Middle America's Worldview

New life is in play regarding Barry Soetoro’s (AKA: Barack Obama) birth certificate again. Recently Chris Matthews brought it up again on MSNBC. The 7 minute discussion can be viewed here.
The Washington Post had inquired in April on this subject. The poll shows 20% says no, 23% says I don’t know; with the remaining 58% believe Obama was born on U.S. soil. After 2 years of presidency, 43% does not believe, has no clue (or doesn’t care).

I have already posted some information on this subject, found here, and here. However, some additional points need to be brought up on this discussion.

It is my opinion Chris Matthews believes Barry was born in United States, hence asking for it all to be put to a rest, by providing the birth certificate (not a receipt). A simple question the so-called birthers have been asking for over 2 years. Some have even sued DNC for the original birth certificate when Obama was still in the Senate. This request and becoming issue had not started during Obama’s presidency. Rather this same concern has only come into additional light as he flew into the White House to be President.
Note these external quick links to the story back in 2008.

Hillary Clinton supporter files lawsuit:.

The DNC came in to silence the lawsuit, Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action No. 08-cv-4083

Rather than providing the certificate in the beginning, Obama goes on the offense and hires a terrorist associated attorney (Joseph E. Sandler), which caused even more issues asking about his ties with terrorist.

Another source to the questionable ties.

Chris Matthews goes onto to name calling (to show he’s really not a birther), but again brings up the point, why not present the document to squash all the conspiracy.

One of the guest doesn’t answer the why, but expands on the “it would take a real conspiracy from birth to fake it, only to put him in the white house.” Well, that’s a stupid answer, considering the issue of illegal immigration we have. Many immigrants come here for our benefits. Simply having a child on our soil will provide more benefits to the immigrant than presented in their own countries. This is a fact, not a conspiracy. A logical statement would be to have a child on U.S. soil for the benefits, rather than a long-term conspiracy for a President.

The argument of Barack being too busy is also an idiot reply. They guy is filling in positions within the Federal Government now, as if it’s a ship about to leave a volcanic island. One additional position to squash this concern would not be too much of a reach. If he has the idea to ignore it (so it doesn’t give it value), then he again is mistaken. This will only continue, and rise as his approval ratings drops.

The belief the "birthers" will not believe even if the legal certificate is presented is an opinion not a fact. Some will not believe, but what about those 23% having no clue? Should the President not provide the information to those 23%? I say he should, if nothing else to support his base. Matthews brings this up as well. The receipt is not enough information, nor the actual document.

So why not present the real authentic birth certificate? I suspect two things. I suspect it doesn’t exist (since the unwillingness to present it), and Barry is being used by some group.
Discussion has already been made in detail regarding the document not existing. However, discussion of Barry being used has not.
A group using Barry to push their agenda for America might be in play. Someone is writing those speeches for Barry and he refuses to give one, without a prompter. He was the first U.S. President to use one in Indian Parliament.

Barry used one even to discuss to school children.

This makes our president a good reader, but not a good speaker.

If Barry is being used, with his ratings lower than any president before and the republicans coming into power, his usefulness is about empty. We should be seeing Barry tore down even more and cast aside. The DNC came to assist him during his run for presidency. However, all will move away from him, as he is being dismantled. Some will cheer, simply because they do not like him or his politics. This shadow president is nothing more than a puppet being pulled by strings. The hatred is thrown at him, while the real engineers are hiding in the shadows. As he is cast aside, another puppet will be brought into the stadium, while the agenda push continues. We need to send the light to the engineers hiding in the shadows, rather than focusing on the puppet.

Federal money has been issued to create “Fusion Centers” across the United States. The centers attempt to enhance communication between state, local, and federal departments. The story was released at Info Wars discussing Tennessee Watch List putting the ACLU on the terror list. http://www.infowars.com/tennessee-fusion-center-puts-aclu-on-terror-list/ ACLU posted an article regarding “What is wrong with fusion centers”. This may be the reason why they are put on the list. Source: http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/whats-wrong-fusion-centers-executive-summary

According to the report, Chattanooga Free Press reported Tennessee anti-terrorism officials placed the legislative lobbying organization on an internet map dealing “terrorism events and other suspicious activities”. There are 58 reported fusion centers across the states Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/23/fusion-centers-expand-criteria-identify-militia-members/

The map is found at http://www.globalincidentmap.com/ .
What is odd of this supposedly terrorist map, it also shows political activities and state legislations regarding “illegal alien activities”. What state legislation has to do with illegal alien actives is not known. However, if the fusion centers are placing political groups and state legislations on the map under terror concerns, every American citizen should be concerned. This type of activity is the same we seen in the 60’s and 70’s under ‘red squads’.

“Red Squads were police intelligence units that specialize in infiltrating, conducting counter-measures and gathering intelligence on political and social groups during the twentieth century. Dating as far back as the Haymarket Riot in 1886, Red Squads became common in larger cities such as Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles during the First Red Scare of the 1920s. They were set up as specialized units of city police departments, as a weapon against labor unions, communists, anarchists, and other dissidents.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_squad.

We as a society wish to perpetuate empathy to all manner of characteristics including those individuals who cannot feel compassion for others.

The hit show “Dexter” revolves around a Miami forensic specialist who specializes in blood splatter, moonlighting as a serial killer. The character can feel neither emotions nor empathy for anyone around him, because of a tragic event at an early age. As the story develops, the audience learns more of the character as Dexter unravels why he cannot feel anything. We as the audience are drawn into the storyline as empathetic viewers for this unsettling character, as he journeys to find himself and his place in our society. The adopted father, who is a police officer, shows his son how to hide his killings and monstrous characteristics. Doing it so well, Dexter becomes a vigilante type serial killer, his own sister cannot even see.

Personally I am always more fascinated with character driven shows and movies, I find this show even more fascinating due to the fans falling in love with a serial killer. The show began in 2006 on the pay channel ShowTime. The show continues to get top ratings and provides Showtime its first or second most watched show. According to Nielson Co., a total of 1.8 million viewers turned in to view the season premier of Season 5, whereas another 575,000 watched the rebroadcast at 11 p.m., for the same night. This brings season fives premier of Dexter a total of 2.3 million viewers in one night.

The audience of Dexter actually shows empathy for the serial killer as he draws us into his world. The definition of empathy is “identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives”. We walk with Dexter to learn as he does how be becomes an unfeeling monster with compulsions to kill. His release of killing begins on animals as a child, and moves toward humans as he matures. The father, with a feeling of need takes him in and tries to protect his mentally challenged adopted son the only way he knows how. As the story unfolds, the father becomes sickened in what he has created. The audience empathy comes to Dexter, as this character does not understand why he has these compulsions, but also cannot help but release them. So Dexter releases them on other monsters in our society. This self given idea of moral justice provides him a means to live in our society. The audience understands these parameters set by his code of ethics. The storyline still puts Dexter in dilemmas of choice to follow his code of ethics or break them. The audience is given a ride of emotion, because consequences are made regardless of the provided set of chosen ethics.