Obama Citizenship

Rush: We Haven?t Seen Obama?s Birth Certificate; What About that 2008 HI Trip?

By Phil

In a move that is sure to stir up even more controversy over Barack Hussein Obama’s eligibility to be President, top radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh made some comments regarding the similarities between the President and God (h/t a concerned citizen who sent me the current front page link to MediaMatters.org):

My own transcript of the above snippet:

RUSH: Hey, Mr. Snerdley, you know a lot of people talk about Obama and his messianic complex, he does have one thing in common with God, Barack Obama has one thing in common with God — do you know what it is? God does not have a birth certificate either.

Moving on, ladies and gentlemen, an interesting story here from FoxNews.com, this is — you would think that you would find this at, uh … Snerdley is making gestures like he’s shooting himself in the head in there — God does not have a birth certificate and neither does Obama — um, not that we’ve seen.” [emphases mine]

Update: Here’s a transcript from Rush’s site (subscription required); it was from a different part of the show:

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RUSH: What do Obama and God have in common? Neither has a birth certificate. How do they differ? God does not think he’s Obama. And there’s another difference between God and Obama, and that is that liberals love Obama.

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RUSH: We have some more differences for you here between President Obama and God. God asks for only 10% of your money. God gives you freedom to live your life as you choose. God’s plan to save us is actually written down for people to read.

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RUSH: We have some more differences for you here between President Obama and God. God asks for only 10% of your money. God gives you freedom to live your life as you choose. God’s plan to save us is actually written down for people to read.

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WorldNetDaily also had the following to say:

Asking rhetorically what God has in common with Obama, Limbaugh said, “Neither has a birth certificate.”

“How do they differ?” Limbaugh continued. “God does not think he’s Obama. And there’s another difference. Liberals love Obama.”

Limbaugh repeated the punch lines several times throughout his show and noted, “another difference is that Obama gets better press. … Another difference is that God only demands to be worshipped once a week.”

Later, he sprinkled in other differences, including:

• God asks for only 10 percent of your money

• God gives you freedom to live your life as you choose

• God’s plan to save us is actually written down for you to read

Upon hearing the discussion, one listener in Miami phoned in to tell Limbaugh, “You’re acting like you’re God.”

The host responded, “I am better than most people but I don’t think I’m God. Obama does. He’s got a messianic complex.”

Update: The same article went on to recall a bit of verbiage Rush mentioned back on October 23, 2008:

Limbaugh previously mentioned the birth certificate issue just days before the 2008 election, when Obama’s campaign announced the candidate would rush to Hawaii to visit his dying grandmother, but took several says before actually making the trip. Limbaugh said on Oct. 23:

See, I think this is about something else.  You know what’s really percolating out there?  I’ve been laying low on this because it hasn’t met the threshold to pass the smell test on this program.

This birth certificate business, this lawsuit that a guy named Philip Berg filed in Philadelphia in August for Obama to produce his genuine birth certificate and he still hasn’t replied. You’ve got a deathly ill grandmother, you are going to rush to her side a few days from now, when you first announced this, you’re going to rush, you’re going to hurry, you’re going to make tracks, you’re going to get over there because you don’t want your grandmother to die before you got there like your mother did, but somehow you keep campaigning, you take three days to get over there, if he’s left yet, and this birth certificate business, I’m just wondering if something’s up. I have no clue, and folks, I’m telling you, this has not reached the threshold until now, and it’s popping up all over the place. There are a lot of people now that are starting to speculate and be curious about this.

I don’t know, let’s say for example that somebody does come up with proof that something’s screwy with his birth certificate and something’s screwy about the fact that he’s allegedly a natural citizen, American citizen, but may not be, dual citizenship, born in Kenya, who knows, there’s all kinds of stuff out ? so what? What’s going to happen this late in the campaign? Do you think if it’s proven that they’re going to dump him? That’s not going to happen. But still, these are just questions that I have. And, look, both of my parents have died. When I was told the end was near, bam, I got there, fast as I could. I didn’t announce to the audience, “I just got word my father is said to be passing away and in four or five days I’m going to go to Missouri.  In the meantime, I will not leave you here on this radio program.” These are just natural questions.  I think any inquisitive reporter ? I know the risk I’m running here by raising all this. But I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t do that.

See the following links regarding the eligibility saga:

• Obama?s Presidential Eligibility: What You Need to Know
• Obama’s Sealed Background Documentation
• Citizen Grand Jury Updates and Eligibility Lawsuit Listing

-Phil

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on June 10, 2009 (boomark / email).