Certified American

[babylonsister]

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/22/certified-american/

Certified American
Posted by Joe Klein Wednesday, July 22, 2009



I just watched Brian Williams spend a precious five minutes of his evening newscast on the question of whether Barack Obama is actually American. Let me end the suspense: he is. There is a birth certificate. He was born in Hawaii. You knew that, right? But right-wing nutballs and media giants like Lou Dobbs--whose presence on CNN is a continuing, suppurating embarrassment to the Time Warner multiplex, of which this blog is a teeny-tiny denizen--continue to pound this dead mouse. (Of course, Dobbs has to find new rot to push since his old rot, his half-crazed, anti-illegal immigrant rants is less relevant these days--according to the NBC news tonight, illegal immigration is way down). Desperation ain't pretty when it comes in the form of plummeting Nielsons.

Let me tell you what this is all about: The President of the United States is named Barack Hussein Obama. He is the first chief executive of this grand and good nation not to be melanin-deprived. There are a fair number of frightened, ignorant, idiot white folks still prowling the streets. They listen to right-wing talk radio. They show up at Republican town meetings. They can not believe that a man named Barack Hussein Obama could actually have been elected President. I must admit, I relish their discomfort. But I wish they'd go away.

[Xipe Totec]

1. My Haiku for the day...

Barack Obama,
Barack Hussein Obama,
Barack Obama.

[WeDidIt]

5. Not Haiku

Your poem has the right number of syllables, but it still is not Haiku.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Party pooper n/t

[WeDidIt]

8. The boxwoods in Spring

Green gold turning glowing green
The beauty returns

Haiku

[Xipe Totec]

9. You are under the incorrect impression that I don't know what a Haiku is

you are wrong.

my original reply was meant as a joke, which you missed...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8857235#8857758

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5049496#5049681

[cliffordu]

13. Heh.

[Number23]

12. I love your haiku!

It's got a certain, something. :)

[Towlie]

2. But there's another school of thought that "birthers" should stay and drag the party down with them.

It might be best for the President and his supporters to completely ignore the issue. Never interrupt your opponent when he's making a fool of himself.

[sharp_stick]

3. I'm all for tying these nutbags to each and every

repuke member of congress and every hopeful repuke for congress. Mike Castles pathetic display during his townhall by not slapping down the idiot birther with her BC is a fantastic opportunity for more sane Democrats to move in.

[Mz Pip]

7. I'm enjoying the show

It's entertaining to watch the Republicans try to negotiate this. So many of the birfers are part of the GOP base and the GOP knows it can't afford to lose any more supporters. But these supporters are nuts and make the GOP look bad, especially when the GOP refuses to disavow their insanity.

Good grief, there is already a bill being sponsored by several GOP House members to require candidates to provide a birth certificate. This just didn't happen in a vaccuum. It's in response to the birfers and it is an attempt to pacify them.

So knock yourselves out Republicans. You can't have it both ways, but as long as you try we will sit back and enjoy the show.

:popcorn:

[gauguin57]

4. Lou Dobbs ... a continuing, suppurating presence.

Suppurating. Meaning producing pus.

LOL! You tell it, Joe!

[jenmito]

10. I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!!!!

Obama's an ACORN from Kenya! :rofl:`

[Cha]

11. Wow, Joe Klein!!! I regret I cannot Rec'd this thread as it

is too late but this is freakin' gold! Klein calls out brian williams and dobbs in the most spectacular way!