Birther issue resurfaces, but now Democrats are the ones raising it

[The Straight Story]

Birther issue resurfaces, but now Democrats are the ones raising it

Three months after President Obama moved to end what he described as "the silliness" of the controversy over his birth certificate, the issue is back.

But this time it is the Democratic National Committee raising the issue in a pitch for campaign money.

The envelope is to potential donors is stamped "HELP US COUNTER THE GOP'S DIRTY TRICKS."

A red-letter alert reads, "ENCLOSED: President Barack Obama's Birth Certificate."

Recipients will indeed find a copy of the official State of Hawaii "Certificate of Live Birth."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20077587-503544.html

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. Ha! I hope it sticks in the craw of the Birthers to see the DNC making money off their folly!

:rofl:

[gratuitous]

2. By "raising it," I presume CBS is saying

That Democrats are reminding people just how batshit insane the Republicans have been for the last couple of years. After all, it's not like CBS or any of the other major media outlets are keeping the public informed of Republican dirty tricks or remembering them at all. Somebody has to keep the public reminded of what a nest of snakes the Republican Party is.

[provis99]

3. aha! But is Hawaii a real state? After all, North Dakota isn't!