Obama created his own sideshow

President Obama’s antics never cease to amaze me. He spent the last four years refusing to present a birth certificate. Then he stood at the podium and accused the GOP, Donald Trump and the tea party of creating a “sideshow” about it for the last four years.

Yes, they started it but they had a right to do so. Ordinary citizens are required to show theirs when they apply for voter registration, jobs requiring security clearances and when registering newborn children for Social Security cards, to name a few instances. Is verifying a constitutional requirement any less demanding? It was he, the Anointed One, who perpetuated the “sideshow.” All he had to do four years ago was what he finally did this month — show the paper — and there never would have been a “sideshow.” Then again, what do you expect from a man who has blamed Bush for everything that has gone wrong with the country since 1776.

To add insult to injury he then boarded Air Force One and flew to Chicago (at taxpayer’s expense, no doubt) to appear at an important event; Oprah’s TV show taping.

Just as a thought that Obama could have used as an excuse: None of our early presidents, including Washington, who were born before 1776 was legally qualified to be president. They were British citizens by birth since the U.S. didn’t exist and they were born in a British colony. And, since they created and signed the Constitution it also is illegal.

Ken Kitzing

Mount Prospect