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GOP Congressional Candidate’s Bizarre Plan for Obama Birth Certificate Viewing Party

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by Tommy Christopher | 1:47 pm, October 13th, 2010

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Republican Congressional candidate Tim Walberg (not the unsung “Sixth New Kid on the Block”) has joined the ranks of mainstream GOP figures to make a play for the all-important “Birther vote.” He recently told a group of voters at a coffee shop that, while he “take(s) him at his word that he’s an American citizen,” he’s got a plan for Obama to put the whole thing to rest: a private birth certificate viewing party.

The most entertaining part of the clip, though, is the Council of Elders that Walberg puts together to bear witness to the grand event. (h/t Think Progress via Alan Colmes)

Transcript: (via Alan Colmes, emphasis his)

WALBERG: Well I’m going to take him at his word that he’s an American citizen. I don’t know why it’s not resolved, other than the fact that the president hasn’t resolved it yet. [...] If I had to do it I’d just simply of course I had to show my birth certificiate to be on the ballot. If I were gonna do it I’d call Rush Limbaugh, Alan Colmes, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, and maybe one justice of the US Supreme court. Call ‘em all into a room and lay out my birth certificate on a table…and say all of you take a look at it show me what you find. Now go and report it. [...] The Executive has an awful lot of power to keep from showing certain things unless the courts will stand up to him. Or unless Congress in majority will stand up, up to and including impeachment. And Republicans don’t have that majority.

Now, Alan Colmes is a great guy, a great liberal, but I’m sure even he would admit that he and Rush Limbaugh might not possess the gravitas to serve on a panel with a Supreme Court justice. Luckily for them, in Walberg’s plan, SCOTUS participation is optional.

In any case, Alan doesn’t seem to be available. Might I suggest replacing him with Christine O’Donnell and a Ouija board? And how do you not invite Cousin Sarah?

Taken in isolation, this is no big deal, but Walberg is part of a Funky Bunch of GOP candidates that include a recovering eye-of-newt-aholic, a homophobic bestiality aficionado, a Nazi reenactor, and a “Second Amendment remediator.” With a scant few weeks to go until the midterms, Walberg has little chance to catch incumbent opponent Mark Schauer (D-Mi), but he and his fellows might give voters second thoughts about putting this political Addams Family in charge.

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lonestar77

Nobody has ever heard of this guy and you say he has little chance to wing, but he’s “mainstream”? Uh, ok.

Lame, Tommy. You still haven’t answered for your lie about the non-existent “Sarah Palin gaffe”.
BatBoy

I like to play….”What would Tommy do & say if…………..?”

The first round question was…. “What would Tommy do & say if a Conservative would run for President and refuse to produce a birth certificate?”

Its is funny…this is like a little Ouiji board and it just typed out….”He would do everything he could to destroy them!”

It is the wierdest thing…you ought to try playing “What would Tommy doe and say if ………………..”
DrFunke

All Democrats see this and love it

It turns off most if not all non-idiots including most Republicans

It shows an extreme side of the right-wing that is laughably idiotic
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Kelly/720731075 Chris Kelly

The establishment treatment of this issue shows a) they’re scared and they think there’s something there, and b) how little faith you can put in the establishment. Their entire shtick on this issue has consisted of mocking and ferociously smearing those who have valid concerns and of lying and misleading.

Almost every establishment discussion of this issue is full of lies: they call a certification a “certificate”, they claim things happened when they never happened, and on and on. And, sometimes they get even sneakier. Fact Check went as far as recompressing and removing meta data from the pictures they put online, and they didn’t tell anyone they did that.

Now, since anti-”Birthers” are some of the biggest liars around, I have to point out that the above doesn’t say Obama wasn’t born here. I’m only saying I don’t know since he hasn’t provided definitive proof (despite what some have been lied into believing). And, I’m saying – and I have proof – of dozens of MSM sources lying about the basic, indisputable facts of this matter.

For completely fact-based and logical coverage of this issue, see 24ahead.com/s/obama-citizenship

And, I have a challenge for Tommy Christopher or anyone else who uses their real name or domain name. I want you to go to the following link and leave a comment here or there telling me what that is:

http://24ahead.com/n/10211

Go to that link, and tell me what that is (also available at twitpic.com/2skjjs ).
Rescuedog

This is a funny parallel:

The birthers make an unsubstantiated accusation about Barack Obama’s citizenship, and then demand Obama disprove the accusation by producing his birth certificate. When he doesn’t, the birthers tell us that his failure to do so is evidence of his guilt.

Barack Obama and his administration make unsubstantiated allegations about certain conservative groups allegedly using foreign money to influence the election, and then demand these groups disprove the allegation by disclosing their donors. When they don’t, Obama and his administration tell us that their failure to do so is evidence of their guilt.

In other words, “I have no evidence, but I’m accusing you of this terrible thing. Now it’s up to you to prove me wrong on my terms, and if you don’t you are obviously guilty.”
http://touchofpolitics.wordpress.com Marla Louise

Rescuedog said:
This is a funny parallel:

The birthers make an unsubstantiated accusation about Barack Obama’s citizenship, and then demand Obama disprove the accusation by producing his birth certificate. When he doesn’t, the birthers tell us that his failure to do so is evidence of his guilt.

Barack Obama and his administration make unsubstantiated allegations about certain conservative groups allegedly using foreign money to influence the election, and then demand these groups disprove the allegation by disclosing their donors. When they don’t, Obama and his administration tell us that their failure to do so is evidence of their guilt.

In other words, “I have no evidence, but I’m accusing you of this terrible thing. Now it’s up to you to prove me wrong on my terms, and if you don’t you are obviously guilty.”

There are two important errors in your arguments. First, Obama has provided proof. Shoot, I have a copy of his birth certificate on my hard drive. Second, in the case of the Chamber of Commerce, there is some very substantial proof that they have been using foreign money (i.e. foreign money has gone into the general bank account that has paid for most of the ads).

I agree that there is no proof in the other cases. But logic would tell you that it is an easy way to launder foreign money into the campaign.

In contrast, there is no logical story (other than someone owning a time machine) which would make Obama a non-citizen.
right-is-wrong

funny stuff Tommy
Tommy Christopher

BatBoy said:
I like to play….”What would Tommy do & say if…………..?”

I have a better game for you. “What did Tommy say or do…?”

I’ve been at this for a few years now, I wrote a few million words for AOL before coming to Mediaite. If you’re really interested in how I react when the shoe is on the other foot, you can usually find something to fit the occasion. Of course, that would require a little bit of research, when popping off is so much easier.
Tommy Christopher

BatBoy said:
The first round question was…. “What would Tommy do & say if a Conservative would run for President and refuse to produce a birth certificate?”

To this specific point, I wrote at least one article about liberals pressing the issue of John McCain’s birth, so go ahead and find it, and score 10 points for me.
right-is-wrong

Tommy Christopher said:
I have a better game for you. “What did Tommy say or do…?”

I’ve been at this for a few years now, I wrote a few million words for AOL before coming to Mediaite. If you’re really interested in how I react when the shoe is on the other foot, you can usually find something to fit the occasion. Of course, that would require a little bit of research, when popping off is so much easier.

funny stuff Tommy
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Kelly/720731075 Chris Kelly

Marla Louise: regarding your “copy of his birth certificate”, are you sure that’s what it is? Read me what it says at the top. And, would a judge accept your “copy of his birth certificate” as proof he was born there?

Also, I’m feeling really left out here. Tommy Christopher replied to others, but he doesn’t appear willing to tell me what’s at the link in my previous comment. Anyone else want to take the challenge?
right-is-wrong

It appears several have already taken your challenge at your link

It is something which has contributed greatly to the debater’s Obama Derangement Syndrome®.

It doesn’t matter what it is.
Anyone can walk into the Hawaii DOH and ask for the volume with the 1961 Index Data for births and see Barack Obama listed.

Well… it appears that this little “debate” is never going to get off the ground.
Yawn.

Of course it will.
But when will the imaginary “debate” commence?
Big Eddie

Tommy C. – Ask Gibbs how the Social Security # Obama has used most often , 042-**-**** , which is a Connecticut SS # , was obtained . When did Obama live in Ct . ? It was issued in the mid-seventies and belonged to a dead man . Nothing to do with the birth certificate . There are journalism prizes waiting to be won here by a great reporter . So , if you know any good reporters , you could let them do the story .
Tommy Christopher

Big Eddie said:
Tommy C. – Ask Gibbs

Les Kinsolving has already asked about every birther angle there is, including the Soc. You’ll have to go to WorldNetDaily to check it out.
Big Eddie

No Tom . No birther angle at all . They throw that in for a distraction. Obama is hiding a lot , and it will come out someday . Gibbs , as far as I know has not answered the S.S.# question . Why not sniff around quietly ?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Kelly/720731075 Chris Kelly

I’m going to guess that “right-is-wrong” is the “HistorianDude” who’s spammed my link above and who’s been caught in lies. Either that, or “right-is-wrong” is aspiring to be him.

As for Tommy Christopher mocking those who have legitimate concerns, even the NYT – almost as in-the-tank for Obama as the WaPo was – offered “Obama’s Account of New York Years Often Differs From What Others Say”:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html?_r=1
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

Hey timothy, do Democrats do anything at all that you find to be “bizarre”? You seem to be yet another DNC operative on Mediaite.
Tommy Christopher

Big Eddie said:
No Tom . No birther angle at all . They throw that in for a distraction. Obama is hiding a lot , and it will come out someday . Gibbs , as far as I know has not answered the S.S.# question . Why not sniff around quietly ?

He definitely has, I was there, I just don’t remember when, or what he said.
Tommy Christopher

Dronetek said:
Hey timothy, do Democrats do anything at all that you find to be “bizarre”? You seem to be yet another DNC operative on Mediaite.

Who the hell is “Timothy?”
http://www.facebook.com/people/Arthur-Clough/1419363514 Arthur Clough

Its only bizarre of YOU say so Tommy!
Bill Mahwer

Why not give on the birth certificate and settle for seeing his records from Harvard.
eddybonz

TO ALL THE BIRTHERS AND NON BIRTHER HERE IS THE TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA
FILMED AT A MIDWEST COLLEGE, IN HIS OWN WORDS, THE MAN NEVER LIED.
GO TO YOUTUBE.COM, VIEW “NOT NATURAL BORN –TRUTH MATTERS” JUST WATCH THE FIRST TWO
MINIUTES BELIEVE WHAT HE STATES IN HIS OWN WORDS THEN GET REAL,THEN GET READY.THEN GET OVER IT.