Obama Declares Tea Party Movement a "Birther" Movement

It is yet another attempt to paint the Tea Party activists as a bunch of nuts:

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he believes the Tea Party is built around a "core group" of people who question whether he is a U.S. citizen and believe he is a socialist.

But beyond that, Obama tells NBC he recognizes the movement involves "folks who have legitimate concerns" about the national debt and whether the government is taking on too many difficult issues simultaneously.

In an interview broadcast Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show, Obama said he feels "there's still going to be a group at their core that question my legitimacy." But he said he didn't want to paint Tea Party activists "in broad brushes" and he hopes to win over members who have "mainstream, legitimate concerns."

Most Tea Party types probably do think Obama is a socialist, and why not...he is. And, unfortunately, there are those who are still obsessing over the whole birth certificate thing. The media always seems to find them first and you can guarantee any media report will include a birther sign or two to reinforce the point.

However, the vast majority of Tea Party activists got involved because they didn't like the direction Obama was taking the country. They didn't want bigger government, higher taxes, and less freedom. It had nothing to do with his place of birth.

He can keep trying to delegitimize the Tea Party movement but it won't stop the people from opposing his socialist policies.