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GOP Strategists Fear Fallout From Obama Birth Record
Roll Call ^ | April 28, 2011, 12:01 a.m. | David M. Drucker

Posted on 04/29/2011 11:12:55 AM PDT by DaveyB

The question of whether President Barack Obama was born on U.S. soil will have zero impact on the 2012 campaign but could significantly damage Republicans’ prospects for retaking the White House if it lingers. That was the consensus analysis of more than a dozen experienced GOP political strategists, consultants and operatives who were interviewed Wednesday within an hour of Obama going on national television to publicly release the long-form version of his birth certificate...

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...But they worry that any attention given to the birth certificate issue could paint the Republican Party as out of touch and extreme, making it anathema to independents and swing voters while protecting Obama from the glare of what they view as troubling economic indicators that should sink his re-election bid.

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A fringe minority on the far right of the political spectrum has questioned whether Obama, whose father was a native of Kenya, was born in Hawaii. This small group, many of whom also questioned Obama’s religion, has continued to believe that the president is foreign-born.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; birthers; certifigate; notafringeanymore
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The natural born issue is a winner if the pubs want it to be. The GOP could be the party of government transparency and law. They will let Barry do things in secret and keep secrets and not uphold the constitution for a couple of perceived votes from the John Stewart crowd. (Sigh)
I guess the whole upholding and defending the constitution is not as cool as your free valet parking at the capitol.
1 posted on 04/29/2011 11:12:59 AM PDT by DaveyB
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GOP Strategists Fear Fallout From Obama Birth Record are morons.
2 posted on 04/29/2011 11:14:38 AM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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pure and utter bovine scat.


3 posted on 04/29/2011 11:15:29 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: DaveyB

we need a new political party.

the rinos are stupid.


4 posted on 04/29/2011 11:16:12 AM PDT by ken21 (dem taxes + regs + unions = jobs overseas.)
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To: DaveyB

That’s the problem with the Republican party.Most members of it are afraid of their own shadow.Cowards.


5 posted on 04/29/2011 11:16:42 AM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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These guys are afraid of their own shadows.

The truth is that Present Stroker AND the GOP should be afraid of the American Taxpayer.

VERY AFRAID!!


6 posted on 04/29/2011 11:17:04 AM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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GOP Strategists are afraid of their own shadow. They're the biggest part of the problem. They'll always be Obamas around. It's these guys that have allowed the Obamas of the world to rise to power.

Gimme the real deal. Give me Tea-Party type, true conservatives that aren't afraid of anything or anyone and are bold as a lion. That's what our country needs

7 posted on 04/29/2011 11:18:10 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: DaveyB
Top three RINO litmus tests:

(1) Obamacare repeal

(2) Corn ethanol subsidy

(3) Eligibility

8 posted on 04/29/2011 11:18:18 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (When and why did Steve Dunham change his name to Barack Hussein Obama? When he converted to Islam?)
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The question of whether President Barack Obama was born on U.S. soil...

The issue never was where he was born, it was always to whom he was born. It is the "natural born" issue that matters. The press and "representatives" in both parties are very reluctant to face the actual issue.

9 posted on 04/29/2011 11:18:36 AM PDT by GingisK
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These are the same GOP strategists who cry when the dimrats call them names.


10 posted on 04/29/2011 11:18:56 AM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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Sounds like noisy status quo rinos, just clamoring to get on the endangered species list.


11 posted on 04/29/2011 11:19:51 AM PDT by mapmaker77
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The question of whether President Barack Obama was born on U.S. soil will have zero impact on the 2012 campaign but could significantly damage Republicans’ prospects for retaking the White House

Zero impact that could significantly damage? Wtf?

This article is hedged bull crap. Keep going, GOP: Obama is a walking punch line.

12 posted on 04/29/2011 11:21:05 AM PDT by Nonstatist
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I don’t know what they’re so afraid of. None of the establishment republicans can be linked to the BC issue. They were all too busy cowering in the corner going along to get along..... as usual. If they don’t step out of the box and fight this election, they will be losers. Barry has a billion dollars and the MSM cheerleaders in his pocket.


13 posted on 04/29/2011 11:22:45 AM PDT by jersey117
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14 posted on 04/29/2011 11:24:07 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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GOP strategists fear EVERYTHING.

These are nothing more than whining, cringing curs with the tail stuck between the legs.


15 posted on 04/29/2011 11:24:31 AM PDT by bkopto ("I like being President. And it turns out I'm pretty good at it." Barack Obama, February 2009)
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GOP Strategists Fear Fallout From Obama Birth Record are morons.

Based on a propaganda article from David Drucker? Buck up, Bongo

16 posted on 04/29/2011 11:25:37 AM PDT by Nonstatist
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of course they do, the little bed-wetting girlie-men...


17 posted on 04/29/2011 11:26:11 AM PDT by bigbob
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The RINOS are worried? shucks.


18 posted on 04/29/2011 11:26:33 AM PDT by Invincibly Ignorant
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This will hurt Obama if the Pubs get their noses out of their Beltway.

Whenever any public figure tries to hide something that public figure always looks bad --- unless his alleged opponents start defending him.

And if anybody really wants to try make "birtherism" a GOP anchor, it's pretty easy to point out that the first birther was a prominent Pennsylvania Democrat.

19 posted on 04/29/2011 11:26:38 AM PDT by Tribune7 (We're flat broke, but he thinks these solar shingles and really fast trains will magically save us.)
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GOP strategists are afraid of everything. Winners have no fear. The GOP needs to have a spirit of boldness not of fear. Take it to the enemy. Drop the lies back into their lap. Evil only wins when good people do nothing. Come on, GOP. GROW A BACK BONE!


20 posted on 04/29/2011 11:26:59 AM PDT by stansblugrassgrl (PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!!! YEEEEEHAW!)
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