(April 29, 2011 at 8:43 am)Gawdzilla Wrote: From Historum:
Quote:Labels are ugly and the label 'birthers' is just that, name calling to belittle something or someone you don't like.
People who don't like this issue relish in calling people names and they are so quick to make this who issue about race.
It is not, but its a nice ugly blanket to cover your opponent with, to again, make them look bad.
People who question the president's birth are calling into the possible question of
where he was born. People who question this just don't like B.O. as president
and want someone else. They are pointing out his many many flaws as president.
Its all political, not racial.
Just as much time as spent by those who believe this issue, all their opponents
spent an equal amount of time arguing counter points. So who's wasted more time
in keeping this afloat? There's equal blame and name calling to cover everyone.
Now, normally I would agree with this quote. The evidence, on the other hand, goes contrary to this quote. Obama posted his BC for all to see on the net, and yet the birthers still claimed it wasnt legit. Obama posted newspaper clippings of his birth announcement, and the brithers STILL claimed it wasnt legit, now he posted his long form and they STILL claim it isnt legit.
The birther conspiracy theory basically suggest that Obama was able to fool the DOD, the judicial branch, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the FBI, the CIA, Homeland Security, and every Republican opponent. The birthers are suggesting, from a whim, that they know more than ALL of these institutions based on a hunch.
If Obama was born in Kenya, SURELY the Republicans would have proven it LONG before any of the other depts in the govt would have.
Not all birthers are racist, I am sure, but many of them that I have talked to online usually have racist avatars mocking Obama or his wife as if they are monkeys, gorillas, or wookees or such.
