As if further proof were needed that Birtherism=Racism

[Sam Hain]

Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post...

The people who brought you the Barack Obama birth-certificate hullabaloo now have a new target: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a man often speculated to be the next Republican vice presidential nominee. While they’re at it, they also have Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor of Louisiana and perhaps a future presidential candidate, in their sights.

Each man, the birthers say, is ineligible to be president because he runs afoul of the constitutional requirement that a president must be a “natural born citizen” of the United States. Rubio’s parents were Cuban nationals at the time of his birth, and Jindal’s parents were citizens of India.

The good news for the birthers is that this suggests they were going after Obama, whose father was a Kenyan national, not because of the president’s political party. The bad news is that this supports the suspicion that they were going after Obama because of his race.

When I heard of the birthers’ latest targets, from a participant in my online chat, I figured it was a joke. But, sure enough, Alex Leary of the St. Petersburg Times reported that various bright lights of the birther community – Mario Apuzzo, Charles Kerchner and Orly Taitz – were casting doubt on Rubio’s eligibility.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-birthers-eat-their-own/2011/10/21/gIQA6Xc43L_story.html?hpid=z2

Actually, Milbank was right the first time: It is a joke, just like the braindead bigots who promote it.

[baldguy]

1. They question the citizenship of Obama and Rubio - who were both born here.

But they have no doubts about McCain - who wasn't.

[dkf]

2. Or Herman Cain.

[BadgerKid]

3. Pretty much the heart of the matter.

I can see them (not) thinking "Funny, they don't look like they were born here, so they can't be American."

I'd like to see their reaction when asked what color skin they think Jesus had.

[Raschel]

6. Shhh. They don't think the pharaohs were Black either.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Psst - the later Pharaohs weren't. They were descended from Alexander's

generals, from the 4th centruy BCE. When Alexander conquered Egypt he was crowned Pharaoh, and supplanted the Pharoahnic line of succession. After his death General Ptolomy took the crown for himself.

http://www.touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm

EDIT

That means the Cleopatra definitely was not; Tut and Ramses very likely were, at least in part. And those are about the only names for Pharaohs that most people can come up with.

[Sam Hain]

7. Are you suggesting.....

that Jesus was NOT a blond, blue-eyed, pale-skinned Southern Baptist???

BLASPHEMY!!!!!

:rofl:

[tanyev]

4. They don't see any irony in making a 1987 immigrant from Moldavia their pin-up queen?

[baldguy]

5. RWers don't "get" irony.

[Sam Hain]

8. See, THAT's what puzzles the SHIT out of me!

She doesn't even speak good English, FFS!