refused to show the back side of his birth certificate.
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
11:53 am
“Allow me to refer you to our hosts column praising Obozo’s Death Panel.”
Yep, very interesting who is willing to spread those lies
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
11:53 am
Obama the “first black president”? Hardly, that was Clinton…he acted more “black” than Obama ever did. In fact, Obama acts more “white” than any “whitey” I know…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
April 27th, 2011
11:54 am
Amazing how many “birthers” never doubted the birthplace of the President…… Why Orily must have been the only one.
Where's My Party?
April 27th, 2011
11:54 am
Good. Maybe the extreme right wing and all the liberals will stop talking about it now.
Carlos
April 27th, 2011
11:54 am
If a man forces me to acknowledge that the earth is round should we give him credit for forcing the issue?
Or thanks for wasting everybody’s time?
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 27th, 2011
11:55 am
Obozo’s plan is to cut $575 billion from Medicare. Some old folks won’t be getting the health care they need.
Logical Dude
April 27th, 2011
11:55 am
Taxpayer: Did anyone else notice that Obama refused to show the back side of his birth certificate.
This again, is Hawaii’s fault!
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
11:56 am
“If a man forces me to acknowledge that the earth is round should we give him credit for forcing the issue?”
Proximity is not necessarily causation
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
11:56 am
Now that Barry has relented to the Donald’s demands, Trump will releasing a new Wii game: UFC championship – Odumbo Ears vs the Donald
USMC
April 27th, 2011
11:56 am
“If a man forces me to acknowledge that the earth is round should we give him credit for forcing the issue?”-Carlos
Yeah Carlos, back the ESL (English as a Second Language) for you there Amigo:-)
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
11:56 am
“Obozo’s plan is to cut $575 billion from Medicare”
Keep those lies coming
Peadawg
April 27th, 2011
11:57 am
“Obozo’s plan is to cut $575 billion from Medicare”
I wish that were true.
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
11:59 am
Perhaps Donald will employ one of his goofy TV suckups as a document expert to conclude it is a fake.
The honorable head goofball speaketh!
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4664819/trump-responds-to-release-of-obama-birth-certificate
Southern Comfort
April 27th, 2011
12:00 pm
DDR
An ABW would probably be too much for many people to handle.
RW
Thanks for the info. I try to avoid the bs whenever possible, so I have avoided the whole grade thing.
DebbieDoRight
April 27th, 2011
12:00 pm
Logical Dude: I can’t believe Birthers are claiming any kind of victory in this
I liken it to Stockholm Syndrome. For instance:
** the birthers became emotionally attached to their ideaologies, and even defended them after they were freed from their lies by the truth.
**The birthers endures isolation from other sources of news and information and has only the insanity of people like Beck, Limpbaugh and Faux News’ perspectives available. Perpetrators routinely keep information about the outside world’s response to their actions from birthers to keep them totally dependent.
**Their ideaology is generally considered irrational in light of the truth, however birthers essentially mistake a lack of knowledge from their corporate captors as an act of kindness.
USMC
April 27th, 2011
12:01 pm
“The honorable head goofball speaketh!”–Amvet
Says the woman who isn’t fit to shine “the Donald’s” shoes…. Or Coif his Dew (mop):-)
Mick
April 27th, 2011
12:03 pm
usmc
The donald is a leader? More like a smug, condescending, egotistical, spoiled, bankrupt, carnival barker. He is a joke and most of the world’s silent billionaires could bury him in a new york minute…
Former (D)
April 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
Why should the “birthers” apologize? I don’t like them anymore than many here do, but they did make Obama scream “Uncle”. Using the “birthers” as an excuse or distraction for our failing economy and his dismal approval ratings is pathetic. We have a President, that I unfortunately voted for, that cannot lead or manage his way out of a paper bag! Yet people continue to use silly buzz words like racist, teabagger or birther as a distraction and an excuse for a man who has failed our nation. Those of you that will blindly vote for this man again or support him just to spite a conservative are really clueless. I really pity anyone that continues to support the likes of Barack Obama
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
The birthers were put into motion by the morons in their ranks, including this hag…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE
DebbieDoRight
April 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
Hi SoCo!! Was “thinking” of you the other day.
Roll Tide!
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
Jay….”longer form”???……(laughing hysterically)….LOVE IT!!!!
Yes, we want longer form, we want longer form, we want longer form!!!
I wonder if spineless Barry will now produce that one too?
godless heathen
April 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
Jay – I think that now they’ll start demanding the even longer form.
Yea. The really, really long form is the one we need to see. LOL!
Dan
April 27th, 2011
12:05 pm
Seems the silliness (and indeed it is silliness) is 100% the fault of O, had he released this at the outset years ago, it would never have been an issue. It was political gamesmenship at it lowest
Mickey Mouse
April 27th, 2011
12:06 pm
The obamagod is a leader? More like a smug, condescending, egotistical, spoiled, bankrupt, carnival barker. He is a joke and most of the world’s dictators could bury him in a muslim minute…
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
12:06 pm
Ex-marine, losing your self-discipline, are you?
Tsk, tsk, tsk…
DawgDad
April 27th, 2011
12:07 pm
So when I have to show my birth certificate to get a passport (or whatever) it’s born out of a deep seated conviction that “I’m not one of you”? How patently absurd, Jay. The CLINTONS asked to see his birth certificate. Seems our “first black president” . . . oh, wait, Obama played the race card on them, too!
Southern Comfort
April 27th, 2011
12:08 pm
DDR
And a War Eagle to you.
USinUK
April 27th, 2011
12:08 pm
well, I can’t believe we’ve gotten to page 10 and no one yet has made any claims about the kerning on the birth certificate! where are the PowerTools when you need them???!!!
Mick
April 27th, 2011
12:08 pm
dan
He did release it, you know the one that is acceptable for passports, driver licenses, but some rock heads in this country cannot wrap their lizard brains around this FACT…mental health professionals on standby, seek help immediately…
News Flash from Heaven
April 27th, 2011
12:09 pm
M.L.King….I still have a dream that Barack Obama will win a second term..
Obama 2012
Mick
April 27th, 2011
12:10 pm
mouse
What’s the matter can’t conjure up an original thought?
DebbieDoRight
April 27th, 2011
12:12 pm
The CLINTONS asked to see his birth certificate
No they didn’t. Another myth debunked. Roll Ride!
AmVet - A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 27th, 2011
12:13 pm
Petulant, arrogant, clueless morons acting like petulant, arrogant, clueless morons is the fault of BHO?
You blind mice still don’t get it, do you?
You’ve been punked BIG time.
This was all just theater to let you fully play out your repugnant roles in the play…
Don’t cry. You’ll get more chances…
Jay
April 27th, 2011
12:14 pm
If by “making Obama cry uncle,” you mean letting him literally “document” that you’re absolutely nuts, then yes, I guess you could say that.
USinUK
April 27th, 2011
12:15 pm
“You’ve been punked BIG time.”
so, hey – what will this mean for the career of Orly Taitz???
Jay
April 27th, 2011
12:16 pm
Taxpayer: Did anyone else notice that Obama refused to show the back side of his birth certificate.
Perhaps. He did, however, get the birthers to show THEIR backside.
mm
April 27th, 2011
12:17 pm
“People want to know about his life history and the folks he hung out with and the causes he championed. It helps for us to get a better understanding of where he’s at on the issues.”
That’s the stupidest statement I have ever read on this blog. What issues? The ones the wingnuts keep making up?
Paul
April 27th, 2011
12:18 pm
Posts with tinyurl links are not showing, nor is there an ‘awaiting moderation’ notice, so here’s (can’t resist) the long form url:
The only longer form some birthers will ever accept as genuine:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nHmPeVSdyk8/Sh9DdgWbwKI/AAAAAAAADVw/M2tF1oXnrss/s400/Toilet%2Broll.jpg&imgrefurl=http://worldphotos-top.blogspot.com/2011/03/toilet-paper-roll-pics.html&h=272&w=398&sz=13&tbnid=X464q_pzVAVIUM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpicture%2Bof%2Btoilet%2Bpaper%2Broll%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=picture+of+toilet+paper+roll&hl=en&usg=__iPEmn-kpQsJknMTiUFmQ_i3Oli4=&sa=X&ei=uj64TaXKD8WEtgepvfXdBA&ved=0CCYQ9QEwBg
Ramguy
April 27th, 2011
12:19 pm
I like seeing the but but but but but but but but posts of the looney right. In case you don’t know it ya’ll got “whupped” and not just whipped..lol….a bunch of bullies got stood up to by their intended victim and like most bullies they cried all the way home.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
April 27th, 2011
12:20 pm
How Fox Teamed Up with Trump For Birtherpalooza
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201104270016
Paul
April 27th, 2011
12:20 pm
and yes, Jay, that one has the front and backside, and it matches with the birthers’ backsides -
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
12:20 pm
Newsflash!….by edict of “the Donald”, meek and mild Barry will now release his whereabouts when he was alleged to have cavorted with the 9/11 bombers at the strip club the day before
Ramguy
April 27th, 2011
12:21 pm
Jay
April 27th, 2011
12:16 pm
Taxpayer: Did anyone else notice that Obama refused to show the back side of his birth certificate.
Perhaps. He did, however, get the birthers to show their backside.
It looks like Jay just ate your lunch Taxpayer…lol
Paul
April 27th, 2011
12:22 pm
Keep Up
I was wondering when Media Matters would show up. Not surprising they’ve omitted the Fox pundits who, in recent weeks, have been stating very explicitly, “birthers are nuts.”
mm
April 27th, 2011
12:22 pm
I just love how the singnuts are blaming this birth certificate brouhaha on Obama. The stupid wingnuts kept up the chatter, and the ignorant rightwing media was just too happy to keep in the limelight.
Like I said several days ago, Obama was just feeding you fools more rope. Well, the floor just dropped out of the gallows.
khc
April 27th, 2011
12:22 pm
trump looked like a moron on tv today……the other day he said something like folks don’t remember much about obama at school (college) and then claims those same folks said he was not a good student…..what a dumb arse
Jay
April 27th, 2011
12:23 pm
Yeah, mm, these are classics of the genre:
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee: “As I’ve repeatedly stated, this issue is a distraction. … The President ought to spend his time getting serious about repairing our economy, working with Republicans and focusing on the long term sustainability of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Unfortunately his campaign politics and talk about birth certificates is distracting him from our number one priority – our economy.”
Brian Patrick, a spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor: “Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called this issue a sideshow. We fully agree. The White House shouldn’t engage political sideshows, particularly at a time when the challenges facing our country are so immense.
St Simons - we're on Island time
April 27th, 2011
12:24 pm
“Birtherism was, and is, a symptom of something fundamentally gone awry in the national psyche.”
Ohhh, yes it is. And we all KNOW what that is, all the way down here to the Lighthouse.
Wingnuts, there’s a brown family in the WH until 2017. Eat it. Chew on it. Love it.
USinUK
April 27th, 2011
12:26 pm
Paul – “Not surprising they’ve omitted the Fox pundits who, in recent weeks, have been stating very explicitly, “birthers are nuts.””
no one watches the 1-3 a.m. slots – they’re too busy watching the home shopping network at that time so they can buy something from the Franklyn Mint
President Hussein
April 27th, 2011
12:26 pm
Obama’s new 2012 campaign slogan: What Donald demands, I will give
Bozo the Clown
April 27th, 2011
12:27 pm
Please Republicans pick Trump and Bachman. The circus will never be the same. All we need is for Rove and Gingrich to be axilliary clowns.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
April 27th, 2011
12:28 pm
Paul. you mean Shepard Smith: “Fox News Can Confirm That The President Of The United States Is A Citizen Of the United States, Period” posted 4.25 http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201104250034
.
USinUK
April 27th, 2011
12:28 pm
“Obama’s new 2012 campaign slogan: What Donald demands, I will give”
more like “you got p0wned!”
George W. Bush
April 27th, 2011
12:28 pm
Thank God the Democrats did not force me to release my entire drinking and drug record. what if Trump were a Democrat?
TaxPayer
April 27th, 2011
12:31 pm
Perhaps. He did, however, get the birthers to show THEIR backside.
Ooooh! Good one.
Ramguy,
I had a salad.
Doggone/GA
April 27th, 2011
12:31 pm
“Not surprising they’ve omitted the Fox pundits who, in recent weeks, have been stating very explicitly, “birthers are nuts.””
Maybe from THAT article, but they have been showing it in others.
Kamchak
April 27th, 2011
12:31 pm
Birthers.