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Donald Trump is the latest high-profile name in the news to challenge Barack Obama’s place of birth and his firm decision to show no one his birth certificate. “Either he has one or he doesn’t. Where is it?” This was the blunt statement and the rhetorical question said by Trump to express just how ridiculous this birth certificate issue has become. Many view the obsession with Barack Obama’s place of birth as wasteful behavior that serves no purpose in moving this country forward. Others, as a matter of principle, are simply exhausted with frustration over the fact that this man absolutely refuses to show anyone his birth certificate. And others, yet, find great potential in keeping the accusation alive and thriving to smear Obama and to cast him in a darker, more questionable light.
Here’s where I stand. At this point, I don’t care whether Barack Obama was born in Kenya, France, Brazil, America, or anywhere else. Enough people voted to make him our president in 2008, one of which I was not, and I simply do not agree with his vision of America’s future, I don’t agree with his squishy approach to fixing our economy, I utterly oppose his health care law, and I generally find liberal, or progressive, ideas insulting to the way I define my America. Simple as that.
In the event that evidence reveals itself in the future that can conclusively prove Obama was not born in Hawaii, then that will be that and we can all move on. But in the meantime, many states have passed or are in the process of passing legislation that makes proof of birth place much more stringent for all political candidates than it previously was.
It would obviously be an unforgivable shame to vote a man or woman into the position of President of the United States of America if they were not a natural born citizen. I admit, this birth certificate issue is extremely interesting and I’ll be curious to see how it plays out, but my disapproval of Barack Obama is not built upon this fragmented argument. I simply disagree with this man to the degree that I refuse to stop running against him until the next presidential election.
Those who accuse of course have the burden of proof to deal with, but the fact that Barack Obama will not show anyone his birth certificate is absolutely ridiculous. Like Trump said, “Either he has it or he doesn’t. Where is it?”
I found an article on SanDiego.com today, in which two resident columnists went head-to-head on the birther movement. The article has some interesting arguments on both sides. It’s worth a read. One fact I was unaware of is that Barack Obama’s social security number is traceable to Connecticut, a state in which he had never lived. As odd as that is, there is another side to it, though. The two columnists are extremely opinionated and if nothing else, it just makes you wonder, why not just show the birth certificate and end this obtrusive distraction?
1,465.6 miles to go.
Donald Trump is the latest high-profile name in the news to challenge Barack Obama’s place of birth and his firm decision to show no one his birth certificate. “Either he has one or he doesn’t. Where is it?” This was the blunt statement and the rhetorical question said by Trump to express just how ridiculous this birth certificate issue has become. Many view the obsession with Barack Obama’s place of birth as wasteful behavior that serves no purpose in moving this country forward. Others, as a matter of principle, are simply exhausted with frustration over the fact that this man absolutely refuses to show anyone his birth certificate. And others, yet, find great potential in keeping the accusation alive and thriving to smear Obama and to cast him in a darker, more questionable light.
Here’s where I stand. At this point, I don’t care whether Barack Obama was born in Kenya, France, Brazil, America, or anywhere else. Enough people voted to make him our president in 2008, one of which I was not, and I simply do not agree with his vision of America’s future, I don’t agree with his squishy approach to fixing our economy, I utterly oppose his health care law, and I generally find liberal, or progressive, ideas insulting to the way I define my America. Simple as that.
In the event that evidence reveals itself in the future that can conclusively prove Obama was not born in Hawaii, then that will be that and we can all move on. But in the meantime, many states have passed or are in the process of passing legislation that makes proof of birth place much more stringent for all political candidates than it previously was.
It would obviously be an unforgivable shame to vote a man or woman into the position of President of the United States of America if they were not a natural born citizen. I admit, this birth certificate issue is extremely interesting and I’ll be curious to see how it plays out, but my disapproval of Barack Obama is not built upon this fragmented argument. I simply disagree with this man to the degree that I refuse to stop running against him until the next presidential election.
Those who accuse of course have the burden of proof to deal with, but the fact that Barack Obama will not show anyone his birth certificate is absolutely ridiculous. Like Trump said, “Either he has it or he doesn’t. Where is it?”
I found an article on SanDiego.com today, in which two resident columnists went head-to-head on the birther movement. The article has some interesting arguments on both sides. It’s worth a read. One fact I was unaware of is that Barack Obama’s social security number is traceable to Connecticut, a state in which he had never lived. As odd as that is, there is another side to it, though. The two columnists are extremely opinionated and if nothing else, it just makes you wonder, why not just show the birth certificate and end this obtrusive distraction?
1,465.6 miles to go.
