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View Poll Results: Should the birthers apologize?
Yes 40 46.51%
No 46 53.49%
Voters: 86. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-03-2009, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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After this shameful showing?
The Astroturfers are too busy shouting down any debate of Health Care.
Dick Armeys Storm Troopers using Naz1 tactics
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:07 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I don't know if I'd expect an apology from the "birthers" as you call them. If there was not so much supposed evidence out there to support their theory, this would never have been an issue. It is a worthy pursuit to ensure the leader of your country passes all standard qualifications for his office. The fact that it does seem they were wrong doesn't make them stupid or ignorant. It simply means this pursuit for truth may have been misguided. Those who guided these claims are the ones who owe the apology, because they are the ones who kept feeding the flames.

And yes, there are some who just kept hanging on because they simply didn't want Obama as president. But I believe some were actually just looking for the truth, and those have more or less been satisfied by the evidence provided.

However, there will always be a few who still talk about the BC issue for years to come because frankly, once a rumor is started it's hard to ever really get rid of it for good. A question about Obama's citizenship has been posed, and no amount of evidence will ever be good enough for some people because they will continue to think the evidence was fabricated. And since that is a possibility,(not saying that happened, just saying it is a possibility) especially when a person has the sort of power Obama has, there will always be doubt for some.

So no, I don't think the "birthers" owe an apology. But those who now accept his citizenship should admit as much. And those who still doubt should search for some real evidence before questioning his status again. And either way, the man is the president, and he isn't going anywhere for atleast the next 3 1/2 years.

PS. I'd much prefer an apology from the Bush Administration for lying to us in order to start a war.
There is NO hard evidence, and very little "soft" evidence, that Obama was born outside the US, or does not meet the qualification of "natural born citizen". Some of the birthers on this forum quote speeches from congressmen made as long ago as 1820 to support their position. That is the type of reasoning they use. They will never stop.
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:11 PM
 
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After this shameful showing?
Why apologize when they did the Democrats a big favor??
By making the Repubs look like the Looney Tunes they are they provided quite a bit of entertainment...it was fun watching their little pouts, obvious lies, deceit, squirms, tantrums, hysteria !!!

And in the end....

it's still PRESIDENT Barack HUSSEIN Obama !!!LOLOLOL!!!!!
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:13 PM
 
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Stick em in Gitmo.
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Imaginary Figment
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The Astroturfers are too busy shouting down any debate of Health Care.
Dick Armeys Storm Troopers using Naz1 tactics
Yes, busing in groups of people to scream and show their arse....it won't be too long before they turn violent. Mark my words.

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Why apologize when they did the Democrats a big favor??
By making the Repubs look like the Looney Tunes they are they provided quite a bit of entertainment...it was fun watching their little pouts, obvious lies, deceit, squirms, tantrums, hysteria !!!

And in the end....

it's still PRESIDENT Barack HUSSEIN Obama !!!LOLOLOL!!!!!
Apparently I can't rep you again....
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:14 PM
 
Location: Texas
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IMO, the birthers have got to be clinically insane.

I voted yes, but I don't think it'll help. They just need to shut up.

(And this is coming from a Republican)

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Old 08-03-2009, 07:14 PM
 
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But I believe some were actually just looking for the truth, and those have more or less been satisfied by the evidence provided.
i'm sure this is true, but they've kept pretty mum.

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So no, I don't think the "birthers" owe an apology. But those who now accept his citizenship should admit as much.
yeah, that'd be fine.
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:15 PM
 
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Yes, busing in groups of people to scream and show their arse....it won't be too long before they turn violent. Mark my words.



Apparently I can't rep you again....

You know what, my niece (7)used that word the other day (arse) and I knew she was saying ass...lol
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Southeast
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No.
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:20 PM
 
Location: Cody, WY
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I'd like to see a real birth certificate. Since Obama has chosen to spend a great deal of money on lawyers rather than produce it, it's reasonable to assume he is and was ineligible. No other presidential candidate in the history of the country has ever done what Obama has done.
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