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In the past, without the Interwebitubes and other media, would crackpots like the birthers ever get so widely reported?
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US of A, ye shall be remembered.
Boy, am I having a Deja-vu here or what. As if I needed more proof that the US has turned into a banana republic.
There was a president in Venezuela (73-78) that had his nationality brought into discussion. Only difference is Obama’s has been put in doubt since he was campaigning and this president’s was placed in doubt after he got elected and spent some time in office.
Like Obama, he was not new on government duties. He was the interior minister from 63-68.
Another coincidence: This president was born in a small town close to the Colombian border and thus, labeled as a Colombian born that later moved there.
Another hint on the bananization of the US. This president’s campaign was the first one mudded with an illegal alien controversy. This was the time when illegal immigration took foot in venezuela and it was known that his party (a member of the international socialist) was promising and granting fast-track citizenship if they voted their way. Coincidence?
This was when venezuela started to lose it as a nation. This guy later became the first ever president to hold a second term and had the honor of becoming the first democratic president to have a coup de etat. Guess who was one of the conspirators? Yes, the current-day venezuelan president who moans and groans when a friend of his is deposed for being a traitor to his country (cough-Zelaya-cough)
Will the US be the same in a little while?
I wrote my rant above before reading the comments.
First of all, I find it pathetic that most of the comments are either pro conspiracy theories (a.k.a. crackpots) or giving lame excuses as to why all the secrecy and protection(a.k.a. apologists).
Specially when discussing an issue about a president who called for transparency onto anything ohers do (a.k.a. hypocrite)
#43 Boy, the lamest comment so far here. Sad. I thought you were going to say something intelligent.
#53 I hate it when people who hates complaining, complains.
#57 [cynic] well, there’s a new president that did the same you did but for running for president. New president, new passport rules, I guess. [/cynic]
#59 conFusion, that you?
Pedro, I stand by my statements. You are the one who is sad if you actually believe that balderdash.
Birthers are pathetic little shit-pants babies crying about ineligibility because the person in office is a far better human being than they are and they can’t handle someone “not them”.
I’d even be willing to meet you for a beer (in a public place, I trust you as far as I can throw the Intrepid) to give you an opportunity to attempt to convince me otherwise.
#43, 47, 63 smartalix is obviously correct, I don’t know why I didn’t realize it earlier. The GOP is getting less and less subtle about playing the “Southern strategy,” also known as the race card.
It was completely obvious in the Sotomayor hearings — the senators were all but stating it baldly: the only life experience, the only attitude, the only “wisdom” acceptable to them is that of a White Man, preferably one with white hair. They obviously operate under the complete and absolute assumption that the point of view of the White Man (esp. an old White Guy) is the only acceptable one.
The very definition of American racism.
But I was being naive (or maybe just dense) and failed to see the connection to the whole Birther myth. It completely explains why nothing, but NOTHING will ever convince any of them, because no matter how much evidence you show them, President Obama is still black…