To some Republicans it may be okay to make fun of the Republican Tea Party creating a protracted claim that they do not believe President Obama is a natural born citizen and that his birth certificate is fake. It is clear that the ridiculous statements made by the birthers, that President Obama was not believed to be born in Hawaii, but somewhere in Africa was for fun and manipulation. Its obvious now, that it was a ploy intended to manipulate the voters with untruths and lies. I don't think its funny or right and I doubt American voters who really care about our country think it is funny or right. I think its the politics of lies. The birther subject keeps coming back into the news and really the corporate media needs to debunk this type of news coverage for once and for all (like the movie, Groundhog Day). There really never was any controversy relating to President's Obama's birth certificate. Once the birth certificate issue was verified by the agency of record delegated by the State of Hawaii as certified, it should have been the end of story. We have heard it enough already.
I wonder, do the present candidates think Americans will allow top tier presidential candidates to bypass doing debates by giving us hashed-over news stories about a birth certificate? The run up to the presidency should be a test of the candidate's metal, stamina, chops, experience and intellect and honesty. Rigorous debates that tests candidates with facts and figures and complex ideas should be a part of the presidential candidates run. I want to hear about Presidential Candidate Rick Perry's ideas on the important issues facing the country, specifically his jobs proposals, and the perimeters of the flat tax he proposes. Why make it easy for any of the candidates by letting them bypass debates. I guess we will see what the news media does on this score.
I believe that once facts are out on a news story, it is the obligation of news media to give it to us straight, and not recycled proven distortions over and over again as though it is newsworthy each time someone reiterate the same ridiculous pronouncement. Our Democratic way of live is dependent on the citizens being able to have trust in our media which serves as our instrument of interrogation of our powerful institutions we hold up as our government, whether be it administers by Democrats or Republicans.
Can we get the facts in this presidential election cycle, please.
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