National Review: Obama is a "racist" who's hiding information about his birth certficate
July 31, 2009 2:44 pm ET by Eric Boehlert
Quite a busy week for the deep thinkers at National Review. Earlier this week we noted that NRO's Jonah Goldberg thought Glenn Beck had nothing to apologize for after going on TV and saying the President of the United States has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." (It's so obvious, people.)
And now, NR's Andrew McCarthy claims Obama is concealing his true identity and that's why he won't release his 'real' birth certificate.
Yep, I'm gonna say it: Bill Buckley must be rolling over in his grave.
I wonder if they realize this is the same act they pulled trying to derail Barack Obama's presidential campaign. And we all saw how well that worked last time around.
Plus, someone has to solve the Orly Taitz issue pretty soon. I'd prefer a bag over her head but I wouldn't want to steal her husband's only chance to get some.
Well, I'm here to tell you all, I was wrong about that one. These guys have turned over an entirely new leaf of "crazy" now that Obama is in office.
so you can see the reason he is hiding the information is so that he can save the day.
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My point is, I think from whatever vantage point in what Mark Twain called the Eternal Tropics Buckley's watching, he's quite happy with what his little rag is up to.
Just because Goldberg says Beck has nothing to apologize for does not mean National Review is calling Obama a "racist".
And Andrew McCarthy saying there are holes in Obama's life story that might be filled in with the publication of his birth certificate does not mean he is a birther.
This from the end of McCarthy article:
"The point has little to do with whether Obama was born in Hawaii. I’m quite confident that he was. The issue is: What is the true personal history of the man who has been sold to us based on nothing but his personal history? On that issue, Obama has demonstrated himself to be an unreliable source and, sadly, we can’t trust the media to get to the bottom of it. What’s wrong with saying, to a president who promised unprecedented “transparency”: Give us all the raw data and we’ll figure it out for ourselves?"
Seems to me Bill Buckley would be saying the same things.
Either it's reasonable or it isn't. If it's not reasonable, then he should apologize whether he personally believes it or not. If it is, then that would be calling Obama a racist.
Tell me how you see things differently, exactly.
from Goldberg, "Okay, so now I've watched it. I agree with a lot of it. But I don't think the words "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture" were all that well chosen (which is clear since he later contradicts himself by "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people"), but on reflection — and viewing — I don't think he has to retract anything. If he believes it, he's free to say it. Some clarification would be good though."
MMFA is intentionally distorting the context and meaning of both Goldberg and McCarthy in order to try and marginalize NR. Sadly, MMFA only diminishes itself by doing so.
As for Goldberg, I'll just consider the source . . . UGH! All I can think of are Jonah and his AWFUL mother . . . UGH!
Slander: the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation.
Libel: written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression.
Clearly, you are not allowed to say anything unpleasant that comes to your mind about someone else, especially in a national forum such as an evening news program. There was no basis for Beck's statements whatsoever, and I must disagree that he can say whatever he wants to just because he claims to 'believe it.'
I don't believe for a minute that Glenn Beck believes it. But that won't stop him from saying it simply because he knows it will get him a firestorm of coverage and attention. (And, of course, it's worked.)
It's pure sensationalism. And it's highly, grossly irresponsible. And I don't even think it's about chasing the almighty buck any more. I think it's about chasing notoriety. He's an attention ____, pure and simple.
While I don't believe in God, I support Glenn's 9 principle:
His nine principles are:
1. America Is Good
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday
4. The family is sacred
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with whom I want to
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion
9. The government works for me — I do not answer to them, they answer to me
The premise of this article and your defense of this article has no basis in fact. In other words, you are "just makin' it up."
While I believe Obama is a natural born U.S. Citizen, i must note you are clearly mistaken. Obviously you have not read the links provided.
The following snippets are from McCarthy's article.
What Obama has made available is a Hawaiian “certification of live birth” (emphasis added), not a birth certificate (or what the state calls a “certificate of live birth”). The certification form provides a short, very general attestation of a few facts about the person’s birth: This certification is not the same thing as the certificate.
To the contrary, “the state records” are the certificate. They are used to generate the more limited birth certifications on request.
The state records are far more detailed.
What’s been requested is a primary document that is materially more detailed than what Obama has thus far provided.
"In order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green," the qualifications state. "This is a more complete record of your birth than the Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated Certification requires additional verification by DHHL."
Only the information on the original birth certificate, 'the original Certificate of Live Birth,' can demonstrate to the people of the United States whether there is convincing evidence.
Please explain how a certificate of live birth is sufficient to procure a passport, a driver's license, and register to vote, but not sufficient to prove citizenship?
Second, after much speculation and innuendo, McCarthy finally says that the "certificate" would reveal interesting facts about Obama's life: the delivering doctor, how his parents described themselves, which of them provided the pertinent information, etc.
BFD.
What is WRONG with these people?
If Obama isn't eligible to be President, nothing he does would be valid. As an American, it is your duty to keep the government in check. There is nothing racial about asking for the President to show proof that he is eligible to be the POTUS. Obama is fanning the "conspiracy" be not allowing the release of his Long Form Certificate of Live Birth and all records under seal.
People who are attacking blindly are basically signing on the dotted line without looking. No everyone is so careless.
Certification, certificate, certified (nuts I think)
Shadowy connections as a "community organizer"
Blah, blah, blah, blah.
If McCain had been elected president I think you could raise most of these same issues, in SPADES!!! But; where would the outrage be? More than likely there wouldn't be. You wouldn't want to give any of those left wing liberal crazies any visibility in the media, now would you.
Can we just find a REAL issue to work on.
You know, the economy, health care, world peace.
Pick one, pick them all. I have to think that any debate on any of these would be more constructive that this twaddle.
BTW Apologies to all the crazy people that this type of activity would put out of business.
This is a real issue that could make all decision by this president invalid. Isn't that issue enough?
The poster defending the racists has his own history.
by anotheramerican (April 30, 2009 2:53 pm ET) 1
rox,
The part you are missing, is that this was a staged media event by the White House and forced the networks to give up $20+ million in advertising revenue so our NOTUS could continue campaigning.
They had planned a flyover by Air Force One but cancelled it for some reason...
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If you doubt that, ask yourself why those conservatives who claim to want to be taken seriously are utterly unwilling to stand up to the liars and hate and fear mongers who speak for them. I suspect it's because they know as well as the rest of us that the liars are now officially the "real conservatives," and the ones who wish they could be taken seriously are permanently sidelined, unable to even be heard over the screeching of those they gave their ideology to.
They created a monster, they turned it loose, and now they fear it so much that they remain silent no matter how much havoc the monster wreaks. Same thing happened to Victor Frankenstein. He was a doctor and a respected researcher. And then he created the monster. And the next thing he knew, when people heard "Frankenstein," they didn't think of the doctor, they thought of the monster. Creating that monster was what defined the doctor. And creating the liars and bigots and hatemongers is what defines modern conservatism. When you hear "conservative," who do think of? Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Dobbs, Coulter, and the only time William Buckley crosses your mind is in the context of rolling over in his grave at what conservatism has become. Once he created that monster, poor old Victor could never again hope to be anything more than the guy who created the monster. Those conservatives who want to be taken seriously remained silent while their monster was taking over their identities, and now it defines them. Just deserts if you ask me.
After acknowledging that he previewed that editorial before publication, was asked to comment, and didn't object, McCarthy proceeds to undermine it's central point by arguing that there is a more "real" birth certificate that should be released.
McCarthy is a weasel, and the National Review is a den of weasels, pushing back against the rightwing nuts with one hand while stroking them with other.
Bush if he were black would never have been declared the winner of that election and honest Americans know it.
Obama endured a tough primary to defeat Clinton and all the attacks by the right during the general election battle.
The birthers are still in denial.
These racist rednecks in the birther movement better be monitored closely by are goverment. They will never concede a black man leading our country.
They are dangerous.