This week CNN reported in its new survey that only 42% of Americans believe that President Obama was born in the United States. Labeled as "Birthers," such people believe that the election of the President was a conspiracy to put a foreign national in the White House. Like those who think 9/11 was an inside job, the assertions of the "Birthers" are irrational.
What then explains why almost half of the American public believes that the President is not a United States citizen? There really is no other explanation other than the fact that the views of the "Birthers" are a smokescreen for racism. Simply put, such people do not like the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office.
Disagreeing with the policies of the Obama administration is legitimate discourse. Claiming that the President is not an American is unpatriotic and racist.
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