Well, I predicted it. A few days ago I commented on a post by OS’s own star blogger, designanator, in which he stated that Obama’s release of the “long form” birth certificate would finally put the entire birther “controversy” to rest. Only half jokingly I said that the true believers would not be ameliorated. They would not consent to the authenticity of anything Obama would release.
In today’s Chicago Tribune, we have an article with the following headline:
Despite proof, “birthers” won’t let issue die
You see, what Obama released is not a “Birth Certificate”. It is a “Certificate of Live Birth”. Says Sharon Guthrie, an employee of a Texas state legislator who has introduced birther legislation in that state, “What I’ve seen online, what they produced today, still says ‘certificate of live birth’ across the top…We want to see 'Birth Certificate'”. Ms. Guthrie also states that the type writing on the certificate is too perfect to have been produced before computerized word processing came into being. She says the document Obama produced simply could not have been produced in the early 1960’s.All of this has me concerned. Why? Because apparently my own birth certificate is fraudulent. I presume Sharon Guthrie, like me, is a native of the state of Texas. Since she is so certain that a legitimate birth certificate would actually contain a header saying “Birth Certificate”, I must make the assumption that she holds this belief because her own state of Texas uses that terminology.
Guess what? My birth certificate from the state of Texas does not have the words “Birth Certificate” anywhere on it. My parents must have been part of a conspiracy to fake the circumstances of my birth since my certificate must, according to Texan Sharon Guthrie, be a forgery.
What’s more, whoever produced this document of my alleged birth was a very good typist. So good, in fact, that they must have been using a computer, not a standard 1958-era typewriter.
Oh, how I wish my parents were still alive. I would confront them with this disturbing evidence of their treachery. All this time I thought my father was a mild-mannered professor or Hellenistic Greek, and my mother a high school English teacher. Little did I know they must have been some sort of radical Islamists or Marxists. My whole Id is under siege! Who am I?
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I could well be one of them godless terrorist....or maybe even a democrat! :-)
I guess it goes with the 'territory' that this will go on and on and on! If Obama had been part of a swift boat detail in 'Nam we'd be hearing about the purple heart that he did not deserve to receive. The country is moving towards being second in financial power to China and these people engage in this continual nonsense--it's little wonder the U.S. is edging towards becoming a basket case!
P.S. - As others have observed elsewhere, I have a perfectly legal and valid birth certificate showing me to have been born to people to whom I am not, in fact, related (I was adopted). Oh wait a minute, maybe I'm arguing against myself here. Excuse me, I'll just go watch some royal wedding...
This whole discussion is so absurd, that it's hard to write something both original and entertaining about it. But you pulled it off.
You pinko commie you!
What could be more obvious?
I never got to see my permanent record?
I always thought Vital records were 36-24-36. Who knew?
I wonder if it can be estimated what the impact his ancestry has on this nation's relationship to the people of Africa today and in the generations to come.
Nice post as usual Procopius
I'm yanking your chain, but my point is that I'm actually curious as to what the actual originals say also.
Also, you make a funny point. The birther's have big time failed, so they are making a really silly and sad and illogical case by misunderstanding semantics.
Rolling, thanks for stopping by for my little rant.
d, it would be hilarious if it weren't so sad.
Jan, you may have figured it all out!
Belinda, I'll tell you who I am if you tell me who you really are.
Terry, admit it, you are a Brezhnev plant.
Myriad, maybe you have figured out why we're so drawn to a silly wedding overseas. It distracts us from all our domestic nonsense.
Chicago guy, I prefer to be called a Red, not a pinko.
Peggy, PLEASE don't send us anymore crackpots. PLEASE!
another steve, wow, you just may have figured it out!
sheepdog, all this time I thought the "permanent record" was a hoax. I guess Trump has proven me wrong. I wish I could find Miss Winston from middle school and tell her I'm sorry!
John B., yes everything is spelled correctly. I was born before Texas became governed by fruitcakes. Well;, maybe not, but at least back then they were harmless fruitcakes.
High Lonesome, are you sure it's not a forgery? Have you really investigated whether or not you are, in fact, alive?
Kent, Ike was a Commie plant, didn't you know that?
Ben Sen, you bring up some serious points. I'm not sure if our African-American president will have a long-term impact on relations with that continent or not. I think they have bigger problems to contend with than the ancestry of our leader.
Rodney, if it's a marriage coupon, did you at least get 10% off the bill?
Wade, the truth is, I (and I suspect most Americans) had never heard of a long form before all this nonsense. And of course, it's embossed by the state seal, so I can't imagine anyone would question its authenticity. But perhaps I give my compatriots too much credit with that statement.
OMG! I was "Colored" too!
But now, I'm an old, cranky Black woman who uses "African American" as an alias.
Some joker in the Air Force changed all my records to "Other".
What do I do? I'm a criminal! I have no proof of identity!
Let's see. We have UT, SMU RICE, TCU, Baylor and more. And public grade and high school systems are good enough that few people even consider private schools.
And the Austin area it right up there with Silicon Valley
with companies like IBM, Dell, Ebay, Motorola, Sun, TI
and many other .coms. Why are they located here. Because there
is talent here and we don't pay any income tax compared to
the 10% you idiots pay in CA.
Yes we are all jut stupid around here. I find it amazing all you liberals vilify conservatives for any cheap shot but you don't mind taking one do you.
Exactly what did your statement add to this blog. That;s easy. the same as most posts. To get your silly approval from all your Salon friends. What does it do for you. You feel better now for making a moronic statement. Did you get off on it?
@ Tor: You didn't take a photo?
Pilgrim, darn, another dream deferred.
P&P, there were apparently a lot of evil plotters among the previous generation!