W.H.: 'Birthers' aren't 'rational'

Politico ^ | 1/24/2011 | MATT NEGRIN & MJ LEE

[mojito]

Here’s what you need to know from Monday’s (1/24/2011)White House briefing with press secretary Robert Gibbs:

-- Gibbs hinted that President Obama will talk about gun rights in his State of the Union address....

-- Gibbs snuck a jab at the so-called birthers who don’t believe Obama was born in Hawaii. “I think rational people have long ago, many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship,” he said.

[mojito]

The smell of fear.

[MrB]

“irrational” means believing something without a basis or reason.

No birth certificate has been presented.
Nothing that would qualify him to get even a DRIVER’S LICENSE has been presented.

These are facts. This is the “basis” for the belief that he’s hiding something.

It is entirely rational.

[Izzy Dunne]

when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship

Wow.

If you can judge citizenship by just looking and listening, why can't you judge terrorist intent, or lack of it?

[mad_as_he$$]

When the court jester is taking blind shots you know you are on track.

BTW Gibby I am willing to believe 0 was born in HA. Show me the REAL COLB and I will be happy.

[WayneS]

I hope Olbermann just left MSNBC so he can take Gibby’s job.

THAT would be awesome.

[McGruff]

And there are no Americans in Baghdad. Not a single one.

[Cheerio]

many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship

Well of course people can just look at him and know he is a NBC. /s

I want the attention to be taken off the "birthers" and find out why he has SEALED EVERY RECORD.

[kcvl]

Gibbs hinted that President Obama will talk about gun rights in his State of the Union address....

No sh*t, Sherlock. Is he going to announce more miracles too while relatives sit with Moochelle.

[9422WMR]

Born in HA?
Like HA HA HA?
Maybe you meant HI?

[Plutarch]

I think rational people have long ago, many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship.

This doesn't make any sense, which is typical for Obama defenders on this issue. They must twist themselves into logical pretzels to keep from having to explain why Obama just doesn't release the long form.

[xtinct]

Wouldn’t it be simpler to just produce the birth certificate vs Obambi coming out calling people names every couple of months ?

[IamConservative]

“I think rational people have long ago, many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship,”

The sentence above is ambiguous. If you conclude he is American or Kenyan, the above statement would be true about you.

[Lucky9teen]

“I think rational people have long ago, many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship,” he said.

Yes, yes we have. I believe many believe that he is NOT a natural-born citizen. His mother's citizenship is questionable and his father is NOT an American citizen, so his TRUE citizenship is VERY questionable.

Add to that, that rationally, not showing his long form birth certificate, and paying millions to HIDE his records (ALL his records) speaks volumes to us "rational" people, that something is NOT right.

Get a clue Fibbs...get a clue.

[digger48]

Yeah, when I first heard the name “Barack Hussein Obama” I immediately thought to myself.... “self, that guy sounds as American as apple pie.”

[yldstrk]

Guess again, qualifying for the post you hold is rational
au contraire mon frere

[JPG]

I'm still waiting for Fibbs to drag out the old Baghdad Bob chestnut...”We will roast your stomachs in hell.”

[kcvl]

when they first heard and saw the president

By Osmosis? That's very presidential. Screw the law, AGAIN.

[MrB]

And of course, his promise to “build a new foundation” was also very supportive of American traditional values.

What do you have to do to the “old” foundation to build a new one, anyway?

[Lucky9teen]

Yeh, and what about his name...his true name Barry Soetero (that has never LEGALLY been changed to Barack Obama)?

[jersey117]

I think rational people have long ago, many when they first heard and saw the president, come to the conclusion of his citizenship

The issue is not his citizenship. It's whether or not he is a NATURAL BORN citizen as required under the constitution Gibbs - you idiot. There's a difference. Until he shows the official, certified, long form we will assume he is a fraud.