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Media Matters Firing up Anti-Birther Machine

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
With Palin out of Politics, I guess they need something else to bring to National attention. They are bound and determined to bring this to the attention of every American. The International Community is starting to take notice too, how long until they start asking for proof?

They made Palin a celeb, why not "Birthers"

Without the proof to discount the "birther" claims, they might just make this the number one issue in the next election.

If I didn't know anything about this and saw these ads, I would start searching for any information I could find on it, probably stumble across the Natural Born Citizen argument and say hey, something is up?

August 03, 2009
Media Matters Firing up Anti-Birther Machine
Kyle-Anne Shiver
This just in my email box from those leftist guerrilla warriors over at Media Matters. They are launching an ad campaign to attack Lou Dobbs for mentioning the birth certificate controversy.

From the announcement email, really a shakedown for funds (Is George Soros starting to lose money now too?):

"As countless other media figures criticize Dobbs, CNN is making a mockery of its claim of being "the most trusted name in news." Jon Klein, the network's president, continues to downplay Dobbs' promotion of the birther theories, saying he is merely covering "the phenomenon of the doubters" -- even though Dobbs himself has questioned the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate. CNN can't continue to condone Dobbs' birtherism and expect to be taken seriously. Jon Klein owes viewers -- and his network -- more. So what's next?

"This week, we are launching a major television ad campaign against CNN and Lou Dobbs. We have purchased airtime on Dobbs' show, as well as on Fox News and MSNBC. The ad calls out CNN for allowing Dobbs to relentlessly promote this racially charged fringe conspiracy theory on its network. It will air starting on Tuesday, and we need your help to run it as many times as possible. Preview the ad and please make a donation today so that we can keep the pressure on CNN"

I've been waiting for the "racist" charge to be thrown into this boiling pot. And Media Matters didn't disappoint. There it is. They're calling the birth certificate issue a "racially charged fringe conspiracy."


I'm tired of people in this country wanting to have things both ways. We're no more racists for wanting proof of the American part of the president's hyphenated heritage than the folks who touted said president as the "First African-American President" nonstop to win him the office. If one wants to be called "African-American," then ante up with the long-form, proof-positive American birth certificate. Not the computer print-out, the one that has the name of the hospital and the attending physician's signature. Simple.

Question: Will the Media Matters simply add more fuel to the quickly escalating flames of the already too-hot-to-handle birth certificate melee?

Stay tuned...Media Matters is certainly adding a spark to my dreary dog days of summer.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/media_matters_firing_up_antibi.html
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
No Republican has even brought the issue up on the House floor, and the Dems are blaming them for keeping this in the media spotlight.

I agree, the repubs. should just shut up about this "birther" issue. The Dems will bring it up for everyone. :lol: :lol:


Reid hits 'artificial controversy' of birthers

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is so mad about the birthers being a "distraction" that he doesn't want them to give them "even a minute of our attention on the floor of the United States Senate."

But he just did.

In his Monday floor speech, Reid, after protesting Republican opposition to health care reform, quickly pivoted to the Barack Obama birth certificate question, which he calls "an artificial controversy [that] is getting far too much attention lately, one that ignores the undeniable and proven fact that President Obama was born in the United States."

Reid also mentioned one House Republican -- without naming names -- whom he believes has given "credence" to the birth certificate question.

"Let's be clear. It's a phony issue and does not deserve even a minute of our attention on the floor of the United States Senate," Reid said. "It's absurd, irresponsible, baseless and the false claims of long ago have been refuted. The American people have every right to expect us to solve real problems before creating fake problems."

Reid may not have given them a full minute of attention on the Senate floor, but now the birther movement has a permanent spot in the official Congressional Record, thanks to Reid's speech.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0809/Reid_hits_artificial_controversy_of_birthers.html
 
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