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It looks like the combover who would be president has settled on a signature issue for his 2012 campaign—birtherism. Here's a few snippets from Donald Trump, earlier today during an appearance on (what else?) Fox and Friends, on President Obama's place of birth:
I am really concerned.
And why is Trump so concerned? Because:
... I will tell you, when this all started a week ago, I assumed, hey, look, you have no doctors that remember. You have no nurses - this is the President of the United States - that remember.
And not only that:
The Governor of Hawaii says, "I remember when he was born 50 years ago." I doubt it. I think this guy should be investigated. I doubt it. He remembers when Obama was born? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for his party.
Got that? Not only is it suspicious that someone doesn't remember, it's suspicious that someone does. It's a veritable smoking gun!
Transcript is below the fold, where you can also see the Fox crew helping the idiocy along with comments like, "Yeah, I've heard that as well," and, "Donald Trump, who we all know was born in this country."
DONALD TRUMP: They asked John McCain for his birth certificate. They've asked others for their birth certificate. They asked Bush for his birth certificate, by the way. I just found out over the weekend. And they would ask me for my birth certificate and by the way, it's sitting on the top of my desk. They give you a certificate of live birth, which anybody can get, just walk into the hospital, and you get a certificate of live birth. It's not even signed by people. Now, this guy either has a birth certificate or he doesn't. And I didn't think this was such a big deal, but I will tell you, it's turning out to be a very big deal because people now are calling me from all over saying, please don't give up on this issue. If you weren't born in this country, you cannot be president.
CARLSON: Do you think he was born in this country?
TRUMP: I am really concerned. And I will tell you, when this all started a week ago, I assumed, hey, look, you have no doctors that remember. You have no nurses - this is the President of the United States - that remember. That ad that was placed in the Houston paper, that was placed in the paper days after he was born. So he could have come into the country, and they did it for social reasons they put it in! They did it for whatever reason. There are a lot of reasons you could have put an ad in. But he could have been born outside of this country. Why can't he produce a birth certificate and by the way, there is one story that his family doesn't even know what hospital he was born in!
DOOCY: Yeah, I've heard that as well. Donald, before you go, what about the mainstream media counts of this dust up over the last week, where they're trying to paint you as you know the mayor of crazy town for bringing this up?
TRUMP: Well you know, it's amazing. I start off every time I talk about the birthers, I start off by saying, and it's very interesting, I was a great student at the best college in the country. You know? I want to let people know. I'm a smart guy. Because what they do to the birthers, and I don't even like the term, the birthers. I think it's unfair to them. These are people that want to see a birth certificate. They want to know that the president was born here!
CARLSON: But--But, why would you go down this path, Donald? A lot of people were asking that last week as well. Why would you decide to do this if, in fact, you decide to run for president?
TRUMP: Because if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. And, there is a real question. And if this birth certificate exists, you know what I get a kick out of? The Governor of Hawaii says, "I remember when he was born 50 years ago." I doubt it. I think this guy should be investigated. I doubt it. He remembers when Obama was born? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for his party. The fact is, if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. He is having a hard time -- he spent millions of dollars trying to get away from this issue, millions of dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And I'll tell you what, I brought it up just routinely and all of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging, and I'm starting to wonder myself whether or not he was born in this country.
KILMEADE: So it's not going away in your mind. Donald Trump, who we all know was born in this country, all you have to do is read the side of his building.
DOOCY: Which one?
KILMEADE: I know! Many of--Donald, "celebrity apprentice" going well. Thank you for joining us. We look forward to this every Monday.