there you hear it, and it was after that msnbc s brian williams asked the house speaker john bane fer he s willing to speak out against those birthers. here s at what new speaker said. let s listen and parse it. the state of hawaii has said that president obama was born there. that s good enough for me. would you be willing to say that message to the 12 members in your caucus who seem to either believe otherwise or are willing to express doubt and have co-sponsored legislation along those lines. brian, when you come to the congress of the united states, there are 435 of us. we re nothing more than a slice of america. and people come regardless of party labels, they come with all kinds of beliefs and ideas. it s the melting pot of america. it s not up to me to tell them what to think. well, more of brian s interview with speaker boehner will be on the nightly news tonight. let plea go to congressman hanson clark, you re a democrat
well, more of brian s interview with speaker boehner will be on the nightly news tonight. let plea go to congressman hanson clark, you re a democrat from michigan. what do you think of the leader of the other party not willing to basically tell his party to, knock it off with this questioning of the presence of this americanness? chris, first of all i represent metro detroit. our people are struggling. we fleed to get back to work and get out of debt. this whole issue about the president s citizenship is really a distraction, literally today in the house chamber. and just nationally. look, it s proven, the president was born in the united states. we ve seen the birth certificates. let s move on on how we can put people back to work and bring them financial stability p that ses real focus right now. let me go to mr. clarke, why do people in the republican party keep raising this issue there is why do you have people out in the galleries raising the issue, echoing members of cong