Posted on 07/27/2009 2:59:11 PM PDT by pissant
Intensity matters in politics and, at times, is more important than approval.
It may be, and the ratings certainly suggested this was the case, that the television viewing public preferred Jay Leno to David Letterman when choosing which late-night talk show to watch. From a political standpoint, however, it would do a candidate for elective office little good at the polls to announce he was a "Leno person" or to denounce Letterman. Preference in late-night talk show hosts is simply not an issue on which people vote.
On the other hand there are issues which, while they matter little to the vast majority of the electorate, are of great importance to a minority of voters; indeed these issues do a lot to shape the attitudes of these voters and to direct their behavior in the voting booth.
The issue of Barack Obama's citizenship falls into that latter category.
There are those who, despite ample evidence to the contrary, maintain that Obama was born outside the United States. And that, as such, he is not a natural-born citizen of this country and is not eligible to hold the high office he now occupies. These people—whom my bloleague Robert Schlesinger calls "birthers"—despite some fairly convincing details on the other side of the argument, argue that the copy of Obama's birth certificate that has been made available for public examination is either an outright fraud or some kind of forgery.
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...
Which would be... what exactly?
Good, they are assuring that the entire world knows about the issue. Finally.
The only “ample evidence” that exists is a doctored and phony document that was printed on a laser printer with font type “Arial” in 2008.
It may have to do with the judge in CA who was in the Marines.
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Yep! I would look under that rock. Hiding there is Judge Carter the Marine who served in Vietnam.
I pray for his health and safety every day. Somehow I suspect that if anything happens to Judge Carter the Marine ( such as with the gay choir director or passport operative) the U.S. Marine Corp will be **pissed**! ( And, I would hope that would be the case!)
........the media picked Obama and went along gleefully with the choice of Biden.
they know best, you can tell because their so solid economically..*chortle*
Don’t forget, Obama paid a million dollars of his own campaign money to cover it up.
Must be getting real close for them to have this article printed. Messing in their pants close...you’d better be scared. You’d better grasp for those straws. There’s a jail cell just waiting for all you who’ve committed fraud and violated the tenets of your oath to protect the Constitution.
So, he is part of the reason the GOP is in such a mess! Obama could put this to bed in one afternoon!
It’s a strategy of marginalization which is being used on conservatives, unfortunately...
When Obama picked Biden, the media portrayed Biden as some tough guy. Tougher than Rumsfeld and nicer than Cheney.
It appears Roff’s lips (like so many others in the GOP) are permanently attached to Obama’s backside.
They are trying. Started last week. It is in response to Rush three things. Rush, Lou, and Orly finally getting a partial victory in court.
They had to do this. Now the genie is out of the bottle and it won’t go back in. Obama will have to cough up his real BC.
I don't maintain that he was born outside the United States. I don't maintain anything other than that 0bama has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to defend against something that could be resolved for less than $50 by simply producing the original or a certified copy of his long form birth certificate.
The Constitution sets two requirements for POTUS: Must be a natural borm citizen and at least 35 years of age. I can't imagine that anyone would spend the kind of money that 0bama has spent to fight this out unless he does not meet one of those qualifications.
The author presents not a shred of fact or logic to connect the birther issue to his premise that it will harm Republicans at the polls.
What swing voter cares about this issue either way?
What lazy non-voter is motivated to get out and vote based on this issue?
This issue will have zero impact on election day 2010, regardless of what comes of the issue.
Now, whether it is a matter of taking the Constitution seriously, that is not partisan politics ... or is it?
It really is just that simple.
This is not a Republican issue. This is an American issue. A Constitution issue. It is an issue of truth.
But then I guess it is a Republican issue because truth, the Constitution and America are things Democrats trample and disrespect.
If this is such a non-issue, why the flood of articles on it?
Because they are in a state of panic.
LOL. So what are they going to say when and if Orly Taitz gets a subpoena for the Long Form?
Oops? perhaps?
The issue is about a forgery... Thats the point they are missing. There is no other reason on earth why Obama would conceal the long form. Its because the two don’t match.
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