Posted on 05/05/2011 12:00:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
One thinks of rats scurrying off a sinking ship.
Meaning the new exodus of birthers from birtherism. Fox News now says in a blog post that it hardly pushed the birther issue at all. Wonder how folks got the idea Fox did that? Oh yeah: by watching Fox.
And Rush Limbaugh says he “warned people this was a dead end.” This is the same Limbaugh who recently said there were “legitimate citizenship questions” about President Obama.
Granted, some on the right were starting to distance themselves from this absurdity even before Obama finally released his long form birth certificate last week. Witness Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoing a bill that would have required presidential candidates to provide proof of birth. Perhaps the few remaining grownups on the right begin to fear the effect of being defined by cartoon characters and cranks.
But let us not dismiss the birther imbroglio without calling out the bigotry at its core. Yes, that word will bring howls of protest from people who will declare that race had nothing to do with their demands for Obama’s original birth certificate.
And I believe them. Or at least, I believe they believe what they are saying.
Thing is, bigots do not usually stand up and say, “I am a bigot.” They hide this from themselves, much less from you or me. Indeed, Mel Gibson, last heard telling his girlfriend she would be raped by a pack of effing N-words, just said in an interview that he is not a racist.....
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
SOMEBODY FORGOT TO FLUSH - AGAIN! HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TELL YA’?
The biggest problem is that we don’t even know his real name. How would we know if he’s black?
It hardly matters. He’s a lousy President.
The questions about Obama’s eligibility for the office notwithstanding, I think many critics of those who are curious about Obamas dearth of public documents (passport applications, student loan appications, schoold transcripts, and until recently his long form birth certificate) are mixing together two issues, which for many sane-minded individuals are in point of fact, separate.
The lack of documentation does posit questions in my mind, but not as far as eligibility for the office - more so, the curiosity of “why.” Sure we have the document now. Most defenders of the President maintain that he had previously released it, but if he had, why release another? And why wait so long as Oprah wanted to know – is she racist too?
The separate issue, of Obama’s perceived “un-American-ness” is not linked to this dearth of documentation for a majority of critics of this President. For me and many of my ilk (that would be intelligent, non-racist, patriotic Americans) the perception is not that Barak is not “an American,” it is that he does not appear to be a “patriotic American.” Perhaps he’s a Progressive-American, having already risen above the stale old-fashioned flag-waving,-clinging-to-their-guns-and-bibles brand of patriotism. Let’s see...what evidence would support this...hmmm.
Oh, of course it’s only circumstantial evidence like his not placing his hand over his heart for the pledge of allegiance at a number of campaign events, refusing very publically to wear a flag lapel pin, how about his “American-apology” tour, pinnacled by his speech in Germany where he stated, “America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.” Then after listening to Daniel Ortega verbally run down America for an hour, Barak said, “I’m grateful that President Ortega did not blame me for things that happened when I was three months old.” So, run down America, cool, so long as you don’t blame me? Then there was his press conference with Pres. Calderon where they jointly denounced Arizona’s immigration policies, while at his direction Eric Holder filed suit against the state; the federal government suing the state for trying to protect its own borders...nice.
But Wait! That’s not all! How about the leader of our country bowing before the leaders of other countries including the Saudi King, Japanese Emperor and Chinese Prime Minister? Rookie protocol mistakes? there seem to be an awful lot of them. How about sitting in pastor Jeremiah Wrights “America got what it deserves” church for 20 years, or Michelle Obama saying after Barak’s election, “For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country.” Perhaps it’s the company he keeps, like his initial campaign kickoff in terrorist Bill Ayres home - you do know about Bill Ayres right; he’s just that wacky college professor who lived down the street from Barak. Why, Barak was only 3 when Ayres was bombing police stations and federal buildings, chanting down with America.
So forgive those of us who harbor the belief that this President falls well short of what we want in a leader - forgive us for having formed an impression of this man that is less than patriotic.
Trust me, it has NOTHING to do with his race. I don’t care what color you are as President, so long as I can see Red White and Blue.
I oppose him because he was a red diaper doper baby from birth, admitted to holding those views through college, and exhibiting a bitter clinging hold to them in the President campaign.
Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Howard Dean, et al didn’t ascribe to the politics of Saul Alinsky until they reached adulthood. But I still spit on their political worldview.
It ain’t Obama’s reputed skin color (the man tans in Hawaii, BTW).
I guess there should have been a picture next to Alan Keyes’ name on the ballot when I voted in the Texas GOP Primary, right? < /sarc >
Clearly Leonard Pitts, Jr.’s problem is trying to Think While Being Liberal.
I was told that America was a different place now that a black man had been elected President. I was told that history had changed.
So why do I still hear the same tired arguments from bitter clingers to the victim card?
There ARE black racists who insist that America still has not REALLY elected a black man because of that (and when/where he grew up).
He’s a RACER!
Exactly!
Absolutely!
Obviously he’s just another racist diehard Obama supporter. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Another recent bit of screed:
Gay marriage a right — not a poll question
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/22/2129043/gay-marriage-a-right-not-a-poll.html
He wrote one about his nephew being arrested that was LOL funny. Leonard was outraged that whitey dared to arrest the criminal relative of an affirmative action hero
(him).
1. KAPIOLANI HOSPITAL: Why won't Obama give Kapiolani Hospital permission to release his mother's Aug. 4, 1961 records?
2. She has been deceased a long time, so I don't see what harm it would do to Obama's deceased mother if her records from long ago in Aug. 1961 were shown to a small, select group of reporters from the major news networks. What is Obama hiding? Is it possible that he is hiding the fact that he was not born at Kapiolani Hospital as he claims?
3. STRICT HOSPITAL PRIVACY LAWS? Some people on the internet have said that new strict hospital privacy laws prohibit Obama and Kapiiolani Hospital from even thinking about releasing Obama's mother's August 1961 hospital records. Some also say that Kapiolani Hospital may no longer have any trace of Obama's mother being a patient on Aug. 4, 1961, because the hospital probably destroyed her records because hospitals routinely destroy records that have been in their files for a very long time.
4. MY RESPONSE; Am I to believe that the President of the United States with all his many lawyers, private and public, does not have the POWER to force Kapiolani Hospital to show his mother's records to himself and to a group of reporters?
5. I mean, do you really think that if Obama---THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES--- had to go to court to force Kapiolani Hospital to release his mother's records, that the court would tell Obama that neither he nor reporters will ever be allowed to see his mother's Kapiolani Hospital records as long as the United States exists as a nation?
6. Do you really think that if Obama---THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES---- walked in Kapiolani's front door with his security guards and a group of high-priced lawyers and demanded to see his mother's August 1961 records, that Kapiolani Hospital would continue to play HARDBALL and tell Obama that hell would freeze over before he and reporters would be allowed to see his mother's August 1961 records? Give me a break.
7. And does anyone really believe that there would not a single trace of Obama's mother being in Kapiolani Hospital on August 4, 1961, even Kapiolani may claim that all of Obama's records were destroyed several years ago? Give me a break.
8. OCCIDENTAL college records: Why won't Obama let us look at his Occidental college records in California? What is Obama hiding? Is he hiding the fact that the SOCIAL SECURITY number he used at Occidental is different from the number he used on his recent tax returns in 2011?
9. LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE IN HAWAII ARCHIVES: : Why won't Obama give a select group of reporters permission to examine his long form birth certificate that is in the Hawaii government archives?
10. Obama has already displayed his long form birth certificate to the world on April 27, 2011, so why are Obama and Hawaii officials playing hardball when it comes to allowing reporters to examine the ORIGINAL long form birth certificate that Hawaii officials say is bound in a book?
11. What is Obama trying to hide? It makes no sense to me that Obama will hold up his long form birth certificate at a White House news conference on April 27, 2011 for the world to see, yet Obama and Hawaii officials stonewall it when it comes to allowing reporters to examine the very same but ORIGINAL long form birth certificate in the Hawaii archives. It makes no sense to me.
12. Again, my problems with Obama has nothing to do with race. It has more to do with Obama being a liar and a fraud, ugly human traits that are found in all races, sad to say.
All good questions and, like you said, they have nothing to do with race.
Playing the race card sucks.
I was taught, and later found supporting data, that a NBC is one born in country to two citizens of that country at the time of his or her birth.
By that definition, obama is not a natural born citizen of the US and is ineligible to be the POTUS.
However, since you mentioned it, I haven't really noticed his 'blackness' such as it is, but I'd be ecstatic if he'd change places with Alan West or if we could trade him for Herman Cain.
I think the 'blackness' of those two men is of a substantially higher quality than that of obama.
Presidenting while stupid.
I object!! Robinson's stupidity would make two of Pitts's.
On the other hand, Pitts is the bigger racist affirmative-action reparations pimp, so I can understand you error.
Your turn.
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