Today, President Obama released his official Long Form Birth Certificate on WhiteHouse.gov. Whether this move will have any impact on the Birther movement is yet to be determined.
Since the internet has been the main platform for keeping this thing going, it is only fitting that it should react strongly to this development.
Twitter has blown up over Obama’s Birth Certificate, celebrities, politicians and the common-folk alike. Here is my roundup of the Long Form Birth Certificate Announcement Day (LFBCAD for future reference) in the Twitterverse.
The White House tweeted about the release, emphasizing that the issue is a distraction from real issues:
@whitehouse
The White HouseObama’s long form birth certificate released so that America can move on to real issues that matter to our future http://goo.gl/fNmdR
7 hours ago via HootSuite · powered by @socialditto
The Republican response was vaired, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney emphasized that this new release is a waste of time. Former VP candidate Sarah Palin and well know conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart commended Donald Trump for his media blitz regarding the issue in the last couple of weeks.
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@MittRomney
Mitt RomneyWhat President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan 5 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@SarahPalinUSA
Sarah PalinMedia: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don’t let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today. Stay focused, eh? 6 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto
@AndrewBreitbart
AndrewBreitbartThanks, Mr. Trump – I think – for weirdly yet effectively getting this distraction off the national radar. 2 hours ago via Mobile Web · powered by @socialditto
Here are my favorite humorous tweets, ranging in authorship from ABC Newsman George Stephanapoulos to Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane to a fictional account created for the Long Form Birth Certificate itself:
@GStephanopoulos
GeorgeStephanopoulosSince President Obama released his birth certificate, will Donald Trump release his tax returns? http://abcn.ws/hzJbMm 4 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@SethMacFarlane
Seth MacFarlaneNow that we’ve seen his birth certificate, I want to see proof that President Obama is black. 6 hours ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto
@God_Damn_Batman
The BatmanBreaking! Obama released his birth certificate. Also breaking: The Riddler’s spine. That is all. 2 hours ago via Batcomputer · powered by @socialditto
@ObamaLongFormBC
Barack Obama’s LFBC!I’m happy to finally be Tweeting! I have lots of stuff to do before I go public in a few weeks. Hakuna Matata bitches! #obama #certificate 1 day ago via web · powered by @socialditto