Obama the Movie

Critical Thinking

Father: I took the baby to my mother's house Mom: Oh, how nice

The most disturbing thing about today's political culture is the absence of critical thinking.  Like Obama's qualifications for the presidency.  My eldest son nailed it. He told friends during the campaign, "I know you like Obama, but any qualification you can give me will be something you made up!"  They couldn't meet the challenge, but that made no difference to them.  Take Obama's birth certificate. For me, it is the signature example of a lack of critical thinking today, because both sides of the political debate are guilty.  Here are five  historical facts. “ Obama has, since 1990, claimed two different Hawaiian hospitals as his port of entry?  Two! His grandmother and sister claim he was born in Kenya. Pressure to produce a birth certificate in 2008 was addressed, not by Obama, but  by the leftist Daily Kos web site. Voila!  a "Certification of Live Birth." was produced.  There have been at least two revised versions.  All it took to get a Hawaiian "Certification of Live Birth" in 1961 was to fill out a form, giving the birth date, and parental names.   A "certification" would be issued, recorded, and local papers routinely published the birth record. Obama has spent to date $1,000,000 in lawyer fees to avoid producing a Birth Certificate - with hospital, name of attending physician, et. al. ” It is fair to say, then, that Obama does not want to, or cannot, show proof of his U.S. birth. Any disagreement? As we speak, Obama has used the Alinsky defense gambit of ridiculing anyone who questions it.  The Republican establishment, Ann Coulter included, waved the surrender flag . Where was the critical thinking?  Well, probably,  it was deemed critical to not get mired in an issue that had been co-opted by the Democrat Media Complex, and be labeled  "birther."  Not very principled, perhaps, but expedient.  Many of these same people surrendered to AGW too.  You can see the problem.  For the record, here's an outline of what I think actually happened. Sort of a docudrama. OBAMA- The Movie Ann Dunham arrives in Hawaii with her new son Barry on on August 8th, 1961.  She is met, and taken home by her parents Madelyn and Stanley Dunham. After a few weeks she announces she's registered to begin classes at the University of Washington, and takes off.  The Dunhams know their daughter to be somewhat flighty; she has had several sexual affairs with Black men.  Worried about Barry's future well being, they file for a Certification of Live Birth, using Barack Obama as the father, although they suspect he is not. He has made no appearance. The document is issued, and later Hawaiian news papers announce the birth.  Skip to c. 2000.   Obama calls Granny Dunham in Hawaii, and announces he will be running for a United States Senate seat. After the call, granny realizes that his birth details, ahem, could be a problem, but decides to say nothing. Skip to c. 2006.  In preparation for running for the presidency in 2008, he enlists the aid of friend Bill Ayers to ghost write his biography [Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance].  During succeeding interviews, Obama mentions that he found his birth certificate in a trunk.  Ayers asks to see it, and Barry produces the Certification of Live Birth. Ayers asks where the birth certificate is?  Obama answers, "this is the birth certificate." Ayers, sensing a problem, nevertheless lets it pass. During filings for the 2008 election, Ayers mentions to Team Obama that there may be a problem with Obama's natural born birth bona fides.  A brief panic ensues. "JFC, all this preparation and the guy isn't even eligible?" Claims by Obama's Kenyan family that he was born in Kenya cause even greater concern.  The campaign discovers that US law in 1961 would prevent Obama's underage mother from passing her citizenship to Barry.  Furthermore, the certification has no provenance, and can be easily challenged. Yikes! Someone mentions that McCain was born in Panama, and the order goes forth to hold Senate hearings on his eligibility. Team Obama wants a  reciprocal issue in the event Barry's status goes  public. Which it does after a tip from the Clintons. Team Obama leaks a facsimile of Obama's COLB, sans serial number, via The  Daily Kos.  Why?  Because nobody in the campaign wants their fingerprints on it, since it would constitute a felony, and possibly  charges of treason if it blows up. The Democrat Media Complex takes it from there.