Hell, he’s just opened it up for the other side to do the same thing. Some rich Democrat (don’t laugh, they exist!) could offer to do the same if Romney releases his tax records.
And all Obama has to do in response to Trump’s offer is say, “Sure. Just as soon as Romney releases *his *tax and school records. You know, for fairness.” That immediately puts it right back on Romney.
Lame. Heck, I was kind of looking forward to some sort of Trumped-up (heh) bit of salaciousness. This is homeopathic tea.
Really? I’ve found his claims of earth-shattering election game-changing news underwhelming every time he digs up the same shit over and over.
It’s ALWAYS the birther crap with him. There wasn’t a chance in hell it was anything different. I thought it was hilarious that people were suggesting stuff like cocaine dealing or divorce papers. Trump WISHES he was that creative.
You think it’s embarrassing to support giving 5 million to charity? Can you imagine the good that money can do for homeless shelters and food programs?
Whats the downside for Obama? We all learn he made a C in Trigonometry? No one cares. There’s nothing there in those records that can hurt him.
What does hurt Obama is this reluctance to release information. It raises questions and uncertainty. I don’t think he’s hiding anything bad, but it pisses me off that his foot dragging raises these questions. If you act evasive then people think you are untrustworthy.
He could have shut down this birther nonsense 5 years ago. Instead he drags it out all those years before releasing his long form birth certificate. Thats just stupid. Release the college information, take Trumps check, and move on to more important things.
Aceplace, write out a list of every president who willingly released all his college transcripts, application information, and passport data. Do you have the list?
“Support?” He promised to give money away if someone does something he wants. If he supports the charity, let him just donate some money without all the attention whoring. The embarrassing part is the fact that he continues to try to shove himself into the headlines and the electoral cycle with bullshit about Obama’s citizenship and college grades, although arguably the really embarrassing part is the fact that anyone pays attention.
The birther nonsense cannot be shut down by anything. It’s still alive (in a drooling, festering way). Trump is trolling. And the only correct response to trolling is to ignore it.
I’m actually on Obama’s side on this issue. I’m convinced his records are in good order. He can make this issue go away so easily.
Is it intrusive? Yes. Welcome to the Information Age. Modern politicians are expected to release more and more private information. Don’t like it? Stay the heck out of politics. It’s only going to get worse. The public wants information. The more transparent a candidate is the better.
Well, if we assume he can’t stop being black (I mean, I think we know that one. Has anyone done any research?), he could have stopped running for president. I don’t know why he’s so selfish.