Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Jeez, Whaddya Know? A Congressional Dem With Balls!

Sam Stein reports at HuffPo:

Rep. Neil Abercrombie, (D-Hawaii), has introduced a resolution "Recognizing and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State." It's one of the typical non-controversial obligatory matters that so often show up on the congressional agenda.

Only in this case, the implications of the resolution are much further reaching. That's because, as part of the 456-word resolution, Abercrombie is including the following line: "Whereas the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, was born in Hawaii..."

In no short order, H.R. 593 has become what one Democratic operative described as the "counter-birther" bill.

Forces those Congressional Republicans to put up or shut up, doesn't it?

Greg Sargent at The Plum Line:

“In the language of the resolution, there is a statement that Hawaii is the birthplace of the 44th President of the United States,” Abercrombie spokesman Dave Helfert confirms.

That confronts House GOPers with a choice: They can vote for the measure, and endorse the idea that Obama was born in Hawaii, which could earn the wrath of birthers. Or they can vote against commemorating the 50th state’s joining of our blessed Union. Or GOPers can skip the vote, but that could look nutty.

“Far be it from us to try to stir things up,” Helfert said puckishly. “The president was born there, so what are you gonna do? Not mention it?”

Heh.

In updates to Stein's post, it turns out that Michelle Bachmann blocked a vote on the resolution, but then the full House met later and the resolution passed unanimously (including a "Yea" vote from Bachmann), thus proving once and for all that "President" Barack Obama is an illegal alien and the conspiracy to cover this up now extends to every member of the House GOP (including Michelle Bachmann). Sounds like those ACORN-Census Bureau-FEMA death "reeducation" camp threats are really working!

(h/t: Jim Newell/Wonkette)

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