{"id":31106,"date":"2018-01-19T06:36:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31106"},"modified":"2018-01-19T06:36:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T14:36:34","slug":"friday-fun-the-girther-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/friday-fun-the-girther-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: The Girther Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we all know, White House physician, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dr. Ronny Jackson<\/strong>,<\/span> has declared that <strong><em>Trump<\/em><\/strong> is allegedly in <em>\u201cexcellent health\u201d<\/em> \u2026 all 6\u2019-3\u201d &amp; 239 pounds of him.<\/p>\n<p>But doubts about the accuracy of this assessment have swept through the Twittersphere &amp; Internet.\u00a0 And thanks to <strong>Chris Hayes<\/strong>, we now have the mocking rise of the <strong><em>\u201cGirther Movement\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Has anyone coined &quot;girther&quot; for those who belive the president weighs more than his doctor reports?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrislhayes\/status\/953379719843602432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, you can count me as a card-carrying <strong><em>\u201cGirther\u201d<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Billboard_BETTER.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Billboard_BETTER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Billboard_BETTER.png 652w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Billboard_BETTER-150x68.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Billboard_BETTER-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m joined by some famous folks &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth-Certificate_Obama-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And speaking of Pres. Obama and health, let\u2019s start the comparisons with this one:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So President Obama is 6\u2019 1\u201d and Trump is supposed to be 6\u20193\u201d. Does everyone in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> administration just straight out Lie about everything <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Girther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Girther<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KhVPSl0SRG\">pic.twitter.com\/KhVPSl0SRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PBN (@realsoulcatcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realsoulcatcher\/status\/953489673741111297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And to set the record straight WRT his \u201calleged\u201d 6\u2019 3\u201d height<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the record, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> said he was 74 inches in 2012. Now his doctor says he&#39;s 75 inches. And that one inch makes is BMI &quot;overweight&quot; not &quot;obese.&quot; I&#39;m a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/girther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#girther<\/a> because old men don&#39;t GROW an inch! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehNxF9PjPL\">pic.twitter.com\/ehNxF9PjPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gersh Kuntzman (@GershKuntzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GershKuntzman\/status\/953382607496114177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course much more popular ones compare Trump\u2019s height and weight with some well-known sports figures:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jay Cutler is 6&#39;3&quot; and 233. Donald Trump is 6&#39;3&quot; and 239. What a difference six pounds makes! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECiWtPVtwn\">pic.twitter.com\/ECiWtPVtwn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronald Reagan\u2019s Spinning Corpse (@SpinningRonnie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinningRonnie\/status\/953373664384245760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this one has especially gotta sting:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick is 6&#39;4 230<\/p>\n<p>Trump is supposedly 6&#39;3 235<\/p>\n<p>Something isn&#39;t adding up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEBIwmbFsg\">pic.twitter.com\/AEBIwmbFsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Rogers (@Politidope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Politidope\/status\/953400128970338304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But with Trump\u2019s rampant narcissism, he no doubt sees it this way:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet Philadelphia Eagle Trey Burton. He&#39;s 6&#39;3&quot; and 239 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Trump: &quot;It&#39;s like lookin&#39; in the mirror!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mVn8nqc9ob\">pic.twitter.com\/mVn8nqc9ob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ReallyDon&#39;tTrump? (@ReallyDontTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReallyDontTrump\/status\/953403364108324865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I would never call in to question the physician\u2019s veracity \u2013 but others might \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listen, Dr. Ronny Jackson seems like an honest enough guy, but Trump&#39;s 2nd chin ALONE has gotta weigh around 50lbs&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Girther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Girther<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ts9KJe5Mkr\">pic.twitter.com\/ts9KJe5Mkr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpsTaxes\/status\/953416231561912323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>[OK \u2013 that one\u2019s Photoshopped \u2026 but still funny]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not like Trump doesn\u2019t have a long history of playing fast and loose with facts and the truth \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Girther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Girther<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His diet.<br \/>His wife.<br \/>His wife.<br \/>His wife.<br \/>His taxes.<br \/>His country.<\/p>\n<p>All things trump has cheated on.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Bought-acola (@joetstat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joetstat\/status\/953419265876680705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But beyond the spurious height and weight is that mental acuity test he \u201caced\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#39;s medical exam says he&#39;s 6&#39;3&quot; and 239 pounds. Albert Pujols is 6&#39;3&quot; and 240 pounds. If the dementia tests are equally accurate, we are doomed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fn0u1xzzjI\">pic.twitter.com\/fn0u1xzzjI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/953430261068218368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And about that <em>Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test<\/em>?\u00a0 Well, there was this exchange during the test \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTechnically it\u2019s a rhinoceros, sir.\u00a0 But <em>\u2018pointy-nose horse\u2019<\/em> will do just fine, Mr. President.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the challenge from <strong>James Gunn<\/strong> has been made to Donald \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will give 100 thousand dollars to Trump&#39;s favorite charity if he will step on an accurate scale with an impartial medical professional, okayed by both of us. For real. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Girther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Girther<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GirtherMovement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GirtherMovement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/953433094102556672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s great, but I fear this is the likely outcome:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-31108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken-757x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trump_Girth_Scale-Shattered-Broken.jpg 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we all know, White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, has declared that Trump is allegedly in \u201cexcellent health\u201d \u2026 all 6\u2019-3\u201d &amp; 239 pounds of him. But doubts about the accuracy of this assessment have swept through the Twittersphere &amp; Internet.\u00a0 And thanks to Chris Hayes, we now have the mocking rise of the <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/friday-fun-the-girther-movement\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}