| By Alan Franklin - Aug 21st, 2009 at 11:02 am EDT |
Call for Rep. Cory Gardner to Repudiate Fringe Conspiracy Theory
Gardner makes contradictory statements to different media outlets after vaguely endorsing widely discredited smear
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 21, 2009
CONTACT: Michael Huttner at 303-931-4547
DENVER--ProgressNow Colorado, the state's largest online progressive advocacy organization, demanded Friday that state Rep. Cory Gardner repudiate fringe right-wing smears against President Barack Obama.
At a public meeting earlier this week, Gardner made vague statements in response to a question about President Obama's "citizenship" that appeared to endorse widely-discredited claims by fringe elements that Obama is not legally eligible to serve. In later comments to reporters, Gardner's campaign manager said that Gardner "finds it very curious that this could all be ended if he just released the 'long-form birth certificate' and put it to bed." [1]
"It's one of the most ridiculous smears to come out of the right wing's reckless desire to undermine President Obama any way they can," said ProgressNow Colorado founder Michael Huttner. "The idea that Obama is somehow not a citizen of the United States has been debunked all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and is only given the time of day by fringe talk radio hosts, conspiracy theorists, 'Tea Party' mobs and morally bankrupt politicians like Cory Gardner and Tom DeLay. He should be ashamed of himself for giving these absurd lies any credibility with his audience at this meeting."
Many Colorado Republicans, including Rep. Mike Coffman, have flatly repudiated the "birther" conspiracy theory when asked by reporters.[2] Even fringe right-wing journalist Ann Coulter refuses to endorse the "birthers," recently saying "it's just a few cranks out there" who subscribe to the idea. [3] A unanimous vote in Congress in July--including Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado and Rep. Coffman--affirmed Obama's legal eligibility.[4]
"The worst part about this for Gardner is his willful manipulation of two media outlets to carry different messages," Huttner continued. "On the same day that Gardner's campaign manager told the Fort Collins Coloradoan that Gardner 'has doubts' about Obama's citizenship, Gardner tells the Denver Post 'I think Obama is a citizen!'[5] It's obvious what Gardner is doing: he wants the state's newspaper of record to print one thing while other media outlets say something very different to his base."
"For Gardner to try to escape association with this fringe conspiracy theory, while endorsing it out of the other side of his mouth it to rile up right-wing support where it suits him, is sleazy politics at its very worst," concluded Huttner.
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[1] Fort Collins Coloradoan, Gardner: Obama 'most likely' citizen, 8/21/2009.
[2] Examiner.com, 7/29/2009.
[3] Washington Times, 8/5/2009.
[4] Final vote results for Roll Call #647, 7/27/2009. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll647.xml
[5] Denver Post, 8/21/2009.
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From Wikipedia regarding the seven deadly sins
Pride
Main article: Pride
In almost every list Pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris, is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor." In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan. In Dante's Divine Comedy, the penitents were forced to walk with stone slabs bearing down on their backs in order to induce feelings of humility.
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