First we had the "birthers". Now we have the "skeeters"

[Platapus]

So because the POTUS never mentioned shooting skeet, there is now some conspiracy?

Where is The Donald demanding to see the President's clay pigeons?

Clearly the POTUS has something to hide and thank goodness we have loyal Americans like Blackburn to ferret out the truth about Skeetgate.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...hooting-match/

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, joined a chorus of skeptics who questioned President Barack Obama's recent comments about his hobby of skeet shooting, a sport where participants fire shotguns to break airborne clay disks.


"If he is a skeet shooter, why have we not heard of this? Why have we not seen photos? Why hasn't he referenced this at any point in time?" Blackburn said Monday on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."



"I tell you what I do think," she later added. "I think he should invite me to Camp David, and I'll go skeet shooting with him and I bet I'll beat him."
Obama said in an interview published Sunday by The New Republic that he won't ignore the concerns of hunters and sportsmen as his administration pushes for tighter gun laws. To illustrate his point, he added an anecdote about his previously unknown penchant for shooting.



"Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time," he said, responding to a question about whether he had ever fired a gun. He also added he has included guests on his skeet shooting outings.



Some found the comments puzzling and wondered why he hadn't mentioned his gun experience in the high-profile firearm debate over the past six weeks. The remarks especially fired up some conservative blogs and news outlets.



"We had this debate that is ongoing," Blackburn said. "You would have thought it would have been a point of reference."


When asked by Jessica Yellin, CNN's chief White House correspondent, how often the president goes skeet shooting, White House press secretary Jay Carney said earlier Monday that he doesn't know.



"He does go to Camp David with some regularity, but I'm not sure how often he's done that," Carney said during the daily press briefing.
Pressed further if there was a photograph of the president taking part in the sport, Carney said "There may be, but I haven't seen it."
"Why haven't we heard about it before?" Yellin continued.



"Because when he goes to Camp David, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce photographs," Carney said.

I smell a House Investigation. The public has a right to know!

[Cybermat47]

Where's the part of the constitution that says that people have to show other people photos of their private times with family?

[Takeda Shingen]

Someone go see if Ken Starr is available.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Where's the part of the constitution that says that people have to show other people photos of their private times with family?

It is in the same paragraph that requires public servants to give their birth certificates to the press.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It is in the same paragraph that requires public servants to give their birth certificates to the press.

Ah, I see. Thank you.

[Ducimus]

Can't say i give a crap if he shoots skeet or not, though I would be surprised if he knew which end of the bangstick projectiles and loud noise comes out of. Being part of the gun community (hard not to in Utah), you can usually spot someone who doesn't know what their talking about very quickly. The instant i hear, "bullets" and "Clips", my BS alarm goes off.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It is in the same paragraph that requires public servants to give their birth certificates to the press.

Actually that one's in there.

[Cybermat47]

I just realised that Platapus was being sarcastic

If he isn't actually being sarcastic then double

[August]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Can't say i give a crap if he shoots skeet or not, though I would be surprised if he knew which end of the bangstick projectiles and loud noise comes out of. Being part of the gun community (hard not to in Utah), you can usually spot someone who doesn't know what their talking about very quickly. The instant i hear, "bullets" and "Clips", my BS alarm goes off.

Yeah and this sudden penchant for skeet shooting is such an obvious lie that somebody should call him on it. Meaningless or not you know that the media would have been all over it if a Republican had told a similar whopper.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Actually that one's in there.

I would be very interested in you citing where in the Constitution it requires public servants to give their birth certificates to the press.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I would be very interested in you citing where in the Constitution it requires public servants to give their birth certificates to the press.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

For a person to enter the office described, he or she must provide proper documentation. The Constitution doesn't say to whom said documentation must be provided, so the final default is the people. The people are represented by elected officials and appointed judges, but the final stop is right here. No, a birth certificate isn't specifically named, but what is the final proof of both citizenship and age? Everything always comes back to the birth certificate, and every citizen may be required to show one in certain dealings with the government.

Oh, the press? While they don't always live up to it, the press are the best watchdogs over government dealings. They really do represent us, when they do the job right. An official can't go around showing his documentation to everyone who asks, so he shows it to the elected or appointed authorities. When the people demand proof, he shows it to the press.

Also, in case you didn't know, I'm not even remotely a Birther. I cheerfully ignored all the hubbub, and when Obama did come up with a birth certificate I said "Well. There you go."

[TLAM Strike]

Obama probably meant that he played the 'Game C' in Duck Hunt...

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

For a person to enter the office described, he or she must provide proper documentation. The Constitution doesn't say to whom said documentation must be provided, so the final default is the people. The people are represented by elected officials and appointed judges, but the final stop is right here. No, a birth certificate isn't specifically named, but what is the final proof of both citizenship and age? Everything always comes back to the birth certificate, and every citizen may be required to show one in certain dealings with the government.

Oh, the press? While they don't always live up to it, the press are the best watchdogs over government dealings. They really do represent us, when they do the job right. An official can't go around showing his documentation to everyone who asks, so he shows it to the elected or appointed authorities. When the people demand proof, he shows it to the press.

Also, in case you didn't know, I'm not even remotely a Birther. I cheerfully ignored all the hubbub, and when Obama did come up with a birth certificate I said "Well. There you go."

I assume that there must be some federal law somewhere that further specifies how a candidate proves their eligibility for office.

Of course by showing it to the press you confirm things.

[Penguin]

Bama never showed pictures of him making love to Michelle - nor did he ever mention it. I think his kids are adopted!

[August]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Bama never showed pictures of him making love to Michelle - nor did he ever mention it. I think his kids are adopted!

Well maybe they are and maybe they aren't but either way Obama's not currently attempting to ban people from having kids.

But imagine if he was actually trying to ban people from having or adopting certain types of kids (stupid "what if" I know) then claimed to understand parent's anxiety over his proposals because he had some kids himself that nobody had ever saw or heard of before. Think folks would be a bit skeptical?