July 31, 2009
Updated list of birth certificate posts
DAVID FOLKENFLIK of NPR talks about Lou Dobbs and the birthers. He talks with CNN president Jon Klein, old CNN anchor Aaron Brown, Factcheck’s Brooks Jackson and then quotes Kitty Pilgrim’s ridiculous “mountain of evidence“. All you need to know is she called it a birth certificate and said factcheck was non-partisan.
Folkenflik has an article and also audio. These quotes compiled. Follow his link to read/hear in entirety. He calls WND an “Obama-bashing Web site”.
FOLKENFLIK narrating:
FactCheck.org director Brooks Jackson, a former senior investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal and CNN itself. He now runs FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan outfit associated with the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center.
His researchers examined and held candidate Obama’s Hawaiian certificate of birth during last year’s presidential campaign. Jackson says President Obama was born where he says he was.
No they did not – or if they did that’s not what they posted. The posted a CERTIFICATION of Live Birth, which is not a birth certificate. A CERTIFICATE of Live Birth is the name of the birth certificate. Proves once again that he has no clue. And Brooks is not on audio saying where barry was born or where barry says he was born. In fact, he says nothing.
BROOKS JACKSON (audio):
This is nonsense.
As a former CNN reporter, I believe this episode is an embarrassment to CNN. They have an anchor on there saying one thing and their reporters saying quite another.
FOLKENFLIK:
The Republican Governor who backed Senator John McCain has attested to Mr Obama’s birth.
She may well have but I have yet to see Gov Lingle’s actual words. Kitty Pilgrim said the same thing but provided no direct quote – same with Politifact. If anyone has seen his please comment.
FOLKENFLIK:
But Dobbs has kept on as if it were still open to debate. Though his own network has said the facts are utterly settled.
And CNN got their “facts” completely wrong.
CNN’s JON KLEIN (audio):
He’s been anchoring for over 30 years. That is what he’s doing. Lou Dobbs Tonight is now a straight news show, I urge everybody to watch it. Don’t look for body language. Don’t look for your own prejudices.
FOLKENFLIK:
So you see Lou Dobbs as essentially putting this to rest. Lou Dobbs here is the truth-teller, as CNN is the fact-finder. Lou Dobbs essentially says this to dismiss these concerns, as opposed to explore or indulge them?
KLEIN (audio):
He dismisses the concerns up front and then focuses on the phenomenon of people who cling to the belief.
FOLKENFLIK:
Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown said Dobbs’ focus on the president’s birth certificate represents his continued pursuit of ratings.
AARON BROWN:
It’s not anything more than that. In this difficult time for CNN, Dobbs is struggling to find a number, and so he latches onto this.
(AUDIO) This is a little bit like saying, to most people, ‘Is the world flat or not?’ We know it’s not, but we’re saying, ‘People are asking questions.’ “
Mr Folkenflik:
Ok, let’s check the facts.
Please tell me the actual physical birthplace of barry and please back it up with proof.
Thanks.
ps. Kitty Pilgrim doesn’t know.
But Factcheck sure does and they have been intentionally misleading folks for over a year.
