OH HELL! The Birth Deal... 6.0 (Iran, myths, world, war)

[RedZin]

Pretty sure one could extrapolate that Obama was referring to his family's roots in the country, since his father was born there.

I'd think most politicians who were giving speeches in a country where one of his/her parents were born would claim the area as "their own."

He was born in Hawaii. Last I checked, Kenya is not in Hawaii... nor is Hawaii in Kenya.

ETA: Of course, it could have also meant it ironically, since everyone knows he's been accused of being born there since about 2008.

[Scooby Snacks]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

Frankly, I hope he was born and raised in Kenya and was educated at the most radical madrassa in the country.

I do too

[johnp292]

Originally Posted by antinimby

You should tell that to Obama. He is still on the traveling circuit making incendiary speeches against a sitting president. Classless and possibly violating some kind of federal law.

Oh do please tell us exactly what federal law that might be?

[JAMS14]

Birthers. Proof that there is some really unintelligent life on the planet.

My ancestors are from Sicily. We consider it "where we come from."

Birthers are not bright enough to figure such nuances out, though.

Because birthers are idiots.

But we all knew that a decade ago.

[DRob4JC]

It's over...let it go.

It's a trap to make the right seem as unhinged as the left.

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by JAMS14

Birthers. Proof that there is some really unintelligent life on the planet.

My ancestors are from Sicily. We consider it "where we come from."

Birthers are not bright enough to figure such nuances out, though.

Because birthers are idiots.

But we all knew that a decade ago.

Not understanding the subtleties of discourse is something that still amazes me about people, really.

Did they just not teach people about context clues in school?

I mean, people will totally think stuff like Birtherism or the Deep State sound perfectly logical, but a speech is a real head scratcher.

[Melchisedec]

Originally Posted by NeutralParty

He's a private citizen, he can do whatever he wants.

Every former POTUS makes speeches and appearances after their time in office. It's a very normal thing. But then again you already knew that.

I don't recall George W Bush blasting Obama.

No, an ex-president criticizing a sitting president is not "a very normal thing "

But, then again, you already knew that.

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

It's over...let it go.

It's a trap to make the right seem as unhinged as the left.

Some of them are.

There's no "seem" to it.

There are some genuinely loopy people on both sides of the political spectrum.

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by Melchisedec

I don't recall George W Bush blasting Obama.

No, an ex-president criticizing a sitting president is not "a very normal thing "

But, then again, you already knew that.

I also don't recall Clinton bashing Bush Sr.

But, Trump has been criticized by all of them.

You do the math on that one.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

It's over...let it go.

It's a trap to make the right seem as unhinged as the left.

Of course it's a trap the right itself built.

I guess when they get bored chasing their own tails they turn to making traps to catch themselves.