Obama releases birth certificate: now I'm cool with him taking away our freedoms!

Now that the White House has released a PDF of Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate (hat tip: Memeorandum) and proven once and for all that Obama was born here in the United States, Americans can rest at ease knowing that a genuine American citizen is violating their liberties, taking their money, spending our republic into an economic crisis, trampling on the rule of law, and consolidating Washington DC's hold on every aspect of their lives from cradle to grave.

For a second there, we actually had to contend with the real possibility that someone born in a foreign country was doing all those things, so it's a relief to know that an American is responsible for them. If I'm going to spend the rest of my life on my back with a boot to my neck, that boot sure as hell better be "Made in America" and have an American foot in it crushing down on my throat. I'm very, very glad that Obama was born in America. Now I can close down this blog and do something else for a living.

God bless you, Donald Trump, you brilliant, crusading warrior for the truth, and best-looking Christian I've ever seen! God bless you and that beautiful head of hair.

Wes Messamore,
Editor in Chief, THL
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