Republican senator says he backs birther lawsuits

[foxfeet]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in court.

Vitter, who is running for re-election, made the comments at a town hall-style event in Metairie, La., on Sunday when a constituent asked what he would do about what the questioner said was Obama's "refusal to produce a valid birth certificate."

With the crowd applauding the question, Vitter responded that he doesn't personally have standing to bring litigation. "But I support conservative legal organizations and others who would bring that to court," he said, according to a video of the event. "I think that is the valid and most possibly effective grounds to do it."

He later cautioned that the matter could distract from policy issues.

"I think if we focus on that issue and let our eye off the ball ... I think that's a big mistake," he said. "I'm not dismissing any of this. I think first and foremost, we need to fight the Obama agenda at the ballot box starting this fall."

So-called birthers have challenged Obama's standing as president by arguing that he was not born in the United States.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38213198/ns/politics/

[Me.]

1. Have His Diapers Been Pinned Too Tight?

[Laf.La.Dem.]

2. Sad

Sad to say that clown will be reelected as out beloved Senator:mad:

[MiniMe]

3. So he is for wasting taxpayers money defending lawsuits which have no merit

A typical hypocrite

[saigon68]

4. Another Hateful Right Wing Nut-Job

A Pox on him

[IDemo]

6. "Hateful Right Wing Nut-Job". You're repeating yourself n/t

[SpiralHawk]

5. Vitter is the Compleat Republicon, down to his deviant Family 'Values'

No wonder the other chickenhawk republicons gave him a standing O -- he embodies the full degenerate spectrum of modern republicon phariseeism.

[UTUSN]

7. Bwah-HAH !1 Well, *I* back DIAPER lawsuits!1 n/t

[discocrisco01]

8. Vitter supports 'birthers' challenging Obama's citizenship

Source: Associated Press


WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in court.

Vitter, who is running for re-election, made the comments at a town hall-style event in Metairie, La., on Sunday when a constituent asked what he would do about what the questioner said was Obama's "refusal to produce a valid birth certificate."

Such claims about Obama's birth certificate have been discredited. But with the crowd applauding the question, Vitter responded that although he doesn't personally have legal standing to bring litigation, he supports "conservative legal organizations and others who would bring that to court," according to a video of the event.

"I think that is the valid and most possibly effective grounds to do it," Vitter said, although he later cautioned that the matter could distract from policy issues.


Read more: http://www.wwltv.com/news/politics/Vitter-supports-birthers-challenging-Obamas-citizenship-98289414.html

[Ken Burch]

9. Was Vitter's diaper empty or full at the time?

n/t.

[Initech]

10. I'm guessing full.

:rofl:

[alp227]

11. VOTE HIM OUT! And make him and whoever he supports clean up the oil. n/t

[struggle4progress]

16. He's got primary opposition now

David Vitter's primary: Another nuisance for the incumbent, a boon for Democrats
By Aaron Blake
... Vitter learned just before the weekend began that he will face a primary this year, with the 11th hour entry of former Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor into the race ...
By Aaron Blake | July 12, 2010; 4:02 PM ET
Categories: Senate
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/david-vitters-primary-another.html

[lunasun]

12. i do not understand what state would still have this stupid creepy diaper-wearing politician????

[Dark]

13. Y'know, the birthers are similar to the truthers, except they have major Repubs and news magazines

on their side advocating this ridiculous position. At least the Dems had the balls to stand up to this idiocy.

[SpiralHawk]

14. "Thanks for dumping on the Truthers. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"You are doing a fine job of expressing our Republicon Family Pharisee values by equating birfers and truthers. Helps to keep thing obscurified. Smirk."

- xCommander AWOL (R)

[Dark]

15. Um, both are equally bad ideas.

Truthers ignore how literally millions of engineers and scientists are in on the conspiracy across the country. You'd think that if it didn't make sense, you'd have at least some of the engineers saying "wait a minute." But instead you have none. And that doesn't go into all the sources that have debunked the "loose change" videos.

Birthers think that there was an elaborate plan to ensure that Obama got a fake birth certificate, from a Republican governor, and went back in time to place a birth announcement in TWO newspapers, to get him elected president.

Neither group listens to reason.

[Magleetis]

17. Vitter

has no value and serves no good. He is evil.