The Other Side of the Obama Citizenship Controversy

As regular readers here know, I have had an interest in the questions raised about Barack Obama's eligibility to be President under the Constitution. As regular readers also know this is far from the only issue I am interested in.

Today, however, I found a video that is so lacking in substance, I thought it was worth referring to here. As you will see, the video is of some lesser-known attorney talking with a giddy (goofy?) anchor-lady about the then-impending suit before the Supreme Court, contending that Barack Obama was not qualified to be President because he had not proven that he was a natural-born citizen.

I will make this important point briefly. Notice, there is no refutation in this CNN video of the facts as presented by Philip J. Berg, the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania who has bravely pursued this case.

However, the main point I want to make is the lack of seriousness exemplified in this cable news program, or whatever it is. The hostess, in her manner and in her lack of preparation, shows she is not a true journalist -- no matter what one thinks of the subject. The attorney is at least more responsible, but still cannot refrain from taking a supercilious attitude, again, with no true evidence other than the "Certificate of Live Birth" (rather than a true vault Certificate of Birth which the rest of us are now being required to produce for various services.)

It is this kind of lack of seriousness which is giving journalism, and especially broadcast journalism, a bad name in this country. Watch this video and see whether you do not agree that this is ridiculous journalism, if it even rises to that level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmsIFS2SYBs&feature=related