Liz Cheney Defends Right Wing Whacko "Birther" Movement

by TheCameraObscura | July 23, 2009 at 10:20 am

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The "birther movement," right wing whackos who think Barak Obama was born in Kenya or some other foreign country got pounded earlier this week by Chris Matthews on Hardball and by CNN's Rick Sanchez who debunked the "birthers" movement whacko birth certificate claim.

Yes, that's a FACT: Barak Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was verified on October, 31 2008 by Hawaii’s Department of Health.

(Note this story was classified as an "opinion" by an ANONYMOUS THIRD PARTY it is not an opinion, it is a FACT)

But Liz Cheney came right back and defended these kooks on Larry King Live!

UPDATE: G. Gordon Liddy claims Obama was not born in the U.S. and is here illegally!

Appearing on "Larry King Live," Liz Cheney defended angry Republicans who claim President Obama was not born in the U.S. by suggesting that people have reason to question Obama's national loyalty.

Fellow guest James Carville seemed momentarily flabbergasted. "These poor pathetic people are believing stuff just like Ms. Cheney tonight," he concluded. "She refuses to say this is ludicrous because she wants these people to believe this."

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Levey (not verified)

at 10:53 on July 23rd, 2009

Not born in this country, eh?

You mean like as in Bush did not really win the first election?

I would say "good try" republicans, but it actually falls sadly short. Enough of this cynical group they are doing nothing these days but perpetuating the belief that white people are ALL this way. I promise we are not.

Albert Milliron

at 12:06 on July 23rd, 2009

It is interesting that the Birthers are right wing wackos but the Bush lost both elections folks are middle Americans LOL. I was in Florida during the 2000 election covering the recount. News papers actually counted the ballots. In every case Bush won. But the false belief continues.

TheCameraObscura

at 15:21 on July 23rd, 2009

Actually Bush didn't win in "every case" of the recounts. Perhaps you've forgotten that Bush sued to stop a hand recount in Bush vs. Gore, and won 5-4 in the US Supreme Court. That ruling overruled the Florida Supreme Court ruling that the hand recount should continue. That hand recount was never completed. How could you be in Florida in 2000 and be so unaware of that enormous story?

As far as the birth certificate, on October 31, 2008: The director of Hawaii’s Department of Health confirmed Barack Obama was born in Honolulu:

“There have been numerous requests for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama’s official birth certificate,” said Chiyome Fukino. “State law prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record.”

Albert Milliron

at 17:18 on July 23rd, 2009

The media reported the results of the study during the week after November 12, 2001. The results of the study showed that had the limited county by county recounts requested by the Gore team been completed, Bush would still have been the winner of the election.

Now with this evidence would one who doesn't believe it be a wacko?

I was credentialed press and was there.

TheCameraObscura

at 19:42 on July 23rd, 2009

1. Anyone can register to Wikipedia and write anything.

2. How in the world can anyone predict what the outcome of the hand recount would be? Crystal ball?

3. You claimed Bush won all the recounts, you still FAILED to note that the final hand recount was never completed thanks to Bush's lawsuit (Bush vs Gore) and the decision at the Supreme Court.

Rory Cripps

at 16:45 on July 23rd, 2009

Yes! There certainly are alot of "Right Wing Whackos" out there! "Left Wing Whackos, too, let's not forget! ! In this case, my hat is off to the "Left Wing Whackos" because they've convinced talk-radio hosts (of the "Rght Wing Whacko" persuasion) that "Left Wing Whackos" are right on this one. The first time ever! I heard, somewhere, that Liz Cheney is gay. Did I hear right or left?

TheCameraObscura

at 16:50 on July 23rd, 2009

Prove me wrong, Rory Cripps, why can't you?

FYI, Mary Cheney is a lesbian and came out publicly of her own accord, it wasn't any "left wing whackos."

Rory Cripps

at 17:02 on July 23rd, 2009

YES! Mary is the gay one! And Liz is the not gay one! Prove you wrong about what? I've got no axe to grind here. I think that they all suck! Hey, if President Obama is a bonafide U.S. citizen that's great! If he's not, what difference does it make? After all, we're all Americans. There's nothing like a little political ideology to get the juices flowing is there? I gave up the ideology stuff years ago . . . it wasn't productive.

TheCameraObscura

at 19:51 on July 23rd, 2009

Rory, you were the one who suggested the left claimed that Liz Cheney was a lesbian, I proved you 100% wrong.

Rory Cripps

at 14:35 on July 24th, 2009

CameraObsura: Sorry! It was just my feeble (and failed) attempt at humor! I wasn't attempting to attribute anything to (or cast aspersions upon) any particular ideology or political party. Anyone that knows me, knows that I don't have a political/ideological axe to grind and that I am not a member of the blind faith. I make a sincere effort to be objective and fair when it comes to politics and political ideologies. Often times, people even get upset with me due to my cynicism and unwillingness to tow the political line right, left, or middle. I make every effort to keep up on my American history and civics (there's a word that I bet a lot of you younger folk aren't familiar with). For example, I just finished reading a recently released biography of Andrew Jackson. American political and economic history often repeats itself, however many (if not most) Americans seem to think that the contemporaneous politics that they hear and read about is something new and different.