Posted on 02/17/2011 6:57:11 PM PST by RobinMasters
Smart politics, both for her own sake and for the party’s sake, from today’s Q&A on Long Island. Even lefties like Jonathan Capehart are praising her for her answer. The reason you’re seeing so many prominent Republicans pressed on Birtherism the past few days is because of this PPP poll from Tuesday claiming that a clear majority of the party’s primary voters (51 percent) don’t think Obama was born in the U.S. Weigel’s read on that is correct, I think: To some extent the issue’s become a proxy for ideology, with more conservative voters who are already deeply suspicious of The One’s intentions more likely to believe that he was born abroad. The peril for Palin in that poll is that her favorables were unusually high among Birthers at 83 percent (almost 20 points more than Huckabee), which stands to reason under Weigel’s theory since she’s perceived as the most conservative candidate in the race. Hence the need today to set the record straight about her own views and to steer Birthers among the base away from this issue. She did a nice job, much clearer than she was when she addressed this subject once before. And she’s quite right, needless to say, about the issue being a distraction. Even if you’re inclined to believe that there’s funny business surrounding The One’s long-form birth certificate, there’s virtually no way to prove it. His file will stay closed as long as he wants it closed, so absent a confession from the Hawaii records department that it’s all a big conspiracy, you’re pumping a dry well. Like Palin says, better to focus on the economy (and, if you’re feeling bold, Obama’s inexcusable gutlessness on entitlements) than to keep barking up this tree.
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There already has been an indirect confession from the HDOH that the Factcheck COLB is a forgery and they’ve known it all along and that they have no legally valid birth certificate for Obama.
Abercrombie has also said they don’t have a birth certificate for Obama.
Allahpundit is a moron. A useful idiot. He won’t listen to any of the facts.
I’m going with delusional for 50 Alex.
...and don’t call me Dana. lol
I Love it. You are exactly right; it is perfect.
You idiot, you know damn well where I stand on Obama’s fake nativity. That’s why I didn’t answer you. You might as well have asked me if my screen name is pissant.
And HOW did Bachmann answer George’s question?:
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Calm down Pissy. The cops are not at your door. And as far as I know... It’s not illegal for you to be smoking that bullcrap.
Honestly - I don’t know your take on “Obama’s fake nativity”. That why I asked.
But again - you failed to answer a simple question. I take it - from your answer (Obama’s fake nativity) that you are a birther.
Deny it if you want to.
Now - as to the answer of what else Michele told Stephie - you failed to provide a link. I guess I can go do my own look-up if it so damn important to you.
But as I do that for you - please understand - please listen to what everyone else is telling you - Michele should have been more direct with Stephie.
Her lame answers were no different than Sarah’s rejection of us birthers. And those links you posted prove it. The liberal bloggers and presstitutes are having a field day at Sara AND MICHELE dissing us birthers.
[Suddenly the left is interested in the birth certificate?]
If you look at this whole birth issue as a deliberate action by this administration years ago, it might be easier to see why we are seeing the far leftwing media starting this dialogue.
The scheme was designed as ‘political tar baby’. The fraudulent birth certificate was put on display with just enough flaws for to draw attention to it to go viral.
It was designed for use in the last term of the obama regime and that’s why their media are now started to pay attention. They are just doing the job they were ordered to do.
They need all Conservatives Republicans and especially our possible candidates stuck to this issue. So far Palin and others are being very smart in responding to the MSM.
Both
Bachmann won’t say president is citizen
http://johnkingusa.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/17/bachmann-wont-say-president-is-citizen/
Bachmann won’t say if she thinks Obama is a U.S. citizen
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/02/bachmann-wont-say-if-she-thinks-obama-is-a-us-citizen/1
NO we don’t believe it! SAY IT! for cryin out loud!
Where the heck are they? We needed them 2 years ago.
BACHMANN: I have no reason to doubt that he wasn't born in the United States. I have none.
The only place that this issue comes up is on the left. You don't hear people on the right bringing this issue up. Honest...
Little buckaroo, she dodged in the first statement and lied in the third.
The *Honest* kicker at the end is very telling.
Here's how I would respond...
Only lame compared to what you or I would tell Georgie Boy. But it was absolutely purposeful to fan the flames. THere are already hundreds of bloggers pushing it as well as the most MSM outlets. Whether Michele wanted to be the new birther queen or not, she is going to be painted that way. And I dare say, she knew that.
When was this? 2008?
A term like birther will mean different things to different people. My question was easy, I was just asking you what you meant defining yourself.
I easily predicted 2 years ago the birth thing would never be embraced by mainstream Republicans/Mainstream conservatives , not Coulter nor Palin nor FNC nor Beck. It's a political loser.
Even on principle most of those birthers claiming it's all about the constitution are ignoring the constitution. No sitting judge can remove Obama. The constituion no-place calls for a long form. Then the worst nutcases claim (here) soldiers can just refuse orders and that Federal passed bills are not legal.
I guess I side with Palin here.
Now passing election requirements at the state level, that could have legs. And polls showing Republicans question Obama's birth and Muslim are fun because they drive Matthews nuts.
On threads like these I wish I had an IBM computer like the one that won Jeopardy to make my comments.
And HOW did Bachmann answer George’s question?:
“Can you just state very clearly that President Obama is a Christian and he is a citizen of the United States?”
Re:0bama’s faith and leadership.
One cannot question that which does not exist
No one says “I know he is a citizen” It’s always “I believe”
If you believe in your heart and confess with your lips that Obama is who he says he is, you shall receive political salvation.
The penalty must be fearsome—much worse that the destruction of a nation.
When have dates mattered to you in your constant whining about Palin???
Oct. 2009 was when she made that statement, Inspector Clouseau.
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