The fact that it went this far and he was forced to release it to the public in this manner is disgusting and embarrassing for our country in and of itself. The fact that Donald Trump was somehow giving himself credit is even more so. Of course he released it in the hopes of quenching the "controversy" that he isn't American, bringing even more viewers and readers into the picture and calling more attention to the issue, but this "breaking news" about our political system is ridiculous...it's a wonder no one participates in our democratic process anymore
I think it's crazy that people clearly don't realize that in order to be President you have to have been born in the United States! Clearly, Obama was born in the US since he is now our President. I think the reason that this got so much news coverage was because there are so many ignorant people out there who think that Obama is not an American citizen, and I think that President Obama felt like he needed to prove to the population that he was a citizen.
I don't understand why people were still going on about whether or not he was born in the United States. OBVIOUSLY since he is President he was born in the United States. I feel like a lot of non-supporters hear his name and automatically think was not born here or he is a "terrorist" (<-I've heard a lot); that is pure ignorance in my opinion. It is sad that Obama felt the need to go so far as to release his birth certificate. There are more important things he should be dealing with, not the stupid debate about his birthplace.
In many people's minds the case is still not closed; there was an article earlier this week about Alan Keyes, who called for a forensic investigation of the certificate to determine its validity. (http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/keyes-congress-should-conduct-forensic-examination-obamas-birth-certificate). He is not the only one to still not be convinced. Also in that article, the columnist (media!!!) Craige McMillan is quoted as saying Obama was planning to use the birth certificate issue as a distraction during the 2012 campaign (though how he thinks that would work in Obama's favor I do not know), and said that "the physical birth certificate needs to be inspected by a panel of forensic document experts who visit it in its Hawaiian archive home. I would suggest that this be done on a live television broadcast, without edits. I say this only because Mr. Obama has had two years to use some of the best document forgers in the world ... to produce a long-form birth certificate." It is good to reserve a modicum of skepticism in all things, but there is definitely a point where one is taking things too far. I believe that point has been reached. On a related note, I think it's highly pretentious that Trump tried taking credit for the release (even though in honesty he did prompt it). I feel like Obama felt he was doing the right thing by releasing the short-form birth certificate long ago, never imagining it would come to this, though unfortunately he was wrong. It will be interesting to see how long Republicans try to drag this out.
I have been seeing a lot about this on Facebook. The joke is who is Stanley, Obama's gay dad? Even though the certificate has been shown to the public there are still those wondering about the authenticity of the document and whether or not Hawaii was a 'state' at that time.
I dont understand what the hype is about. To me, this is just another time that the media takes a situation and blows it out of proportion. I mean really, there are very important issues going on in the world yet the media chooses to run with this story because it grabs people's attention.
Just another controVersial story the media prolonged and blew out of proportion. While the news has eVeryone worried about Obama's missing birth certificate, more important stories are being passed. When is the media going to stop with the BS and show us news we need to hear?
Releasing this birth certificate was the set up punch, a body blow, and announcing the death of bin Laden was the knock out punch. Who is left standing now?
The fact that it went this far and he was forced to release it to the public in this manner is disgusting and embarrassing for our country in and of itself. The fact that Donald Trump was somehow giving himself credit is even more so. Of course he released it in the hopes of quenching the "controversy" that he isn't American, bringing even more viewers and readers into the picture and calling more attention to the issue, but this "breaking news" about our political system is ridiculous...it's a wonder no one participates in our democratic process anymore
ReplyDeleteI think it's crazy that people clearly don't realize that in order to be President you have to have been born in the United States! Clearly, Obama was born in the US since he is now our President. I think the reason that this got so much news coverage was because there are so many ignorant people out there who think that Obama is not an American citizen, and I think that President Obama felt like he needed to prove to the population that he was a citizen.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why people were still going on about whether or not he was born in the United States. OBVIOUSLY since he is President he was born in the United States. I feel like a lot of non-supporters hear his name and automatically think was not born here or he is a "terrorist" (<-I've heard a lot); that is pure ignorance in my opinion. It is sad that Obama felt the need to go so far as to release his birth certificate. There are more important things he should be dealing with, not the stupid debate about his birthplace.
ReplyDeleteIn many people's minds the case is still not closed; there was an article earlier this week about Alan Keyes, who called for a forensic investigation of the certificate to determine its validity. (http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/keyes-congress-should-conduct-forensic-examination-obamas-birth-certificate). He is not the only one to still not be convinced. Also in that article, the columnist (media!!!) Craige McMillan is quoted as saying Obama was planning to use the birth certificate issue as a distraction during the 2012 campaign (though how he thinks that would work in Obama's favor I do not know), and said that "the physical birth certificate needs to be inspected by a panel of forensic document experts who visit it in its Hawaiian archive home. I would suggest that this be done on a live television broadcast, without edits. I say this only because Mr. Obama has had two years to use some of the best document forgers in the world ... to produce a long-form birth certificate."
ReplyDeleteIt is good to reserve a modicum of skepticism in all things, but there is definitely a point where one is taking things too far. I believe that point has been reached.
On a related note, I think it's highly pretentious that Trump tried taking credit for the release (even though in honesty he did prompt it). I feel like Obama felt he was doing the right thing by releasing the short-form birth certificate long ago, never imagining it would come to this, though unfortunately he was wrong. It will be interesting to see how long Republicans try to drag this out.
I have been seeing a lot about this on Facebook. The joke is who is Stanley, Obama's gay dad? Even though the certificate has been shown to the public there are still those wondering about the authenticity of the document and whether or not Hawaii was a 'state' at that time.
ReplyDeleteI dont understand what the hype is about. To me, this is just another time that the media takes a situation and blows it out of proportion. I mean really, there are very important issues going on in the world yet the media chooses to run with this story because it grabs people's attention.
ReplyDeleteJust another controVersial story the media prolonged and blew out of proportion. While the news has eVeryone worried about Obama's missing birth certificate, more important stories are being passed. When is the media going to stop with the BS and show us news we need to hear?
ReplyDeleteReleasing this birth certificate was the set up punch, a body blow, and announcing the death of bin Laden was the knock out punch. Who is left standing now?
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