Michele Bachmann proved today that you can admit you’re wrong while still keeping your racist undertones squarely intact.
Michele Bachmann appeared on Good Morning America this morning and finally conceded, once and for all that the birther movement is baseless. Confronted with a copy of Obama’s certified, authorized birth certificate by George Stephanopoulos, she admitted, “Well that should settle it.”
But thanks to subtle but brilliant word play, she was able to hang onto the subtle racism that underlies the birther movement, all while admitting that it has no merit whatsoever. Looking at the birth certificate, she said, “That should settle it. I take the president at his word.”
The point of Stephanopoulos displaying the birth certificate, however, is that there is no need for the president’s word on anything. That’s what the certified, official birth certificate is for. You need to take some one on their word when a pall of doubt clouds a situation. There is no doubt about Obama’s citizenship whatsoever, except for those who, looking at his certified birth certificate, still find a reason to doubt. And the deep, dark, unspoken reasons for this doubt are what the birther movement is really all about.
Bachmann needs to take Obama’s word that he is an American as much as she needs to take the sky’s word that it is blue. But that likely won’t change her tune anytime soon.
April 20, 2011 at 10:59 pm, Jackleandavis said:
Ms. Bachmann, Ms. Palin nor Mr. Trump will ever believe their lying eyes, even if the truth and evidence stared back at them.
April 21, 2011 at 2:35 am, Djh said:
Somewhere everyone who was born in the USA has a Birth Certificate that is the official record that was completed by the doctor at the time of birth and filed with the courthouse where the hospital resides. In Obama’s case that document will not be laser printed as the example gma displayed today was. If it exists the president should release it. If not this country has a problem.
April 21, 2011 at 8:37 pm, John in CD6 said:
Seriously, Djh? Are you that stupid? 15 years ago I requested a copy of my birth certificate and it was a computerized copy. Not a handwritten copy like you idiotic birthers KEEP DEMANDING!!! I was born in 1967 – long before records were computerized. But I STILL received a computer printout from the county with a signature and a seal. And you know what? I can use it to get a passport, drivers license or whatever legal thing I need it for!!! Hell, I can even use it to run for President of rednecks like you!
Why can’t you stupid birthers get over the fact that THERE’S A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE???????
You are embarassing to America.
April 22, 2011 at 1:28 am, Redneck said:
Butthurt liberal detected
April 22, 2011 at 3:54 pm, MaiaC said:
“Butthurt liberal detected”???
OOOOOOH…burn? Oh wait, I mean EPIC WIT FAIL.
April 23, 2011 at 3:27 am, Djh said:
why do you libtards insist that anyone who didn’t fall in love with The Great One is a racist ?
You know nothing of me, so keep your idiotic circular logic to yourself.
The article says ‘Stephanopoulos displaying the birth certificate…’ which is inaccurate. It is in fact a facsimile of a birth certificate. I’ll bet you really thought Dan Rather had a laser printed memo from 1973 impugning Bush’s National Guard service but it’s the birthers that are stupid. Yeah right.
If YOU were elected President of the rednecks you would have the means to get your hands on your original birth certificate and lay to rest any question of your origin. This president could do that but has not and is thus as much to blame as anyone for keeping this issue alive.
I was born the same year as Obama. I could take anyone who questions my origin to the courthouse where I was born and show them the original document.
You wanna talk about embarrassing (I might be a redneck but I can spell) how about you morons voting for a guy who railed against Bush’s policies but has kept them largely intact. Guantanamo, drone attacks, federal reserve policy, signing statements, lobbyists, Patriot Act, Wall Street bailouts, back room deals. You took this guy hook, line and sinker.
Hope and Change indeed.
June 22, 2011 at 6:23 am, Anonymous said:
Did you ever get over your birther issue?
April 24, 2011 at 1:48 am, The Duke said:
WOW, this must mean that Bachmann has inside polling showing she can win Iowa and then the GOP nomination. Abandoning Birtherism to the likes of Donald Trump suggests she`s looking ahead to a general election where she`d have to move a bit to the middle and go after independent and swing voters. Can`t do that while shackled to the birther nuts.