LAT: 'Birthers' must be stopped - By Bill Maher

[kpete]

Opinion
'Birthers' must be stopped

No matter how dumb,
the people who are questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S.
could eventually cause real problems.

By Bill Maher
July 31, 2009

Never underestimate the ability of a tiny fringe group of losers to ruin everything.
.................


Lou Dobbs has been saying recently that people are asking a lot of questions about the birth certificate. Yes, the same people who want to know where the sun goes at night.

And Lou, you're their new king.

That's why it's so important that we the few, the proud, the reality-based attack this stuff before it has a chance to fester and spread. This isn't a case of Democrats versus Republicans. It's sentient beings versus the lizard people, and it is to them I offer this deal: I'll show you Obama's birth certificate when you show me Sarah Palin's high school diploma.

more:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-maher31-2009jul31,0,622151.story?track=rss

[meegbear]

1. This is gonna be tonight's "And finally, new rule ..." rule

[Wickerman]

2. Bill has a great way with words

"If you seriously believe that President Obama is an African sleeper spy, get out of your chat room and have your house tested for lead."

[yellerpup]

3. I want to see Sarah Palin's high school diploma.

I wonder what she had to do to get it. Not pass English, that's for sure!

[csziggy]

4. "Why, in this country, is it always the religious right that won't take anything on faith?"

:evilgrin:

[NYCGirl]

5. And love this passage about Lou Dobbs:

"Lou Dobbs has been saying recently that people are asking a lot of questions about the birth certificate. Yes, the same people who want to know where the sun goes at night.

And Lou, you're their new king."

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. Real Time is going to rock tonight! Can't wait! Between this artlcle on birthers

Rachel Maddow will be on and Jeff Sharlet (author of The Family "C Street"!)!!!!!!

[WeDidIt]

7. Bill, Bill, Bill. the Republicans are DROWING in Birtherism

Why the fuck would the Democrats want to throw them a life preserver?

[pnorman]

8. A scenario just came to me:

Me: "That's the most RIDICULOUS thing I've ever heard! In any case, it doesn't make any difference. Once he's sworn in, he's the legal President".

Asshole: "That's crazy!"

Me: Well look at George Bush! He's been our legal President for all those 8 years, hasn't he?"

Asshole: "What's that got to do with it?"

Me: "Well, he STOLE the Florida election in 2000, didn't he?"

Asshole: "!@#$%^!@#$%$#@!!!!" (Turning livid, and accompanied with projectile defecation)

pnorman

[IdaBriggs]

11. Here's another one I like --

ME: "I thought you'd like the President, especially as you are a guy who is Purple." (Or pick color of your choice.)

THEM: "What do you mean I'm PURPLE? I'm not PURPLE!"

ME: "Oh, come on! You are too, PURPLE. Plus, your father is PURPLE. You are a PURPLE person."

THEM: "I AM NOT PURPLE!"

ME: "Well, you don't look PURPLE. But its not like we're having a REALITY BASED DISCUSSION. I can say YOU ARE PURPLE if I want to, and I don't care what color you say you are, you can't prove you aren't PURPLE to me!"

THEM: (Heads exploding -- especially if I surrender to the urge to call them ignorant racist bastards.)

Sigh. :)

[FirstLight]

9. Very well said, as always...

Maher always impreses me with his use of language, and because he GETS it.

I like how he also called out the MSM's role in making the mountains out of molehills of stupid. Clinton';s impeachment and Bush's reign are prefect examples.
It really turns my stomach when I think about the fact that we are collectively still forced to swallow the stupid - hehe like a bad reality shows that keep on coming...

[me b zola]

10. "...sentient beings versus the lizard people"

Check in, SwampRat, Maher sounds like he admires your work!

Can't wait to watch tonight. Sounds like Maher is going nuclear on teh stupid that is the republican party.

[JohnnyBoots]

12. Nobody ever seems to mention that McCain was born in Panama......nt

[Initech]

13. "when Obama was sworn in as president, he forgot to give his answer in the form of a question."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[redqueen]

14. What is he talking about... "Sarah Palin's high school diploma"?

Is there some doubt that she has one?

If she does it'll be very easy to produce, won't it?

So what does this prove, exactly?

[Pharlo]

18. Well, see, the thing is

not ANY high school diploma will do.

It's got to be THE LONG VERSION of her high school diploma.

With letters of authentification from witnesses. Signed affadavits from school officials. A signed seal of approval from the US Supreme Court, and then, we'll CONSIDER it's authenticity, but, personally, I don't know if that will be enough to convince me. I mean, how do we know someone didn't use a fake id and pretend to be a graduating Sarah Palin?

[bamacrat]

15. Love Maher, best political show there is. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

16. "speaking truth to stupid"

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

[Swede]

17. "the same people who want to know where the sun goes at night."

Exactly