Birtherism: Worst. Trap. Ever.

[Swede]

The problem, of course, is that at least one recent poll showed that a majority of Republicans have doubts about the president's citizenship, which explains the rise of "post-birtherism." Republican leaders don't want to anger a large section of their base by flatly calling this stuff what it is, which is nuts. So the new approach is to joke about it or to carefully avoid denouncing the idea completely.


The White House didn't force GOP Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty to make a birther joke at CPAC. It's also worth noting that three Republican congressional leaders recently gave the same exact answer to questions about the President's faith and citizenship:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Meet The Press last August: "The president says he's a Christian. I take him at his word. I don't think that's in dispute."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/02/birtherism_worst_trap_ever.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. KKKarl Rove claims it's all a plot concocted by Democrats as a distraction.

In other words, the Democrats planted the rumor that Obama isn't a citizen so the dumb teabagger contingent would obsess over it and not notice the really evil shit Obama was doing.

Yes, he really said that.

[Flubadubya]

3. Just shows how Rove actually thinks...

and, yes, he probably even believes it. It's much like something he would do (and has done)! x(

[tallahasseedem]

2. I really think that Obama can exploit this...

during the 2012 election. I would love for him to make a joke about it during the debates because this issue is exactly this...a joke.