Can someone explain the passport thing to me? I don't get it

[Beaverhausen]

is the RW trying to say Obama isn't a citizen?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Yup.

Pretty stupid, huh?

[Beaverhausen]

5. But where are they getting the idea he isn't one?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. His skin color.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

And his name.

[damntexdem]

15. But, but -- McCain was born in Panama!

;-)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. It's all about fear fear FEAR

He can't be a "real" American--he's Muslim, you know, and BLACK!!!!!! Scary,scary,scary!!!!!!

This is just another facet of their plan.

[harun]

9. Yep, FUD. F ear, U ncertainty, and D oubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%2C_uncertainty_and_doubt

From what I have seen from Republicans on the News programs this is their whole strategy this time. I haven't seen criticism of policy, just fear mongering. There supporters are always scared of something, must suck to be them.

[Avalux]

3. Translation: "He's not one of us."

Which of course, with that crowd, implies he's a terrorist.

[Rick Myers]

4. Quick, somebody check Obama's shoes!!!

You never know...

:grr:

[gcomeau]

7. Explanation: People are idiots.

They're trying to suggest that there might be some scary shocking or disturbing information on his birth certificate/passport/ whatever. What that could possibly be considering the completely mundane information actually contained in those documents is generally left deliberately vague to allow the clueless to let their imaginations run wild with theories too purely stupid for those instigating things to put down in writing without becoming objects of universal ridicule.

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[Tektonik]

10. It's a RW smear attack to distract us

Just wait there'll be more ridiculous smears and rehashing old memes very soon.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

11. They're trying to say he wasn't a natural born citizen.

Which is so pathetic. I doubt Obama, who taught CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, is going to waste two years on something when knows good and well he *doesn't* meet the minimum qualifications to be President. This isn't Frisky Dingo.

[Hokie]

12. Why do we let the RW windbags set the talking points?

One of my pet peeves are progressive hosts that spend entire programs giving air time to this crap. It happened with the Rev Wright mess too. Lionel does this all the time and so does Bill Press. RW blow hards have over 90% of the air time. Why would we waste our puny 10%?

[BklynChick]

13. it's all part of the "he's unamerican- he's not like us" BS!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

14. I was taking a nap.

WTF did I miss? I was only asleep for an hour. Who wants to see Obama's passport?

[LSK]

16. do these shit for brains realize McCain wasnt born in America???

They should really shut up about some things.

[Rick Myers]

20. Not only wasn't he born in the US, the place he CLAIMS to have been born

in 1936 was NOT EVEN BUILT until 1941...

Curious?

[Hoof Hearted]

22. Has McCain released his birth certificate?

Very curious.

[MonkeyFunk]

17. There's no passport thing.

It seems they're talking about his birth certificate.

[applegrove]

18. McCain either denounces such tactics or he is for them.

[gkhouston]

21. Snort. Not gonna have to turn on the news to guess which he'll take. n/t

[TahitiNut]

19. It does two things: (1) Tries to get Obama in 'react mode' and (2) Feeds the insane ...

... bigots who'll claim Obama isn't a "real American." Look at how much furor gets stirred up by such an insane piece of crap. Red herring. Distraction. Preys upon the ignorant and bigoted.