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BORN IN THE USA? - Gibbs: 10,000 more important issues than eligibility
World Net Daily ^ | 27 July 2009 | WND

Posted on 07/27/2009 2:29:15 PM PDT by DesertRenegade

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today admitted that the questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president simply won't go away, even though he contends there are 10,000 things "more important" for Americans to worry about.

Gibbs appeared exasperated by the issue, even when it was raised by left-leaning pundit Bill Press, who phrased his interest this way: "Robert, I hate to bring this up but somebody has to … Is there anything you can say that will make the birthers go away?"

"No," said Gibbs. "I mean, the God's honest truth is no. I mean, Bill, let's understand this – and I almost hate to indulge in such an august setting as the White House – and I mean this in seriousness – the White House briefing room discussing the made-up, fictional nonsense of whether or not the president was born in this country.

"A year-and-a-half ago I asked that the birth certificate be put on the Internet because lord knows, you got a birth certificate and you put it on the Internet, what else could be the story?" Gibbs continued.

"Here's the deal, Bill. If I had some DNA, it wouldn't assuage those that don't believe he was born here. But I have news for them and for all of us: The president was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the 50th state of the greatest country on the face of the earth. He's a citizen," Gibbs said.

Gibbs then made reference to Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House, who previously has been the only journalist at the briefings to raise that issue.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
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To: Aquabird

Thanks, I’m afraid I don’t read faithfully enough to immediately recogize the ... usual suspects.


41 posted on 07/27/2009 3:46:25 PM PDT by altura (http://auntmarysdailymusings.blogspot.com/)
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To: Cicero
raised by left-leaning pundit Bill Press,

Left-Leaning? Good grief the man is to the left of Castro.

42 posted on 07/27/2009 4:14:08 PM PDT by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: itsahoot

The Leaning Tower of Press?

Anyway, a guy like that would never have asked this question if Obama didn’t want it to be asked and if Gibbs or someone hadn’t primed him to do it.


43 posted on 07/27/2009 4:20:50 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Venturer

“Because for $15, you can get an Internet address and say whatever you want,” Gibbs said.

Yes and for about the same amount Obama can present his long form BC.


44 posted on 07/27/2009 4:21:15 PM PDT by Edison (I don't know what irks me more, the lying or the incompetence.)
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To: altura

I’ve heard (have not seen) that Obama’s notice of birth was in the local newspaper in Hawaii on or around 8/4/61 unfortunately also my birthday :-(......... Is this factual?


45 posted on 07/27/2009 4:21:38 PM PDT by Don@VB
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To: JudyinCanada

I’m sure that you could do a better job.


46 posted on 07/27/2009 4:31:14 PM PDT by jusduat (wondering,questioning,searching)
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To: DesertRenegade
"Here's the deal, Bill. If I had some DNA, it wouldn't assuage those that don't believe he was born here."

UMMMM What the heck does DNA have to do with a person's birth place? All we want is the ORIGINAL birth certificate. Not a proven-fraudulent "COLB". The fact that the 0bama campaign put up the obvious fake proves, at least to me, that something is TERRIBLY fishy at minimum, and a massive cover-up of a huge breach of the US Constitution at worse.

47 posted on 07/27/2009 4:40:40 PM PDT by TheBattman (Pray for our country...)
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To: counterpunch

” You may notice almost all of this ‘escalation’ has been artificial, on the part of the State-run media “

The Media has been dragged kicking and screaming into talking about it this much.

I suspect you may know that.


48 posted on 07/27/2009 4:52:25 PM PDT by bluescape (The American media, The guard dog that holds you down while the attacker has his way.)
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To: DesertRenegade

If it isn’t such a big deal, and of so little importance, .... THEN WHY HAS OBAMA SPENT $1M TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM SEEING IT??


49 posted on 07/27/2009 4:54:03 PM PDT by Mack the knife
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To: jusduat

You betcha!


50 posted on 07/27/2009 8:16:14 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: Aquabird

Another one?


51 posted on 08/01/2009 4:13:11 PM PDT by DallasSun
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