Beck v, Trump on Birthers

Beck backs President Obama over Trump's attacks...

One Question --Who has the burden of proof? You know where I stand on the issue (Obama has offered not a scintilla of proof about his place of birth), and I'm comfortable enough in that skin that I no longer worry what others think.  Here are some Freeper comments on the recent Beck-Trump parry. Beck could have just stated that he hasn’t seen enough facts to form an opinion about the bc issue, but instead, he poo-poohed it. That was a very large mistake, given that someone as high profile as Donald Trump is asking about it, and that so much of his audience is passionate about the subject. This is going to hurt him badly. 9 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:59:43 PM by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.) Funny how the media and the courts are scared of odumbo. 12 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:03:36 PM by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!) may have more to do with Fox News announcing the billionaire will be given a regular slot on the station, while the host’s show may be scrapped. Uh, the Trump on Fox "story" was an April Fools joke. What a stupid, lazy writer. 17 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:08:12 PM by montag813 (http://www.facebook.com/StandWithArizona) I suspect that Glenn Beck may be seeing an end to his association with Fox News by this summer but I don’t believe he said what he did because he feared Donald Trump would get his job. Either Beck believes that Obama is a legitimate U.S. citizen and constitutionally eligible to be president - or he doesn’t. Apparently, Beck believes the former, which is too bad because he is on the wrong side of the issue and will likely lose more of his already-dwindling audience. Too bad. 19 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:10:20 PM by Jim Scott (t) Just a thought: But some on the right, many in the middle and all on the left think Beck is a nut. If he backed the BC issue don’t you think that would totally make the issue go away? It is much better for this issue to be dismissed by the most controversial conservatives (Beck, Rove, Coulter) and credited by someone in the middle like Trump. Proof is in the traction the BC story has gotten in the past couple of weeks. I say keep up the good work Mr. Beck. 20 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:13:11 PM by jerseyrocks Actually I’ve considered that distinct possibility. Beck is no dummy and the left has desperately attempted to attach the eligibility issue to him. By speaking out against it he continues to show these writers to be liars which makes their attacks on birthers to further lose credibility. He calls himself a rodeo clown and a rodeo clown draws the bull away from the rider. Meanwhile he hammers them hard on other issues that few others are talking about. Besides, the diversity of thought is what separates us from the liberals. 22 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:23:58 PM by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up)) Maybe it is because Beck has the common sense to see that both the birth issue and calling Obama a muslum are losing issues with most Americans. Frankly, as far as conspiracy theories I'm more liable to believe Trump is a Demo plant. 23 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:26:46 PM by willk Not only is it a lie, but anyone, including Fox, who thinks that trump could generate the kind of numbers Beck does has lost their marbles. Furthermore, Beck didNoT ttack trump whatsoever. He aid whata lot ofushere on FR have alredy beensaying. Trump is a showboat, not a prsident. And if Fox is even THINKING of giving him a contract, then you know darn well they must be sure that trump ain’t running. 27 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:38:38 PM by MestaMachine (Note: I do NOT capitalize anything I don't respect...like obama and/or islam...but I repeat myself.) Beck could have just stated that he hasn’t seen enough facts to form an opinion about the bc issue, but instead, he poo-poohed it. Excellent observation. I still can't quite figure out why Beck is letting this powerful issue go. 30 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 5:44:34 PM by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern, you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.) Beck belongs to the "Bill O'Reilly I Saw The Imaginary Birth Certificate Club" His five minutes are up .38 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:00:44 PM by Iron Munro ("Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy." -- Ron Paul) I like it! “A jpeg is not a birth certificate!” 53 posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:51:10 PM by Lexinom NOPE! Obama Hussein’s entire Past has been Vacuumed Clean like a Baby’s First Day on this Earth! He once joked that he came from Krypton! It’s more likely Hussein came here straight from HADES! 85 posted on Monday, April 04, 2011 8:00:04 AM by True Republican Patriot