Pres. Barack Obama released certified copies of his “long form” birth certificate this morning. At a quickly arranged press event, Obama began his remarks by reminding the press — which treated the birth certificate release as if World War III were being declared, including the interruption of regular television network schedules — that he wouldn’t be able to get such coverage for an important policy announcement. He went on to say, “I know that there is going to be a segment of people for which no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest. But I am speaking for the vast majority of the American people as well as for the press. We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We have better stuff to do. I have got better stuff to do. We have got big problems to solve.”
As if to prove the President right, Republican bigwigs reacted to the release by alternately gloating and complaining. Donald Trump, for instance, said he would “vet” the birth certificate, and now wants to “get on to much more important matters,” presumably meaning the release of his tax returns, which the weird-haired hustler has said he’d do once Obama released the birth certificate. According to CNN, here are some other GOPers’ reactions, along with our comments:
Sarah Palin, former half-term Alaska governor, via Twitter: “Media: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don’t let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today. Stay focused, eh?” So, the GOP’s wingnut contingent distracts the hell out of the country with this unbelievably moronic birther nonsense, but Sarah the Lenscrafter Model doesn’t want the press to “let the White House distract you”? Classic.
Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate, via Twitter: “What President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan.” Well, Mitt, maybe you should tell the nutjobs in your party, who, by the way, are going to deny you the nomination because of your Massachusetts health care reform plan and your religion, that you’d like for them to quit bugging Obama with their b.s.
The Repubican National Committee said, again via Twitter: “Obama’s release of his birth cert. is a nice, but temporary distraction for him from high gas prices & a terrible economy.” Again, now it’s Obama who’s “distracted” — hmm, and how did that happen?
House Speaker John Boehner, to his credit, stated, “”This has long been a settled issue.”
And GOP strategist Mike Murphy tweeted, “Now… Do I get to see Trump’s income tax returns? Say, last ten years?” Thanks for a slice of sanity, Mike.
What I can’t wait to see is which Tea Party nutcase — Reps. Bachmann, Louie Gomert, Steve King? — will say the birth certificate is a fake. Already, the far-right website newsmax.com has already compiled a list of other documents it says Obama needs to release, such as college transcripts, bar applications, and a client list from when he was an attorney. No, I wish I was kidding, but I’m not.
In the meantime, here’s the birth certificate:
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I wish I could care, but I just can’t. Once again it’s the media giving too much attention to a d-bag like Trump.
The GOP should be “pissy.” Why? Can anyone explain the difference in birth certificates of another person that was born in the same hospital as Obama just a day later? Click on this link:
http://www.biasedmediaboycott.com/index.php?topic=80.0
Apparently Groomzzzzzzzz was distracted since he wrote about the BC and not about the bullshit Bernanke was trying to sell.
Of course Groomzzzzzzzzzzzz knows NOTHING about the Fed (other than that its member firms have bought and paid for Stepin’ Fetchit Mel Watt).
Now, how about those college records from Occidential, Columbia and Harvard……..
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You will never convince a conspiracy theorist, no matter how much evidence you present.
And you cannot appeal to the conscience of an amoral politician who panders to them for political gain.
There will always be people who believe that:
President Bush arranged 9/11
President Kennedy was assassinated by Richard Nixon
We never landed on the moon
The government is hiding a UFO that crashed in Roswell, NM in 1947
Sarah Palin actually knows what she is talking about
Etc.
“# Juan Valdez Says:
Apparently Groomzzzzzzzz was distracted since he wrote about the BC and not about the bullshit Bernanke was trying to sell.
Of course Groomzzzzzzzzzzzz knows NOTHING about the Fed (other than that its member firms have bought and paid for Stepin’ Fetchit Mel Watt).”
That pretty much confirms what someone else has written, that Juan Valdez is dimwit Frank Griffin. He’s the only poster I’ve seen on any website who actually tries to tell the writer that he should have written about something else. Still as pitiful as ever.
Groomzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,
1. Don’t know who Frank Griffin is but he isn’t me.
2. The reason I comment about the topics you choose is to remind your readership that your goal has never been to engage in rational discourse but to seek out cheap shots that you translate into columns with little effort. It’s pretty bad that Sarah Fucking Palin knows more about quantitative easing than you do. It’s even worse that you wear your ignorance as a badge.
They say that an infinite number of monkeys hitting at an infinite number of typewriters for an infinite amount of time will eventually produce all works of Shakespeare. One monkey at one typewriter will produce a Grooooooomzzzz column in 30 seconds flat.
OK, so now there are TWO guys who like to tell bloggers what they should be writing about. Jesus.
And what’s with this fixation on quantitative easing and the Fed? What, were you traumatized by the little Youtube video about it or something? Not everyone thinks the world revolves around monetary policy, Frank. Or whoever.
Actually the economic world does revolve around monetary policy. When is the last time you participated in an economic activity that did not involve money? From your paycheck to the pack of Lance crackers at the vending machine, your economic life is defined by dollars.
The problem is that the dollar itself has no value. Why? Because tomorrow Bernanke could type a few numbers into his computer and create trillions more. The Fed’s monetary base has TRIPLED since 2008 from ~ $800 billion to $2.4 trillion… here’s the graph from one of the Fed’s own websites:
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?s%5B1%5D%5Bid%5D=BASE
Take a look at commodity prices since the announcement of QE2. Take a look at precious metals prices. Take a look at energy prices and food prices.
Honestly, this is not very difficult to understand, and the most vicious trick Bernanke has unleashed is the perception that he’s smarter than you because he has a Ph.D and wears a $5,000 bespoke suit.
Take a look at the metrics the Fed uses to calculate “inflation”: they include iPads but not groceries.