Beck and the Birthers
Editors note: Doug Edelman argues that while the eligibility question is valid and needs to be resolved, we should shelve the issue until after the 2010 mid-term elections. He believes that the issue could distract conservative from the important job of winning elections. What do you think? Leave a comment
by Doug Edelman, American Conservative Union
Glenn Beck spent considerable airtime on his January 4, 2010 radio program dismissing and ridiculing the “Birthers” and the idea that President Obama was born in Kenya.
Of course this raised immediate ire amongst those who question Obama’s constitutional eligibility to serve in the office of President of the United States.
Before a war erupts on the Right between the Constitutional Eligibility Challengers and their deriders, BOTH sides need to step back!
The eligibility issue is a distraction, and as Beck RIGHTLY points out – could serve to advance Obama’s interests – at least at this point in time!
The focus needs to be on Obama’s policies. ObamaCare can still be rammed down our throats. We must put ALL our energies into convincing our elected officials that NOTHING that comes out of Conference Committee can be acceptable and WHATEVER emerges must be voted down. Focusing on “Where’s the Birth Certificate” right now will simply waste energy and resources that we need for the healthcare fight – and failing in that arena will permanently damage our Republic. PRIORITIES, PEOPLE!
Besides, despite numerous lawsuits and millions of dollars spent on both sides, no legal authority seems willing to tackle the eligibility issue. So many on the RIGHT dismiss it as a fringe issue that much EDUCATION is necessary before a serious challenge to Obama’s eligibility will have enough popular support as to force a real examination of the evidence. The issue SHOULD be tabled until after the 2010 elections, when – hopefully – Obama’s ability to dismantle our Constitutional Republic will be significantly diminished. Currently, the Obama/Reid/Pelosi Triumvirate bears enough power to do far more damage to our Constitution than the question of whether Obama meets the Constitutional qualifications for the office he was elected to and has held for a year.
So please, challengers to Obama’s eligibility… take a neutral corner for a while. The bell for the round has rung. There will be another opportunity to grapple, but right now is time for a breather, a sip of water, and some towel-fanning!
That said; those who dismiss the eligibility debate as unimportant, irrelevant, settled or “tinfoil hats” nutz really need to cool their jets and open their minds too. While there are those who have made headlines and court cases postulating that Obama was born in Kenya and proclaiming the birth documents Obama has put forth as fraudulent, there are indeed others who reject that theory – yet still hold that there are OTHER constitutional disqualifiers for Obama. To call these people “Birthers” would be inaccurate, as they don’t dispute Obama’s Hawaiian origins – as whether he were born there OR NOT, is irrelevant to their ineligibility arguments!
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