GOP: The birther craze was Obama’s fault
You know, the shamelessness required to utter things like this is just mind-boggling.
“We’re borrowing four and a half billion dollars a day and this president is more worried about birth certificates, Oprah Winfrey and fundraisers at the Waldorf Astoria,” (RNC Chairman Reince) Priebus complained on “CNN Newsroom” Thursday, a day after the president released his long-form Hawaii birth certificate and then jetted to Chicago for a long-scheduled interview with the daytime queen of talk.
“It’s maddening and I just wish the president would engage in the real issues that are affecting America.”
After years in which members of Preibus’ party and its right-wing media remora complain bitterly that Obama has refused to release his “long-form” birth certificate, spinning absurd fantasies in which a large portion of the GOP base eagerly swallows, the president finally relents and forces release of documents that any rational person already knew existed.
And suddenly it’s the president who is making this an issue and a distraction?
It’s pitiful. Just pitiful. Do they actually expect people to believe such nonsense? Unbelievable.
Then again, given that so many were willing to believe the birther craziness in the first place, it’s not too far-fetched to believe they’ll buy this too.
– Jay Bookman
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@@
April 29th, 2011
2:47 pm
Oops!
Sorry, Joe Mama.
I’m lagging here and, as usual, not terribly interested.
IGTHBSAWOT
Gm
April 29th, 2011
2:48 pm
Fix-It
Of course they are laughing at the bigots still hating the President, this man b/c was seen in 2008.
Obama should have never had to address this issues, thesee are the same people that did not vote for him any way.
Now Trump is calling on his grads in college, now if Obama had a football or basketball scholarship from these universities , would he have been out?
The worst kind of bigot is the the one in denial, you people are not Americans, I’ll rather have people from another country as my neighbor then you idiot bigot Americans like Rush, Hannity, birthers.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
2:49 pm
jm
I hope its sooner rather than later, my nephew in the army got notice that he will be deployed to afghanistan next january…
Normal
April 29th, 2011
2:49 pm
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
2:41 pm
I was there 75-80…They had just finished the the Arizona Museum. I was deployed ‘76, but went to a repair tender for the rest on my time there. Had an apartment in Pearl City for my family and time off. I had a great time there…even with my wife, heh, heh…
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
2:50 pm
You ain’t seen crossover voting in primaries until you’ve seen Trump vs Obozo for the Democrat nomination!
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
2:50 pm
Larry,
“what is his plan for reducing the deficit”
From what I’ve read he has a committee working on that, and from what I’ve heard he plans to let the Bush taxes expire and cut spending.
What is his plan for Syria
What? So now the conflict in Syria is somehow top front of what’s most important to you? Can you slow down on your poutrages just a bit? We have wingnuts on here whining that he’s gotten us into three wars and now you want a fourth? Only then to see people whine about it?
What is his plan for Libya?
Isn’t our involvement there pretty much over now?
“What is his plan for reducing our dependance on foriegn oil other than keeping our tires inflated”
Well, we now have increased domestic oil production than in previous years, and there is increase federal funding for nuclear power and other alternatives such as natural gas and clean coal (which I think is bullshyte — there is no such thing as clean coal).
“What is his plan for funding his health care initiative”
For one thing, making everyone pay into it instead of just those of us with insurance who wind up paying for everyone else’s health care costs.
Anything else I can help you with?
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
2:52 pm
“Could it possibly be a sockpUGA?”
Joe,
Y’all do know that was George W, right?
Mick
April 29th, 2011
2:52 pm
lbb@2:50
That’s really silly and far out fantasyland. I think your head is in a rush or something…
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
2:53 pm
“what is his plan for reducing the deficit”
From what I’ve read he has a committee working on that
———
Was that intentionally hilarious?
Put on your seatbelts folks–a commission!
Jay
April 29th, 2011
2:53 pm
Actually, Lil Barry, that is not an implausible scenario
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
2:55 pm
As I said, you heard it here first…as far as I know.
Jay
April 29th, 2011
2:56 pm
Blaming this on Hillary supporters is like blaming the proverbial butterfly in Argentina for starting Hurricane Katrina.
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
2:59 pm
“Blaming this on Hillary supporters is like blaming the proverbial butterfly in Argentina for starting Hurricane Katrina.”
Wow, Jay you’re getting desperate now. Still can’t admit that Liberal Hillary supporters started this whole thing (and yes the GOP took it and ran with it, we know that)? Sad. So sad.
Jay
April 29th, 2011
2:59 pm
If Trump just wanted to stir up trouble and draw a lot of attention — and that does seem to be his aim — a bid as a Democrat would allow him to do both. And yes, a certain number of folks on the right would flock to the polls to support him. He said this week that people would be very very surprised when he makes his announcement….
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
2:59 pm
Please don’t write about it in your column, Jay, as that would diminish the shock factor, and therefore Trump’s interest in doing it.
lynnie gal
April 29th, 2011
3:00 pm
It’s galling that now they try this spin, and just like everything Republicans say and do, this is based on hatred. I’m surprised that more of them don’t choke on their own bitter bile as they spread lies, hatred and violence.
Southern Comfort
April 29th, 2011
3:00 pm
Peadawg
About to make the drive home. I’ll check it out. You may become EOI very soon at the rate you’re going.
Larry
April 29th, 2011
3:01 pm
Bosh – what spending cuts is he willing to make that will have an impact? And will he let ALL the Bush cuts expire or just for the “elite”? If not it’s more of the same bs. 2/3 of the revenue reduction was caused by cuts to the middle and lower income groups and if he’s serious about debt reduction, he needs that 2/3’s plus more. I noticed how willing he and the Dem’s were to cut into this years spending……..yeah he’s as effective as Jimmy C.
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:02 pm
Jay,
“Blaming this on Hillary supporters is like blaming the proverbial butterfly in Argentina for starting Hurricane Katrina.”
I always thought a couple of her supporters sent out an email mentioning this possibility (now, I could be wrong)– but it was definitely the wingnuts who are to blame for this getting any traction. Now, please do not for one second think that I am suggesting that they are to blame for the craziness of this, but it was always my understanding that they struck the match so to speak.
jm
April 29th, 2011
3:04 pm
Mick 2:49 – I think everyone’s on the same page of a reasonably swift draw down…
Jay 2:56 – those butterfly’s can be vicious little creatures. someone trading in greek bonds is sending a message to DC….
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:04 pm
Larry,
Why don’t you just read like the rest of us?
http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/MemberStatements.pdf
It’s not my job to educate you, do it yourself.
BigDawg
April 29th, 2011
3:05 pm
Bottom line the whole birther, Glenn Beck, ” Take our country back “, Fox News, Tea Party, Donald Trump etc etc boils down to this
Alot of people dont like and cannot stand the fact that a black man is in the White House.
All of these different things give them cover to be racist without really just coming out and saying it.
jm
April 29th, 2011
3:05 pm
oh, and Jay. Hillary’s bigger than a butterfly. She was thiiiis close (thumb forefinger close together) to winning the nomination….
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
3:06 pm
” You may become EOI very soon at the rate you’re going.”
I can’t find an meaning on google for ‘EOI’ that makes sense so I have no idea what that means.
Mary Elizabeth
April 29th, 2011
3:06 pm
In this past week, I have written about an evolution of ideas. The Civil Rights Movement, Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and Same-Sex Marriage were examples of ideas that moved more progressive as humankind evolved.
Now, there is an evolution of what entails a strong leader. Some do not yet understand that being strong does not mean being a bully. Donald Trump is seen as being strong by some, but he is seen as being limited by others.
Martin Luther King, Jr., though praised by most today, was maligned when he was alive, just as Obama is being maligned today. Obama has an evolved consciousness that many do not yet understand, but he is leading us toward seeing that we are all interconnected. His is not a mind that sees in simple win/lose dichotomies. Barack Obama is a strong leader. Some see that now. Many will see it later, as the world evolves in its understanding of what real strength entails.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:07 pm
Note to self–exit bond market and go long on Norwegian Kronor.
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:08 pm
“Blaming this on Hillary supporters is like blaming the proverbial butterfly in Argentina for starting Hurricane Katrina.”
Not acknowledging that if it weren’t for Hillary’s supporters this likely wouldn’t have even begun is simply not facing reality.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:09 pm
I take a little norweigan wood, isn’t it good, myself…
jm
April 29th, 2011
3:09 pm
Mary E 3:06 – lay off the ganja. no way….
jm
April 29th, 2011
3:10 pm
LBB 3:07 – yes. Although, gold energy, foreign currencies work, I settled for necessity retailers as a cheaper alternative. Ie, Wal-mart looks cheap next to $110 oil (as a hedge).
BTW Canada works too
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:11 pm
Peadawg,
EOI = Equal Opportunity Instigator — I know this because I had to ask too.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:11 pm
Can’t wait for history to explain how making $1.5 trillion annual deficits the new normal proved Obozo’s unfathomable consciousness.
buck@gon
April 29th, 2011
3:11 pm
“It’s pitiful. Just pitiful. Do they actually expect people to believe such nonsense? Unbelievable.”
It is absolutely that. The press, who would grill a republican to the wall in Washington or on the national stage, “blithely” (to borrow a word) lets pass the birth issue to the mirth of the President and the giggling left.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:11 pm
I see obama as this-
http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2011/04/the-adventures-of-middle-man/
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:12 pm
Uh oh… Obama Regime is in serious trouble for 2012
Americans Favor GOP on Budget: Poll
http://www.cnbc.com/id/42821086
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
3:12 pm
“EOI = Equal Opportunity Instigator — I know this because I had to ask too. ”
Ah, ok. Yeah I definitely like being an Independent. I get to f*k with both sides now.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:12 pm
Yes, at least with Canada, you already know how much socialism you’re going to be saddled with.
Aquagirl
April 29th, 2011
3:13 pm
“Still can’t admit that Liberal Hillary supporters started this whole thing (and yes the GOP took it and ran with it, we know that)?”
Group A: starts fruitcake rumor, wanders off for new shiny object.
Group B: runs with fruitcake rumor, launches websites, files lawsuits, plays footsie with fruitcakes for years even after confronted with clear evidence they’re fruitcakes.
The only thing sad about this, Pea, is you thinking this gives you any kind of cover. It’s like watching the Donald prance about screaming “he proved me completely wrong, I WIN!!!”
Get help, soon. Salving your ego by denying reality is not a good thing.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:13 pm
**Can’t wait for history to explain how making $1.5 trillion annual deficits the new normal proved Obozo’s unfathomable consciousness**
lbb – dude, for the bazillionth time, that number includes the war supplementals that were kept off the books during bush, get it?????
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
3:15 pm
@@ — “Into conspiracy theories are ‘ya?”
Still calling people bigots, are ya?
BTW, my name’s not Fred, but if you enjoy calling me that, go right ahead.
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
3:15 pm
@@ — “Into conspiracy theories are ‘ya?”
Still calling people bigots, are ya?
BTW, my name’s not Fred, but if you enjoy calling me that, go right ahead.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:16 pm
Gold and energy are too volatile for my money. I’m going with a basket of currencies from the more fiscally sound countries…Norway, Switzerland, NZ, Australia
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:16 pm
Transparency??? I think not:
WHITE HOUSE CRACKS DOWN ON PRESS…
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bronstein/detail?entry_id=87978
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
Apologies for the double post; I appear to be lagging as well.
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
“Group A: starts fruitcake rumor, wanders off for new shiny object.
Group B: runs with fruitcake rumor, launches websites, files lawsuits, plays footsie with fruitcakes for years even after confronted with clear evidence they’re fruitcakes.”
So Group A STARTED the fruitcake rumor, according to your scenario. Thanks.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
lbb
Answer this question: How were we supposed to pay for two wars with tax cuts? Does that make any sense what so ever? After ww11 did we use tax cuts to pay for it? War bonds, yes…tax cuts – NOOOOOOOO
Jay
April 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
Big Dawg (damn there are a lot of dawgs ’round here):
I think there’s a degree of that, but it’s also important to remember that during the Clinton era the fantasies included such things as Hillary was a lesbian, the Clintons murdered Vince Foster, Clinton sold missile secrets to China for campaign money, Clinton raped someone, he was the father of a black child, he was involved in cocaine smuggling as Arkansas governor and no doubt more that the kindness of time has obliterated from my brain.
Tundra Dude
April 29th, 2011
3:18 pm
The birther craze was Obama’s fault
I agree. First they produce a short-form (crude forgery), claiming it’s the only one.
The new Gov of Hawaii said there’s no long form on file. Now this latest (crude forgery) mysteriously appears, guaranteed to be the Real McCoy. (NOT)
Here’s what wrong with it:
The term _African_ was not used in any state back in 1961 to label persons with negroid features.
The correct term (used in all english-speaking countries, is Negro.
trivia: Africa is a continent, not a race. There’s millions of African-born caucasians and Indians.
Also, in the space for _Country (of father’s birth) it has _Kenya, East Africa_.
Sorry, but there’s no such continent as “East Africa”.
Here, a Georgia dude, using Adobe Illustrator, uncovered 9 layers to this document. This is another cut-paste job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s9StxsFllY&feature=player_embedded
Finn McCool
April 29th, 2011
3:19 pm
This is just par for the course – Conservatives NEVER take responsibilities for themeselves or their own actions.
Why do you think you daily hear the wailing about illegal immigrants and minorities, and the poor? It’s always someone else’s fault.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:19 pm
Hey Mick, a deficit is a deficit. If Bush were President, I’d be expecting Him to do something about it too. Proposing a 1.5 trillion deficit every year is something only the current president has done, and even counting the wars Bush never added as much to the debt as your Idiot Messiah.
Jay
April 29th, 2011
3:20 pm
Tundra Dude is actually Hillary Clinton.
WOODSTOCK MIKE
April 29th, 2011
3:21 pm
@Aqua Girl
If this issue was the other way around and a Republican president would not release his birth certificate the same outcome would have been likely, Dems demanding the birth certificate.
The difference here is that when your name is Barack Hussein Obama it seems like there might be a chance you aren’t an American.
Do you not agree that the name is what caused the initial questions? To me, if someone name Barack Hussein Obama is elected president of the US there is nothing wrong with wanting his birth certificate.
And the real question, why not just show it?? It’s like an older brother holding the ball so high to where the little brother just jumps and jumps but cant reach it.
If he was aware of the issue why not show it from the get go?? Seems ridiculous…
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:21 pm
I guess Oprah Winfrey is a Birther too:
“Why did you wait so long though?”-Oprah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvnpGruS6k
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:22 pm
“All of these different things give them cover to be racist without really just coming out and saying it.
Jay,
I think there’s more than just a degree to that. Racism can sometimes be quite sub-conscious, in my opinion, not in the case of the birthers we see here, or in George W’s case, but I think it certainly explains the unprecedented animosity we see — I am constantly surprised at people who I thought were rational (usually older folks) who really go off on Obama for really no reason, they really can’t explain why they don’t like him, alot of times, the only explanation they can give is “just because.”
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:23 pm
“oh, and Jay. Hillary’s bigger than a butterfly…”-jm
Yeah, Madam Butterfly:-)
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:24 pm
lbb
I’ll tell you what, give me your credit card and let me charge up about $3k for a nice late spring ski vacation in colorado. I’ll hand the card back to you and since it’s your debt I’ll expecting you to do something about it too.
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:24 pm
“Also, in the space for _Country (of father’s birth) it has _Kenya, East Africa_.
Sorry, but there’s no such continent as “East Africa”.
No, but there is a COUNTRY called Kenya, and a region called East Africa.
Gman
April 29th, 2011
3:25 pm
Peadawg is worthless!
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
3:25 pm
Normal — “I had a great time there…even with my wife, heh, heh…”
It seemed to me that a lot of guys forgot they had wives when they went on major overseas deployments. Sounds like you might have seen that, too.
Dusty
April 29th, 2011
3:25 pm
Well, Bookman must be busy. He offered lawsuit leftovers bor breakfast and now, fiddle faddle for lunch. Another pot birther boiler (not even as interesting as THE wedding) for his fawning “lawn” as he calls it. This topic will be dead by next week. Bookman tries to keep it kicking.
What won’t be dead is the fact that Amricans have elected a weak president and they know it. Week after week we see Bungle Barach postpone, excuse, vacation, playtoy interviews (Oprah), useless commissions and then little cheery speeches that amount to nothing more than a row of pins. It takes more than that!
But he is the Democratic child. For them, he can do no wrong. Alas! We need an ADULT! I am voting for the next capable adult that arrives on the scene. That leaves out Obama.
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:25 pm
It’s fun to be an EOI !!!
@@
April 29th, 2011
3:26 pm
Joe Mama:
Conspiracy theorists are bigots?
You best talk to Soothsayer about that one.
Doesn’t equate.
This blog gets weirder and weirder.
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:26 pm
“To me, if someone name Barack Hussein Obama is elected president of the US there is nothing wrong with wanting his birth certificate.”
Because you are just too narrow minded to realize that some Americans actually are named names that don’t sound like John Smith.
schrodingers cat
April 29th, 2011
3:27 pm
“Blaming this on Hillary supporters is like blaming the proverbial butterfly in Argentina for starting Hurricane Katrina.”
Jay – So you are denying the relevance of modern physics and chaos theory…I thought it was the right that denied science according to most on this blog?
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
3:27 pm
“Peadawg is worthless!”
Love you too sweety. Muah!
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 29th, 2011
3:27 pm
In my opinion, though this never should have been an issue, it’s time for both sides to let it go and move on.
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:28 pm
Normal: “I had a great time there…even with my wife, heh, heh…”
Strange. . . I had a great time there with your wife, too!
Gman
April 29th, 2011
3:28 pm
Peadowgs glad he’s been proven a liar??? He’s truely worthless!!!
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:28 pm
Just because he’s spending obscenely, destroying the currency, sending a trllion bucks to his union allies under the guise of stimulus, confiscating whole companies and giving them to his union allies, and telling Boeing where they can and can’t do business.
Just because of his liberal fascism.
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:29 pm
Dave R.,
Boooooooooo. Booooooooo. I call a foul on that — 10 yards, 2nd down.
Peadawg
April 29th, 2011
3:30 pm
“Peadowgs glad he’s been proven a liar???”
Where was I proven a liar, punkin? You’re cute. Is that you, Jay? Still having trouble? Sad….
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:30 pm
dusty
Anybody that puts bush on a pedestal doen’t really know much about adults do they? Go ahead bring it on, wanted dead or alive, stuff like that just might cause some harm, so keep looking through your rose colored bush 3d glasses, it’s a whole different world….
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:31 pm
That’s weak, Mick. Obozo owns the budgets he’s proposed.
Real American
April 29th, 2011
3:32 pm
The GOP can’t stuff the crazy birthers back in the closet. LMAO
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:32 pm
“I am voting for the next capable adult that arrives on the scene. That leaves out Obama.”
Now, Dusty — I remember a couple years back you were always so crazed anytime anyone wrote anything bad about Bush — you were so quick to scream about having respect for the Office even if you didn’t like the person.
TnGelding
April 29th, 2011
3:33 pm
Well, Obama needs to get to work and stop giving them so much ammo to use against him. Ground AF1, already!!! Let Oprah come to the WH. But he did pass the stimulus that got us out of the recession AND THEN moved on to other things. The other $2.6 trillion of deficit spending left over from Bush hasn’t hurt the recovery, either.
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:34 pm
Oh Dusty, hit submit too soon.
Your comment wasn’t setting a good example of having respect for the Office. Just saying.
So, how’s your day been? The past few for me have been tense. I’m glad it’s the weekend.
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:34 pm
**Obozo owns the budgets he’s proposed**
Yes, he does. Just don’t forget that he has tacked on the war supplementals from the past decade…
TnGelding
April 29th, 2011
3:35 pm
Obama is young and inexperienced. Maybe it’s good that he isn’t totally consumed by his job and rsponsibilities. Then again, maybe it’s just a misconception on our parts.
Gman
April 29th, 2011
3:36 pm
Just like in the “good old days” they want a black man to show them his papers.
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:36 pm
C’mon Bosch, that was funny!
Bosch
April 29th, 2011
3:37 pm
Dave R.,
I know.
Aquagirl
April 29th, 2011
3:37 pm
Peadawg—yep. There’s no disputing nutbag Philip Berg filed a birther lawsuit. He could be loosely termed a Hillary Clinton supporter. Kind of like Scott Roeder could be loosely termed a GW Bush supporter.
Dance about in vindication, all the crazy birthers ever since can’t be blamed for not exercising the least bit of discretion or intelligence. Following the example of a wacko is perfectly normal.
I can’t wait until Sarah Palin excuses herself from panhandling and screaming at passerby because she saw some homeless guy doing it last week.
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:38 pm
“Maybe it’s good that he isn’t totally consumed by his job and rsponsibilities.”
Not totally consumed?
Try – not even remotely connected to them.
Joe Cool~President Obama Tells Birthers,"Thanks For Playing BI+CHES"
April 29th, 2011
3:38 pm
It must SUCK to be a BIRTHER! lol
Whatever will you simple minded people do now?
Wonder how many T-Shirt, Billboard, Website, Commercials, POP Up Ad, Bumper Sticker jobs did Prez O just k!ll with the release of the long form…lol.
Thats a lot of Repubs who will now be collecting other Repub “hard-working” unemployment benefits.
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:38 pm
Obama is quickly LOSING Democratic support:
Debt ceiling: More Democrats threaten to vote against raising borrowing limit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debt-ceiling-more-democrats-threaten-to-vote-against-raising-borrowing-limit/2011/04/28/AF5KvY8E_story.html
Joe Cool~President Obama Tells Birthers,"Thanks For Playing BI+CHES"
April 29th, 2011
3:39 pm
Gman, is very hurt by recent developments…lol
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:39 pm
It’s interesting to see how the right is always trying to tag obama as a weak leader. This is reminicent of jfk before he was assassinated, the righties called him everything in the book. It wasn’t until after he was martyred that they gave in to the loving legend…
Tundra Dude
April 29th, 2011
3:39 pm
Bosch@3:24 wrote:
Sorry, but there’s no such continent as “East Africa”.
No, but there is a COUNTRY called Kenya, and a region called East Africa
The box on the form asked for _Country_, not Country/Continent
Didn’t know a birth certificate should also be a geography lesson.
jt-A statist is a man with two perfectly strong legs but will submit to an excise tax on more than one-JT
April 29th, 2011
3:39 pm
Yes…………..
the issue of Obama’s birth cert is QUITE the issue ………..for delusional Obama supporters.Birth certs are a product of a corrupt state…not unlike a silly fiat currency.
Anyone that advocates for a big strong centralized government is not an American.That goes for Obama,Ryan,Romney,Huckabee,and all of their supporters.These people, and their state-sponsored supporters, belong on the ash heap of a terrible history.
There is hope……………………and he………..or his followers……………. are coming.
If you turned Metro-sexual or Federo-sexual………………..be afraid……………………
be VERY afraid.
Ron Paul 2012.
A wimp’s worst nightmare.
getalife
April 29th, 2011
3:40 pm
The President is the adult in the room and the gop are acting like children.
All birthers should be forced to apologize to our President.
Shame on the liars.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
April 29th, 2011
3:40 pm
Maybe its me but in the foto for this article Trump looks like Walter the Grump Old Man — Walter is much funnier
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/04/donald-trump-vegas-profanity-speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuCz1-qvVSo
Joe Mama
April 29th, 2011
3:41 pm
Woodstock Mike — “If this issue was the other way around and a Republican president would not release his birth certificate the same outcome would have been likely, Dems demanding the birth certificate.”
I think it’s pretty disingenuous of you to claim what the your political opposition *would* do, when the issue is pretty clearly what your political compatriots *have* done. Way to take responsibility.
“The difference here is that when your name is Barack Hussein Obama it seems like there might be a chance you aren’t an American.”
Really? Why? Because he’s got a funny name? My forebears had funny Polish and Russian names. They gave funny Polish and Russian names to their kids, who were born here and were legally Americans. Did their names make them any *less* American?
“Do you not agree that the name is what caused the initial questions?”
Nope. I think it’s just a handy foil.
“To me, if someone name Barack Hussein Obama is elected president of the US there is nothing wrong with wanting his birth certificate.”
And if the Governor of the state in which he was born says ‘hey, I’ve seen the BC and it’s real, so move on,’ would that be enough for you, especially if the Governor was a Republican?
“And the real question, why not just show it??”
Because a sitting Governor said it was real and valid, and under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, all other states are legally bound to respect that. Why isn’t the word of a sitting Republican governor good enough for you? Why is President Obama subjected to a higher standard of proof than anyone else?
“It’s like an older brother holding the ball so high to where the little brother just jumps and jumps but cant reach it.”
I have no idea what you are saying here.
“If he was aware of the issue why not show it from the get go?? Seems ridiculous…”
It certainly does seem ridiculous that two years after Governor Lingle verified the document that y’all are still agitating for it.
Joe
April 29th, 2011
3:42 pm
Who actually acted like a stubborn little child? Obama or the birthers. I would say Obama because he could have put this to bed years ago but didn’t. Tying the GOP to this is disingenuous at best because one of the democrat’s faithful Chris Matthews has howled about it too. What you ignore though Jay is that why is it every time someone of conservative origins appears on a talk show or talk radio this is a question that’s asked? Most Americans could care less. The attention should be solely focused on defeating Obama anyway. Every left wing pundit asks if they will denounce those that howl for a birth certificate. I ask will the democrat party denounce every loon that uses violence and violent rhetoric to try and get their point across. Code Pink, Unions, Black Panthers, Jeremiah Wright… I could go on and on… This is part of the democrat base….
Mick
April 29th, 2011
3:42 pm
I saw ron paul interviewed last night, now there’s a politician who tells it like it is, ron paul makes some great points, no doubt about it…
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 29th, 2011
3:42 pm
I get that, Mick. Even with the war spending, Bush added about $500 billion per year to the debt in non-recession years (through FY2007). 2008 was $1 trillion including wars and TARP.
Now Obozo is adding $1.5 trillion or so every year. Unacceptable.
Change.
Harry Callahan
April 29th, 2011
3:43 pm
If Obama is entitled to demand that I, and other hardworking Americans, pony up more and more tax dollars for his ridiculous liberal government schemes and out-of-control spending, I guess we have the right to demand to see his credentials, including his birth certificate. This is, after all, the self-proclaimed “most transparent administration in history.”
Dave R.
April 29th, 2011
3:43 pm
“It wasn’t until after he was martyred that they gave in to the loving legend…”
You mean the serial philandering, militarily incompetent, wouldn’t have been President if Daley hadn’t found a few thousand dead people to vote for him legend?
That legend?
getalife
April 29th, 2011
3:43 pm
Joe,
The first document was the truth.
Admit it liar.
USMC
April 29th, 2011
3:43 pm
“Obama needs to get to work…Ground AF1, already!!!”-TnGelding
Classic:-)