"Birtherism is back. Gee, I wonder why."
"SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS was born in the city of Oakland in the state of California in the United States of America. But dont expect those facts to come between right-wing trolls and their tinfoil birther hats.
Barely a week into her presidential campaign, Harris, a black Democrat running to become this nations first woman president, is being targeted with false claims that she is not a natural-born American, which would make her ineligible to serve if she wins the 2020 general election.
You dont have to be former President Obama to recognize this ploy for what it is another craven attempt to derail a serious black presidential candidate. More than a decade ago, fringe right-wing conspiracy theorists made up a scurrilous lie about where Obama was born. In 2011, Trump signed on as the bombastic clown prince of the birthers. The story wasnt true of Obama then; it isnt true about Harris now.
What hasnt changed is the rights need to delegitimize anyone who doesnt look like 44 of this nations 45 presidents...."
rest of editorial here:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/01/25/opinion-renee-graham-birtherism-back-gee-wonder-why/hhu2FRlWavJJqbfMxlkEzJ/story.html
Girard442
(6,059 posts)What do you suppose it is?
Moostache
(9,895 posts)I am shocked! Shocked to find that there is gambling going on in here!
Second verse, same as the first...the GOP and its evil minions are nothing more or less than warmed over Neo-Confederates - racist scumbags to their core, and boy do they hate having to look at the mirror.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)and tired old political playbooks election after election. Their supporters are so damn stupid they will believe anything they are told.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)but I must admit that I flogged the issue for political reasons.
still_one
(91,962 posts)the extreme right wing trolls, sexists, racists, bigots, and deplorables are out in full despicable attack most spewing the most vile sexist, racist, hate.
I think this is going to be even worse than 2016
I am so glad I do not partake in Twitter or FB. FB has demonstrated to be ethically compromised, and will do anything for revenue, including selling the country down the river, by giving access to foreign sources to users' demographics without their permission:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FacebookCambridge_Analytica_data_scandal
Note: the hyperlink for some reason doesn't highlight, and the link above needs to be copied and pasted in the URL to go to the Wikipedia page I am referring to
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)very impressed with her ability to go from charming connection with the questioner in the audience, to hard-nosed prosecuter in her answers.
She got pretty impassioned at several points, standing up, walking close to the edge of the stage, her voice rising...
Also LOTS of spontaneous applause, like this time...
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/29/kamala-harris-iowa-town-hall-2020-male-candidate-mansplaining-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/
still_one
(91,962 posts)area51
(11,868 posts)were just as concerned about the fact that Cruz, McCain and Romney weren't born in the US....
kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)They have her records and there is no way they will get away with the virthism thing. And if they attack her about her parents not being born here they can push back and remind the maggot his mother was born in Scotland. And his Daddy is only a 1st generation.