Posted on 04/30/2011 9:58:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Obama's birth certificate took center stage during his appearance Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington.
He was introduced with the song "Real American" with shots of the certificate cut into a South Park-style montage, Politico reported. The president also said he really wanted to put the issue of his birth to rest -- and showed a brief clip from the Disney cartoon "The Lion King."
Obama also took aim at Donald Trump, who has become of the country's best-known "birthers" in the past few weeks and a possible Republican candidate for president next year.
"Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than The Donald," Obama said. "And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like, 'Did we fake the moon landing?' 'What really happened on Roswell?' And 'Where are Biggie and Tupac?'"
Obama also took aim at Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., saying he missed the dinner because his proposed budget has "no room for laughter." And he dismissed actor Matt Damon's criticisms of his job performance by remarking he has seen "The Adjustment Bureau."
The president also showed a clip of bloopers by Vice President Joe Biden, saying that when his teleprompter malfunctioned he turned for help "to a man who never lets prepared remarks stand in his way."
Hopefully Obama's disrespectful treatment of Trump at this dinner will at least serve to put to rest the conspiracy theories that Trump is actually in Obama's camp and doing Obama's bidding...
Dr. Terry Lakin will be out of prison in a few weeks.
The difference between Obama and Trump is that Trump doesn't disappear when challenged. Obama...he goes into hiding mode....golfing, vacation....
That’s what the black agitator is — a big freaking joke.
Wish Harvard would have expelled him when it found his behavior scandalous.But we would have missed the comedic dinner show—eh?
Obama and the Dems want to bait Trump and make it personal. They want him to be the face of the GOP. That is expected. The problem I have is that Reps are joining in the chorous demonizing and ridiculing Trump. They are playing with fire. Trump’s ego is involved. If the Reps don’t treat him with respect, he could go third party, which would be a disaster.
I don’t think Obama will be laughing once Donald really digs into ALL of the issues that are mysterious and suspicious about him. Go Donald!
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I would have to believe The Donald is going to go after The Fraudster on the SSN and Rezko issues.
I did not watch the roast, but I can imagine Obama did not address any of those statements from Trump questioning how a bad student got into Columbia and Harvard. Must eb a sensitive subject.
In that case (and I agree with you) Go Obama Go.
Make it personal with a guy who has access to hundreds of millions of $$$ to go on the offensive.
They want him to be the face of the GOP. That is expected.
Part of the Alinsky playbook, no doubt. A nice fat juicy predictable target for a guy who can hit back. Popcorn time!
The problem I have is that Reps are joining in the chorous demonizing and ridiculing Trump. They are playing with fire. Trump’s ego is involved. If the Reps don’t treat him with respect, he could go third party, which would be a disaster.
I suppose they don't call Repubs the party of stupid for nothing. Well then, perhaps the Repubs and the country needs a disaster to wake up. So far, it would seem so, and if so, then I for one would prefer to lose our losers as soon as possible so that the country can move forward.
Given a choice, I would prefer a short term disaster than 70 or so years of Leninism-Stalinism redux just to discover that socialism-communism is not necessarily good for the country...
I just hope we can survive the disaster, short or long term.
The Boy Scout motto is “be prepared.”
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