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Home Front: Politix
Born in Kenya, Raised in Indonesia and Hawaii
2012-05-18
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Note from Senior Management:

Andrew Breitbart was never a "Birther," and Breitbart News is a site that has never advocated the narrative of "Birtherism." In fact, Andrew believed, as we do, that President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961.

Yet Andrew also believed that the complicit mainstream media had refused to examine President Obama's ideological past, or the carefully crafted persona he and his advisers had constructed for him.

It is for that reason that we launched "The Vetting," an ongoing series in which we explore the ideological background of President Obama (and other presidential candidates)--not to re-litigate 2008, but because ideas and actions have consequences.

It is also in that spirit that we discovered, and now present, the booklet described below--one that includes a marketing pitch for a forthcoming book by a then-young, otherwise unknown former president of the Harvard Law Review.

It is evidence--not of the President's foreign origin, but that Barack Obama's public persona has perhaps been presented differently at different times.

Note from Rantburg management: we also are not Birthers. Unless and until convincing, verifiable, conclusive evidence is offered, we believe that Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii.

We also believe that he's been a terrible president, and that that is sufficient justification to remove him this November.

Our editorial policy is unchanged: anything at all that supports the 'birther' nonsense will be removed immediately.
Posted by:gorb

#11  Now I'll be up all night thinking up a decent match for "Born in _______, Moved to _______ King Putt...."
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-05-18 23:00  

#10  Why do you trust him after seeing this, and his horrible performance in office?

An important part of any con game is marks who *want* to believe. Even after the con has been exposed, the best marks still believe.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-05-18 22:26  

#9  One way or another he is lying about a fundamental part of who he is

Exactly, Old Spook.

And it shouldn't take old spook training to see it either.
Posted by: Glenmore   2012-05-18 22:13  

#8  They key talking point here is: Fundamental dishonesty, and willingness to lie and use deciet about something as basic as where he was born. He claimed Kenya then, claims Hawaii now. One way or another he is lying about a fundamental part of who he is - and that uncovers even more about who he really is: a manipulative man who will do and say anything to get what he wants, be it money or power. Any Obama supporter MUST be confronted with this established fact: Obama lied about something as fundamental as his birth. Why do you trust him after seeing this, and his horrible performance in office?
Posted by: OldSpook   2012-05-18 22:00  

#7  Creds? You want creds? How about Sherrif Joe for some creds?
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-05-18 21:33  

#6  he's also apparently partially Cherokee. Liz Warren notes he has high cheekbones. Liberal Phrenology lowered
Posted by: Frank G   2012-05-18 20:45  

#5  Ouch
Posted by: john frum   2012-05-18 18:54  

#4  Its like saying the Village People are 1/6 Cherokee, much more interesting than, say, fatherless mixed race son of hipster kansas girl.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-05-18 17:52  

#3   I think he was playing up his Kenya roots for 'cred['].

He'd get into Harvard without an african muslim daddy?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-05-18 16:50  

#2  I think he was playing up his Kenya roots for 'cred. Now that he needs to downplay that it is rearing its head like an ugly zit.

Ha-Ha, dumbass. Ha-Ha.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-05-18 16:47  

#1  Dang. Here's the link.
Posted by: gorb   2012-05-18 15:44  

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