Maher: "I'll show you Obama's birth certificate when you show me Sarah Palin's high school diploma."

[jefferson_dem]

Bill Maher bashes 'Birthers' over Barack Obama's birth certificate
12:07 PM, July 31, 2009

Bill Maher has had enough with all of the right-wing naysayers who are convinced that Barack Obama's birth certificate is false. The "Birthers" claim that the president's true birthplace is somewhere in Africa, not the United States, and thus he is ineligible to be commander in chief. Today Maher took aim at the Birthers in an Op-ed piece in The Times. An excerpt:

For the last couple of weeks, we've all been laughing heartily at the wacky antics of the "birthers" -- the far-right goofballs who claim Barack Obama wasn't really born in Hawaii and therefore the job of president goes to the runner-up, former Miss California Carrie Prejean.

Also, when Obama was sworn in as president, he forgot to give his answer in the form of a question.

And yet, every week, the chorus of conservatives demanding to see his birth certificate grows. It's like they're the Cambridge police, Obama's in his house -- the White House -- and they need to see some ID.

And there's nothing anyone can do to convince these folks. You could hand them, in person, the original birth certificate and have a video of Obama emerging from the womb with Don Ho singing in the background ... and they still wouldn't believe it.

Maher wrapped up his essay by writing, "this isn't a case of Democrats versus Republicans. It's sentient beings versus the lizard people, and it is to them I offer this deal: I'll show you Obama's birth certificate when you show me Sarah Palin's high school diploma."

So the question is, do you agree with Maher that the Birthers are grabbing at straws and are being sore losers in regard to the election? Or do you think the Hawaiian government is working with the Democratic Party to hide the fact that Obama was born in Kenya?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comments_blog/2009/07/bill-maher-birthers-obama-birth-certificate.html

[Honeycombe8]

1. And?????? Your take on the article is.....what?

You posted an article but forgot to put your input and viewpoint.

[jefferson_dem]

3. What is there to add?

How about this - "tee hee...well played, Mr. Maher!"

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Huh?

Why does someone have to post a viewpoint when they post an article?

:crazy:

[Control-Z]

6. New rule?

Since when is it required that input and viewpoint be included in an OP?

As often as not it is simply just a matter of sharing an article of interest.

[Raster]

22. Sorry. But there is NO requirement that when you post an article that you must

also provide your input and viewpoint. You got the wrong memo.

[joeybee12]

2. Sometimes he hits it right on the button.

This is one of those times...hee-larious!

[Fire1]

4. Slam dunk!! Two points!!! n/t

[morillon]

7. Bwahahaha!

I love Bill.

[Booster]

8. Purrrrfect.

[tanyev]

9. I'd rather see her college transcripts, myself.

[madamesilverspurs]

13. That's an awful lot of schools...

[mitchum]

15. Those would be highly entertaining reading

[Major Hogwash]

10. It's a racist point of view to say Obama is not an American citizen.

There are a lot more racists in the GOP than I thought serving in Congress.
What this did, was expose them.

[maxsolomon]

11. it doesn't even matter if he WAS born in Kenya

his MOM was an american citizen. he is an american citizen. NEXT!

[The Blue Flower]

12. Or W's military records

nt

[madamesilverspurs]

14. Ooooo, even better!

[Number23]

16. Damn right!

Rec'd

[and-justice-for-all]

17. "It's sentient beings versus the lizard people" LOL

:rofl:

[PBS Poll-435]

18. As an Al Franken/(Hill&Bill) Clinton Democrat I must protest your denunciation of "Lizard People"

According to Norm, they might have had a chance!

[TexasObserver]

19. He should demand her college transcripts.

She was a disaster in college.

[NecklyTyler]

20. President Obama was born in Honolulu - It is a fact

Need it be said that the burden of proof lies with the accuser. We have stated, and maintained from the beginning, that President Obama has legal standing as a natural born American citizen due to the fact that he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

It is the full responsibility of the birthers to present evidence and demonstrate the point that Obama was born elsewhere. We are not required to prove anything.

[Saphire]

21. Where are her medical records? I'm still waiting on those.