[heysean]

There was a time when I thought Freepers would be too smart to get suckered in by this. That time has since passed...

I've been reading here for 7 years now, and I've never seen any indication that most people here would be too smart to be suckered in by something like this.

To make an analogy, the house is on fire, and the birthers are focusing on how the matches got in the house and how they shouldn't be there, while everyone else is calling the fire department and gathering water and hoses to put it out.

[MPJackal]

“I’ve been reading here for 7 years now, and I’ve never seen any indication that most people here would be too smart”

My, aren’t we the arrogant ass?

[fr_freak]

To make an analogy, the house is on fire, and the birthers are focusing on how the matches got in the house and how they shouldn't be there, while everyone else is calling the fire department and gathering water and hoses to put it out.

What a ridiculous analogy. No, make that "what an asinine analogy". Here's an analogy for you that is actually valid:

There's a guy who shows up at the front door of the house wearing what looks like a police uniform and carrying what may or may not be a badge. He says he is the Chief of Police and he is going to conduct a search of the house now. All of you...um...individuals who scoff at the "birthers" are running around talking about how he doesn't seem to have a proper warrant, but if he does we can fill out a form 1056B in triplicate and file it 6 months after this guy leaves with half our stuff and we might be able to rectify this. The birthers are the guys saying, "Hey, is anybody sure this guy is really a cop?"

[agere_contra]

Thats a bad analogy.

Here’s the right one: a monstrous act of injustice has been committed against the American people: the B/C skeptics are asking for that injustice - and all its consequences - to be swept away, and for the guilty parties to go to jail.

Oh hey, turned out not to be an analogy. But at least it was apt.

[Outrance]

It’s working out perfectly. It is not a loud boisterous movement at the forefront of politics. It is rather a slow low keyed effort percolating in the background that is causing states to create birth certificate requirements prior to the next election.

If Obama was ejected today over the birth certificate issue the riots and mayhem would be extremely distructive to our country. This heads him off before the next election.

[Ann Archy]

Wrong.........the ONY way to get Bammy out of office forever is to PROVE there is NO Long Form Birth Certificate!! He’ll have another 4 years of destruction if this isn’t proved.

[El Sordo]

“To make an analogy, the house is on fire, and the birthers are focusing on how the matches got in the house and how they shouldn't be there, while everyone else is calling the fire department and gathering water and hoses to put it out.”

I like that analogy!