Gibbs: Obama Will Never Satisfy The 'Birthers'

President Obama will never satisfy the conspiracy theorists who don't believe he is a citizen of the United States, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Monday, "because for 15 dollars you can get an Internet address and say whatever you want."

In the most impassioned part of his daily press briefing, Gibbs insisted that there was no way to put the so-called "birther" issue to rest.

"The God-honest truth is no," he said. "And I almost hate to indulge in such an august setting as the White House briefing room, and I mean this seriously, discussing the made up, fictional, nonsense of whether or not the president was born in this country. A year and a half ago I asked that the birth certificate be put on the Internet because lord knows if you have a birth certificate and put it on the Internet, what else could be the story?"

"Nothing will assuage them," the press secretary added. "But there are 10,000 more important issues for people in this country to discuss."

"Like violations of the constitution," longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas interjected. Gibbs ignored her.

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[Fretboard]

We need to margenlize all birthers in every way possible, everywhere we meet them. I know and accept that other people have rights to their opinions, but to let this thing continue is just not in the best interest of anybody.

http://www.loudobbsisanidiot.com

[QuietLightTraveler]

Why would any serious person care what these people say. I would no more listen to what they are saying than I would listen to a schizophrenic babbling on a NY street.

[ChangeNow]

Obama can end this right now if he wants. All he has to do is tell them that he will, at any birther's request, staple a certified copy of his birth certificate to their forehead. That way they wouldn't lose it, and they would see it every day! Much more reliable than having Chris Mathews show it on TV.

[ThirdSection]

That's fine, but he should use nails instead. Staples have a nasty habit of falling off.

[MichelleDenise64]

LOL

[woodwakr]

Actually, in order for a Birfer to read it, you'd have to post it where the sun don't shine.

[yliza]

This entire issue reminds me of the "Poll Tax" during Jim Crow. Southern Blacks had to 'prove' they were entitled to vote, forced to answer quizzes that most of their White counterparts could never pass, and even if they managed to pass the quiz they were still denied the right to vote, mostly by violent means.

This "birther" nonsense sounds like a new version of the Poll Tax to me.

[larmarch5]

A birther by any other name is still a racist.

[jimrs6]

We need more articles, MSNBC segments, and Gibbs questions about the birthers. Keep 'em coming.

[Cheryl2]

What I find amusing is that the leader of the birther movement is Russian born. Has anyone checked into their background? It seems there may be more in play than just Obama and his birth certificate. The birthers may be a victim of their own conspiracy!!!

[Charlesfoster]

Hey Baghdad Bob, why does his BC not list the hospital he was born in?????

[swat68]

My daughters where both born in NJ. Guess what, we were issued a Certificate of Live Birth with only my and my husband's names, town, state, and date of birth. It did not list the hospital, doctor or time of birth.

Why do you people persist with this nonsense?

[nacilbuper]

it has NEVER been about the birth certificate.

it's always been about hating the black guy.

period!

[Charlesfoster]

LMAO

[ZenBastard]

So, if I'm to believe the birthers, there is a giant conspiracy stretching back over 4 decades and spanning hundreds of people, to falsify Obama's birth records at the time of his birth (including running birth announcements in two separate papers). This conspiracy includes hospital staff, newspaper staff, various politicains of both parties as well as government officials. All of this was done because it was known way back in 1961 that Obama was going to be president one day & it was going to be necessary to cover up the fact that he was really born in Kenya. And all of the people involved have been able to keep silent about it all this time.

Seriously?

Is that honestly what you birthers expect us to believe?

And you lot wonder why the rest of the world looks at you like you're a few slices shy of a loaf.

[jemiltd]

Exactly. The denial is their last link to the notion that somehow they will be rid of a President who is of color and African and American descent. Doesn't matter that it's an insane point of view. Would've like to have asked the woman who stood at a town hall meeting and said that she was a true American who wanted to "take back her America" if she was a native Indian, given that they are the only authentic Americans, and who exactly took "her America" away? Or does that mean that she perceives her America to be hers only if there is an Anglo American president?

[jon-e]

You're giving the Birthers too much credit. They happily ignore facts like birth records, announcement and even birth certificates. They instead cling to the idea that since his mother didn't live in America quite long enough, he's not really a citizen. Or, they say that he was born there, but just before Hawaii became a state so it didn't really count. They'll believe absolutely anything but the very facts that are laid out before them. It's no different than any other conspiracy theory, be it fake moon landings or a staged 9/11. No amount of facts, of which there are plenty, will ever satisfy people so void of logic and reasoning.

What's most shocking, though, is that such loonies aren't just on the fringe anymore. You have people in prominent communicative positions, such as Lou Dobbs, giving seeming credence to this nonsense. It adds a certain sense of validity to the made up, fantasy world that the tea-baggers dwell in. And we unfortunately end up with some otherwise somewhat sensible people believing this garbage because some gas bag on tv says it's so. It's downright insane.

[larmarch5]

I have yet to hear a birther who isn't a racist.

[mmgbizgirl]

Exactly.

[MNTom]

They will never be satisfied until Obama is dead.

[PlaceboStudman]

nah, they'd be satisfied if he was out in the fields pickin' cotton

[PlaceboStudman]

Look at the timing of this non-issue scandal. At the same time as Palin announces her resignation, The Birthers movement increases their media profile.

coincidence?

Of course not. There are no coincidences in politics. If Palin was still in the spotlight, even in a negative light, then that would over shadow a few right wing lunatics who have nothing better to do than to question the president's legitimacy. These folks would question his legitimacy if they had been in the birthing room with his mother when he was born!

That being said, if McCain had been elected, there would have been just as many people protesting his election, on the grounds that no one known to have PTSD should be allowed to serve as president. But, because McCain is a Good Old White Boy, the movement to oppose him would be laughed at and not gain any traction like The Birthers have

[philosopherkingtomas]

McCain was born in Panama!
Palin in Ida-ho!
Cheney in Wyoming!


all secessionists !

[philosopherkingtomas]

McCain was born in Panama!
Palin in Ida-ho!
Cheney in Wyoming!
Bush Texas!
so none of these fools were born in the USA !