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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:17 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by BrokenCircles



I said they proved it themselves, not that an external entity proved it.

If someone punches me, do I need to prove that they wanted to hurt me? Is it enough to say their behavior strongly indicates a particular motivation, or at very least, ignorance about what punching does?

Show me one way in which this birther stuff has actually hurt the administration. I can show you several ways in which it has helped it.



reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:19 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by Lighterside



Show me one way this stuff has hurt them. I have already pointed out several ways in which it has helped them.

It's obvious: there's no reason to keep doing something that helps your enemy and doesn't help you, unless you either want to help your enemy, or you don't realize you're doing it.
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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:21 PM by BrokenCircles
reply to post by sepermeru



You are the one that used the word "PROVE" in the title of this thread.
You are the one who wrote an OP that does not PROVE anything at all.
and now you get mad at other who ask for your proof that you claim to have?


reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:30 PM by Arcade425
reply to post by BrokenCircles



Maybe an attempted assassination of a sovereign nation leader?


reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:31 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by Lighterside



I did support my argument for how it helps Obama. The media coverage focuses on the birther issue instead of Guantanamo, Fukushima, the economy -- everything he's doing wrong is covered up by this. Additionally, because birthers are very easy to discredit, it provides the administration with an excuse to say 'See, everyone against us is just crazy'.

By the way, Glenn Beck agrees with me. Which is funny, because I'm not a fan of his, and have barely ever seen his show. But I'm aware that many people who oppose Obama seem to think highly of him.


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"Out of the thousands of protestors, you notice the birthers are the only ones the media focuses on?"
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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:33 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by Tephra



And that's why the media talks about the birthers' real grievances when they talk about the birth certificate, right?

Oh, wait, they do not. They talk about anything but what's real, and love that you keep handing them an excuse to do so on a silver platter.

Face it, my friend, this evil administration has you played.



reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:33 PM by phishyblankwaters
I agree with the OP that the whole birther movement, if not entirely created by them, was co-opted and used as a ploy for a long time. Much like the straw man "holographic planes on 911" crap, put out there to discredit and distract.

I've been saying this all along, while the birthers waste their time arguing over a stupid birth certificate, they've completely ignored doing ANYTHING to remove the SOB from office. There are ample reasons to dislike Obama as president, and they knew that going in, no one including Obama expected a free ride, he took over with several wars already in progress and an economic crash being engineered.

I've said this right off the bat, if there were ANY validity to any of the birther claims, the rabbid dogs that are the republicans would have had a field day with it. Obama could have simply released all the information up front, but how would that help demonize his opponents?

I think that is the vague notion the OP was hinting at. i agree, no proof what so ever has been presented on this, but I tend to agree that at the very least (like 911) this was used to their advantage.

This whole birther garbage hasn't hurt Obama at all. What it has done is make it easy to label anyone who doesn't like Obama as a racist idiot, pointing at the birth certificate fiasco as evidence of this.

A cleverly orchestrated diversion and it's worked lock stock and barrel on most.

I don't care where he was born, he's a douche and hasn't helped the US at all, he didn't cause the problems he inherited but he sure did make them worse. If I were an american i wouldn't spend any time on this BC nonsense, I'd be out at the grass roots level education people on why Obama is a bad president, presenting FACTS and INFORMATION.


reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:35 PM by Tephra
Originally posted by sepermeru
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post by Tephra



And that's why the media talks about the birthers' real grievances when they talk about the birth certificate, right?

Oh, wait, they do not. They talk about anything but what's real, and love that you keep handing them an excuse to do so on a silver platter.

Face it, my friend, this evil administration has you played.


Since when does the media discuss actual grievances and usurpations of the people? Have you deluded yourself that much to believe the media is a tool of the people? Wow. Just. Wow.


reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 12:36 PM by sepermeru
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
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post by sepermeru



You are the one that used the word "PROVE" in the title of this thread.
You are the one who wrote an OP that does not PROVE anything at all.
and now you get mad at other who ask for your proof that you claim to have?


You're the one who is shouting. I think you're projecting a bit when you decide I'm "mad" at you.

I'm not saying I don't have to show proof. I'm saying that for the claim I am making, evidence of outcome is sufficient. If I throw a pie at the wall, do you have to prove that I either wanted to make a mess or didn't know it would make a mess?
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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 02:55 PM by wcitizen
reply to post by sepermeru




Is this a new brand of disinfo tactics? Something about it seems familiar - like trying to make those who aren't asleep look as though they are loonies, in order to discredit them.


And I find the timing of this thread to be interesting.

Some of the people who use such tactics work for Obadma, just sayin'.


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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 02:59 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by BrokenCircles



I said "Birthers prove", not "I prove". I was using the word "prove" in the sense of "demonstrate", which I thought was clear from context. If it helps to clarify that further, I will state that I have no physical piece of evidence indicating this. I will add that I don't know what kind of physical evidence can ever "prove" that someone doesn't know something intangible, or has a hidden intent, and that I think other kinds of observations are often necessary in such cases. That said, no, I don't have access to some kind of brain-scanning device that prints out a summary of what people are actually thinking. I never meant to claim I did.

Please note that I mean the sarcasm in the above with a light note, not a denigrating one. Your point, as you stated it above, is fair enough.
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reply posted on 27-4-2011 @ 04:15 PM by sepermeru
reply to post by wcitizen



Since you don't know me, I won't actually challenge you to a duel for that implication. But consider yourself thoroughly gloveslapped in my mind, sir or madam!

And what do you mean about timing? Obviously I posted it in response to the latest news. What's to wonder about there?

But okay, so let's play with the cards you're dealing, then. Say I am a disinfo agent. What would I achieve by saying "Focus on the evil things he's really doing"? How would that further his goals exactly?

Perhaps if I were saying that no one should question his birth certificate because he's such a good President, I could understand your point. But I'm saying he's doing evil, so let's stop talking about how he could possibly do evil or have some intangibly evil aspect, and start talking about the real, practical realities of his policies and actions.

Now, let me ask you something. Which sounds more like misdirection to you? "Focus on his actual deeds" or "Keep giving the media more fuel to ignore his actual deeds"?

It occurs to me you might not have meant what I thought you meant. If so, apologies.
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