Obama's to Blame for the Birther Movement

Fox ^ | 7/29/09 | Tommy De Seno

[pissant]

Trust but verify.

-- Ronald Reagan

It's good practice to take a person at his word until someone shows you proof he is lying.

Barack Obama says he was born in Hawaii, and since no one has shown any proof he was born in Kenya or elsewhere, it's OK to conclude he was born in Hawaii.

Sure his grammar school records show that he was enrolled as an Indonesian Muslim, but some people will say anything to get their kid in the right school. It doesn't really answer the question.

It's OK though for others not to use my deferential standard and continue to question whether Obama was born in Hawaii. We aren't talking about a 12-year-old qualifying to play Little League here. There is a Constitutional mandate that the President be a natural-born citizen, and if Obama is not one, he certainly will have committed the biggest fraud since the White Sox threw the World Series.

The reason why people still question Obama's citizen status is one-fold: "President Transparency" has refused to release any original documents on the matter. He can end the controversy in a day by releasing original documents, but for some inexplicable reason he refuses, and his love-struck media never asks him why he won't. The media instead spends hell-bent hours on making the Birther movement look like fringy, conspiracy-hungry kooks.

You have to admit though, even if you are a devout Obama-bot, Obama's refusal to release any original documents makes for a newsworthy story by itself.

[pissant]

Since he tells nothing but lies, why should this marxist get the benefit of the doubt about his birth circumstances.

[ncfool]

He could end it all right now but showing the document and stopping this sillyness.

[ncfool]

But then we would know that he was a muslim or Frank Marshall was his Dad.

[DonaldC]

This is a serious issue, but a bit late to keep dragging it around now. It should have been a possible show stopper to obama getting the white house.

[cripplecreek]

The words of Mr Transparency himself on the confirmation of Justice Roberts.

"Let me also say that I remain distressed that the White House during this confirmation process, which overall went smoothly, failed to provide critical documents as part of the record that could have provided us with a better basis to make our judgment with respect to the nomination. This White House continues to stymie efforts on the part of the Senate to do its job. I hope with the next nominee who comes up for the Supreme Court that the White House recognizes that in fact it is its duty not just to the Senate but to the American people to make sure we can thoroughly and adequately evaluate the record of every single nominee who comes before us."

[duckman]

O’Reilly said the issue is closed, he is a natural born citizen. Coulter says we are cranks. Go figure.

[Nathan Zachary]

"But then we would know that he was a muslim or Frank Marshall was his Dad."

Or that he isn't Barrack Obama at all.

[NMEwithin]

The pundits on “Hardball” right now have just concluded that the “birther” issue is about race...nothing more. (BARF)

[pissant]

It still works for me. Maybe its your computer

[joejm65]

This is a great article. I think it’s written in a general enough way so that the folks who don’t follow this issue can understand it. Very mainstream, and very concise. Thank you FOX...

[cripplecreek]

So did the wiffleball crowd have the stones to mention Phil Berg or Alan Keyes when they decided it was about racism?

[pissant]

That’s a shocker. /s

[Red Steel]

Obama: I’m a victim - honestly.

[penelopesire]

Very strange. You don’t get the gobblygook half way down the page?

[pissant]

Yes, but only a line or two

[joejm65]

‘This is a serious issue, but a bit late to keep dragging it around now. It should have been a possible show stopper to obama getting the white house.’

Folks tried like hell to make it a show-stopper before the election, but the MSM would have nothing to do with it. This didn’t grow legs until Dobbs started discussing it a few weeks ago.

[FreedBird]

We can point the finger and blame the Main. News Media for falling in love with Bama and not doing its job. Ratings are more important. What is right takes a back seat.

[cripplecreek]

Folks tried like hell to make it a show-stopper before the election, but the MSM would have nothing to do with it.

Even a judge or two said that nothing could be done till after the election.

[Las Vegas Ron]

This is a serious issue, but a bit late to keep dragging it around now.

Yeah, your right....the Constitution is just an old document, it doesn't matter anymore either