Happy Birthday, Mr. President! What The Media Elite Wish Barack On His Birthday

It’s August 4th — and if President Barack Obama had a birth certificate, it would say that today is his birthday! (Kidding. HE HAS A BIRTH CERTIFICATE.) It’s his first birthday in the White House, and so far, he’s having a good one.  Will he get a pony? A health-care mandate? More network air time? Heck, he doesn’t need a birthday to get network air time! On this glorious day of celebration, the kind of gift that matters is just this: love. To that end, Mediaite has obtained birthday messages sent to the President  from members of the media and other prominent well-wishers.  Today, as the President turns 48 and a nation rejoices, let’s see how those in the fourth estate want to express their birthday wishes…

Happy 48th birthday! (That’s 12 in Kenyan years.)
— L. Dobbs

I hope you fail to blow out all your birthday candles…um, save me some cake, though?
— El Rushbo

Happy 48th! I hope your birthday is surprising, enchanting, humbling and troubling.
— Jeff Zeleny, New York Times

Happy racist birthday! JK! LOL!
— Glenn Beck

According to their DW-NOMINATE scores, the over-under for how many candles you can blow out on the first try is 27. Just so you know.
— Nate Silver

Happy birthday, President Obama! (I can ask about this topic, right?)
— Nico Pitney, Huffington Post

Have a happy 48th in the Lower 48! I’d send this message on behalf of Alaska, except I think I can be more effective on behalf of Alaska not doing so.
— Sarah Palin, via Facebook

How dare you consider having anything other than a happy birthday, sir!

For more of my birthday wishes, please visit Daily Kos.

— Keith Olbermann