This has been really annoying me... of all the things going on in the world, specifically in this country poverty, hunger, unemployment, gas prices, global warming etc. the GOP wants to take a stand on President Barack Obama's birth certificate. Ok, it is not all of them, but a very vocal part of them...especially their new found leader Donald Trump. I guess all those buildings he's built, and t.v shows he's hosted does make him an expert in the field of identity fraud. Chris Matthews from MSNBC Hardball on the April 18th show and Sam Stein on Morning Joe March 31 have given us great insight on the 50 year old plot set in place to get a non-citizen to become president of the United States, according to Trump. Trump, who when speaking to Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor on March 30, went as far to questioning the intentions of the birth announcement made the day Obama was born. Stating that due to their poverty (referring to the presidents parents) why would they announce their child's birth, furthermore claiming he has never seen a birth announcement. Even O'Reilly had to comment on how absurd that is.
Today the President has elected to release his birth certificate to finally end this birther talk. I understand that he is the president and he cannot be spiteful and purposely withhold the certificate but the rebel in me is screaming "Let them say what they want! This is a ridiculous argument, don't even humor them!" Especially since this will not be the end, they (the birthers) are going to question the validity of the certificate. Trump has already created a forged certificate to show how "easy" it is to do...there will always be something...
I asked myself "self, why are they making such a big deal out of this?" and even though I knew the answer a Google search really answered that question clear-cut. I googled birther to find the origin of the term and one of the results was a Yahoo Answer question that read "is the term birther just a prettier name for racist?" My answer would be definitely. No one questioned George Bushes history (although we should have being he has a checkered past). What was the difference between the two?Ok there were many difference but one seems to stand out the most.
Now a days it is unacceptable to overtly claim to be a racist but being a birther means "you are concerned with the legitimacy of the president" but it is time we push away all this birther nonsense and call them what they are, desperate racist. Sadly polls show many Americans are actually questioning the legitimacy of the president (without saying, majority are Republican). Is that all it takes America, a badly combed celebrity to ask a rdiciculous question, support it with ludicrous "proof" and go on lots of tv shows and speeches to make logical realistic Americans into mindless irrational followers?
If this is what the GOP is running on for the 2012 elections and if the American people think this is enough...then we have a major problem
