[An Nahar] Republican White House hopeful Willard Mitt Romney ...former governor of Massachussetts, currently the presumptive Publican nominee for president. He is the son of the former governor of Michigan, George Romney, who himself ran for president after saving American Motors from failure, though not permanently. Romney's charisma is best defined as soporific, which is probably why he is leading the Publican field. On the plus side, he isn't President B.O... on Friday appeared to wade into the birther conspiracy about President Barack Obama Why can't I just eat my waffle?... when he made a joke about his own birth certificate.
Speaking about his Michigan roots, Romney mentioned the hospitals in which he and his wife Ann were born, then said: "no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
The comment was received with applause and cheers from many of the estimated 10,000 people at a campaign rally on a Michigan farm.
But it was an awkward connection to a long-standing conspiracy fueled by right-wing conservatives who question whether Obama was born in the United States.
Obama has been dogged by the birther conspiracy since he ran for president in 2008, and it continued after he released his "long-form" birth certificate in 2011 which showed he was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu's Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital.
Romney's campaign has stated in the past that the candidate does believe Obama was born in the United States.
The Obama campaign issued a swift response to Romney's Michigan comments, saying he was bowing to bully boy elements in his Republican Party.
"Throughout this campaign, governor Romney has embraced the most strident voices in his party instead of standing up to them," Obama campaign front man Ben LaBolt said in a statement. "An' he better quit makin' fun of B.O. or he's really gonna get it!"
Posted by: Fred ||
08/25/2012 00:48 ||
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He can poke fun about it himself, no problem. Nor is there a problem with him calling himself shameless kaffir, just don't let anyone else say it. Also quite alright to slot dozens each week end in Chicago, to include innocent infants and children. We have our own standard of decorum. You just wouldn't understand.
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I think it was smart for Romney to do this. Champ likes to trash-talk but he doesn't like it thrown back at him. I'd like to see Romney start to live inside Champ's head for the balance of the campaign.
Posted by: Steve White ||
08/25/2012 9:05 Comments ||
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The other side of this is that Romney is putting out the idea that regardless of where he was born Obama is not an "American" in values, culture or principles.
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They don't get it. The point is that this guy is more of an American than loads of those with birth certificates that live and work within the Beltway.
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The writing between the lines is not actually about birth certificates. I don't expect the liberal press would get it. Romney acts America so nobody would bother to check, you just know. Obama on the other hand does so many things that just seem foreign that it builds up doubt in the mind warranted or not.
Brilliantly crafted joke that works on multiple levels and that it gets under Obama's skin is just icing on the cake.
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Nuff said Iblis, Pelosi signed the certification statement: both of them. Both Pelosi and Obama are serial liars. Pelosi is a few fries short of a happy meal. Looks like Romney struck paydirt on his comment.
President Obama turned down a chance to have Timothy Cardinal Dolan deliver a prayer at the Democratic National Convention after Dolan told Democrats he would be "grateful" to deliver a blessing in Charlotte.
Dolan -- considered the top Catholic official in the nation, as head of the Archdiocese of New York and president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops -- tipped off Democrats a few weeks ago that he had agreed to deliver the prime-time benediction at the Republican convention in Tampa next week, Dolan's spokesman Joseph Zwilling told The Post.
"He wanted to make sure that they knew that this was not a partisan act on his part and that he would be just as happy and grateful to accept an invitation from the Democrats as he would to have received one from the Republicans," said Zwilling.
"He has not been contacted by them" since, he added.
A senior Obama campaign official said yesterday that the Democrats would have a "high-ranking" Catholic at the convention, but indicated the arrangements weren't yet final.
Obama and Dolan have clashed publicly over a health-care law requiring employers to provide abortion coverage.
Dolan and other groups filed suit against the rule, claiming it forces church-related groups to act against their conscience.
Still, Dolan invited both Obama and Mitt Romney to his annual Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City in October.
"The Republicans are smart enough to get the 'pope of America,' and the Democrats are stupid enough not to invite him," said Bill Donohue, of the Catholic League, who said he spoke with Dolan yesterday.
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That's OK. Liz Warren will be there. She can probably offer up some words on behalf of Mother Gaia. Maybe do a rain dance to keep the hurricanes away...
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Cardinal Dolan speaking at the Democratic convention? That would be a hoot!
Almost as much fun as when Mother Teresa spoke at the national prayer breakfast, and blasted the US on its position on abortion. Right in front of the Clintons, who couldn't walk out, and couldn't say anything, because Mother Teresa was the guest of honor. Here's the link if you're interested.
Of course, Cardinal Dolan has more sense than to make a statement as strong as Mother Teresa's. After all, Catholic priests, bishops and especially cardinals have lost their First Amendment rights to speak out strongly on abortion.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia ||
08/25/2012 12:44 Comments ||
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He'd HAVE to bow, that's against his principal, he'd Rather bow, but to Have to, No.
Posted by: Redneck Jim ||
08/25/2012 14:50 Comments ||
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The circus comes to town in Charlotte. I'm wondering whether a muslim, atheist or wiccan will open the thing up. Pass the popcorn--lots of butter and salt.
#14
My friends who live in Charlotte are leaving for that week, John. Seems like a perfect week for a vacation.
My firm also has an office in Charlotte, and we're getting a running commentary of what's happening/expected to happen through the in-house bulletin board. They're recommending that anyone who can work from home, do so. Unfortunately, due to the nature of our business, a lot of people can't. I wish them good luck.
Glad I won't be in Charlotte until November!
Posted by: Barbara ||
08/25/2012 18:15 Comments ||
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Well golly, even the Titanic had a Catholic chaplain to take confession on the way down.
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