Despite a frustrated GOP, anti-Obama 'birthers' still persist

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/politics/birthers-arizona-iowa/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Washington (CNN) -- Dark theories about President Barack Obama's citizenship show no signs of fading away.

The issue flared this week in Iowa, a closely watched electoral battleground, where the state GOP wrote a passage into its proposed party platform calling on presidential candidates to "show proof of being a natural-born citizen," beginning with the 2012 election.

Don Racheter, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party's platform committee, told Radio Iowa that the language was intentionally crafted as a "shot" at Obama.

"There are many Republicans who feel that Barack Obama is not a 'natural-born citizen' because his father was not an American when he was born and, therefore, feel that according to the Constitution he's not qualified to be president, should not have been allowed to be elected by the Electoral College or even nominated by the Democratic Party in 2008," Racheter said defiantly, even though the language may be tweaked at next month's Iowa GOP convention.

"Birtherism is a fringe issue that's way out of the mainstream, and it's disturbing when you see people you ... have some level of respect for, whether it's members of Congress or even Donald Trump, falling into that category," said Steve Schmidt, one of Sen. John McCain's senior advisers in 2008. "In the middle of the electorate, people think it's batshit crazy. The side that's seen flirting with it doesn't do themselves any favors."

[Frustratedlady]

1. And they are also raising the issue of Obama and Michelle

not being lawyers because they surrendered their licenses or had them taken away.

I am SO sick of these false issues. Grow up and get to the real issues.