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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:00 AM

Pat Boone goes Birther

The entertainer gets behind the movement that claims -- wrongly -- President Obama isn't eligible for his job
Alex Koppelman

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 05:05 PM

    It makes sense once you decode the message

    The birthers argument isn't really about birth certificates. It's about whether or not a non-white can legitimately be President of the United States.

    Of course, these days you can't just come out and say "No Negro can ever legitimately be President of the USA", because you'd be dismissed as a racist.

    So instead, you pretend it's about Obama's birth certificate, or alleged lack thereof. That way you can question Obama's legitimacy without having to look like a racist kook.

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