Op-Ed: Message To Medved: Birthers Are Not Pathetic Losers

The other day I was listening to Michael Medved ranting against "birthers" , those individuals who question Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president of the United States because of the lack of evidence that he is a natural born American citizen.

Medved referred to them as 'pathetic losers', lumping them in with conspiracy theorists who believe 911 was an inside job. He also took a swipe at Joseph Farah and his outstanding news website World Net Daily, for devoting a lot of coverage to the story. What Medved fails to realize is that to many of us in this nation, the Constitution matters. Article II of the Constitution clearly states that "no person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of the President". To date, Barack Obama has provided no proof that he was indeed born in this country. There is a Certification of Live Birth posted online, but that is not a birth certificate. It is merely a birth announcement, a document which indicates that somewhere else, a birth certificate exists. If Barack Obama does not meet the constitutional requirements to fill the office of President, every decision he makes is unconstitutional and puts our nation in a crisis which could result in disaster. Several lawsuits have been filed regarding the birth certificate issue. To date, these lawsuits have gone nowhere. And it doesn't help that pundits like Medved dismiss the validity of these suits as frivolous, and those who show concern about our laws as losers. Medved is a shill for the Republican party. He constantly berates those who don't tow the Republican line or carry their water. He doesn't understand that many of us have had it with "republicanism", which has in many ways become indistinguishable from liberalism. Many in the Republican party have abandoned conservative values, signed off on bigger government, and have thrown our Constitution under the bus. Any talk of a third party returning our nation to the principles that our founding fathers intended gets a snicker from Medved, who considers such discussion a waste of time. Our country has drifted so far away from what it stood for in the beginning. We are on a fast track toward socialism. Each day we get closer to the point from which there may be no return. We need real leaders, true statesmen who want to represent the people and follow the Constitution. That document requires that our president be a natural born citizen. Until Barack Obama proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is legitimate, he should be considered a usurper to the Oval Office. And Republican shills like Medved should stop insulting those of us who want the rule of law to be honored. Listen to America Talks Monday through Friday at 6 pm eastern time at www.blogtalkradio.com/americatalks. Visit our website at www.americatalks.com.