Mixed Nuts

 

(Copyright: Bennett at Chattanooga Times Free Press. Yes, I know that much is obvious, but I felt obligated to add that)

First off, I know this sort of thing has been covered by thousands of different blogs all across the Internet--it's a Tuesday/Wednesday, I was bored, and I wanted to post something. And Happy 4th of July, everyone, though I'm clueless about what I want to do for this day. :/ Anyhow...

It's just bizarre that some of us Americans still believe that President Obama's... well, not a U.S. citizen. I mean, you'd think that, given the fact that he went through the gauntlet of being nominated for Democratic Party candidate back in 2008 (not to mention everything else that happened previously), someone would've pointed this out--something like, "Hey, guys, I hate to break this to you all, but this Obama guy? No can do--he's from Kenya, not Hawaii." But, no--he was eventually elected. Now, I'm not saying the every Birther is a racist, but I'm confident that, when you peel back the layers behind their argument, there's a definite racially motivated seed. And I'm sure some will yell at me for dragging race into this, but let's be honest: if President Barack Obama were, say, President Barry O'Brien--a man of Irish-Scot descent with ancestors going back to long before the Constitution was even dreamed of (and one of them fought alongside General George Washington himself!)--no one in their right mind would call his citizenship into question. But, because Obama's dad wasn't an American (and dared to be black, no less), this sort of thing happens. And, knowing the gullibility and downright hardheadedness of Americans Humanity, this will not die out even when I'm old enough to be a grandfather (I'd say around age 60). Now, look, as far as I'm concerned, people are free to criticise Obama for faults--they may be blown out of proportion at times, misunderstood, flat-out made up, or honestly legitimate. I may not agree with much of it, but if someone bothers to point out a legitimate one, at least they're making a conscious effort instead of pulling things out of thin air. So, when I still see people, including my dad, bring this sort of thing up (and act like the Birth Certificate/Certificate of Live Birth/whatever-the-hell-it-was is fake), I can't help but laugh--they're basically grasping at straws at that point. Disagree with his policies, say what you want about his views on abortion or whatever, insult his favourite beer if you must, but don't make yourself look like an ignorant moron when you do it, please! It makes the rest of us Humans look bad, and we've got a bad reputation already.