El Sordo: “Just like I feel pity for all the Birthers who are psyching themselves up and seem to think that this is going to work out like they want it to.”
Perhaps.
But even you, Sordo, must admit that this is the first instance where Obama has been supoenaed for proof of elgibity. And I believe this is also the most media attention that any court-based NBC issue has garnered. Though the birthers are still maligned as kooks and conspiracy theorist in the media, this sort of activity begins to legitimize their case. Even if Obama “wins” this battle, the way in which he wins could have a huge effect on how it’s perceived by the public.
You must agree that progress has been made and the trend is not in Obama’s favor.
Absolutely. And it should have happened in 2008. There are serious flaws in how candidate eligibility is handled on the federal level. I am optimistic that when BHO is out of office and the knee jerk emotions are removed from the equation, proper structures will be implemented.
That said, I just cannot see this latest hearing working out in the Birther’s favor. Each time they get what they think they want(COLB, Newspaper announcements, LFBC, etc.) they just move the goalposts or insist that the evidence is forged. BHO’s lawyers could waltz on in with the same COLB that was scanned back in 2008 and that will be that. Screams of “Forgery!” or “Look at this court case from the 1800’s that said women can't vote!” only make the Birthers look kooky to the general public who doesn't get emotionally enmeshed in these things.
Just to add, I mean a general ‘they’. I do not mean each and every Birther.
“You must agree that progress has been made and the trend is not in Obama’s favor.”
I am not so sure about that. It seems to me that the net effect would be how many folks would not vote vote BHO who otherwise would have. And with a contrasting look at how many people would have voted for a GOP candidate that didn't because of perceived ties to Birther ideology. (I wanted to write ‘Conservative, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen...)
Well, on Friday it will be more clear as to what will transpire.