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07-31-2009, 12:14 PM | #2751 | |
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It is kind of odd that the debate is whether there's more birthers or truthers, when there's no birthers or truthers here. It's just something about the Democrats' superority complex that annoys me. Maybe it's because I'm closer to them than Republicans in demographics and some views. So goofy Republicans are just goofy. Goofy liberals should know better, and then are thus somehow worse. Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 12:21 PM. |
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We've seen many top Republican politicians give the birther movement legs. The top voices in the party have been pushing the argument as well. While the truthers was always a retarded movement pushed on crappy blogs and forums, the birther movement seems much more mainstream. It used to be the other way around with the parties. Can you imagine the party giving any credibility to the birther movement in Reagan's days? He would have shut that shit down fast. |
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I think the big difference is the number of sponsors for the so-called Birther bill as well as the number of reps and Senators that have publicly stated they think the birthers have a point. I'm not as interested in the number of birthers as I am the effect of those birthers on elected officials.
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Let's assume for the sake of argument that there are lots of problems with the Democrats.
I STILL DON'T GET WHY THE REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT TO FIX THEIR PARTY. Birthers are stupid and wrong. Birthers are bad for this country. Birthers keep people with the ability to apply logic to facts and reach conclusions from taking the GOP seriously. So, even assuming that there are lots of Truthers and Michael Moore worshipers on the Democratic side, WHY DOES THAT MATTER? Why wouldn't the GOP still want to get its own house in order for the good of the party? It's like a team with a horrible defensive line refusing to improve it "because the other team has a horrible WR core." It makes no sense. If you want to win arguments on FOFC, then spend your time attacking Democrats. OK. You win the great FOFC debates of 2009. Our grandkids are still going to live under socialized medicine because FOFC isn't part of the electoral college. If you want to win elections and actually let your ideas become law, then spend your time attacking the assholes and nutjobs in your party and getting confidence in your brand back. Tell the Birthers to shut-the-fuck-up. Demand that your elected officials put out a comprehensive health care plan so we can all get behind it instead of just falling into the "party of NO" stereotype. I'm a liberal, and even I'm getting a bit tired of what the Dems are doing and what they are failing to do. BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO GO TO. Unless I want to rant along with Sarah about the Media, or Glenn about Obama's racism, or the Birthers about how far up my own ass my head can go, I see no place for me at the GOP table. Why, I guess this all comes down to, don't you want my vote? |
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Like, why won't a smart guy with some clout--thinking here of maybe Newt--just flatly say that the Birthers are wrong, that they are bad for Democracy, and that he sees no place for them when the country has so many real problems to confront. Start leading the country instead of following the rump. |
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I think there's probably some fear of running into a Gingrey/Steele vs. Limbaugh situation where they'd be forced to apologize later.
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Well, maybe that needs to happen. A guy with nothing could not stand up to Rush. But Gingrich? Its not like he lacks conservative bona fides. |
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The comparison with Democrats come more, I think, from people in the middle seeing the Democrats bitch about the other party while ignoring their own failings. Why don't they speak out on Michael Moore? That fringe is why I don't want to associate with Democrats or vote for them. (Same with Republicans). Both parties have pretty horrible associations in my mind. Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 01:21 PM. |
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Seriously molson, do you have anything else to say? It seems like 90% of your posts in political threads are about how "oh, but the Democrats did that too", "you liberals were criticizing Bush/Palin/xxxx for doing the same thing", "where were you guys when Bush....".
Let's just assume that you will post that in response to every comment made by a liberal, so you won't have to waste your time actually typing it out anymore. Hopefully, the time saved will allow you to actually provide some original thought on the point being made.
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90% of my posts? Can you back that up? Otherwise, shut up. I've just skimmed over your incredible recent contributions to FOFC. What do you think you bring to the table that's so great? I'm just trying to inject a little sanity into the liberal ballwashing at FOFC. If you start a "larrymch42's opinions only" thread, I promise to stay out of it. I assumed this thread was open to anyone Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 02:00 PM. |
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Eh, Gingrich (who still has his solid moments IMO) has enough problems that his bona fides aren't strong enough to overcome a whole lot.
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Again, the difference is elected officials. I don't know if the number of crazies is equal and I don't much care. All I'm worried about is the effect of the fringe on those in office. What worries me about the recent incarnation of the GOP is that the crazies have way too much influence over the decision makers. Some of that's the natural tendency of a smaller party, but the crazies are also encouraged at every level of GOP politics. The truthers/birthers comparison actually makes that point fairly well. Democratic politicians weren't running out to validate the truthers, but GOP politicians are doing just that. I'm not going to ever be apart of the GOP, but I do think a strong, rational opposition party is important in a two party system like ours. I'd love to see rational arguments and counter proposals that would moderate the party in power, but the GOP elected officials are spending too much time placating the birthers and tea party whackos.
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Who's the most prominent republican office-holder that has claimed that Obama is not an citizen? I'm not disputing that any of them have, I just haven't heard it about it at that level. |
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Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Well, apparently a bill was drawn up in the House requiring a birth certificate be produced as part of Presidential paperwork and co-sponsored by 10 GOP Representatives while Senator Coburn from Oklahoma said he would support it, if it got there (which it won't). I don't think it's going out on a limb to say that was to support this nonsense. Tho, yes, they didn't openly claim he was not a citizen. SI
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There are at least 11 House GOP cosponsors to the so-called Birther Bill that would require a candidate to show a birth certificate. There are also Dem birthers, as the craze may have started with the PUMAs, but no Dem politician that I have seen has endorsed those views.
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I think Obama's a citizen, but I would support that bill. Why shouldn't Obama be required to produce his birth certificate? Why shouldn't every presidential candidate? That seems like a no-brainer. Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 02:35 PM. |
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Yeah, they've all left themselves an out by saying it's really just to make sure rumors like this don't start again. Coburn openly stated that Obama is eligible to be President.
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No, because impeachment has just become an extreme form of political speech. There are plenty of calls to impeach Obama that I wouldn't classify as crazy. Certainly for some of the birthers this is just another form of extreme political posturing, but when you see videos it seems that there are plenty of people that believe the certificate of live birth, the newspaper notifications, etc. are all faked. The way Congressmen are playing to that crowd is disturbing.
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Largely because the birth certificate doesn't solve anything. Would Obama still be a natural born citizen if he was born in Kenya to an American mother? What about a child born in Europe during a vacation? Congress said McCain was, but that's never been clearly established either. Natural born has never been clearly defined so using a birth certificate as the sole means of proof is very problematic. It's actually a very thorny question that could likely only be settled at the Supreme Court level.
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There's definitely grey areas with citizenship. The existence of grey areas, though, doesn't seem like an adequate justification to say, "no, you can't have my birth certificate". Some would still challege the citizenship even if the original certificate was produced by Hawaii, no doubt. That doesn't seem like a justification either. It's like if Bush had phone records the morning of 9/11 between himself and unidentified contacts in Saudi Arabia. The recordings exist, but Bush said, "no, you can't have them, it wouldn't solve anything anyway, and you people will still think I'm involved no matter what" Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 02:48 PM. |
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You can see the certificate of live birth here: http://msgboard.snopes.com/politics/graphics/birth.jpg You can read the Snopes page here: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama...ertificate.asp There's nothing being hidden.
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Which he hasn't done. He released the copy given to him by the Hawaiian officals. Quote:
Which the Birthers still are. The Hawaiian governor (a Republican) and the head of the department that issues birth certificates have verified and validated his birth record.
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I just don't get what the argument is about. I keep hearing about a birth certificate and from what I've seen it's out there and it's been confirmed as legit. |
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Right, but from what I read on the wiki site, that's not the original but the "short-form". And Hawaii claims that they would release the original to Obama or his representives if they ask, yet we haven't seen that one. I don't think he's hiding lack of citizenship, since Hawaii has confirmed that that birth certificate exists, but I wonder if he's hiding an even more Muslim-sounding name, etc. |
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All the dumbfuck conspiracy theories go the same route. Make a claim, get debunked, make another claim, get debunked, etc.
First he had no birth certificate, so he posts it. Then it's a fake certificate, so Hawaii verifies it's real. Now it's that there is a secret alternative birth certificate that claims he's a Muslim or something. If somehow they provided every document they want, it would just turn into Hawaii covering for him. No way you can win with conpiracy theorists on any issue whether it's this, moon landings, 9/11, etc. |
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Actually, I'd be quite satisfied with the original (long) birth certificate. If that was provided, I would not claim Hawaii was covering for him.
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The point was that the birther thing was far more mainstream than the truthers, and I don't buy that. I've heard a lot more about truthers than birthers, personally.
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Hawaii could be innocent here. Obama may have used the campaign funds to build a time machine and find a way to go back, sneak into the hospital on the day of his birth, and throw in a forged birth certificate with his info. I would say he could just have told his Mother he was Barack from the future and she needs to deliver him in Hawaii (not Kenya), but that may have sparked off a butterfly effect of sorts that when he transported back to present time he wouldn't be President. Last edited by RainMaker : 07-31-2009 at 03:26 PM. |
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Didn't we used to have a truther here? Where'd he go?
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I think the birther crowd is making enough of an ass of themselves that the snopes stuff shows how asinine they are, if that was a reference to me, so IOW posting of the Snopes bit is enough for me coupled with the quotes from the people from, you know, the state and the dept. that handles it. I also admit that it doesnt matter....the people upset about losing will continue to drum up conspiracy theories. I didnt believe Bush planned 9/11 and I dont think Obama is ineligible and I think people who find themselves in either camp are showing their asses. Ive also gotten insanely busy training new hires and selling a boatload of new homes {shrug}.
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That just seems like an attempt to lump them together. Most Republicans aren't birthers (and I'm not sure we can count someone who wants to see a birth certificate as a "birther"), so instead they can be criticized because "they don't speak out against them enough", or "they have influence in the party." Who exactly are you criticizing? Birthers (fair enough, nobody disagrees), or Republicans because birthers are in the party? It sounds like Republicans are criticized as being the party of the whackos, which seems just a tad arrogant considering the beliefs of some that make up the Democrat ranks. I have some Republican opinions on things, but I assure you I'm in no way influenced by birthers. Last edited by molson : 07-31-2009 at 03:47 PM. |
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I'm saying that too many GOP elected officials pander to the crazies in the party and hence the party has very little to offer in terms of ideas outside of conspiracy theories and over the top lies about legislation. That critique doesn't apply to all Republicans as I think many are frustrated and/or embarrassed by what the party has become. What's the last constructive policy solution the elected GOP has offered? Instead we get Schiavo, birthers, euthanasia, Marxism, czars, etc.
Some of this is natural as the party has shrunk a great deal, and has too large of a base in one location(less than half of Southern respondents thought Obama was born in the U.S.), but a lot of this is a fear of or refusal to distance the elected officials from the crazies. Until the heat is applied to GOP elected officials to stop placating the crazies, the crazies will have a disproportionate influence in the party.
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I really think it's smart on Obama's part to not release his original birth certificate. It just makes the republicans look like nut jobs with no policy to stand on.
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What are they supposed to do? It's not like this birthers thing is all over the papers.
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