Posted on 11/27/2008 4:54:00 AM PST by limeade
Understanding image analysis is very important. Otherwise, you cannot tell fact from fiction. Equally important is the need to understand how not to do image analysis. Otherwise charlatans may try to pull a fast one over you.
In my previous blog entry, "Bad Science: How Not To Do Image Analysis", I debunked the work of an anonymous troll who called himself "TechDude". TechDude used a sample biased, false data, and artifacts created by his own tools to conclude that the Obama certificate of live birth (COLB) was fake. TechDude also used false credentials (he impersonated another person) in order to sound authoritative. Following my public critique of his report and outing of the impersonation, TechDude vanished. Even his strongest supporter, "Texas Darlin", pulled all of TechDude's reports from her blog. TechDude was a fraud and used bad science to support a false conspiracy.
Today, there is only one person who continues to propagate the "COLB is fake" conspiracy. He calls himself "Ron Polarik" (an anonymous pseudonym -- not his real name), and he also uses bad science to support his claims. His latest report, Polarik's final report: Obama's 'Born' Conspiracy is accompanied by a YouTube video. (Since he keeps restricting access to it and moving it around, I am making a copy available here.)
(Excerpt) Read more at hackerfactor.com ...
Being a conservative makes us a target for ridicule by those who want us to sit down and shut up. If it comes to nothing, at least we'll KNOW. We won't KNOW if we don't TRY. Give up, you're painting a target for ridicule on your own back with such absurd arguments.
Is it not obvious that Obama could end the controversy immediately by obtaining a document from the appropriate authorities in Hawaii that shows the information from the hospital? I question anyone’s ability that seemingly can’t resolve a simple issue such as this.
What’s the big deal here? This goes directly to his problem solving ability. It doesn’t bode well. Nor does his CYA method of picking economic advisers. The man’s inexperience is already showing up.
Quoting from smokin’ joe:
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The ... inexpense of [producing the birth certificate] versus expenditures of some $800,000.00 in attorneys’ fees to avoid releasing the information, certainly gives one cause to question whether he is, in fact, Constitutionally qualified to take office.
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That people have had to go to court to press the issue is absurd, but it is an absurdity Mr. Obama has caused by his lack of forthrightness.
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Well-said!
Hawaii says he does have a bc.
Sure it does; however, you knew the attacks were coming. They just had to get their stories together to attack anyone that questions Obama.
Hawaii says he does have a bc.
What they still refuse to say is
1), that it was issued by them and
2) that it says HE WAS BORN IN HAWAII.
I suppose it is such a small legal point but why couldn't they admit to either of those two questions legally?
Legal and probably a bit of protection of Obama is my guess.
Protection against what?
Legal action for forging an official document?
It’s real simple, if the head of the Health department had said “I have seen Barack Obama’s vault copy of his Birth certificate, and it proves conclusively he that was born in Hawaii and is a natural born citizen according to the constitution.” That would end the story, instead she parsed her words carefully to say everything but that.
Or in short she knows there is something legally wrong with it she cannot disclose.
You are probably right.
Ad hominem argument. Aren’t the claims of Polarik worth analysing? They’ve been posted here several times, yet someone with a PhD and a history of image analysis has looked into it and claimed that some of them are dubious.
This could actually strengthen any case against Obama by not getting bogged down in false controversy.
Interesting article and comments Ping.
A 'valid Hawaii Birth Certificate' it is NOT! It's a Hawaii Certification of Live Birth! We already know he was BORN - we just don't know what his name is, or where he was born, or who his father was...LOL!
"Hawaii confirmed that Obama has a real birth certificate from Hawaii. Regardless of whether the document on the web is real or tampered, the argument is moot; an authentic document exists. Thus, the conspiracy has no basis." A COLB was a common thing even for Obama's sister who was born in Indonesia! Sorry, fool, you're spinning ... and trying to float 'the big lie'. The authentic document citing exactly where Obama was born, actually, physically born, has not been exposed ... yet. The self-appointed expert making these spinnings for Obama's great lie is a liar of extraordinary guile.
No one--that's zero people, for those wooed by this hired gunslinger with his self-aggrandizing website--has confirmed that the document sealed away in Hawaii's files states that Obama was born in Hawaii. He has a document issued by Hawaii which appoints origin but does not state where he was physically born.
Everyone--except the Kenyan Ambassador, poor soul told the truth as he knew it, before the Obamanation got to him and warned him--wants to know where Obama was born, except those who don't care because they want him to be president regardless of his eligibility, thus regardless of Constitutional requirements. Does that include you, limeade? I hope not, because such fools are disgustingly anti Constitutional Republic. ;^)
The self-appointed 'expert' of this posted blogspittle has made false statements in the assertion(as quoted from the blogsite). Is it a surprise, given the obvious sycophancy for the One?
Back when I was a cardiovascular rep, there were 'affirmative action hires' who were in fact qualified for the position, did the work, and excelled because they were qualified and industrious. Barack Hussein Obama is none of those things and has spend now upwards of a million dollars to avoid that truth of his ineligibility and thus unqualified status from coming out.
And the usual leftist fools of the media are all for appointing an unqualified, ineligible fraud, as their socialist way of promoting the affirmative action candidate.
What a shame for qualified and capable black people that this forger is muscling his way to the position for which he will fial miserably and taint blackness for generations to come, if the Republic survives.
If you are not an Obamatron working FR for your Marxist messiah, here's the common sense answer to your query:
There is nothing being wasted to uphold the requirements of the Constitution; by stepping around the stinking pile of lies, deceit, forgeries, and obfuscation the Obamanation has spend more than a million to promote instead of just presenting his actual place of birth document, credibility is leant to a fraudulent affirmative action candidate for the position of president; he doesn't deserve such dignifying affirmative action.
You left out the ‘fear of embarrassement of FR’.
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Hey dumbnuts, you came on FR to argue that your girl Obama is legit, eh? I assure you you won’t enjoy your stay.
I must say your Dr. Gladys Kravitz or whatever his name is, is a flippin moron.
Yeah, a bit new. So why don’t you read up on this issue before flapping your gums about it.
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