Posted on 12/01/2008 4:50:46 PM PST by Polarik
MEDIA ALERT!
Lan Lamphere has invited me to be his guest tonight on his OVERNIGHT AM show. It starts at 10pm EST. Please listen in, and also visit his website, http://www.lanlamphere.com/public/,where you can listen, and also send email messages. It would be nice if FReepers would make their voices heard and support one of their own.
MEDIA ALERT! Also today, I got a call from Bob Unruh of World Net Daily, who is doing a story on my COLB research! FINALLY....after four months in trying to get their attention, they've sat up and taken notice. Look for his tory in tomorrow's edition of WND.com.
I have some important new information to disclose, along with making some corrections and clarifications to my final report on Obama's bogus birth certificate. I recently received a real 2006 COLB scan image and another real 2008 COLB scan image from a contact who lives in Honolulu. As with Michele's real 2008 COLB, and Dan's real 2007 COLB, the personal information on these two new additions has also been redacted.
These additional COLB scans provide more indight into the document certification practices used by Hawaii's Vital Records. They also require me to make a point of clarification as to the observations I made. I am going to present them as if they were FAQ, or Frequently Asked Questions, about the COLB forms. Some of them really are FAQ, so the use of this Socratic method is actually quite appropriate.
A true scientist is not afraid or recalcitrant to modify his hypotheses and conclusions as more facts are uncovered, and by the very fact that I am acknowledging them to the public, and disclosing the priviledged information that requires this action, I am demonstrating my fidelity to conducting honest research.
Does Hawaii "change their borders every year?"
The short answer is, "No," and here's why. After Obama bastardized the word, "Change," I should have used a more fitting word, like "alternate" or "modify." My efforts to obtain high quality copies of real COLBs produced in each of the eight years since this form's inception in November 2001, has been harder than trying to find that proverbial needle in the haystack. The 2006 COLB was not exaclty what I expected it to be., but, in reality, it actually confirmed an earlier theory I had that the borders were not modified every year, but every other year. I often go on my gut instincts, but they are not something that can be experimentally qualified.
In my report, I said that "The COLB borders are changed from year to year as a way to distinguish them from other genuine COLBS, and from fraudulent COLBs whose date stamp (and other year-relevant information) does not corresponds to the border used that year." As it turns out, Hawaii does modify the borders to thwart would-be forgers, but they do it every two years rather than every year. When the new COLB form was literally drawn for the first time in November 2001, it seems logical that Hawaii might, with only two months left in 2001, carry over that new border design to the following year, which was 2002. For 2003, it appears that Hawaii carried the pattern over to 2003 COLBs.
Although I now have COLB examples for the years, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008, I cannot say, with 100% certainty that the borders in 2004 are different from the previous pattern, and that the 2004 pattern was also carried over to 2005, but given that both the 2006 and 2007 COLBs have the same border, it makes sense that the 2008 border is different from the previous two. Although it would be helpful to have the three missing COLBs to complete my collection, I can imagine that when Hawaii created a new border pattern, they used it for two successive years before they switched to another pattern.
Here is the 2006 COLB (NOTE: the owner did the redacting, not me):
Now that we know the 2006 and 2007 borders had the same pattern, and that the 2008 border pattern was modified, it is logical to assume that the borders for 2004 and 2005 have the same pattern, but are different from either the 2006-2007 COLBs and the 2002-2003 COLBs. Then, when we look at the border of the bogus Obama 2007 COLB images, we can see that while they seem similar to the 2006-2007 borders, they also look different from them.
For comparison purposes, the Factcheck border corner is shown on the left and since it came from an alleged 2007 COLB, it should have a border that looks just like a 2007 border. However, now that I see the actual 2006 border, it looks more like the 2006 border than the 2007 one. Regardless of which year it is, I said in my final report, that this border was copied from another image, and overlayed on top of an existing background image. The telltale signs of this "Photoshopping" was the more transparent border than the real ones, and the less defined pattern. The resolution of this border is much lower than the surrounding background. In other words, the border is lower in quality than the background it rests upon.
Has Hawaii "modified their embossed Seals from year to year?"
The answer to this question will surprise you as it did me. As you may recall from my report, I demonstrated that the Seal on the real 2007 COLB looks entirely different from the Seal on the real COLB, and that the Seal on Obama's bogus 2007 COLB looks identical to the 2008 Seal. Well, now, what about that real 2006 COLB I received? What does its Seal look like? Just like the 2008 Seal!
Now, if you go back to the Seals on the 2002-2003 COLBs, they look identical to the Seal used on the 2007 COLB, but not the 2006 COLB or the 2008 COLB. To put it simply, the Seal used on all, real 2007 COLBs looks nothing like the Seals used the year before, or the year after. Yet, it does look like what was used for 2002 and 2003.
OK, one more time.
Here is the Seal used on a real 2008 COLB:
Here is the Seal used on a real 2006 COLB:
Here is the Seal used on a real 2007 COLB:
Here is the Seal used on the OBAMA's bogus 2007 COLB:
Now, I may have to modify what I said about the Seal on the Obama's bogus 2007 COLB. I said that is resembled the 2008 Seal. It also seems to resemble the 2006 Seal. What it definitely does not resemble is a 2007 Seal.
Either way you slice it, the 2007 Obama COLB, does not look like a real 2007 COLB; but, hey it does bear a striking resemblance to a real 2006 COLB. It has a Seal like a 2006 Seal. It has a border that looks more like a 2006 border than a 2007 border.
Could Obama's bogus 2007 COLB be a forged image made of 2006 COLB parts? At least!
Good work but do not trust Lan. He stabbed berg and Leo in the back. He is a jock yahoo which is a shame.
My prediction for 2009 is that you will be testifying in some courts of law, perhaps even the Supreme Court, over this stuff. You are the new Buckhead.
There’s a storm of controversy ahead, and you are one of the few people who can harness its power, like Benjamin Franklin flying a kite so long ago.
Ron good interview!
Yes indeed.
LOL - Lan recited my e-mail during the interview.
Too funny, called me an “ass clown”.
He’s no technical geek ..maybe with certain types of video and images, but is clueles in the realm of Computer Science.
This isn’t about Computer Science though, which is mostly programming, not image enhancement etc.
No kidding, his rediculous speel about GPL licenses as an arugment in that it isn’t free, and that you any source code you write has to be sent back to the original author.
Unreal.
I thought that was you... ;-)
I love it! It’s like one of those coins with two heads!
Thanks, PhilDragoo
Bump
Fascinating.
Now, whom would one go to if one were on a campaign team and needed a quick forgery of such a document to put online? Who would create such a thing? It seems certain much thought went into it and someone knew a little of what they were trying to do.
Next, why would someone commit such a forgery? I assume it was for money. And it would have to be a lot of money: one bundle for the actual semi-professional forgery job, and two more bundles to be quiet about it forever.
This side by side comparison is exactly what I wanted to see earlier. Now, it’s plain to the eye how different they are.
There’s no question that Obama’s “seal” is wrong for a 2007 COLB.
What is it with Obama and seals anyway?
A couple of bloggers on DailyKos admitted to forging the document. They posted it on their blog, lasted less than two days and their blogs were removed and accounts locked.
I tend to believe they were not lying, really got management at DailyKos in a frenzy to wipe what they posted quickly once finding out.
Great graphic Phil. The side-by-side comparison makes it easy for the uninitiated.
When was this? Did you read it yourself?
Right now, Conservatives are being in so many directions, and there are so many voices, it's hard to know who to listen to. People like Corsi and Techdude have wasted time our time, and some on the Right are quite cynical. When good, detailed analysis like yours comes along, it sometimes gets lumped in with the folks that have been "crying wolf."
We are making progress and hitting Obama from many sides, getting to the truth. Thanks for your reports. A LOT can happen between now and Jan. 20!
It is typical Axelrod ‘astroturfing’ ... it is a deceit designed to create the image of inevitability and assumption to power. If/when rioting starts, I hope Axelrod is one of the first destroyed by it. He is setting the stage for extortion with his astroturfing campaign.
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