Rick Perry and Donald Trump are starting to come through on the issue of Obama’s forgery
Posted on | October 23, 2011 | 7 Comments
The Canadian Press – ONLINE EDITION
Rick Perry, birther? Texas governor suggests he’s not sold on Obama’s birthplace
By: Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON – Texas Gov. Rick Perry, struggling to claw back to prominence in the Republican presidential race, is renewing the so-called birther issue, suggesting in a new interview he harbours doubts that President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
“I don’t have any idea,” Perry told Parade magazine when asked if he believes the long-form birth certificate Obama released in April, largely to silence real estate mogul Donald Trump’s assertions that the president wasn’t born in the U.S., was authentic.
“I had dinner with Donald Trump the other night,” Perry said. “He doesn’t think it’s real.”
When the Parade interviewer reminds Perry that he’s seen Obama’s birth certificate, Perry replied: “I don’t know. Have I?”
Earlier this year, Trump delighted the “birthers,” a neoconservative collection of conspiracy theorists, when he flirted with a presidential run and made repeated, high-profile suggestions that Obama was unlawfully holding office because he wasn’t born stateside.
Trump seized upon the birther movement despite the fact that most Americans regard the unfounded allegations with a collective eye roll. The brash businessman said he was proud of himself when a visibly annoyed Obama announced he’d released his Hawaiian long-form birth certificate in order to put the boots to an issue he called “silliness.”
On that front, anyway, Perry agreed with Obama in the Parade interview.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said. “He’s the president of the United States. He’s elected. It’s a distractive issue.”
Nonetheless, Orly Taitz, the so-called Queen of the Birthers, is endorsing Perry’s candidacy. She told the ThinkProgress website that she believes if the Texas governor wins the Republican nomination, he’ll use the birther issue to attack Obama.
Taitz has filed several unsuccessful lawsuits attempting to disqualify Obama, whose father was Kenyan, from holding office.
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October 23rd, 2011 @ 12:14 pm
At this stage in the game, I don’t trust Rick Perry. It sounds to me he is unsure if he should make a definite opinion. Is there enough votes to take the chance?
October 23rd, 2011 @ 12:37 pm
at this point nobody else took the stand
October 23rd, 2011 @ 2:11 pm
Perry’s numbers would rise exponentially. We MUST address these issues. Regard the thought provoking report now up on THE POST EMAIL:
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ALERT: Final Implementation Phase of Obama Formal Dictatorship has Begun
AND IS THERE NO FIGHT LEFT IN US?
by Sher Zieve, ©2011
(Oct. 23, 2011) — Today may mark the real beginning of the end of the United States of America. We-the-People are being forced into the deadliest phase of the Obama Plan, yet–that of the overwhelming implementation of his US Police State.
October 23rd, 2011 @ 4:00 pm
After his Illegal immigration stance, I, for one, wrote off Perry.
But, if he has the stomach, and political will, to take the Obama FRAUD to the mats, he’s got me,.
Trump almost did it. It didn’t hurt him a bit.
ANY GOP Candidate that is on this is my MAN!
The GOP doesn’t get it, OR, they are in on it.
ANYONE that pushes through the blizzard that the MSM will throw up, and actually take Obama down, CAN’T LOSE!
The Democrats won’t vote for a Conservative, anyway, so WHY would anyone care what they say about this?
I am reminded of when Ricky Ricardo comes into Lucy and his apartment, and proudly says “Lucy, I’m home!”
THAT will be me if Perry actually sticks his chin out, and sticks with the subject.
October 24th, 2011 @ 3:08 am
If Orly is successful and 0bama gets removed or disqualified before 2012, who does the Republican candidate run against? Would the election have to be postponed?
October 24th, 2011 @ 6:22 am
no, it will not be postponed. Probably he will not be removed, before 2012, but he will be greatly weakened, which should give Republicans both the White House and the Senate. With both houses of Congress and White House in their hands they can criminally prosecute him
October 24th, 2011 @ 7:02 am
If you are successful, Dr. Taitz; he will not be allowed to run in 2012. But, as you have stated before, all of Congress knows about his past. What are the current Republicans waiting for? If all are corrupt, what matter does a majority make?