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Glenn Beck on birther issue: 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
World Net Daily ^ | 01/04/2009 | Drew Zahn

Posted on 01/05/2010 1:52:27 PM PST by autumnraine

On the air today, popular radio host Glenn Beck mocked "birthers" and claimed there is a concerted campaign to get those questioning Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility onto the airwaves – a strategy Beck said would actually benefit Obama.

"There's always games being played behind the scenes at a talk radio show," Beck said. "Rush has always called them seminar callers. But instead of being coy with the seminar callers or with you, I'm just going to expose the game that is going on. Today there is a concerted effort on all radio stations to get birthers on the air."

"I have to tell you, are you working for the Barack Obama administration?" Beck scoffed. "I mean, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

The ongoing dialogue then spun off into ridicule as Beck caricatured those who question the sitting president's eligibility with straw-man arguments reminiscent of jibes made by Obama's apologists in other news outlets.

Beck defined birthers as people who believe Obama was born in Kenya or other foreign country, was raised as a Manchurian candidate and somehow brainwashed Hillary Clinton into not exposing his fraud. According to Beck's running joke, birthers believe someone – maybe Obama's KGB "control" – preemptively placed Obama's birth announcement in 1961 Hawaiian newspapers with a "roadmap" of getting an African man into office.

As for Obama producing a long-form birth certificate to actually prove his place of birth, Beck questioned, "Why do that when these people ['birthers'] are so discrediting themselves?"

Get the must-wear clothing item for 2010! "Where's the birth certificate" T-shirt!

The radio host further argued that by distracting the public from actionable issues, "birthers" have become "a dream come true" for Obama, an ideal situation akin to the fantasies of adolescent boys after Hollywood bombshells.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beck; birthcertificate; birthers; certifigate; gb; glennbeck
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To: Star Traveler
Ed Dames has an over 80% hit rate for accuracy what is yours around 0%?

Beam me up star traveler!

101 posted on 01/05/2010 3:00:11 PM PST by guitarplayer1953 (Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Many cultures, Muslims included, think they have right to lie to your face if you ask them an embarrassing question.

Obama thinks like a Muslim.

102 posted on 01/05/2010 3:00:28 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: MestaMachine; LucyT
People like Glenn Beck are entertainers, they need to make money; I'm not saying that he doesn't believe everything he says, I'm just pointing out that a certain way for him to be exiled from television is to chatter about the birth certificate.

The birth certificate is a TABOO subject.

Future generations will look back at today's press establishment and simply not believe any of this.

103 posted on 01/05/2010 3:01:28 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: autumnraine

We are called lunatics for asking about all of Obama’s credentials, two weeks after the sun worshipers return from Copenhagen.


104 posted on 01/05/2010 3:02:13 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: EDINVA
You were saying ...

I thought Rush Limbaugh was the “face of the conservative movement.” Taitz has made a lot of noise and gotten a lot of ink, but she is hardly the face or spokesperson for the conservative movement.

Ummmm..., yeah! It would have been more accurate to say that Orly Taitz is the face of the Obama Derangement Syndrome crowd.... then we would all be in agreement... LOL...

105 posted on 01/05/2010 3:03:49 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: houston1

Not challenging the accuracy of your statement, but I would presume that there are variations from state to state, and I wasn’t born in Hawaii, so I wouldn’t use my own as any sort of benchmark.


106 posted on 01/05/2010 3:04:48 PM PST by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: guitarplayer1953

....he has also identified the Anti-Christ.....

No offense to you personally, but you are kidding arent you? That is black helicopter, tin foil hat crapola and if that fraud can see things why aint he quiet and rich beyond belief instaed of being on some silly website? Just asking?


107 posted on 01/05/2010 3:06:01 PM PST by mono
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To: LucyT

The issue of 0bama Sr’s marriage to Keiza (sp?) in Kenya nullifying his marriage to SADO is not determined. I don’t think it automatically makes Sr and SADO’s marriage null at all.

(Just a side point).

And I am disgusted that Beck did this. If he was sincere, he’d just say something about picking one’s battles, and hopefully the truth will be found one day and put any controversy to rest, etc.

For him to slam those concerned about 0bama’s eligibility issues is a low blow.


108 posted on 01/05/2010 3:07:38 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: hennie pennie
You were saying ...

Future generations will look back at today's press establishment and simply not believe any of this.

Yeah... in kinda the same way that they look at the Roswell UFO incident... :-)

109 posted on 01/05/2010 3:09:41 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: little jeremiah; LucyT
You were saying ...

For him to slam those concerned about 0bama’s eligibility issues is a low blow.

Well..., the truth always comes with a bit of pain, doesn't it... :-)

I would be hoping that about now... that it would finally be "getting through" to people about how to go about this...

110 posted on 01/05/2010 3:11:12 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: bassmaner

I think you are right, there were mistakes made and I believe he is hiding them from embarrassment more than anything else, but frankly it is irrelevant and too much time is being wasted on this. This agitation should be used to stop his socialist health care, global warming lies and the largest government spending program ever conceived. We cannot pay our debt, we refuse to drill for oil (which could pay it) and members of his cabinet want to sterilize women and teach sick gay sex acts to children. These are items that are true and should be bombarding the air waves, not this waste of time.

By the way, there are more 9/11 Truthers in the Dem party then Birthers in the Rep party. And frankly the former, including Van Jones, are far more offensive.


111 posted on 01/05/2010 3:11:23 PM PST by Titus-Maximus (Light from Light)
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To: mono; guitarplayer1953
You were saying ...

No offense to you personally, but you are kidding arent you? That is black helicopter, tin foil hat crapola and if that fraud can see things why aint he quiet and rich beyond belief instaed of being on some silly website? Just asking?

Well..., I hate to say it, but it's true, from some of my own Christian friends... LOL...

No, I don't believe he's the Antichrist, and yes, I think the Antichrist will come on the scene -- in a very real way as a real person -- but Obama is not him...

Some Christian friends are simply "over-enthusiastic" about labeling every person who is on the wrong side of things (and is a "major player") as the Antichrist. That does get old after a while...

112 posted on 01/05/2010 3:14:00 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler

I see your back being wacky... and oh yeah LoL!


113 posted on 01/05/2010 3:14:18 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Sherman Logan

Obama’s multitude of assaults on the USA as founded are classic Cloward-Piven.

We can’t defend on every front. Or so he thinks.

One leader. Just one leader is all we need. One eloquent, courageous, and intelligent leader to paint the big picture.

Card check, cap and trade, global warming, health care, TARP, auto take over, bank take over, The Wise Latina, 39 Czars, public education, MSM bias, ... What do they have in common?

The destruction of Franklin’s, Jefferson’s, Adams, Washington’s vision.

Our founders displayed miraculous wisdom. Look at those who are unraveling their work. Wow. What a contrast.


114 posted on 01/05/2010 3:14:45 PM PST by getitright (Are you hoping to change back yet?)
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To: autumnraine

They’re out in full force today.


115 posted on 01/05/2010 3:15:01 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: Sherman Logan
I agree with Beck that the whole birther controversy has so far been a political boon to Obama.

How has it helped Obama?

If all the court cases were reported and Obama spoke out that people were after him...and public felt sorry for him, I could see it helping him. Obama will never speak in public about it because when it finally comes out he will say he never lied.

People who get the news through MSM have no clue it is a issue.

116 posted on 01/05/2010 3:18:28 PM PST by OafOfOffice (Constitution is not neutral.It was designed to take the government off the backs of people-Douglas)
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To: Star Traveler

Oh, did the mods say you can now post on these threads after your time out? Or just testing the waters?

You’re a disgusting nutcase and I never read the garbage you spew, nor will I ever, nor will I reply to any comment address to me by you again.

You need some therapy, drugs, or a long fast in the desert.


117 posted on 01/05/2010 3:20:26 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: guitarplayer1953
You were saying ...

Ed Dames has an over 80% hit rate for accuracy what is yours around 0%?

Hey, if I were to go into the clairvoyant business ... who knows what my success rate would be...

But, what I was talking about here on Free Republic, which has happened in the past, no matter how strange it may seem... it's all true -- because it already happened... LOL...

It takes no clairvoyant for that ... :-)

BUT, I will admit to making one personal predication about the Obama Derangement Syndrome crowd, here on Free Republic. I do say that they will be protesting Obama at the grand opening of his Presidential Library...

I only say that because one would have to be a total idiot to "not realize" that those of the Obama Derangement Syndrome crowd will never give up on their "quest for the holy grail" (just think how long the quest has gone on for the holy grail in history, thus far and you'll get the right idea... LOL...).

No, a group that is so rabid as the Obama Derangement Syndrome crowd -- it takes no clairvoyant to make that prediction...

You call that a "sure thing"... :-)

118 posted on 01/05/2010 3:20:28 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: little jeremiah
You were saying ...

You’re a disgusting nutcase and I never read the garbage you spew, nor will I ever, nor will I reply to any comment address to me by you again.

Ummmm..., I've lost count now... but I think you've said you won't post to me ever again -- about 20 times now... :-)

119 posted on 01/05/2010 3:21:45 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: autumnraine
I don’t think he was born in Kenya, I think he was born in Canada. Combined with his father’s lack of citizenship and his mother not being old enough to transfer citizenship, would jeapardize his NBC status.

Canada had “free” medical care and it would also explain her friend interviewing how she came by her house (in Seattle, the Dunham’s former home) when Obama was a week or two old.


Yep, that's what I think what happen too. If I remember right, Obama's mother was in college in Seattle two weeks after Obama was born. To me, it would make sense that Obama was born in Canada and that is what he is trying to hide.

It would be nice if some one in Canada would leak Obama's Canadian BC to the public. Then again, the State-Run-Media would probably just ignore it.
120 posted on 01/05/2010 3:21:59 PM PST by Ticonderoga34 (Free Obama's Birth Certificate!)
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