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CNN Kills Birther Story (Dobbs under the bus by his boss)
Politico ^ | 7-24-09 | Ben Smith

Posted on 07/24/2009 1:27:45 PM PDT by STARWISE

CNN president kills birther story

TVNewser reports that CNN President Jon Klein has declared a halt to birther coverage -- a tacit shot at Lou Dobbs.

Klein forwarded Dobbs's producers a memo under this heading, which I suspect won't calm the conspiracists:

Since the show's mission is for Lou to be the explainer and enlightener, he should be sure to cite this during your segment tonite. And then it seems this story is dead - because anyone who still is not convinced doesn't really have a legitimate beef.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; certifigate; cnn; dobbs; joeklein; joeklien; jonklein; kenya; kenyan; liarliar; loudobs; muslim; obamaeligible; underthebus; usurper
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To: April Lexington

One day soon Obama’s past is going to catch up to him.


161 posted on 07/24/2009 9:32:57 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sounds like a plan to me, since Smith badmouthed tea party
participants.
162 posted on 07/24/2009 9:34:42 PM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: Red Steel
Hopefully, this is they dying gasp of 1960s communism. Maybe its just their 15 minutes of fame. I hope America can survive the “Laugh In” episode we are currently suffering through.
163 posted on 07/24/2009 9:38:52 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Red Steel
Hopefully, the FBI can catch up with him too!
164 posted on 07/24/2009 9:56:31 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: April Lexington

Probably have to be a rogue agent(s) to get it by Obama’s man Holder. Who is running the the FBI as of now?


165 posted on 07/24/2009 10:04:59 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

That is a really good question...from Good Guys to Gestapo in one easy election... Pray it ain’t so...


166 posted on 07/24/2009 10:27:03 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Star Traveler
They do have it on record, in accordance with state policies and procedures... that is... “electronically”... :-)

And not on microfiche?

167 posted on 07/24/2009 10:36:31 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: F15Eagle; penelopesire; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; ...

Oh and Ben Smith knows he’s lying because it’s about the Long Form Birth Certificate.

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Ben Smith is a doooofus .. NOT a serious thinker or credible journalist.

You can see the whole Politico crew on their interview with Charlie Rose, including Ben, relating their startup.

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10498

I still wonder who their silent financial partners are .. they’ve been on a rocketship of instant acceptance and success.


168 posted on 07/25/2009 8:26:19 AM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: STARWISE

The ‘silent partners’ are key here just like you say. Someone fronted them the start up money. It would be interesting to find out.


169 posted on 07/25/2009 8:44:50 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: STARWISE

Ben Smith has been dissing Birthers for months.


170 posted on 07/25/2009 9:09:33 AM PDT by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: STARWISE

Hey everyone;

E-Mail CNN and thank Lou Dobbs for covering the Obama “non natural born citizen” issue. Ask them to require that Obama presents his original long form birth certificate to prove whether he is eligible to serve as President since he may not be a natural born citizen:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html

I found these addresses too:
Lou Dobbs, loudobbs@cnn.com CNN, Lou Dobbs, lou.dobbs@turner.com CNN
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171 posted on 07/25/2009 10:22:53 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american
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To: bikerman
what about his records from the schools he went to they destroyed in a fire too???

His pet Orca ate them.

173 posted on 07/25/2009 1:02:51 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: STARWISE
Giving NO qualification of just WHAT they have. The original birth certificate could’ve document his spawning on Pluto. That statement does nothing to clarify the citizenship issue, correct ?

Correct. It just means they have, or then had, his original *birth certificate*, not just an electronic copy/image of it, and certainly not just entries in an electronic database reflecting what was on the original. The original.

It may be that they were a little sloppy with their language, and all they have is an image file of the original, which would be better than nothing, but easier to fabricate out of whole cloth than the original paper document.

That would not necessarily be true if the document was electronic from the beginning, since there could be various digital signatures embedded in or associated with it to verify it's authenticity. That could include digital thumbprints from the mother, and the doctor or other attendant.

174 posted on 07/25/2009 1:14:48 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Red Steel
Who is running the the FBI as of now?

The current Director, Robert S. Mueller, III, was confirmed as Director of the FBI by the Senate on August 2, 2001. He took the oath of office on September 4, 2001.

He must leave by September 4, 2011. However, since the statutory limit of 10 years was instituted after J. Edgar Hoover's 48 years, all the Directors have served less than the maximum of 10 years. So he may not be around much longer.

But he serves at the pleasure of the President, and he reports to the Attorney General, currently Obama's man, Eric Holder, who was formerly Jackboot Janet's main deputy. He's a long time gun grabber.

175 posted on 07/25/2009 1:32:28 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Red Steel

Geraldo should have been hanged for treason when he drew that map of where our troops were and where they were going during the invasion of Iraq.

I can’t understand why Fox keeps him around. It’s not like he’s a real journalist. He was best on his Jerry Springer type show. He fit right in with the scum and freaks he brought on.


176 posted on 07/25/2009 1:33:00 PM PDT by SUSSA
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To: El Gato

Thanks for confirming my belief that
NOWHERE have we been made aware that
there’s ANY conclusive proof that
0 was born a US citizen, in addition
to the other MAJOR issue of his UK
citizen father.


177 posted on 07/25/2009 2:20:21 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: anglian; Fred Nerks

This deserves its own thread. Its magnificent and terribly true.

(Thanks for putting me on to it Fred!)


178 posted on 11/10/2009 6:37:26 PM PST by Candor7 (The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA)
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