White House Calls Birther Claims a “Distraction”

ABC News ^ | April 26, 2011 | Sunlen Miller

[2ndDivisionVet]

Faced with critics, like most recently Donald Trump, who are calling for the White House to release President Obama’s birth certificate, the White House declared today that this is a “settled issue” and lingering questions are just a “distraction.”

“We have a lot of problems confronting us,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said when asked about the “birther” claims at today’s briefing, “it’s an unfortunate distraction from the issues that I think most Americans care about.

The White House is dubbing this a “settled issue.”

“The birth certificate that the campaign put up online has been available for everyone to see around the globe,” Carney said....

[2ndDivisionVet]

"We're trying to make this into a third-world country with income redistribution and racial justice, and those darn tea party people keep harping on the constitution and the law."

[Gene Eric]

>> The White House is dubbing this a “settled issue.”

In other words, opaque.

[Jim W N]

Two things are a HUGE distraction to the Marxists in the WH: the U.S. Constitution and the truth.

[fatnotlazy]

It’s not a settled issue. And if the White House is worried about this distraction, it could end it once and for all and produce a real birth certificate.

[nesnah]

Jay, let’s just put it to bed then: “Is Barack Obama a natural born citizen?”

[KoRn]

Seems everything those assholes dislike or disagree with is a “distraction”.

That word must score well during focus groups.....

[Paladin2]

The WH behavior is disturbing. Maybe H0lder can investigate.

[doc1019]

White House Calls Birther Claims a “Distraction”

So, show us the Birth Certificate and this "distraction" will go away. Easy Pezzie.

[Mr. Jazzy]

I believe that Odumbo thinks that Americans complaining about a rotten economy, high gas prices and loss of respect around the world are ALSO distractions . . . from Odumbos golf game and various vacations.

[nhwingut]

This is issue will go down in history as exhibit A of media bias.

If this were a Republican, the first and only question would be, “Why don’t you release it?”

[Paladin2]

"White House Calls Birther Claims a “Distraction”"

At least it's not like there is a Wookie living in the WH to distract some.

[Boardwalk]

I thought this was a delight to 0bama?

[allmendream]

stay classy.....

[NWFLConservative]

“it’s an unfortunate distraction from the issues that I think most Americans care about...."

And just how exactly would you or your Kenyan village idiot boss know what these issues are that "most Americans" care about? This entire sham administration is so completely disconnected from "most Americans" it has become a very bad joke. The problem is the bad joke is on us.

[Shqipo]

By next week it will be an “Unprecedented Distraction.” Keep squeezing them until they spring a leak.

[screaminsunshine]

No doubt. It is obvious Obama is the biggest fraud in history. I vote GUILTY! Impeach him now!

[doc1019]

LOL!! Good one.

[MulberryDraw]

Anybody who was born in Hawaii who asks for their birth certificate gets the same thing that we -- this -- the campaign and the White House has provided to the press.”

So just have Hawaii release it instead of the Obama campaign. It's so easy to settle this issue. Why not do it?

[Paladin2]

You sure you’re not easily distracted?

[SharpRightTurn]

“White House Calls Birther Claims a “Distraction””

Odd, that is the same thing Levin is saying. They’re on the same page.