Will The Donald's birtherism backfire? (About a dozen libs opine)

Politico's The Arena ^ | March 29, 2011 | David Mark, Arena Referee

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Seung Min Kim Moderator :

Who knew The Donald would become king of the birthers? The real estate mogul has embarked on a certificate-finding mission as of late, demanding that President Obama release proof of his being born in the U.S.

“All of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging and I’m starting to wonder myself whether or not [Obama] was born in this country,” he says.

Trump released what he said was his birth certificate to the website Newsmax.com, which Ben Smith later noted was not actually his birth certificate but rather a hospital “certificate of birth” which doesn’t count as an official document.

With his rampant birtherism, is it time for the media to stop taking Donald Trump seriously as a 2012 presidential contender? Or is his catering to the birthers a smart political strategy in the GOP primary season? A new CNN poll says 43% of Republicans believe President Obama was not born in the U.S.

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Steve Murphy Democratic consultant; Managing Partner at Murphy Vogel Askew Reilly :

It is not time to stop taking Donald Trump seriously as a presidential contender because he should not have been taken seriously in the first place. Trump is simply self-promoting and he will stop this joke of a trial balloon when his marketing people tell him it is hurting his casino business.

Trump’s newfound birtherism is nothing more than a cheap machination from Roger Stone, who nobody in the political world takes seriously anymore other than Trump. And Trump does not have the money – he is as heavily leveraged as he always has been and the real estate business is still in the doldrums. Eventually Trump will realize Stone does not have the magic potion after all and go away.(continued)

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Comments?

[ConjunctionJunction]

It took Trump just a few days to find and publish his long form BC.

Meanwhile, in Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie is still looking ...

[Huck]

Donald knows how to get press and knows how to poke people in the eye. It’s quite fun to watch. If nothing else, it allows Governor Christie to take a break from the limelight. He was getting overexposed.

[cvq3842]

Yup, all this “birther” nonsense is just a pile of crap.

But Obama isn't doing the one, simple act that would make clear to everyone just how “ridiculous” these people are.

That tells me all I need to know.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Gov. Christie is a gun-grabber and pro-Mosque. I thought you claimed to be a conservative.

[Frantzie]

All of TV and the Media are covering him. Blame the idiots who watch as well because they empower him. Trump is correct.

[norge]

Trump may call himself a Republican, but in no way is he.

[lacrew]

Don’t let the media get away with painting Donald as a Republican or member of the Tea Party.

Trump’s political contributions:

GOP - $189,000
DEM - $253,000

Party Affiliation:

1987-1999 - GOP
1999-2001 - IND
2001-2009 - DEM
2009 - Present GOP

He’s just a concerned citizen.

[tsowellfan]

They’re more like constitutionalists in my opinion

What Obama’s trying to do with our military by going to the UN and totally ignoring our Congress. He’s setting a precedence. He’s doing it on purpose. From now on other Presidents can ignore Congress and go to war.

He’s doing the same about the eligibility. After Obama, anybody can be President. And illegal mexican may be out commander in chief tomorrow. That’s why he’s ignoring it. He was probably born in NJ for all we know. He may not be hiding anything. But his failure to prove it with documents sets a precedence for all future Presidents.

I don’t refer to them as birthers... they’re more like constitutionalists, if you ask me.

[Rational Thought]

Amazing times. A sitting President has no documentation of his past, and those who question this obvious void are accused of being insane or racist.

[NoGrayZone]

Keep poking them in the eye Donald.....and thanks for doing so!!

[Windflier]

[Terry Mross]

A new CNN poll says 43% of Republicans believe President Obama was not born in the U.S.

And there in lies a big part of our problem. Only 42% of REPUBLICANS believe this guy is a con.

[Chuzzlewit]

yes.. can you say : “rope-a-dope” ?

[jonrick46]

This looks like an episode of the Apprentice. In this case, the apprentice is Zer0 himself. The Donald is asking why he should not be fired. All The Zer0 needs to do is answer the question.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Hopefully, he’ll follow the lead of Dionne Warwick. LOL

[missnry]

“All of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging and

The most important fact: NO ONE KNOWS THE HOSPITAL AND NAME OF DOCTOR WHO DELIVERED OBAMA!!

PRESS THE MEDIA WHORES TO THE EDGE - LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE INCOMPETENT FOOLS.

Any politician who speaks on a weekend show or interviews about this issue needs to only press this one point and prove how incompetent they are in reporting this news about Barack.

[chris37]

What makes me angry is that Barry Soetoro the Fraud allowed a military man to destroy his career rather than answer the ****ing question.

**** you, Barry, **** you very much.

[pingman]

All of the above! Yet, somehow this escapes the purview of the brilliant political observers and the blog respondents. No one is as blind as he who will not see, or “Don’t gore my ox, man!”

[Terry Mross]

I keep wondering why the “powers” who helped him pull off this scam chose him. There are many who hate America who can easily prove citizenship. And they have less baggage.

So, you may be right. This was done so ANYONE can be president....such as an open muslim.