Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com
Seriously, Brahm?
A few years ago I was on the Phoenix Channel 12 Sunday Square Off panel (I can’t for the life of me find the video) and one of the topics was Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducting a “cold case investigation” of President Obama’s birth certificate and eligibility for the Presidency. Donald Trump had swanned in to weigh in on it, as I recall, since I remember saying something about his hairline and that he should go away.
I distinctly remember Channel 12 news anchor and reporter Brahm Resnik covering the “investigation” because, well, it was newsworthy to the extent that the county sheriff was conducting it but also treating the substance of it with the derision it deserved. In 2014, Resnik reiterated that, when he interrogated then-Arizona State Senator and candidate for Secretary of State Michele Reagan (R) about her support for the 2011 “Birther Bill”.
“Did you believe President Obama needed to show his birth certificate to the secretary of state?” asked host Brahm Resnik.
“I believe that what is in state law is sufficient,” Reagan repeated.
Resnik said the bill caused “embarrassment” for the state. “Do you recognize that?” he asked.
“I recognize that what is in state law right now is –”
“Do you regret that vote?” Resnik interjected.