Who's illegitimate now Mr Birtherism?

What suspicion? Trump won 304 electoral votes according to how the Constitution says the process should occur. Nothing suspicious about that?
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.


Trump is legit....you guys play politics with this shit.
People believed Obama wasn't born in the US and while it was incorrect, it is different than what you guys are doing.

You guys just keep letting Trump rape you over and over.
The constitution says nothing about letting another nation help in our elections
 
It's not Trump, the Constitution mandates that the president be born in the USA and aside from some idiot waving a copy of his birth certificate Barry Hussein has never proved that he was born In Hawaii. As a matter of fact Hussein never addressed allegations that he claimed to be an alien while attending Harvard to get a better break on tuition. There is no Constitutional issue with Trump's presidency. Do lefties understand the difference?
even the ah chump was forced to say Obama was born in America But not you whitey??? guess that puts you a step behind trump,,,,,a nasty place to be
 
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style
 
Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style

Funded by those providing you food stamps. Eat up.
 
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Maybe just maybe those 700,000 that lost jobs in just gwb's last month needed food stamps??
 
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style

Funded by those providing you food stamps. Eat up.
conservative you don't know how wrong you are
 
Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Maybe just maybe those 700,000 that lost jobs in just gwb's last month needed food stamps??

According to you lefties Obama created more jobs that you blame Bush for losing. That means food stamp use should have gone down not up 15+ million.
 
Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style

Funded by those providing you food stamps. Eat up.
conservative you don't know how wrong you are

Maybe you'll choke on it or will be tainted.
 
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style

Funded by those providing you food stamps. Eat up.
conservative you don't know how wrong you are

Maybe you'll choke on it or will be tainted.
That family values thing was just bullshit??
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.


Trump is legit....you guys play politics with this shit.
People believed Obama wasn't born in the US and while it was incorrect, it is different than what you guys are doing.

You guys just keep letting Trump rape you over and over.
The constitution says nothing about letting another nation help in our elections


And as soon as you have proof of this, let me know.
 
He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Let them eat cake I'll be having a T bone tonight,,,,pittsburg style

Funded by those providing you food stamps. Eat up.
conservative you don't know how wrong you are

Maybe you'll choke on it or will be tainted.
That family values thing was just bullshit??

I value things worth valuing. I'm yet to see any with you. Does anyone you know have the ability to do the Heimlich? If we're lucky, no.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.

You do know it was sheriff Joe of Arizona who put this in the news not Trump he just ran with it.


And after all is said in done I personally don't believe Obama was born in Hawaii.

.

No way a poor ass black guy makes it from Hawaii to the streets of Chicago

.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.

What suspicion? Trump won 304 electoral votes according to how the Constitution says the process should occur. Nothing suspicious about that?
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
Can you move your narrow focus to the greater issues? Trump's taxes, his foreign entanglements and his lack of a mandate.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.
Trump is the legitimate president. All the leftwing douche bag fake news and faux scandals haven't changed a thing. Only morons like you believe it has.
Ah yes Bri you'd like dems to turn the other cheek and ask may I have another"? BS now it's time to give you back what you gave us for 8 years No more Mr nice guy

When have Dim douche bags ever been nice? Obama didn't get 1/10th of what Reagan and Bush got.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.
Trump is the legitimate president. All the leftwing douche bag fake news and faux scandals haven't changed a thing. Only morons like you believe it has.
Ah yes Bri you'd like dems to turn the other cheek and ask may I have another"? BS now it's time to give you back what you gave us for 8 years No more Mr nice guy

When have Dim douche bags ever been nice? Obama didn't get 1/10th of what Reagan and Bush got.
count who got fillibustered more
 
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
try and duplicate that bs in 2020 con man .......

Trying crying harder you big pussy. Whether or not it can be duplicated in 2020 is yet to be seen. What we do know is two things. 1) It happened in 2016 and 2) You can't do anything but cry like the pussy you are about it.
Yeah crying all the way to the bank ......President Obama gets the thanks for record high markets Keeping us a step away from a depression and nasty garbage republicans hate him???

He gets credit for the record number on food stamps. Maybe that's why you love him.
Banks and real estate and the automobile industry were teetering on the brink. Unemployment reached over 8%. And, when it comes to the economy, all you can see are hungry people getting fed.

Is your outlook really that pitifully myopic?
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.

What suspicion? Trump won 304 electoral votes according to how the Constitution says the process should occur. Nothing suspicious about that?
Conflicts of interest. Russian connections. These are the salient issues concerning Trump's legitimacy. Had he disclosed his tax returns, had he had a more responsible response to the Russian hacking story, he might not be under this cloud of suspicion. Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He cannot effectively govern with just the support of his base. He will need the support of the whole nation.

Trump won a majority of the vote required to get elected. You fucking morons keep bringing up the overall popular vote. Do the individual grades in a student's class have anything to do with the individual grades in their other classes?
Can you move your narrow focus to the greater issues? Trump's taxes, his foreign entanglements and his lack of a mandate.
Those are the "greater issues" only to douche bags that hate Trump.
 
Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism?
Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he's taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
January 13, 2017


It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, to birtherism given the extent to which he failed to bring birtherism mainstream.

Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
He assumed leadership of the birther movement in March 2011 when he first expressed public doubts about whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. The next month, Obama put an end to the farce by producing his Hawaiian birth certificate at a White House press conference, and days later humiliated Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Trump kept expressing doubts about Obama’s country of origin until late in the 2016 presidential campaign, when he shamelessly attempted to blame the entire crusade on Hillary Clinton. Eventually he had the last laugh.

Birtherism was a huge plot line of his presidency, one generally pushed by elements of the conservative fringe. Though these conspiracy theorists were egged on by Republicans, birtherism never became a mainstream Republican rallying cry because it is racist and fabricated. But the propulsive force behind birtherism, if not the theory itself, was a widely shared right-wing desire to void Obama’s presidency. Racism led elements of the far right to adopt birtherism specifically, but their quest was for any revelation that could prevent Obama from running the country. Only a few criteria govern who can become president; one of them is that the president must be a natural-born citizen; birtherism thus emerges from circular reasoning and wishful thinking. It is a tool that allows political nemeses to trump all politics, which is why white candidates likeJohn McCain and Ted Cruz have also found themselves at the center of less obviously racist birther inquests.

But if it’s ironic that Trump rose to the pinnacle of global power on the strength of a failed campaign to delegitimize Obama, it’s also fitting that his own presidency will begin under a mix of suspicions and legitimacy questions that are very real and that Trump brought upon himself.
Trump is the legitimate president. All the leftwing douche bag fake news and faux scandals haven't changed a thing. Only morons like you believe it has.
Ah yes Bri you'd like dems to turn the other cheek and ask may I have another"? BS now it's time to give you back what you gave us for 8 years No more Mr nice guy

When have Dim douche bags ever been nice? Obama didn't get 1/10th of what Reagan and Bush got.
count who got fillibustered more

What difference would that make? It would probably be Bush since Harry Reid used the nuclear option.
 

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