Posted on 08/12/2009 3:17:01 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday that much of the outrage being demonstrated at town halls across the country comes from so-called birthers, whom he described as “absolutely nuts.”
Responding to a question on the fury demonstrated at numerous town halls, the governor asserted that “many of these people are birthers.”
“The birthers are a perfect slice of these people who have lost their rationality and they have become obsessed with certain things, and that obsession is hurting the democratic process,” Rendell said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” referring to the conspiracy theorists who believe President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.
“The birthers are absolutely nuts,” he said. “They won’t believe the clear and credible evidence that President Obama was born in Hawaii.”
“I’ve never seen ugliness and rage like this in all my years in office,” the two-term governor and former Philadelphia mayor added.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
This “clear and credible evidence” would be laughed out of any courtroom. The meme has dug into America enough that there will be an ugly backlash on top of the dozens of other ugly backlashes at Obama.
Hey Eddie. How are those Spitzer hookers working out for you?
The racial components of the 2008 Democratic Primary refuse to go away. On Tuesday, Gov. Ed Rendell, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter, told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that he believed some Pennsylvania voters would not support Barack Obama simply because of his race.
“You've got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate,” the Governor said, ironically, to a black reporter.
No matter what they do, they dig themselves in deeper.
Amazing.
Demorat, or Democrap is the handle that better suits these enemies of the nation.
Demorat, or Democrap is the handle that better suits these enemies of the nation.
Actually that’s a separate issue, Rendell, but don’t let that keep you from lying. Conservatives are opposed to the wrecking of this country by you folks.
OK, you’ve convinced us Barry was born in Hawaii.
Now there’s no problem showing that Long Form Birth Certificate.
IS THERE???
PROPAGANDA PRIMER (From Mein Kampf)
Avoid abstract ideas and appeal instead to the emotions We have more important items to focus on, healthcare, blah blah blah
Constant repetition of just a few ideas, using stereotyped phrases and avoiding objectivity. "The Pres__ent has released his BC. (He hasn't)
Put forth only one side of the argument (Will not explain why BHO will not release actual Birth Cert)
Constantly criticize enemies of the state (Right wing extremists, birthers etc)
Identify one special enemy for special vilification (BIRTHERS)
The people who are listening to the media do not even realize that Barack has not released his actual birth certificate. They only listen to the 24/7 propaganda.
So let me get this right Mr. governer, the "birthers" who are only demanding that Barack show his parents citizenship and the hospital of birth are NUTS and you by repeating Barack's Whitehouse talking points (propaganda) are the sane one!
Is it too much to ask Barack to show us the document that tells us what hospital he was born in????
And former district attorney of Philadelphia from 1977 through 1986, a period that includes not one but two police assaults on the group MOVE including the infamous bombing of MOVE by Wilson Goode's air force in 1985. Are you saying, Fast Eddie, that people who question the birth credentials of Barack Obama are worse than the MOVE members your office successfully prosecuted for killing a Philadelphia cop along with their other crimes? Are they worse than convicted cop killer and death row resident Mumia Abu-Jamal that your office also prosecuted? We know it's football season and your priority is to get to Comcast for the post-game wrapup of your beloved Iggles, but how about you leave the hyperbole for missed field goals and tackles?
And former district attorney of Philadelphia from 1977 through 1986, a period that includes not one but two police assaults on the group MOVE including the infamous bombing of MOVE by Wilson Goode's air force in 1985. Are you saying, Fast Eddie, that people who question the birth credentials of Barack Obama are worse than the MOVE members your office successfully prosecuted for killing a Philadelphia cop along with their other crimes? Are they worse than convicted cop killer and death row resident Mumia Abu-Jamal that your office also prosecuted? We know it's football season and your priority is to get to Comcast for the post-game wrapup of your beloved Iggles, but how about you leave the hyperbole for missed field goals and tackles?
Well I suppose expecting the transparency Obama promised is nuts but I won’t stop.
IMO Rendell is just another Marxist thug, water carrier for the Obama Administration.
If you were a real statesman you would address any number of issues raised instead of attacking voters who dare to question.
There were a number of ways to secure a birth certificate in Hawaii in 1961. The primary one is the long form that identifies the hospital and attending physician. But if the child was not born in a hospital the applicant can make a declaration and secure an equivalent to the long form as a Certificate of Live Birth. The legal requirements for this avenue to acquire a Hawaiian Certificate of Live Birth were "loose" at the time.
Taking a look at the long form would clarify whether Mr. Obama was born in a hospital in Hawaii or elsewhere in Hawaii. Of course the possibility exists that a close relative could have secured a Certificate of Live Birth for Obama even though he was born elsewhere. Many people just do not know. They would like to feel assured that all is well and in order in this case.
The lack of openness by our President in connection with school records, college writings, applications, and sources of funding, raises legitimate concerns.
This stone-wall and name-calling approaches are associated with socialist governments that Rendell wants to copy by nationalizing banks, the automobile industry, and, now, heath care. Remember that the 1,000 page plus stimulus package was passed without being read by the Democrats. We still do not know what happened to that money.
Democrat love to spend someone else's money. Taxpayers and their children will pay and pay for years to come.
Stuff a cheese steak down his pie hole and he will be quiet for awhile.
The strategy of the left is all too clear. Call any one who disagrees with you crazy and unbalanced as a way to discredit there position. I don't care who you're talking about; the birthers, the tea parties, the town halls, it's the same standard playbook move.
Hey fast eddie, isn’t it nuts for a person who plays president on tv to spend big piles of cash to retain lawyers to keep their past life covered up?
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Rendell calls Turzai’s tax-cut plan ‘ludicrous’
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) - Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Author: Brad Bumsted
HARRISBURG — Republican Rep. Mike Turzai “must be nuts “ for seeking a state tax cut when the state needs more revenue, Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday.
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Rendell pushes health plan - Wants to cut costs, offer coverage to all Energy plan
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA) - Friday, February 2, 2007
Author: Dave Pidgeon
Gov. Ed Rendell used the words “stunning,” “unbelievable” and “ nuts “ to describe aspects of contemporary health care in Pennsylvania, an industry whose costs shot up 75.6 percent from 2000 to 2006.
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Rendell says plan aids energy contracts
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) - Saturday, March 3, 2007
Author: Rick Stouffer
For Public Utility Commission members who translate Pennsylvania's electricity restructuring law as banning long-term contracts, Gov. Ed Rendell has two words:
“That's nuts .”
Allowing large industrial power users to sign five-year or 10-year pacts at a set price allows those companies to budget for a huge expense, according to the governor.
“For some utility commission members to interpret Pennsylvania's electricity deregulation law as not allowing the signing of long-term contracts — that's nuts ,” said Rendell , addressing a packed room at the Sheraton Station Square.
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Rendell : Schools’ opposition to tax-cut program is ‘ nuts ‘
Daily Courier (Connellsville, PA) - Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Author: Peter Jackson
Gov. Ed Rendell on Tuesday hailed Pennsylvania's new property-tax relief program as a $1 billion-a-year gift from the state government to millions of homeowners and said it's “ nuts “ that some local school boards are threatening to stand in the way.
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Ed (and the Dems) know full well, unlike the ACORN crowd, the town hall protesters are ordinary folks. I think they are making a big strategic mistake by demonizing them in this way. I think, deep down, they know it too. But the problem is that they have touched a nerve and the Dems are operating in a blind panic.
I guess Eddie has seen an actual legitimate birth certificate for him to be able to make his claim. Otherwise he should just STFU.
Now listen to me, Governor Rendell. You know what I’m obsessed with? Your proposed 16% increase in my state income taxes. I go to the Harrisburg newspaper website every day, to make sure my GOP Senator hasn’t caved in to your Communist demands. And if it looks like his bottom lip is starting to quiver, I pick up the phone and call his office. They’ll probably get caller ID soon, so they can avoid my calls.
I would have been in Lebanon yesterday, but alas, work intruded. As for the birther issue, all I know is the President won’t produce his original birth certificate. I know, I’m completely nuts for not trusting my President. Well, call me crazy........
Translation:
Won’t they ever stop, this is getting frustrating!
“FREE THE LONG FORM!”
Fast Eddie better watch it.
Something about him reminds me ...hmm ? Oh yeah, Sptizer, hookers...come to mind.
“The party is the Democrat party, not the Democratic party. There is nothing Democratic about this party. “
I have been maintaining this for a while now and I think Rush is using the term “Democrat” Party, not “Democratic”, which it isn’t.
No it would not. It would be accepted as prima facie proof. It's the birthers who get laughed out of court, and will continue to be until and unless they produce some proof that Obama was born somewhere else.
You kidding, the judge asks to see the long form certificate and the defendant just gives song and dance?
We don’t just presume some bloke who waltzes into Washington meets the constitutional requirements.
What judge asked for that? When did this happen?
The COLB is legal proof of place of birth. That's just a fact. It would be accept as prima facie proof in any court.
"We don’t just presume some bloke who waltzes into Washington meets the constitutional requirements."
The time for that is before the election. It already took place. He was allowed onto the ballot in fifty states and sworn into office following the constitutional procedures. Was he asked to present a birth certificate at any stage? I don't know. Was any president ever asked for that?
The question now is, do the birthers have proof that he's NOT eligible. And the answer is NO. They have nothing. What we have is sufficient proof for any reasonable person that he was born in Hawaii.
GREAT characterization! So accurate. : )
During our lawsuit against him at his first deposition, Fast Eddie was so nervous, he knocked over a pitcher of water. : ) Loved it!
I also loved it when he surprisingly admitted during one of the depositions, if he had been in Clinton's situation, he would have lied under oath too. (Supports your excellent characterization of the man, Kid!) To which one of our lawyers responded, "Oh, really, what else would you lie about under oath?" Eddies response to that was to look up and down and all around the room.
Interestingly, his statements were far more mild and reasonable on Dom Giordano's show Tuesday evening which Dom noted. Eddie well understands the tactic of appearing reasonable to one's enemies to win them over. But the truth about what he REALLY thinks, comes out when he's with one of his own.
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