Editorials on President Obama's birth certificate

The Belleville News-Democrat ^ | April 28, 2011 | Various pundits

[2ndDivisionVet]

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, April 28:

ENOUGH OF 'BIRTHER' BALONEY

We share President Obama's exasperation about the persistent rumor that he wasn't born in the United States, and we hope his release of his long-form birth certificate Wednesday will disabuse many Americans of their belief in this preposterous urban legend. But we're under no illusion - and neither is Obama - that the rumor will be entirely quelled. "I know that there's going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest," the president said at an extraordinary briefing.

That "segment" may turn out to be sizable. A shocking number of Americans give credence to the utterly unfounded notion that the president was born outside the United States - in Kenya, by some accounts - and smuggled into Hawaii, where his birth documents were fabricated. A CBS/New York Times poll released this month found that a quarter of all Americans think Obama was not born in the United States. Among Republicans and "tea party" supporters, the figure was 45 percent.

Explanations abound for the traction this conspiracy theory has achieved (the conspiracy consists of supposed efforts by the White House to conceal the "facts"). Obama's exotic background, his schooling abroad, the middle name Hussein and, yes, his race all contribute to the perception among some Americans that the president is "other." Marry that to a generic interest in conspiracies, economic anxiety that encourages such beliefs and the changing demographics of the country and you have the "birther" view of reality....

[Diogenesis]

The BC released yesterday shows that Obama
is PROVEN-INELIGIBLE.

Will anyone in the US Congress OR SCOTUS stand up?
OR is America dead

[jwparkerjr]

re: Show me the original birth certificate

Amen! I want to see the document that looks just like the one that's being circulated for comparison. The two are as different as night and day.

They just stalling, hoping the whole thing will go away.

I am confident that at some point the truth will be known. And when it is I suspect it will be more damning than the ‘birthers’ have thought all along.

There's very little satisfaction in an “I told you so!” But I am really looking forward to the day when the birthers can sing that song, loud and long!

[adorno]

"I know that there's going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest"

That statement right there is indicative of someone having something to hide, somebody with a guilt complex, and it's also indicative of Obama's expectation that, the issue is far from being closed, because, he knows that, the document produced yesterday produces more questions and doesn't even begin to answer the questions from the last 3 years regarding his birthplace.

It's like the criminal who thinks he got away with a crime but suspects that the investigators will continue their quest and might eventually catch up with him. He knows that he has to continue looking over his shoulder, because, he's got a lot to hide.

[Lou L]

Bingo. The is not necessarily whether or not there’s “exasperation about the persistent rumor that he wasn’t born in the United States,” the issue is whether or not he’s eligible to be U.S. President based upon his citizenship background.

[magooey]

But we're under no illusion - and neither is Obama - that the rumor will be entirely quelled. "I know that there's going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest,"

Especially since Presidential Candidate McCain's birth certificate came out right away in 2008 when his eligibility was questioned. To paraphrase Shakespeare, something stinks in the State of Hawai'i.

[ComputerGuy]

Exactly. He wasn't aggressive, at all. None of that in-your-face stuff that one might expect.
I Think Trump's moved to document collection #2. It ain't over.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Obama’s exotic background”?.....WTF

Gaydar is detecting a tingly feeling up this guys leg....is