A discussion on 'lies' told by the liberal media (Incl. Birth Certificate)

Commentary: As many people probably know, the mainstream media is not what could be considered non-partisan. It often clearly leans to the left.

Thus, most of the news is given in a way that promotes a liberal agenda, such as global warming being a major problem, homosexuality being genetic, and the perception that whatever Barack Obama does is amazing, simply because he is the one that did it. Shows like SNL spent a lot of time ridiculing both the Republican and Democratic candidates in the Presidential election last year.

However, there were two very clear characteristics of it. The main focus was on the Republican candidates, particularly Sarah Palin, and even when the Democratic candidates were ridiculed, it seemed Barack Obama was put up on a pedestal that protected him from such criticism. So when one looks at the mainstream media, it would seem as though the liberals have the right ideas and are always trying to do the right thing, while conservatives are ignorant, hypocritical, and only “for the rich people.” So in order to clear things up, here is a list of lies, those lies corrected so as to become true, and support for the true statement. It will be given in the following format:

Quote of lie told by the media Minor changes to the quote that would make it true, or possibly just a complete refutation of it. Evidence for the true statement that was made.

“Abortion is not murder because a fetus is not alive/human.” “A fetus is a life from the moment of conception.” While one may say that this is a debatable issue, because some scientists even argue that it is not a life, it is in fact, not a debatable issue. The fetus, from the moment of conception, is a life. Science proves it. Here’s why (there are a few reasons): 1-The fetus has human DNA. There is not one non-living thing that is made up of a living specie’s DNA. Computers have programs and hardware that could possibly be called “DNA” for computers, but a computer does not have human DNA. 2-Even if we go according to evolution(which did not happen, again, according to science), a non-living thing does not develop or turn into a living thing. It just does not happen. Everyone agrees that a newborn baby is a living thing, thus, in its earlier stage, as a fetus, it is a living thing.

“Global warming is a problem, and it is caused by man’s disrespect for the Earth.” “Global warming is a factual process, caused by nature, maybe accelerated by man’s disrespect for the Earth.” According to science, the Earth has gone through several ice ages. According to liberals, the Earth’s temperature is rising due to things such as pollution from cars, factories, etc. The complete failure of that argument is that the Earth could not have gone through several ice ages if there wasn’t a time period of warmth in between. Even if it were just one ice age, how did the Earth get warmer before cars or factories came into existence? There are over 30,000 scientists that sent a petition to the government, asking it to stop being so concerned about global warming, and that the “precautions” the country is taking are actually doing more damage to the Earth. Now just to clarify, I am in full support of not disrespecting the Earth that God has given us. So some steps being taken are good. But it seems as though liberals enjoy talking about it to distract from real issues. And FYI, during that little “give the Earth a break hour” on Earth Day or whenever it was, Al Gore, had his whole driveway lit up, as well as other lights in the yard/house. Maybe the Earth is just getting warmer from the hot air he’s been putting out.

“Barack Obama has proven he is a natural-born American citizen.” “Barack Obama has publicly shown his Hawaiian “Certificate of Live Birth.” There is a difference between the two. While Obama has a Hawaiian “birth certificate” and has shown it, that does not mean he was born in Hawaii. Certificates of live birth basically just say that the person was in fact born. Different from that is what is considered a “long-form” Birth Certificate, which gives the actual facts of birth such as place, time, height, weight, etc. At the time that Barack was born, people who were born from outside the United States could, in Hawaii, legally obtain a Certificate of Live Birth. That does not mean that the person was born there. It just means that Hawaii recognizes them as a person who has been born. This is the only certificate Obama has been widely known to have shown, and his actions seem to indicate that this is the only type of U.S. birth certificate he owns. He has yet to show it publically, which would easily end much opposition to him, and he has spent millions of dollars on a legal team to prevent the issue from coming up in court.

“Evolution appears to be the best explanation of life on Earth.” “When ignoring many scientific facts about life or details of the theory of Evolution itself, and attempting to remove any need for a God, Evolution seems like a plausible explanation for life on Earth.” There are so many places to begin with this one. Here are just a few. The fossils of “earlier forms of man, dating back thousands of years” in many cases have been proven to be only a couple hundred years old at most. Lucy, the earliest form of man discovered so far, is actually almost completely agreed upon as the skeleton parts of a chimp. “Nebraska man,” built up by the discovery of a single tooth that actually turned out to be one from an extinct pig. “Peking man” existed 500,000 years ago, yet all evidence for him has disappeared. The fossils of “Neanderthal” were actually realized to be the bones of an old man who had arthritis. “Cro-Magnon Man” is the most well-established and accurate fossil known. He even has the physique and brain capacity equal to modern man. So, how is he not considered modern man? Which came first, DNA or RNA to carry the DNA? The plants or insects that live on and pollinate plants? The immune system or need for it? Bones or the muscles, tendons, and ligaments to move them? How did the first cell capable of reproduction actually reproduce?

“Republicans are ignorant and hypocritical.” “Acceptance of most Democratic arguments requires ignorance and hypocrisy.” Democrats argue: The death penalty is wrong. Who are we to decide when someone should die? Oh, you’re pregnant? And you don’t want to have the baby? That’s fine, just have an abortion. They also argue: You need to be more open-minded and accepting of everyone and everything. Let’s go to a gay pride parade to be examples of this. Hey, those people over there don’t agree with homosexuality, they need to be silenced. Arrest them for handing out those Bible tracts, even that 84-year old woman. (This happened in Philly last year or the year before). And one more even though I could go on for much longer: Bush raised the prices of gas because he gets money from it and he is good friends with the king of Saudi Arabia. See, here he is being nice to him and welcoming him into our country, as all political leaders do to other leaders they have visit there country. Hey look, Obama is bowing to the Saudi king, which is interpreted as “I am your servant.” He’s so respectful and putting our country in a better position with the world. Yay, the price of gas has gone up again when our economy is terrible!

“Homosexuality is genetic.” “Homosexuality is a choice.” There are several areas of evidence for this. But here are two of the most compelling. 1-The researchers who composed the study most used to argue that homosexuality is genetic made a public statement that the study’s findings did not suggest that at all. They said that people have misinterpreted the results and been thinking that their evidence suggests a gene that causes homosexuality, but that is not an accurate conclusion from the results of the study. 2-There are many people known to have been involved in a homosexual lifestyle, but are no longer acting on those feelings, or in some cases, even having those feelings. It is a choice.

There are many other lies told by the liberal media, but unfortunately, they cannot all be addressed at one time. These are just some of the main ones that are prominently discussed. Hopefully, in time, more people will see the truth and the mainstream media will move towards a non-partisan view. For now, conservatives just need to continue searching out quality news sources that give facts along with the stories.

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“Barack Obama has proven he is a natural-born American citizen.”

“Barack Obama has publicly shown his Hawaiian “Certificate of Live Birth.” There is a difference between the two. While Obama has a Hawaiian “birth certificate” and has shown it, that does not mean he was born in Hawaii. Certificates of live birth basically just say that the person was in fact born. Different from that is what is considered a “long-form” Birth Certificate, which gives the actual facts of birth such as place, time, height, weight, etc. At the time that Barack was born, people who were born from outside the United States could, in Hawaii, legally obtain a Certificate of Live Birth. That does not mean that the person was born there. It just means that Hawaii recognizes them as a person who has been born. This is the only certificate Obama has been widely known to have shown, and his actions seem to indicate that this is the only type of U.S. birth certificate he owns. He has yet to show it publically, which would easily end much opposition to him, and he has spent millions of dollars on a legal team to prevent the issue from coming up in court.

While Obama has a Hawaiian “birth certificate” and has shown it, that does not mean he was born in Hawaii.
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Obama has not shown that he has a birth certificate. Rather Hawaiian officials say that they have a birth certificate on file for Obama. They do not say what’s in it. This is suspect since Hawaii at the time obama was born — allowed foreigners to take out a birth certificate.

All that obama has done is show online—that is no person has seen the thing offline but obama flacks — something called a “certification of live birth”. this is a short form that’s not recognized in hawaii as being an official birth certificate. The thing has none of the details that a real birth certificate has. You know the one you have to show from time to time — for one thing or another. Something that most government people in washington dc have to show in order to get a security clearance.

This includes much of the dc gs bureaucracy in dc these days.

You can’t change the rules after game starts.

Suppose celebrity Republicans Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was born in Austria and singer Gloria Estefan, who was born in Cuba, chose to run for President.
They would be prevented from doing so since per Article 2, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, one must be a natural born citizen of the United States to hold office as President. Their births in Austria and Cuba would not be considered natural born citizenship.

A case might be made that Barack Obama knew that he was not eligibile to serve as President since he’s probably not a natural born citizen. Consequently, he forged a “Certification of Live Birth” (COLB) and advertised it to the American people as authentic.

Dr. Ron Polarik analyzed Obama’s COLB and determined it to be a forgery. I firmly agree with him. The enclosed link provides Polarik’s article and displays the alleged forged document while pointing out altered numbers and discrepancies, etc.:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2136816/posts

It is a felony to forge a government document and there could be a multitude of felony counts contained here against Obama.

Dr. Polarik has also indicated that he will update this report.

We the American people have the right to know if our President is eligible to hold office. For many, Obama has not proven this requirement.

Obama, I ask, WHERE were you born in Hawaii? Prove it! Where is your original birth certificate? Where?

The authorities MUST enforce the Constitution and require Obama to prove that he is a natural born American citizen. Action on this case is past due! If the Constitution were not going to be enforced, Schwarzenegger or Estefan could have been on the Republican ticket in 2008. What law permits the Democrats special privileges?

In closing, our past Presidents have Birthplace Museums. Just to name a few, Ronald Reagan has a Birthplace Museum in Tampico, Illinois and Bill Clinton has a Birthplace Museum in Hope, Arkansas where they were born. Where will Barack Obama’s Birthplace Museum be located at? At the Coast Provincial General Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya?

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