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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    That was an example if trying to justify this fiasco through the creation of a false premise.
    mature adults would have simply called his post, an ad hom with a dash of strawman for blending purposes
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    What hearing was relevant to the birther thing?
    "You were trying to refute a comment not made. You did that to avoid responding honestly."

    I love irony. Do "you just pull things out of the air to have something negative to say about everything"? There were no "birther hearings", Tahu. Just lots of hair-pulling, screaming and jumping up and down for 8 years by the Republicans. Remember when Trump himself ordered a detective to go out to Hawaii to get the "real" birth certificate?

    Do you remember the years of Republicans calling for Obama's birth certificate? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...=.5eebd66a6c35

    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    You were trying to refute a comment not made. You did that to avoid responding honestly.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    was there a congressional hearing about Obie's BC? Did Obama have to anser this question in front of a senate hearing?
    No? Then your analogy fails..............
    I don't recall if there was. Has Trump answered anything in front of a senate hearing? If not, then your analogy fails.

    I just remember how upset the Republicans were over it. Silly.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republi...icate-release/
    In a final attempt to put the "birther" issue to rest, the White House on Wednesday released President Obama's long-form birth certificate. Still, many -- including Republican congressional leaders, presidential conteders and well-known birthers -- were able to find fault with his actions in the aftermath of the release.
    Obama: Media must stop focusing on "sideshows"
    Obama releases long-form birth certificate
    Trump takes credit for Obama birth certificate
    In a flurry of statements released after Mr. Obama's Wednesday's remarks regarding the issue - which he described as a "silly" distraction being propagated by "sideshows and carnival barkers" - Republicans slammed the president for everything from wasting his time on the issue to having taken too long in addressing it straight on.
    "All I would say is, why did it take so long?" wondered potential GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, in an interview after Mr. Obama's remarks.
    Sarah Palin, meanwhile, applauded Donald Trump for "forcing" the matter.
    "Media: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don't let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today. Stay focused, eh?" she Tweeted.
    Republican congressional leadership, on the other hand, slammed the president for wasting his time on the matter.
    "Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called this issue a sideshow," said a spokesman or House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Wednesday. "We fully agree. The White House shouldn't engage political sideshows, particularly at a time when the challenges facing our country are so immense. Despite the excitement caused by the media circus this morning, House Republicans remain squarely focused on the things that truly matter to families and business owners throughout our country."
    "This has long been a settled issue," added a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, in a statement. "The Speaker's focus is on cutting spending, lowering gas prices, and creating American jobs."
    Reince Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) criticized the president for allowing "talk about birth certificates" to distract him from the economy.
    "As I've repeatedly stated, this issue is a distraction," he said in a statement. "Our economy is strained from out of control deficits, debt, and unsustainable entitlements. The President ought to spend his time getting serious about repairing our economy, working with Republicans and focusing on the long term sustainability of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Unfortunately his campaign politics and talk about birth certificates is distracting him from our number one priority - our economy."
    The RNC also sent an email mocking the notion that Obama has "better stuff to do" than worry about the birth certificate issue, pointing out that his schedule for the day included taping an episode of Oprah and attending three fundraisers.
    GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney said the White House should be focused on policy issues.
    "What President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan," he said in a Tweet.
    Still, not everyone seems wholly satisfied with the veracity of the birth certificate. Even Donald Trump, who credited himself with catalyzing the release of the document, emphasized that "We have to look at it, we have to see is it real, is it proper, what's on it?"
    Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WorldNetDaily (WND), said that while he was "gratified that our work [investigating Mr. Obama's citizenship] has begun to pay off," he believes questions about the president's eligibility to be president remain.
    "The certificate of live birth is an absolutely vital foundation for determining constitutional eligibility of any president," he said in a Wednesday interview with WND. "We look forward to reviewing it like so many other Americans do at this late date. But it is important to remember there are still dozens of other questions concerning this question of eligibility that need to be resolved to assure what has become a very skeptical public concerning Barack Obama's parentage, his adoption, his citizenship status throughout his life and why he continues to cultivate a culture of secrecy around his life."
    And Orly Taitz, one of the nation's most prominent "birthers," questioned the veracity of the document, on the claim that at the time of Mr. Obama's birth, "when they wrote race, they were writing '$#@!' not 'African'." (In the document, Mr. Obama's father, who was Kenyan, is listed as "African" under "Race of Father.")
    "Look, I applaud this release. I think it's a step in the right direction," Taitz said in an interview with Talking Points Memo. "I credit Donald Trump in pushing this issue."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Bob View Post
    "You were trying to refute a comment not made. You did that to avoid responding honestly."

    I love irony. Do "you just pull things out of the air to have something negative to say about everything"? There were no "birther hearings", Tahu. Just lots of hair-pulling, screaming and jumping up and down for 8 years by the Republicans. Remember when Trump himself ordered a detective to go out to Hawaii to get the "real" birth certificate?

    Do you remember the years of Republicans calling for Obama's birth certificate? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...=.5eebd66a6c35
    I do not ever recall a congressional hearing where the subject was Obama's birth certificate. The reason I can't recall one is because there never was one.

    Next diversion....

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    For the next two years we are going to watch the Democrats continually shoot themselves in the foot with these obviously hyper partisan hearings. Republicans might eventually fail to show up and participate.

    Of course, the liberals here will justify the next two years by repeating "Benghazi" over and over as if it's their mantra.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Bob View Post
    I don't recall if there was. Has Trump answered anything in front of a senate hearing? If not, then your analogy fails.

    I just remember how upset the Republicans were over it. Silly.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republi...icate-release/
    In a final attempt to put the "birther" issue to rest, the White House on Wednesday released President Obama's long-form birth certificate. Still, many -- including Republican congressional leaders, presidential conteders and well-known birthers -- were able to find fault with his actions in the aftermath of the release.
    Obama: Media must stop focusing on "sideshows"
    Obama releases long-form birth certificate
    Trump takes credit for Obama birth certificate
    In a flurry of statements released after Mr. Obama's Wednesday's remarks regarding the issue - which he described as a "silly" distraction being propagated by "sideshows and carnival barkers" - Republicans slammed the president for everything from wasting his time on the issue to having taken too long in addressing it straight on.
    "All I would say is, why did it take so long?" wondered potential GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, in an interview after Mr. Obama's remarks.
    Sarah Palin, meanwhile, applauded Donald Trump for "forcing" the matter.
    "Media: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don't let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today. Stay focused, eh?" she Tweeted.
    Republican congressional leadership, on the other hand, slammed the president for wasting his time on the matter.
    "Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called this issue a sideshow," said a spokesman or House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Wednesday. "We fully agree. The White House shouldn't engage political sideshows, particularly at a time when the challenges facing our country are so immense. Despite the excitement caused by the media circus this morning, House Republicans remain squarely focused on the things that truly matter to families and business owners throughout our country."
    "This has long been a settled issue," added a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, in a statement. "The Speaker's focus is on cutting spending, lowering gas prices, and creating American jobs."
    Reince Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) criticized the president for allowing "talk about birth certificates" to distract him from the economy.
    "As I've repeatedly stated, this issue is a distraction," he said in a statement. "Our economy is strained from out of control deficits, debt, and unsustainable entitlements. The President ought to spend his time getting serious about repairing our economy, working with Republicans and focusing on the long term sustainability of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Unfortunately his campaign politics and talk about birth certificates is distracting him from our number one priority - our economy."
    The RNC also sent an email mocking the notion that Obama has "better stuff to do" than worry about the birth certificate issue, pointing out that his schedule for the day included taping an episode of Oprah and attending three fundraisers.
    GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney said the White House should be focused on policy issues.
    "What President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan," he said in a Tweet.
    Still, not everyone seems wholly satisfied with the veracity of the birth certificate. Even Donald Trump, who credited himself with catalyzing the release of the document, emphasized that "We have to look at it, we have to see is it real, is it proper, what's on it?"
    Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WorldNetDaily (WND), said that while he was "gratified that our work [investigating Mr. Obama's citizenship] has begun to pay off," he believes questions about the president's eligibility to be president remain.
    "The certificate of live birth is an absolutely vital foundation for determining constitutional eligibility of any president," he said in a Wednesday interview with WND. "We look forward to reviewing it like so many other Americans do at this late date. But it is important to remember there are still dozens of other questions concerning this question of eligibility that need to be resolved to assure what has become a very skeptical public concerning Barack Obama's parentage, his adoption, his citizenship status throughout his life and why he continues to cultivate a culture of secrecy around his life."
    And Orly Taitz, one of the nation's most prominent "birthers," questioned the veracity of the document, on the claim that at the time of Mr. Obama's birth, "when they wrote race, they were writing '$#@!' not 'African'." (In the document, Mr. Obama's father, who was Kenyan, is listed as "African" under "Race of Father.")
    "Look, I applaud this release. I think it's a step in the right direction," Taitz said in an interview with Talking Points Memo. "I credit Donald Trump in pushing this issue."
    Bob...........what about Fast and Furious? Did it bother you that a border agent was killed by one of those guns? We haven't recovered but a handful of those guns which leaves a fast quantity in circulation south of the border killing who knows how many people everyday. This was investigated by Holder himself, shut down, sealed, and the files are gone. Obama exercised executive privilege over those records.
    Nothing to hide, but still paying the price today.
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    All they are trying to do is twist his words and hoping he didn't understand one question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roadmaster View Post
    All they are trying to do is twist his words and hoping he didn't understand one question.
    He appears to be smarter than most of them.


    He made that Swalwell character look dumber than he normally does.


    Sheila Jackson Lee looked like she just wanted to get questions out there. She didn't seem interested at all in hearing the answers.


    The clown who is concerned about Guam capsizing looked like the idiot he is.


    There was one women I had never seen looked so stupid that she couldn't form a serious question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    I do not ever recall a congressional hearing where the subject was Obama's birth certificate. The reason I can't recall one is because there never was one.

    Next diversion....
    Next diversion and straw man argument since no one but you is asserting there was one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Bob View Post
    Next diversion and straw man argument since no one but you is asserting there was one.

    You are the one who inserted the birther thing. Why are you denying it?

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