Sean Hannity |
WASHINGTON – Sean Hannity today defended Sarah Palin‘s recent comments about Barack Obama‘s constitutional eligibility for the presidency and WND’s pursuit of the story.
He said the question about his original, long-form birth certificate has still not been answered.
“What was so wrong in saying that, ‘Can we see your birth certificate?’ … We were told early on that, in fact, somebody else had looked at it and confirmed that it was legitimate. So, I mean, what was wrong with people saying, ‘Wait a minute. You know what? In light of the fact of where your, your father came from, et cetera, uh, let’s just make sure that this is a legitimate birth certificate’? … It was not asked by the mainstream media. It was asked by places like WorldNetDaily, who, I think, were just doing due diligence considering it’s a constitutional mandate. … I think a lot of people were just afraid to ask the question.”
Last week, Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate in 2008, said the public is “rightfully” asking questions about Obama’s eligibility.
“Would you make the birth certificate an issue if you ran?” Palin was asked in an interview on the Rusty Humphries national radio show.
“I think the public rightfully is still making it an issue. I don’t have a problem with that. I don’t know if I would have to bother to make it an issue, because I think that members of the electorate still want answers,” she replied.
Humphries asked: “Do you think it’s a fair question to be looking at?”
“I think it’s a fair question, just like I think past association and past voting records – all of that is fair game,” Palin said. “The McCain-Palin campaign didn’t do a good enough job in that area.”
Palin said it was legitimate to question Obama’s eligibility, referring to “the weird conspiracy theory freaky thing that people talk about that Trig isn’t my real son – ‘You need to produce his birth certificate, you need to prove that he’s your kid,’ which we have done.
After Humphries’ interview, however, Palin posted a message on her Facebook page under the banner “Stupid conspiracies,” clarifying that she has not and will not press the issue of the president’s eligibility.
“Voters have every right to ask candidates for information if they so choose. I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger my doctor and lawyer for proof that Trig is in fact my child. Conspiracy-minded reporters and voters had a right to ask … which they have repeatedly,” she wrote.
“But at no point – not during the campaign, and not during recent interviews – have I asked the president to produce his birth certificate or suggested that he was not born in the United States.”
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December 9th, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
He really is trying to be a fringe player with this because he doesnt want to be the focus of this. he helps bring alot of other important things to light. You may get the lead rat but he has a ton of other rat friends to go after
December 9th, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
The political candidate patriots should be focusing on is Lt. Col Allen West. A few days ago he gave the definitive campaign speech of recent times outlining the problems facing this country and what needs to be done. Check him out at: americangrandjury (-dot-) org/general-patton-arrives-in-the-form-of-lt-colonel-allen-west
Palin is a diversion as her recent tepid actions concerning the Eligibility issue demonstrate. I have nothing against Palin except she is not what this country needs, Allen West is.
December 10th, 2009 @ 1:22 am
“This is not the end. It is not the beginning of the end. It is perhaps, the end of the beginning”, (Winston Churchill during WWII).
The cracks are appearing in the facade. To date Rush and Sean and laura and ? have been as much a part of the mumstream media as any of the bums with a mic.
But finally something, even if it is weak. And Palin too. She didn’t want to come out and say it, standing on her own. She gave a deflective answer. We are led to believe that what the “public is rightfully asking” is the motivation for her having said what she did about the Senator’s legitimacy, not what her personal feelings are. We don’t really know what her mind is on this. She’s hedging. Be a leader Sarah. Don’t go long and short on the same issue.