The latest birther candidate may or may not want Ms. 22 percent approval's endorsement, but he's got it.
Sarah Palin's endorsements are quite a hot commodity, and as Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller recently learned, they aren't so easy to come by. So one has to wonder why, exactly, Palin chose to endorse New Mexico congressional candidate Steve Pearce after he questioned President Obama's citizenship at a town hall meeting....
Palin's endorsement of Pearce last night raises some "significant questions" as well. She endorsed Pearce as a "principled conservative" who "understands what makes this country great." Does Palin's definition of a "principled conservative" include those who push blatant falsehoods? Does Palin think that questioning the citizenship of our president is one of the things that "makes this country great?" These are the real questions that need answering.
She must have spent all day working on that Facebook endorsement for Pearce. The question is, did it happen before or after Pearce revealed himself as a birther, and is that what Palin decided to endorse?
Pearce, meanwhile, was given the opportunity to clarify whether he believes Obama is a natural born citizen. New Mexico Independent:
Steve Pearce’s campaign couldn’t bring itself to say President Barack Obama was a natural born U.S. citizen Thursday, although it did issue a statement saying that he was the “duly elected president."
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Here’s the Pearce campaign’s statement:
“Harry Teague’s liberal allies at The Huffington Post are attempting to make an issue where none exists. Obama’s citizenship is not an issue in this race. He’s the duly elected President and I respect that. This election is going to be determined by who is creating jobs not blog stories. I will create jobs and cut spending. Teague won’t.”
When asked twice to answer whether Obama was a natural-born U.S. citizen, the campaign’s spokesman referred to the statement and said in two subsequent e-mails that the Constitution was clear and “What part of duly elected President of the United States, don’t you understand?”
It's a fine statement, it just doesn't answer the question that was actually asked. Which is fine by Sarah Palin.