Boehner reacts to birther outburst

Source: MSNBC

In his interview with John Boehner, NBC's Brian Williams got the new House speaker to react to today's outburst by a birther in the House gallery during the reading of the Constitution.



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Boy, he's never going to hold onto the Tea Party Caucus with foolish comments like this...

But lays the "validation" on the state of Hawaii. He also didn't answer the question about stopping time-wasting legislation.

his alcohol consumption...

having looked at his birth certificate.

the US federal government does not issue birth certificates, only the states do that. As such, he has to leave the validation of the state issued birth certificate to the state that actually issued that certificate.

in other words --'i think he's probably lying -- but if the state of hawaii says -- he's born there -- well'

when he answered?

It seems you can't trust the guy unless he's crying, and even then you wonder if he's just a good actor.

he wasn't asked this question for 2 years.

and probably realizes that one is unwinnable or at the very least may risk his "bipartisian" relationship with the Whitehouse. I expect plenty of right-wing assholery will be forthcoming quite soon.

He'll end up cracking.

Fox News putting a "D" next to his name, if he makes a major gaff in the next couple of months.

I'm going to enjoy that thoroughly. His big old fat crocodile tears will be sincere self pity ones then.

hadn't befouled the House with her wretched existence.
And, pardon the whiff of misogyny here, but why do the wackiest of teamonkies always seem to be women?

Source: MSNBC

Boehner to 'birthers': Hawaii good enough for me
New GOP House speaker tells NBC Nightly News he doesn't question Obama's citizenship; calls new health law 'biggest job killer'

New Republican House Speaker John Boehner says he doesn't question President Barack Obama's place of birth but it's not within his purview to tell others what to think.

"The state of Hawaii has said that President Obama was born there. That's good enough for me," Boehner, R-Ohio, told NBC 's Brian Williams in an interview to air Thursday night on NBC Nightly News.

Pressed by Williams on what he would say to members of his party who have expressed doubts about Obama's citizenry, Boehner replied: "Brian, when you come to the Congress of the United States, there are 435 of us. We're nothing more than a slice of America. People come, regardless of party labels, they come with all kinds of beliefs and ideas. It's the melting pot of America. It's not up to me to tell them what to think."

So-called "birthers" have dogged Obama with claims that he is ineligible to be president saying there's no proof he was born in the United States. Hawaii officials say Obama was born there and point to a birth certificate showing the president's birth date of Aug. 4, 1961, city and name, along with his parents' names and race

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40953865/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

How much you want to bet he lets them begin some type of "investigation". Fucking stupid teabaggers.

He won't tell them how to think, but he sure will tell them how to "VOTE"! :evilgrin:

"That's good enough for me."

The birthers are all about "proof."

which is that the final law and authority over domestic births lies with the state. If Hawaii says Obama was born there, then its case closed, end of discussion.

and that's the larger issue I addressed.

If Boehner were a man of integrity, he'd stand on his beliefs, if his belief included trust in the President. The birthers are never going to believe anything contrary to their delusions. Boehner should rise above their level, if for no reason other than his own integrity - which is so obviously absent, given his own words.

would have said "It is time to end this nonsense about Pres. Obama's place of birth and get busy with real concerns"

what John Boehner said only continues to fuel the fire... not a decent thing to do

Phew, glad that's all cleared up now as well.

I wonder if he feels a little bit of solidarity with the president. I mean, with Obama being the first non-white President and Boner being the first non-white Speaker and all....

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