Donald Trump is “a…birther and bully”
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span>…<span word="birther">birther</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bully">bully</span>.” <span word="Birther">Birther</span>? <span word="Really">Really</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> “<span word="birther">birther</span>” <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coinage">coinage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>“<span word="No">No</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exaggeration">exaggeration</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span>, “<span word="birther">birther</span>” <span word="does">does</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>.</p><p><span word="Birther">Birther</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="Birthers">Birthers</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidency">Presidency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="Birthers">Birthers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fray">fray</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="black">black</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumor">rumor</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pale">pale</span> <span word="face">face</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="whites">whites</span>), <span word="then">then</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eyebrow">eyebrow</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p>
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