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Originally Posted by Professor S
I'm not sure you meant to imply this, but please do not confuse the Birther issue by stating the "Republican party" is doing this to Obama. I think most people who associate themseves with Republicans and independent conservatives, including the party leadership, wish this whole mess would go away as it colors discussion on the issues and takes valuable time away for more important, winnable issues like universal health insurance. I think many Democrats LOVE this issue and want to put it in the limelight (ex. The Colbert Report) because as you having demonstrated it this conspiracy from the wacko right wing fringe stains of the entire party.
Once again I don't think you intended to to do so, but saying that Birthers represent the Republican view on Obama's legitimacy is like saying 9/11 conspirators represent the Democrats view of the World Trade Center attacks. Both of these conspiracies are about attacking a person (Obama and Bush, respectively) based on Dan Brown-esque fantasy that has been debunked 1,000 times rather than having thoughtful debate on real issues.
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I think in order for this issue to die, and no longer have any association with the republican party, all of the republican representatives need to do exactly like the democrats are doing now and dismiss the issue as false. If you watch the video that I posted, you can see how he was trying to use political BS to maneuver around saying Obama is a legitimate US president.
While republican's claiming they KNOW he's eligible may be a lie, it gives them less negative media attention.
You mention 9/11, both Republican's and Democrats dismiss that issue and claim confidently that Bush knew nothing about it beforehand.. even though that's technically a lie since most people don't KNOW this for sure, and there are some OBVIOUS questions about 9-11 and Bush's relationship with the Bin Ladens.. both sides just dismissed it so they didn't look like jackasses. So it didn't get much major media play even though lots of people out there think there's a conspiracy.
When Mccain's eligibility was brought back up in early 2008, both sides of the isle dismissed it. They both said confidently that its not an issue, So it became a non issue, and didn't get much major media play.
Now we have this birther issue, where representatives are scared to squash it.