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- inactive, on 06/12/2008, -45/+273This newest lunacy from the right -- that Obama wasn't born in the U.S. & is lying about his middle name -- shows just how desperate the wackos are. None of the usual stuff is sticking so they're left with this silliness.
Check out Obama's news anti-smear site, Fight the Smears: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesme ...
Obama isn't your old DLC Democratic Party. - rewinn, on 06/12/2008, -31/+236It's good to see:
* a candidate who fights back fast, hard and effectively
* a candidate who fights positively
* a candidate who uses technology, such as the internet, effectively
It's morning in America ... for real! - GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -7/+164Picture of birth certificate is insufficient....please mail original copy to me, along with your bank account numbers. I will transfer 7.8 million into your account from Nigeria....
- thirdcoastborn, on 06/12/2008, -25/+146the more they attack him by using ***** like this, his ratings just continue to rise. people are tired of that fear mongering *****
- wille1623, on 06/13/2008, -14/+125I want to see John McCains birth certificate. Year Of Birth: 1792
- pistonsfan1600, on 06/13/2008, -14/+99The McCain campaign today also released pictures of the cave wall on which Senator McCain's birth was recorded....
- Deadpixel1221, on 06/12/2008, -12/+91You dumb bastard, Obama NEVER attended a Muslim school, here's VIDEO proof.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/christian
If you don't watch the video and still believe that ***** at least have the courtesy to Shut The ***** Up, so we don't have to respond to idiots like you. - sockpuppets, on 06/13/2008, -4/+75McCain's so old his social security number is 1.
- dagnabbit, on 06/12/2008, -7/+681. It wasn't a "Muslim" school, it was an elementary school in Indonesia.
2. It was like 2nd thru 4th grade, where they learned some basic math, how to read and write, and maybe even did some arts and crafts. But thanks for the "concern". - FTWmovin2canada, on 06/12/2008, -12/+70With that crazy logic you should be more worried about McCain being brainwashed while he was a POW.
- igeldard, on 06/12/2008, -20/+78It was an excellent decision to post this so everyone can see for themselves. I hope if Obama becomes president he shows similar transparency in government matters ...
- d4nie1, on 06/12/2008, -16/+68Some of the biggest believers in this rumor and other ridiculous smear rumors about him are the extremist Hillary supporters at hillaryclintonforum.net. Here's their response to Obama's anti-smear site > http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/show ...
They believe all the smears are true despite anything Obama or anyone else says. They just aren't going to believe anything but the worst about him and little things like logic, reason and facts are irrelevant to them. It's pretty crazy. - inactive, on 06/13/2008, -8/+54You HAVE to be the dumbest ***** digger I've ever had the displeasure of reading comments from in years. Seriously. McCain/Clinton? Did you eat a ***** brain tumor for breakfast this morning? Wow.
Just wow.
Goes to show how ***** stupid many Americans are in terms of their political opinions. I'm not bagging on you because I disagree...I'm bagging on you because you clearly have not a single shred of sanity in your entire being. - swrostmore, on 06/13/2008, -7/+52I'd say the "right one" is the one thats posted on his campaign website, and the fake ones are on right-wing smear websites. Scumbag.
- shawn1122, on 06/13/2008, -3/+47So you frequent there as well? I don't know why, but I've somewhat become addicted to skimming through the threads on that site. I think its because Digg is so damn pro Obama that I had to see the other side of the story. Unfortunately, they prefer talking about how Obama has skeletons in his closet and how Michelle Obama is a witch there. There belief is that the Republicans will rip Obama apart with their smear campaigns and that will allow Hillary to be resurrected at the convention and become the true democratic nominee. A bit farfetched I'd say, but they believe what they want to, not in reality.
They also believe that Obama hates white people, and that young people are stupid and naive for wanting to vote for him. They think that, in their infinite wisdom, they are able to see through "Obama's veil of *****" The forum seems to be made up of predominately older white women.
They believe Obama is the most dishonest and corrupt politician they've ever seen. I haven't been alive for nearly as long as they have been, but from what I have seen of politicians, Obama seems the most honest and sincere I've seen so far. I'm sure he is quite like every other politician, but he can at least make it seem like he is completely sincere. And to be honest, of all the candidates, he seems to be the most down to earth, and that is a quality that is hard not to admire, especially in someone who is running for president.
Anyways, the point is, the people on that forum are the most extreme of Hillary supporters, theyve already promised each other that they will vote for McCain. It is really not worth the time or effort to try and remove them from the bubble they seem to live in, I doubt anything will change their minds. - bot001220, on 06/13/2008, -8/+49"I'm still trying to figure out why he repeatedly shunned every request for his birth certificate, yet all of a sudden Daily Kos seems to have no problem getting it from him."
False. Obama put it up on his website, dailykos saw it there and put it on their website.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/birthcert - dagnabbit, on 06/12/2008, -25/+66Good. Now tell the idiot wingnuts to STFU about it.
- vegasmacguy, on 06/13/2008, -3/+44Actually McCain posted his birth certificate as well.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/news/releases/2007/ima ... - mcm0818, on 06/13/2008, -3/+43People who weren't born in the US can't even run for President.
- CannedMango, on 06/13/2008, -2/+40You know who wasn't born in the US?
John McCain.
Though I'm not going to suddenly attempt to argue that he isn't eligible for President (he is), I'm just pointing out that people don't know half the ***** they should know and almost none of the ***** they claim to know. - TGMD, on 06/13/2008, -8/+46Okay????
I mean there's only one presidential candidate that wasn't born in the US, that's John McCain (Panama Canal Zone, which was technically US territory at the time) - GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -3/+38Not just fear mongering but passing off stupidity as fact and spin as truth. Millions of idiots are repeating talking points that just don't make any logical sense whatsoever....
- estvir, on 06/13/2008, -2/+37It'd be on papyrus written in some archaic text.
- thaddeusj, on 06/13/2008, -1/+35No kidding, I couldn't believe it the whole line about reporters asking for it and being denied. How about YOUR birth certificate reporter? Look I have a certificate of live birth, can I have a state ID? Look I have a birth certificate and a state ID, can I get a passport? Let's just assume that Obama had to produce twice as much ID for each early government position as I had to produce urine to work IT and worry about important stuff.
Besides where is Cheny's proof that he isn't a national from Omicron Persei VIII? ;) - chambana, on 06/13/2008, -3/+35Especially when McCain was really born in Panama albeit virtual U.S. soil but still.
- TVarmy, on 06/13/2008, -2/+34I suspect it's fake. It's from Honolulu and says McLovin'.
- PhilLesh69, on 06/13/2008, -0/+31I think this one is a grey area. I grew up in the Army. I was born in Alabama, so it doesn't apply to me, but I knew lots of kids growing up who were born in Kaisersluatern (k-town) or Garmisch/Partenkirchen/Berchtesgarden, or other bases around Germany, Italy and even South Korea. As far as I knew, they were born to American Citizens serving overseas and were granted the same natural born citizenship as someone born here in America.
I don't know the actual legal facts, but I think there are certain laws in place to afford natural born citizenship to children born to service members serving overseas.
I do know that stories attacking Obama, and trying to paint him as not being born in this country are attempts to preempt the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacks on McCain that will be coming soon to a TV near you. SBVT ads are going to attack McCain for being born in Panama, and they are also going to call him "Song Bird", the name they will claim the other POWs called him because he supposedly sang like a bird without even being tortured by his North Vietnamese captors.
Obama's middle name is, in fact, Hussein. But that is a non-sequitor, because he is not a muslim, he is a christian. Remember how Hillary and the media made a big deal about Rev. Wright???? McCain was not born on US soil. Neither of these issues should have any traction among intelligent people. Vote for the candidate whose issues are in line with your needs and ideas about where this country needs to be.
I was talking to a second cousin at a wedding last weekend who actually took Hillary's subtle suggestion about assassination and was worried that if Obama were elected, he could be assassinated and that would cause rioting in the streets of every american city, and it would tear America apart. I tried to convince him that Obama is not Martin Luther King, and that the Secret Service is pretty sharp and it would be nearly impossible to successfully assassinate ANY sitting president under their watch. I described the motorcades I've seen while working downtown, less than 100 yards from the white house, how there are 4 or 5 armored Chevey Blazers with agents carrying mp5's and m16's, and 2 armored limousines, one a decoy, the other carrying the president, and how they close down streets along the planned travel route, and that the only way a president could be assassinated anymore would be for someone close to him to do it, because they are the only ones who can get close to him without secret service oversight. But he didn't want to hear it. He was convinced that it was going to happen, and it would cause rioting all across america.
We need to stop being stupid, and focus on issues, ideas, and tangible plans. All this idiotic speculation and fear mongering and mud slinging ***** doesn't serve anyone but the two-party system. Vote issues, not emotions. - mnemy, on 06/13/2008, -1/+32The stupidity continues to amaze me.
- lostarchitect, on 06/13/2008, -7/+36they got it from his website, dumbass.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/birthcert - Deanblackoak, on 06/13/2008, -5/+33My god, do some damn research before you going running off at the mouth.
- Coven, on 06/13/2008, -3/+31Look up the Coburn-Obama Transparency Act. He's already on top of that.
- malex, on 06/13/2008, -0/+27You've never actually been to Indonesia, have you.
- vexingmodstwo, on 06/13/2008, -3/+29I would hope Obama wouldn't be stupid enough to run for President knowing he wasn't eligible.
- Psygnosis, on 06/13/2008, -3/+28I wish my birth certificate had the entry Island of Birth....
- suntzusputnik, on 06/13/2008, -5/+30USING caps to accentuate random WORDS does not MAKE you sound INTELLIGENT.
- kanabiis, on 06/13/2008, -0/+25The impression was so incredible, that he studied hard enough in school to end up attending Harvard, one of the most respected and prestigious Universities of Law the the United States, he later went on to teach Constitutional law at Chicago University. As if this was not enough, he then went on to become both a Senator in the state of Illinois, and then a US Senator for the state of Illinois, and even that was not enough, he had to then run and become the first black man to be nominated to a major party as the candidate to be the President of the United States of America.
Which leads to the more important question, what kind of things impressed you as a young boy to NOT want to serve your country half as much as Barak Obama has in just the past year.
Why do you hate America so much?
It amazes me that people like you can look at a distinguished and obviously extremely patriotic career and somehow question his loyalty to the USA, and her citizens.
The most you can possibly claim for credentials of patriotism is maybe voting, and saying the pledge of allegiance as a grade schooler.
Whooptie Dooo - djpants428, on 06/13/2008, -3/+27Where face?
- sulthernao, on 06/13/2008, -6/+29An original doesn't look like that, a copy does. Now why don't you shut the ***** up and stop spreading lies.
- ArchieAndrews, on 06/13/2008, -2/+25It's "their face", dumbass.
- GhettoMagic, on 06/13/2008, -2/+24Here is a post from that page, it's so full of ignorance:
"I watched the segment about this on Fox News earlier. I was making something to eat and thinking about this anti-smear site. There's never been any candidate to actually organize something like this before. I'm thinking we can use the creation of his anti smear site against BO.
1. It is against our right to free speech.
2. It is set up to collect e-mail addresses in a round-about way.
3. Once they have someone's e-mail address, they have a way to spam all they want their Obama propaganda.
4. Why is this needed? Is it because he's afraid of what could come out?
5. Is this the way he's going to be as a president, using any tactics to silence the opposition? Do we want such an individual as president.
6. Using an organized anti smear group, is the first step into totalitarianism, is he planning to become dictator Obama?
7. What is he actually planning to do with all those e-mails they collect? How do we know that they won't be used to infringe upon our rights if he becomes president?
8. He said/she said. What is actually the truth when he's trying to cover up everything by silencing it, and replacing it with his own version of the truth.
We need to use this against him because it is actually alarming that he's gone to this extent to silence the people who are against him, one more reason to dislike him. He must not be president, we'll see more stuff like this and more of our liberties taken away if he is in charge. We thought Bush was bad, wait for BO, he's a million times worse." - AwesomousPrime, on 06/13/2008, -3/+25Picture of a Piece of Obamas umbilical cord with an american flag in the back ground with a brass band playing stars and stripes forever or it didnt happen!
- wonderchemist, on 06/12/2008, -4/+26Race
O : White
O : Black
O : Asian
O : Hispanic
O : Native American
X : Check this box if two or more of the above applies to you. - phrenzy, on 06/13/2008, -2/+23What's hilarious is that the "right" just doesn't get it. They think that if "fear" worked for the past 2 elections than they should just turn it up to "11" this time.
What they don't realize is that they've overplayed their hand and they only serve to perpetuate the negative stereotypes of Republicans being vindictive, petty and ignorant. - tehknotte, on 06/13/2008, -0/+21Wow that's a bad list. #5 doesn't make sense: I would very much like to have a President who uses hard evidence and proof to debunk lies spewed by crazy/paranoid people.
- theaceoffire, on 06/13/2008, -1/+21McCain's so old his memory is in black and white.
- iofthestorm, on 06/13/2008, -0/+20I find that ridiculous, even after Hillary went all the way and endorsed Obama.
- bagelmaster, on 06/13/2008, -0/+20Yeah, I'm sick of ignorant people in general. For the uninformed: the US has bases all around the world. If a person is born to military parents while on one of these bases, they are given the normal automatic US citizenship and are eligible to someday run for president. I was born in Berlin, Germany myself, and it annoys me to no end to see people spreading things to the likes of "if you aren't born in the States you aren't eligible for president."
/vent - dxgg, on 06/13/2008, -12/+32You mean his middle name is Hussein? But...now I don't feel safe. *rolls eyes*
- Lenoxus, on 06/13/2008, -1/+21"I know he's a Muslim, because he has a hatemongering black Christian pastor"
- PhilLesh69, on 06/13/2008, -1/+20Nostoppingus,
Hawaii became a state in 1959.
Obama was born in 1961.
See the reality now? Do you?
He was born in a ratified sate.
McCain is another story, he was born in Panama. Yet, we intelligent folks realize that he was born in Panama to American Citizens serving in an official capacity. So we are not trying to claim McCain is not a US Citizen.
Dude, go and take one of those online IQ tests. You don't have to disclose your low score to us, but it might help you to understand that you need to shut the ***** up because you are going to score an IQ lower than 100.
Just go take an online IQ test. You need to understand how dumb you are. Seriously, I'm not trying to insult you, I'm only trying to protect you from your own stupidity. -
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