Obama vs. Birthers
So I guess there is this vast movement, the people of which are called "Birthers" apparently, that believe Obama wasn't born the US and thus, via the US Constitution should be thrown out of his presidency.
I'm firstly reminded of the 2000 election of Bush vs. Gore. You know, the whole Gore and Democrats wanting a recount. Many Republicans started saying "Sore/Loserman" as a (rather weak) play on words of Gore/Lieberman. Well, wouldn't you know it, the pot once again calls the kettle black.
Despite Obama releasing his proof of birth certificate from Hawaii, Birthers are now claiming it's not actually a birth certificate. Why can't these people just admit that they are crybabies and are looking for any means necessary for another Republican "dynasty" (if you will).
The Constitution does claim that you have to be born in the US to be president, yes, but didn't it once claim that purchase of alcohol was illegal via an amendment, only to be repealed by another amendment about a decade later? My point being is that the whole idea of a candidate's requirement to be President that they must be born in the US is vastly outdated and no longer relevant. It was put in the Constitution during the infancy of the nation to protect the colonial interests. The US is no longer in need of fear of a foreign leader reigning tyranny on its people, and if you believe Obama is doing this already, perhaps you should look at other Presidents' actions throughout history (and you don't have to look far backwards beyond 2009).
Jingoism is perhaps our greatest threat now, and has been since W Bush took office in 2001. If you really want to make a statement against Obama, please find something a bit more realistic and more intelligent than the following:
1. Obama wasn't born in the US
2. Obama is a socialist
3. Obama is a nazi
For claiming any of the above will only hurt your reputation as someone who knows anything about politics.
I'm firstly reminded of the 2000 election of Bush vs. Gore. You know, the whole Gore and Democrats wanting a recount. Many Republicans started saying "Sore/Loserman" as a (rather weak) play on words of Gore/Lieberman. Well, wouldn't you know it, the pot once again calls the kettle black.
Despite Obama releasing his proof of birth certificate from Hawaii, Birthers are now claiming it's not actually a birth certificate. Why can't these people just admit that they are crybabies and are looking for any means necessary for another Republican "dynasty" (if you will).
The Constitution does claim that you have to be born in the US to be president, yes, but didn't it once claim that purchase of alcohol was illegal via an amendment, only to be repealed by another amendment about a decade later? My point being is that the whole idea of a candidate's requirement to be President that they must be born in the US is vastly outdated and no longer relevant. It was put in the Constitution during the infancy of the nation to protect the colonial interests. The US is no longer in need of fear of a foreign leader reigning tyranny on its people, and if you believe Obama is doing this already, perhaps you should look at other Presidents' actions throughout history (and you don't have to look far backwards beyond 2009).
Jingoism is perhaps our greatest threat now, and has been since W Bush took office in 2001. If you really want to make a statement against Obama, please find something a bit more realistic and more intelligent than the following:
1. Obama wasn't born in the US
2. Obama is a socialist
3. Obama is a nazi
For claiming any of the above will only hurt your reputation as someone who knows anything about politics.
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