Posted on 05/11/2010 6:32:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
This is just plain nuts. Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, a highly-decorated Army surgeon, with 18-years of service behind him, is willingly throwing his career and reputation away, because be believes in the birther conspiracy nonsense that President Obama is not a natural born citizen. The Army has instituted court martial proceedings against him for refusing to obey deployment orders to Afghanistan, which Lakin says are illegal orders from an illegal alien. The birther doctor appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s 360 program Friday evening with his lawyer. And the interview soon turn heated, as Cooper attempted to inject some fact-based reality into the conversation.
Lakin’s lawyer Paul Jensen, obtained by the birther conspiracy groups American Patriot Foundation/Safeguard Our Constitution, continually jumped in to answer Cooper’s questions posed to Lakin. The basis of Jensen’s arguments all center on his rejection of Obama’s Certificate of Live birth issued by the state of Hawaii. He contends it’s not proof of Obama’s birth in the United States, because it’s merely an “abstract” of the original document on file. Lakin through his lawyer, is demanding to see the original document.
Jensen couldn’t explain Obama’s two birth notices in local Hawaii newspapers. And he refuses to accept the determination made by the Republican governor of Hawaii, who examined the original birth certificate on file, declaring it valid.
Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, Jensen falsely declared there was “mounting evidence” that Obama is an illegal alien.
When Cooper asked Lakin if he believes that all members of the military from Hawaii are also illegal aliens and not eligible to serve, he mumbled something about the President being required to be a “natural born citizen”
After Jensen continued to jump in with his birther conspiracy theories, Cooper asked: “Can the colonel not talk for himself? The guy’s an adult.”
Finally, Lakin offered a general response, explaining why he is subjecting himself to a court martial:
“It’s a fundamental of the Constitution, and my oath of office is to the Constitution, and I believe we need truth on this matter.”
The remainder of the interview is being shown tonight. What a truly sad and pathetic spectacle.
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Who, Orly Taitz?
I agree, she's a lunatic.
Dr. Taitz isn’t mentioned in the article. It’s about LTC Terry Lakin and Anderson Cooper.
You must have some sort of proof that a lot of us have not heard of yet. I have lived here in Hawaii for over 40 years and I don’t believe he is a citizen. Until I see proof, I’m a doubter. you got proof, show it.
“he mumbled something about the President being required to be a “natural born citizen”
At least they’re muttering the natural born citizen part. Maybe with a little more help explaining it to them we might be able to get them to actually say it out loud!
DOCTOR Taitz, is it?
Quite respectful.
.The “Republican Governor” never saw the vault copy of Birth Certificate.
Why won’t Obama show the vault copy?
I mean REALLY! Why won’t he show it?
Just answer that!
She’s a DDS as well as an attorney, or didn’t you know that?
NBC Ping
Since we all know husseins daddy was KENYAN does that not pretty much settle the “Natural Born Citizen? question?
I saw this yesterday. But I refused to post it because the author is such an imbecile.
And a nutcase besides, but she has no title to go with that, pity...
“FREE THE LONG FORM!”
But I guess we should all just take Hussein's word. He has earned it. /sarc
The question is only settled amongst Americans who understand the clear meaning of the Constitution. Zero's defenders haven't even read that parchment.
Not to mention the brainless one who already showed up -- right on cue.
The real question is, if you appear on Anderson Cooper's show and no one watches, does it make a sound?
Orly Taitz is definitely obsessive, probably a loony, and I sure wouldn’t want her as my lawyer.
That said, if Bambi has nothing to fear, why won’t he show us all his documents? Bush revealed absolutely everything down to the last tiny surgery and his parking tickets (along with the embarrasing, to the Dems, fact that his GPA was higher than Kerry’s).
Bambi has revealed nothing and all his records are sealed. Why?
Even if I believed the abstract contained all the relevant information, I’d still have to admit that I had not seen the original.
(I don’t believe the abstract contains all relevant info)
The is no good reason not to show the original, long form birth certificate. No one can give a good reason.
The only questions that need to be repeated over and over to the media is: “Why won’t they show the original flippin’ birth certificate? What difference could it possibly make?”
Even if the Pope swore on a stack of Bibles at the bedside of Billy Graham that he had seen the original, that (1) STILL would not prove that they’d seen what we’re talking about, and (2) would not answer why a simple thing like the original won’t be shown.
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