Well, damn! Good for you! My family is from Canada. I was born in the US of A. I spent my early childhood shuttling back and forth over the Detroit River to visit the Canadian family. Just on that basis alone I have had no use for the birther issue or birthers. Its just a veneer for their own racism.

Been through a number of birth certificates for myself over the years. Used a small green card with an official seal for years. Then I tried to apply for a passport - so I could go back and visit my Canadian relatives. Was told by the passport people here that what I had wasn’t going to feed the bulldog! Had to spend money and write to the appropriate source in Detroit. They sent me something just short of a billboard. I had it framed. Cannot carry this around with me like the little green wallet card. But I got the passport. None of these birth certificates bothered with infant footprints. That was a little gimmick the hospitals used years ago when they gave the parents a piece of paper which was actually more in the nature of the kind of greeting card folks give new parents. Yes, I know some zeros thought it was the real deal and were amazed when they showed up to enroll their kid in school to find out that it wasn’t! Well, hell, what can I tell yah.

I want to see Trumps birth certificate for his damn hair! And his report cards! He sounds just like a very jealous kid about sixth grade level. Blahhhhhh on him and his ilk!

Mike,

The topic came up over at Malcolm’s blog and I wrote this comment, which is mostly in tune with yours:

Well, since it’s a distraction, I choose not to be distracted. I agree that “public discourse, normal political channels, and a fair election” should be where we focus our attention, desires, and actions. Let politicians lie. (cough)

What does interest me, though, is the upcoming onslaught of loony conspiracy theories that will be spun about Obama after he leaves office. I look forward to being entertained.

I thought the whole thing was a shame from the beginning. Why, after dealing with the leftist Truthers and their goofy 9/11 conspiracy theories, would a group on the right decide to trumpet its own idiocy for all to see? Maybe some folks just can’t help themselves.

As for your encounter with the local chapter of the Birthers, well, you have my respect for sticking to your guns. At the same time I wonder if it mightn’t be time to seek better company than this “social club of good gentlemen.” Heh.

Wherever the President was born, or to whom, has never been a serious issue. He was elected and sworn, the end. There is no provision in the Constitution for removing a President except by impeachment (and trial and removal). The whole birther thing has always seemed so silly in this light.

I have encountered a few of these misguided individuals, and I always ask them if they ever found that Mr. Obama was not a “natural born” American citizen, would they hop in the wayback machine with Sherman and Mr. Peabody and take the evidence to November 1, 2008?

This is the mother of all non-issues, and Trump is acting stupidly.