Posted on 04/27/2011 7:19:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
With sardonic resignation, President Obama, an eminently rational man, stared directly into political irrationality on Wednesday and released his birth certificate to history. More than halfway through his term, the president felt obliged to prove that he was a legitimate occupant of the Oval Office. It was a profoundly low and debasing moment in American political life.
The disbelief fairly dripped from Mr. Obama as he stood at the West Wing lectern. People are out of work, American soldiers are dying overseas and here were cameras to record him stating that he was born in a Hawaii hospital. It was particularly galling to us that it was in answer to a baseless attack with heavy racial undertones.
Mr. Obama practically begged the public to set aside these distractions, expressing hope that his gesture would end the “silliness” and allow a national debate about budget priorities. It won’t, of course.
If there was ever any doubt about Mr. Obama’s citizenship, which there was not, the issue was settled years ago when Hawaii released his birth certificate. The fuller document that Mr. Obama had to request contains some extra information, including his parents’ signatures and the name of the hospital where he was born, but it was unnecessary to show his legitimacy....
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This has got to be satire. I can actually see the sutures between this person’s lips, and Obama’s butt.
The cert proves he is not eligible to be president.
His father is African.
The bastard (and I use the term literally) should have released his long form before the election. Something is very fishy about the whole thing.
Did the Onion change it’s name to the NYT’s?
Busy man ... things to do.
I always thought the birther thing was silly, but I don’t see anything racial in the requests.
I’m a bastard, as are most adopted kids. Wasn’t anything I did.
They throw the race card when they can’t throw the truth....
LOL!!!
I suspect your spin alert should have been a high pressure spraying puke alert.
No lie is left untold with these lefties.
Now we can move on to the question of why none of the hospitals have any internal records of him having been born there.
Fire up Air Force One 'cuz I'm doin' the Oprah Show, doing three campaign fundraisers, and maybe squeeze in some hoops and golf...man, I have a busy day planned....
Some are born that way - no fault of their own, some are self made.
Maybe the Resident will explain his Marxism now that we have a bogus birth certificate.
The fake Kenyan BC looks more legit than the crapola released today.
How long do hospitals keep records?
“It was a profoundly low and debasing moment in American political life.”
I totally agree it was a low and debasing moment. This verification should have been done before the election and certainly before being sworn in. Why didn’t the media do its job? They are supposed investigate these things.
The fact that it was left to a reality-show host to force the issue is embarrassing.
Obama immediately flew to Chicago to film an episode of Oprah after his little show this morning. That’s how serious he is about troops dying, tornados, etc.
No, I’m not kidding.
I personally do not give a rats a$$ what the NYT says.
How far can Obama push his supporters before the whole house of cards implodes? These people are moving beyond absurd with their justification of the main Democrat, Obama.
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