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The Silence of Obama
America's Right ^ | 9/5/2008 | Jeff Schreiber

Posted on 09/06/2008 6:57:37 AM PDT by solfour

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was served with papers yesterday connected with the lawsuit filed more than two weeks ago in federal court in Philadelphia questioning his constitutional eligibility for the American presidency. Service was made at his Washington, D.C. Senate office at approximately 1:00 p.m.

From a press release provided by filing attorney Philip Berg and available on his Web site:

Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Attorney who filed suit against Barack H. Obama challenging Senator Obama’s eligibility to serve as President of the United States, has received confirmation from his Process Service Company that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Senator Barack Obama were served today, September 4, 2008, with the legal documents pertaining to Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action No. 08-cv-4083.

The DNC was served at 12:00 p.m. and Senator Obama was served at 1:00 p.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office accepted service on behalf of the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) on or about August 22, 2008.

A telephone call to Obama's Senate office in Washington, D.C. yielded no official comment, as his staffer maintained that she was "not familiar with any legal action" and, even though I mentioned that service was made in D.C. to that office, it was "probably a campaign-related issue."

The subsequent call to the senator's campaign headquarters, however, yielded the same result but in a more entertaining fashion.

"That's very interesting," said a campaign official who declined to provide a name and admitted that this was the first he had heard of Berg's lawsuit. He asked whether anything about the civil action had appeared in the newspapers, and when told that the story had appeared in the Washington Times, he laughed.

"Has the story appeared in the New York Times? How about the Washington Post? Or the Los Angeles Times? The Chicago Tribune?" he asked. "Those are all more trustworthy papers than the Washington Times. When the story appears there, then we might have something to say about it."

"If Sen. Obama were ineligible to run for president," he said, "I think we would have heard about it by now."

Berg, over the phone, mentioned that he has received phone calls and advice from dozens of lawyers across the country, and was currently working on preparing a motion for expedited discovery to be filed before the next conference with Judge Surrick. While he was unable to provide a copy of the affidavit of service--as soon as I get a copy, it will be posted here--he was more than happy to offer his perspective on the predictable response I received from Obama's senate office and campaign headquarters.

"They know about it," he said, noting that the story has catapulted across the Internet and radiowaves, citing 7.9 million hits on his Web site and mentioning that he is booked for a pair of radio interviews this evening, and will be sitting with a newspaper photographer for another story to appear in the [Norristown, PA] Times-Herald. "Too many times, a lawsuit can be filed and nobody knows about it. This time, the political people must know for sure."

"The silence is proving me right," he said, wondering why no doctor or nurse has come forward to claim the inevitable publicity which would accompany an admission that they were in attendance for the Illinois senator's birth. "I think it's an insult to the American public and even more so to his campaign supporters who have worked so hard and donated so much money. All they're doing is prolonging the agony. If I'm right and they stay quiet, they could sit on it for 60 days, get elected, and the only way out would be impeachment by this do-nothing Congress."

"What does that do for America?" He asked. "This deserves a comment one way or another."


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To: Former Fetus
Let’s assume that yes, he was born in the US. Since his father was not a US citizen, there were some requirements on the mother in order for her to pass on the citizenship to her son.

If he was born in the US, he is a US citizen regardless of who his parents are or their citizenshoip[except in the case of diplomatic personnel assigned heire.] We have birthright citizenship, which is why the children of illegal alliens born here are US citizens and entitled to all the rights and priveleges thereof, including such things as food stamps.

61 posted on 09/06/2008 7:46:49 AM PDT by kabar (.)
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To: Bigh4u2

Thanks to you as well. I’m certainly appreciative to the folks here on FR for all the well informed and accurate responses to so many questions.

Kudos to a great bunch of smart people.


62 posted on 09/06/2008 7:47:05 AM PDT by myrabach
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To: jersey117

Yep, the elite media have very selective memories concerning not only the Clintons but virtually all Democrats. I’m still waiting for some sharp reporter [cough, cough] to tell me why John Kerry’s “honorable discharge” (for service ending in the early 70s) was signed by President Jimmy Carter (Jan 77 - Jan 81).


63 posted on 09/06/2008 7:48:06 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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To: Shooter 2.5
By all means... yes, please, do go on (continue). ;0)
64 posted on 09/06/2008 7:48:24 AM PDT by freepersup (find the enemy... destroy the enemy... remain vigilant)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Like I said, you guys have the investigation skills of a gnat. No wonder FR believes in the grassy knoll, controlled demolitions in the Twin Towers, no plane hit the Pentagon... should I go on?

Funny that you should mention "investigation skills," considering that if you had employed them you would know that it would have been impossible for that COLB to have been printed so far out of registration on that paper.
65 posted on 09/06/2008 7:48:42 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: Shooter 2.5

Remember, we are talking about the laws in effect in 1961, not now! Do you remember Bill, when asked if Obama was qualified enough to be president, saying that the Constitution determines who is qualified? Why? What did he know?


66 posted on 09/06/2008 7:51:08 AM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: kabar

see post #66


67 posted on 09/06/2008 7:53:09 AM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: Former Fetus; Shooter 2.5; myrabach
Let’s assume that yes, he was born in the US. Since his father was not a US citizen, there were some requirements on the mother in order for her to pass on the citizenship to her son.

Not true. These requirements apply only if the child was born outside the U.S. and to parents only one of whom was a U.S. citizen. If Obama had been born in the U.S. he could have been born to a 9-year-old Ethiopian mother and a 90 year old Afghani father both of whom died simultaneously with the birth and still be fully eligible to be POTUS.
68 posted on 09/06/2008 7:56:25 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: doug from upland

LOL


69 posted on 09/06/2008 7:56:29 AM PDT by kanawa (It's Palin on the breakaway...She shoots....She Scorrrrres!!!)
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To: Former Fetus
Not relevant. If you make the assumption that Obama was born in the US, he is a natural born citizen and eligible to be President. Do you understand the concept of birthright citizenship?
70 posted on 09/06/2008 7:57:04 AM PDT by kabar (.)
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To: aruanan

Birth announcement -Sunday August 13 1961 - Honolullu Advertiser

71 posted on 09/06/2008 7:58:28 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA - Vote against the dem party)
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To: shiva
Do I smell Hillary’s hand in this?

Eww.

72 posted on 09/06/2008 8:02:30 AM PDT by Mediocrates (Professor of Palinism)
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To: G.Love
I don’t want to disqualify him. I want him to stay in the race so we can beat him.

Sarah Palin changed everything.

Sixteen years! Sixteen years! Sixteen years!

73 posted on 09/06/2008 8:03:20 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Public policy should never become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. -- Ike Eisenhower)
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To: Former Fetus

You’re using Bill Clinton as your source? What the hell is wrong with you?


74 posted on 09/06/2008 8:03:29 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA - Vote against the dem party)
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To: tuffie1

Deceased.
See post 42 also.

Welcome to FR!!! ;-)


75 posted on 09/06/2008 8:05:20 AM PDT by LadyPilgrim ((Lifted up was He to die; It is finished was His cry; Hallelujah what a Savior!!!!!! ))
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To: kabar
Remember, what matters is what was the law in 1961. And the law then said that he was not a natural born citizen. Period!
76 posted on 09/06/2008 8:08:14 AM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: solfour

Elmer Gantry or The Great Gatsby?


77 posted on 09/06/2008 8:09:14 AM PDT by Crawdad (I am my brother's keeper. I am not your brother's keeper.)
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To: Former Fetus

Of course he is. Hawaii was a state. If he was born there, he is a citizen. The law in 1961 didn’t obviate birthright citizenship.


78 posted on 09/06/2008 8:10:10 AM PDT by kabar (.)
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To: Shooter 2.5

I was suggesting that maybe Bill knew something about Obama, something like not being constitutionally qualified to be president, something that was not going to come out until later on! It goes along with a Hillary supporter filing the lawsuit.


79 posted on 09/06/2008 8:10:35 AM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: Shooter 2.5
Like I said, you guys have the investigation skills of a gnat. No wonder FR believes in the grassy knoll, controlled demolitions in the Twin Towers, no plane hit the Pentagon... should I go on?

Thanks for being a pompous ass. You, have no idea what I believe, and your assumptions shout it.

I had a heck of a time getting a state birth certificate (COLB) the first time I applied for my passport, since I was born in the Territory of Alaska. Perhaps things aren't as they appear to be?

If I were going to run for president, I'd make sure my paperwork was in order.
80 posted on 09/06/2008 8:10:48 AM PDT by Issaquahking (McCain/Palin rule - libs drool. All over but the crying now!)
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