Can someone explain why birtherism is racist?

Legion Troll

Legion Troll

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Darth Hussein Omar said:
nobody can explain why questioning a birth certificate is racism.
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Colin Powell, former secretary of state, National Security advisor and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote: “the whole birther movement was racist. That’s what the 99% believe. When Trump couldn’t keep that up he said he also wanted to see if the certificate noted that he was a Muslim.”

Powell went on to describe Donald Trump as “a national disgrace and international pariah.”

After President Obama has served in the White House for almost two terms, Donald Trump, one of the most visible voices in the birther movement in recent years, told The Washington Post he remains unwilling to say the president was born in the United States.

Some day presidential historians and professors of psychology will write write at length—as virtually all reputable journalists do today—about the political dementia and bigotry that led some opponents of President Obama to spread the lies that the president is not an American and that he is Muslim and not Christian.

Powell is right. Birtherism is racism.

The lie that the president was not born in America was an attack on the legitimacy of America’s first black president.

The lie that the president is a Muslim is a play for votes based on bigotry against Muslims and fear of Muslims—which is based on another lie, that Muslims as a group should be tarred as terrorists.

For the record, if President Obama was indeed a Muslim, there would be nothing wrong with that.

Muslims serve courageously, wearing the uniform of our nation in the battle against terrorism.

Many Muslims are gold star mothers and fathers who embody the highest patriotism of the nation, as Trump learned the hard way after some recent ill-fated comments he made.

It is astounding, absurd and nauseating to huge numbers of voters that anyone who aspires to the presidency could state that the president is not an American.

Trump owes President Obama an apology and a call for the entire birther movement to end the barrage of falsehoods that birthers have directed against the president.

Trump should state unequivocally that he was wrong for the entire Obama presidency in refusing to accept the president’s American birth and apologize to the president and the nation about being so wrong about a matter so fundamental.

Trump should call on all birthers to recognize the error of their ways and also offer their apologies to the president and the nation.



http://observer.com/2016/09/colin-powell-is-right-birtherism-is-racism/
 
It really bothers libtards when Obummer is called a muslime. I guess it is because there is something wrong with being a muslime

Also Obummer is half negro
 
ILA, when did you drop out of school? Pre-school, or grade school? I'm kind of surprised an uneducated, worthless hick like you is capable of putting sentences together.
 
Legion Troll said:
Colin Powell, former secretary of state, National Security advisor and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote: “the whole birther movement was racist. That’s what the 99% believe. When Trump couldn’t keep that up he said he also wanted to see if the certificate noted that he was a Muslim.”

Powell went on to describe Donald Trump as “a national disgrace and international pariah.”

After President Obama has served in the White House for almost two terms, Donald Trump, one of the most visible voices in the birther movement in recent years, told The Washington Post he remains unwilling to say the president was born in the United States.

Some day presidential historians and professors of psychology will write write at length—as virtually all reputable journalists do today—about the political dementia and bigotry that led some opponents of President Obama to spread the lies that the president is not an American and that he is Muslim and not Christian.

Powell is right. Birtherism is racism.

The lie that the president was not born in America was an attack on the legitimacy of America’s first black president.

The lie that the president is a Muslim is a play for votes based on bigotry against Muslims and fear of Muslims—which is based on another lie, that Muslims as a group should be tarred as terrorists.

For the record, if President Obama was indeed a Muslim, there would be nothing wrong with that.

Muslims serve courageously, wearing the uniform of our nation in the battle against terrorism.

Many Muslims are gold star mothers and fathers who embody the highest patriotism of the nation, as Trump learned the hard way after some recent ill-fated comments he made.

It is astounding, absurd and nauseating to huge numbers of voters that anyone who aspires to the presidency could state that the president is not an American.

Trump owes President Obama an apology and a call for the entire birther movement to end the barrage of falsehoods that birthers have directed against the president.

Trump should state unequivocally that he was wrong for the entire Obama presidency in refusing to accept the president’s American birth and apologize to the president and the nation about being so wrong about a matter so fundamental.

Trump should call on all birthers to recognize the error of their ways and also offer their apologies to the president and the nation.



http://observer.com/2016/09/colin-powell-is-right-birtherism-is-racism/
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It's racism cuz Powell says so?

K, lol.
 
ITs apparently bigoted too. These people just use catch phrases and hope the ignorant liberal Americans hear it.
 
it's stoopid. it's the usual conspirator nutcases. Trump was insane to push this junk. racist because he's a black POTUS..sure,, why not.
 
Yet, issues of Ted Cruz's birth and citizenship were questioned and also John McCain's birth in Panama....go figure

The issue was not that all three were not American, they obviously were, being born to a US citizen. It was the "natural born" part that was being questioned...

Its odd that every person that runs for president doesn't have to produce evidence of this as a natural requirement first and foremost....

I remember have to show a birth certificate to join the Navy way back when....maybe that's no longer required....I don't know for sure...

and I don't get the racist part at all....it wasn't racist when McCain's birth was an issue and shouldn't be with Obama....the natural born
requirement has nothing to do with race....



 
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NOVA said:
Yet, issues of Ted Cruz's birth and citizenship were questioned and also John McCain's birth in Panama....go figure

The issue was not that all three were not American, they obviously were, being born to a US citizen. It was the "natural born" part that was being questioned...

Its odd that every person that runs for president doesn't have to produce evidence of this as a natural requirement first and foremost....

I remember have to show a birth certificate to join the Navy way back when....maybe that's no longer required....I don't know for sure...
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That's because those two actually were born outside the United States.
 
I wonder why the first black president was the only modern president to be asked to show his papers?
 
Jarod said:
I wonder why the first black president was the only modern president to be asked to show his papers?
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If someone questioned a person's age I'm sure they would be asked to prove that fact...why not where were born.

Might have been something to do with what was in one of his books or his biography....wasn't there some mistake in those about his birth..???

I don't know why it was questioned in the first place.

You'll have to ask Sidney Blumenthal about that.
 
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Can someone explain why Legion ran away when I said I would meet him at his place to get his "proof"?

And birtherism isn't racist. Obama's father was in fact from Kenya. If his mom and dad were both born in the US, it would never have been brought up.

But liberals love the racism card, love it.
 
Seahawk said:
Can someone explain why Legion ran away when I said I would meet him at his place to get his "proof"?

And birtherism isn't racist. Obama's father was in fact from Kenya. If his mom and dad were both born in the US, it would never have been brought up.

But liberals love the racism card, love it.
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Plus Obama or his writer said he was born in Kenya in one of his autobios.
 
The question isn't does being a birther make someone a racist. Well known racists embraced birtherism because it de-legitimized the nations first black president.
It's not so much birthers are racists, as racists tend to be birthers.
 
Leonthecat said:
The question isn't does being a birther make someone a racist. Well known racists embraced birtherism because it de-legitimized the nations first black president.
It's not so much birthers are racists, as racists tend to be birthers.
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You gave it a go at least lol.

It's apparent you realize there's nothing inherently racist about questioning a birth certificate. But it has to be tied to racism somehow or other or you can't assert that Trump is a racist for questioning Obama's certificate.

So, it happens that Obama is black and only a racist would question the birth certificate of a black man; ergo, anyone who questions obama's birth certificate is a racist.

Nice, tidy and perfectly circular reasoning lol.
 
Crooked ILLary said:
It really bothers libtards when Obummer is called a muslime. I guess it is because there is something wrong with being a muslime

Also Obummer is half negro
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Why do scum like you constantly call your President by silly names? - it is incredibly tedious and makes you look even bigger shits than you actually are, if that's possible. Why not beg one of your rich masters to pay for you to have psychological help?
 
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