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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:08 AM Original message |
Is President Obama's race behind the 'birther' conspiracy movement? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. That woman was crying because "a citizen of Kenya" is in the White House. |
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awnobles (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Yes |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. I think that racism is a part of it. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. The Republicans, being authoritarians, always believe our side |
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LiberalMuslim (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. I know what they think! |
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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It needs to come out in the open, that's why I wrote it. |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 05:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Yep - you nailed it. It's all about ethnocentrism and nativism... |
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LiberalMuslim (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Thanks! But trust me... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. All these people see is Obama's brown skin |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. +1 |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. There actually is a US birth certificate! |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Salaams and welcome to DU n/t |
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jmondine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. If that's the case, 99% of our presidents should have been from Native American tribes |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Yeah, well, |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Eek! A negro! sums it up pretty well. Sad, really. nt |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. Is water wet? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 05:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. of course it is racism |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. big high five to you ! |
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Sukie (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
7. Hell yeah, his race is the problem with people like that woman. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. duh. can you imagine a "birther" argument about gore? kerry? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. Does a Catholic Bear sh*t in the woods behind the Vatican? |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Does a Muslim camel shit in the Sand in Mecca?...Does a Jewish camel |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. What I can't, for the life of me, understand, is what they think an |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Fact-Free and Reality-Challenged, Not to Mention Impervious |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. You are right, of course |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. They probably didn't even know |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. Of course it's all about race |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
18. Ding, ding, ding ... |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
19. They ignore the United States Constitution. |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. Another aspect My mother told me about |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. You bet it is! And I'm sure deep down they |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
23. What's behind it is the racism of the people who push that stuff |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. Sure is. Imagine if O'Bama's father had been Irish instead. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. John McCain wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. yes. nt |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. I see it as a meme & memeplex issue. |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
33. Is it race based? Do conservatives shit where they eat-- |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. Simple answer: YES!!!!! nt |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
37. Joseph Farah is the man behind the movement |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
39. Well, duh!. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. Race is the primary factor |
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Third Doctor (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
42. Tt has to with race |
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