Posted on 08/01/2009 4:15:36 AM PDT by nathanbedford
Superb post!
The kicker would be that Obama signed documents saying that he was eligible.
I guess that is democratic honesty.
Great post! We are sitting on top of the scandal of the century!
Thank you my friend. Well stated.
Thank you for writing and posting it.
I actually think this has been happening for some time.
It certainly has on FR where many of us are basically agnostic vis a vis Obama's birthplace but believe it is obvious that that Birth Certificate and the rest of the hidden records will tell a tale that will be extremely damaging to Obama and the Democrat Party. But that fact is NOT going to be picked up by the MSM who need to focus on the Hawaii vs. Kenya issue to make their point that we are all a bunch of kooks. That case can be made in a semi-believable fashion and so that is going to continue to be the basis for the MSM stories. I really don't think there is much we can do about that.
OTOH, that should not stop us from making the broader point: WHO IS THIS GUY? It will take longer for that issue to settle in on the American public unless there is a miracle and the MSM picks up the theme. I don't expect that to happen so I anticipate a long grind on the issue.
Let the grinding begin.
As I stated in a previous thread, the framers of the Constitution placed that citizenship restriction on the office of the Presidency for good and specific reasons. They did not place it there simply as a student might pad a book report with verbiage to reach 1000 words.
The military, police and fire departments have very specific processes and procedures that must be followed, sometimes to the point of near absurdity. The reason this is so is because they are written in blood. Those processes were implemented as a result of tears, pain and blood.
So it is with the Constitution. We of Today have a conceit that somehow everything is new under the sun. It isn't. Every situation, emotion or conflict has a direct analog to those faced by the Founding Fathers. Sure, they didn't have cloning or the Internet, but the point stands.
Those things that are in the Constitution are significant. There is no waste. It is a remarkable document, and every bit as relevant today as it was in 1788.
In closing, it is an excellent thread you have written, NB. Good writers always know how to put an exclamation point at the end of a statement correctly, as you have done:
"The summons to produce a birth certificate in accordance with the constitutional mandate is but a metaphor for the call to govern in accordance with the Constitution.
* Actual long-form birth certificate (NOT an easily-forged electronic copy of a short-form document that is not even officially accepted in Hawaii)
* Passport files
* University of Chicago Law School scholarly articles
* Harvard Law Review articles
* Harvard Law School records
* Columbia University records
* Columbia University senior thesis, “Soviet Nuclear Disarmament”
* Occidental College records, including financial aid that he may have received
* Punahou School records, where Mr. Obama attended from the fifth grade until he finished high school
* Noelani Elementary School records, where Barack Obama attended kindergarten (according to the Hawaii Department of Education, students must submit a birth certificate to register — but parents may bring a passport or student visa if the child is from a foreign country)
* Complete files and schedules of his years as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004
* Obama’s client list from during his time in private practice with the Chicago law firm of Davis, Miner, Barnhill and Gallard
* Illinois State Bar Association records
* Baptism records
* Obama/Dunham marriage license
* Obama/Dunham divorce documents
* Soetoro/Dunham marriage license
* Soetero/Dunham Adoption records
... and one other ...
Why does Obama need 39 Social Security Numbers?
As a mental exercise- I've tried to put myself in the position of defending Obama in this case. It's when I do this that I'm forced to concede the opposition- those who demand an explanation, are well within the bounds of reason and legitimacy by asking these questions. Twice this week we've seen liberal bloggers begin this questioning process.
From your piece:
It is time for the Birther movement to articulate a broader rationale for their demands that Obama produce his birth certificate. They should not be grounded alone in arguments that he is not a natural born citizen, but that he has concealed every significant document which records any part of his life since the time of his birth.
This, is THE crux of the matter and begs for answers.
Excellent article. I agree as can be seen here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2305060/posts?page=119#119
One unanswered question leads to another question. It certainly seems as if he is hiding things from the public.
Well said.
And it won't hurt to point out that the birther thing is a Dem idea.
"Nathan, we need to talk"
This is a one and only one ping from my old “Mrs don-o prayer list” (the largest one I have), because this vanity post deserves a wide reading.
usually I poo-poo vanities, but well done well written
I’ve always thought that even if the BC issue is bogus, it is emblematic of all the other hidden documents that have led effectively to an erased past.
Thank you, don-o. That is an excellent summary of the issue and its political/social implications.
Don’t miss this terrific piece :)
She is still a brain, and HOT.
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