Thread: Commentary: Obama birth issue CNN CONTRIBUTOR

Commentary: Obama birth issue is nutty

updated 16 minutes ago

By Roland S. Martin
CNN Contributor

Editor's note: A nationally syndicated columnist, Roland S. Martin is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith" and "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America." Visit his Web site for more information.

Roland S. Martin says issue of Obama's birth certificate is being pushed by conspiracy theorists.

(CNN) -- The YouTube video of an out-of-control woman yelling and screaming at Republican Congressman Mike Castle's town hall meeting in Delaware, demanding to see the birth certificate of President Barack Obama, is utterly hilarious.

To watch others cheer her insanity, and then boo the congressman who says the president is an American, shows you that we have a serious problem with mental illness in this country.

The nut jobs that continue to promote this story are wacky, right-wing radio and TV talk shows hosts and no-credibility bloggers. They have latched onto this story like bloodsucking leeches, and actually want us to believe this story has legs.

Last week, in a suit filed by perennial presidential loser, Alan Keyes, they even tried to claim a court victory after a federal district judge in California asked to listen to the merits of their case. I'm sure he simply wanted to see for himself how delusional they are.

From the moment President Obama entered the race, he has had to endure the so-called flag-waving American patriots who think they are the arbiters of what's right for the country. What cracks me up is that in order to justify their loony beliefs, they say, "The president could just end this once and for all by producing the birth certificate."

Don't Miss
In Depth: Commentaries
Do you actually believe these wackos will stop there? They will then accuse the president of doctoring the document and ordering up the state of Hawaii and federal officials to create the birth certificate.

The next thing you know, one of those nut job right-wingers in Congress -- and yes, there are left-wing nut jobs as well -- will demand a federal investigation into the production of the birth certificate.

During the presidential campaign last year, the issue of whether Barack Obama was a "natural born citizen" legally qualified to be president was scrutinized by reporters and researchers who concluded that Obama was born in the United States.

For example, in August, 2008, factcheck.org published the following: "FactCheck.org staffers have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Claims that the document lacks a raised seal or a signature are false."

President Obama is right to ignore these losers. They are right up there with Holocaust deniers like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the people who insist that the landing on the moon was done in a television studio.

Conspiracy theorists are everywhere. It's just that today, we have to deal with the Internet and all the mess that is disseminated in the name of so-called transparency.

So nut jobs, keep it coming. In such difficult times, we all need a good laugh every now and then, and you provide great comic fodder.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roland S. Martin.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/ ... gletoolbar

A person that has nothing to hide, hides nothing.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roland S. Martin




Who, evidently, is the last person who should be calling anyone else mentally ill and delusional

Freak.......

The nut jobs that continue to promote this story are wacky, right-wing radio and TV talk shows hosts and no-credibility bloggers. They have latched onto this story like bloodsucking leeches, and actually want us to believe this story has legs.

Really? Well there are those who are arguably much smarter than you Roland S. Martin, who disagree with your commentary. Alan Keyes for one - a man whom I respect and admire does not agree with you. There are many others.

And another thing Rowland. Disagreeing with someone is fine. But to describe those whom you disagree with (despite substantial evidence to support their contentions) as nut jobs, wacky, bloodsucking leeches, etc., really does nothing but present you in a negative light. In fact it makes you appear as a biased, certified lap dog of Hussein Obama!

That's not attractive Rowland. But that's the problem with Obama lovers. They base their commentary and analysis on feelings and emotion, rather than logic and facts.

Honestly, try not to let your emotions get in the way of your so called commentary.

Isn't Roland S. Martin that black fellow that's always on Lou Dobb's show defending Obama?

It seems to me that the only nut job here is Roland Martin.

I would like to know what country issued a passport to obama so he could travel to Pakistan in the '80's when the US prohibited travel there ?

CNN is NOT a reliable source for ANYTHING.

Sticks and stones . . . quit with the name-calling and people might take you more seriously.

On the other hand, Obama could end the whole issue right now, today, by simply producing the birth certificate. He prefers to hire several law firms, and spend millions of dollars, defending the lawsuits that request him to produce the certificate.

People have a right to be agnostic especially in the case of Obama. I do not neccesarily believe OHB a fake American but I do not mind the search for proof. If he is real he should not be afraid.