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The Real 'Birther' Conspiracy Theory
The American Thinker ^ | February 11, 2011 | Jack Cashill

Posted on 02/11/2011 1:59:20 AM PST by Scanian

In the course of my inquiries into many of history's more recent controversies -- JFK, Waco, Vince Foster, Oklahoma City, Ron Brown, TWA Flight 800, 9/11, Obama's birth, the authorship of Obama's books -- I have come to see that when there are actual conspiracies afoot, they fall into two general categories, conspiracies of execution and conspiracies of concealment.

Conspiracies of execution, at least on any kind of scale, are rare in American history. The nature of our national character and the openness of our political culture war against them.

Conspiracies of concealment are another matter. When officials fail in their duties and let, say, a president get shot, a plane get blown out of the sky, or a hijacker fly into a building, their first impulse is to conceal their mistakes. Such is human nature.

To me, a "conspiracy theorist" is one who sees a conspiracy of execution where none could logically exist or who confuses a conspiracy of concealment with one of execution despite ample evidence to the contrary.

Given this understanding, it is the rare "birther" who qualifies as a conspiracy theorist. Few have conjured elaborate, impossible conspiracies on the scale Oliver Stone did in JFK or the French leftist Theirry Meyssan and others did with 9/11.

Most birthers simply want to know where and when their president was born, a not unreasonable aspiration. Few insist that they know the answer. Despite my ample research, I do not know.

All I do know is that the official story -- the one Barack Obama trotted out in his memoir and both his convention speeches -- is false. In my forthcoming book, Deconstructing Obama, I show in detail why this is so and what the alternatives might be.

If there are conspiracy theorists involved...

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: certifigate; concealment; conspiracies; execution; naturalborncitizen; obama
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Jack, I appreciate all your work on the eligibility issue and Obama's background but PLEASE stop using that rotten term "birther."

Call yourself a doubter, a documenter, or whatever but please don't fall into the trap of letting leftists define us!

1 posted on 02/11/2011 1:59:23 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian

3 U.S.C. 19 [Presidential Succession Act of 1947]:

‘(a)(1)If, by reason of death, resignation, removal from office, inability, or failure to qualify, there is neither a President nor Vice-President to discharge the powers and duties of the office of the President, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, upon his resignation as Speaker and as a Representative in Congress, act as President.’

John Boehner would become the Acting President NOT the President. His resignation from Congress would suffice to assume that ‘office’; No Presidential Oath is given.

This is IMPORTANT...Don’t screw it up.


2 posted on 02/11/2011 2:27:41 AM PST by bigoil
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To: Scanian
I am NOT a birther.
I do however expect the President of US to have the necessary requirements to hold the position.
Excuse me for being so naive, but I thought you had to show proof before your name was ever placed on the ballot.
Knowing the ruthless KLINTONS, I figured that if there was anything to this BC they would have brought it out during the primary. HITLERY really wanted the job and she thought it was hers. Maybe Bill didn't want her to have it, and maybe that is why he didn't use the BC.
No matter what now it is up to ZERO to produce the BC, or resign.
3 posted on 02/11/2011 2:48:41 AM PST by DeaconRed (Wisdom from our founding Fathers: Keep Your Powder Dry. . . . . .)
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To: Scanian

>>Call yourself a doubter, a documenter, or whatever but please don’t fall into the trap of letting leftists define us!<<

We, on the right, do this all the time. LIBs define us with some derogatory term and it sticks until we are using it ourselves. Birthers, pro-choice, Muslim, Islam, etc. are all wrong.

Use the correct form - doubters, murderers, Mohammedan, Mohammedism, etc. RATs are the party of death - babies (abortion), seniors (DeathCare), freedom (Socialism), America (open borders), etc.


4 posted on 02/11/2011 3:09:52 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: Voter#537

I don’t know whom you are addressing-—you would be hard-pressed to find many people on this forum who think Obama has documented anything.

There are quite a few who want to evade the issue but among those of us who have checked it out, SEVERE DOUBT and DISGUST are the most common reactions.

And also quite a few who believe they can demonstrate a birth outside the US and/or non-NBC status due to his Brit subject father and underage mother.

But not many who think 0 is clearly eligible.


5 posted on 02/11/2011 3:11:20 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian; All

I understand your disdain for the term “Birther”...as it was foisted upon those who have doubts about Obama’s “Inaccurate Conception”, a term used by the Obama Supporters (MSNBC and FoxNews).

I use the term Birther as it is easier to write...I guess I am not as offended with the term.

I am more offended by the so-called “conservatives” who have supported and aided Obama by attacking Birthers and those who ask for the truth.....I am referring to people like Ann Coulter, Andrew Brokeback, Glenn Beck, and a few others.

Those who attack the people asking the questions about Obama’s Inaccurate Conception are just helping Obama for 2012. Just think, without the attacks....we may never have had ObamaCare passed....a Democrat minority in both House and Senate....State governments gone even more conservative....as Obama would have been politically crippled by now.

Those phony conservatives who attack those asking about Obama’s background have been the biggest boost to the Democrat party.


6 posted on 02/11/2011 3:26:53 AM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (Newt Gingrich and Chris Matthews: Seperated at Birth??)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior

“Doubter” is just as short...and it was not “birthed” on DU.

The trick was to link documenters with 9-11 truthers which makes it even more insulting.


8 posted on 02/11/2011 3:30:40 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian

I am a No-Doubter.


9 posted on 02/11/2011 3:32:17 AM PST by screaminsunshine (34 States)
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To: Scanian

bfl


10 posted on 02/11/2011 3:51:53 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: Scanian
I do not believe zer0 will ever resign, But the damage He has created to His own party and followers over this (down 63) is cause for some celebration. In 21 mo’s it's a do over, The control of the Senate will swing, and zer0 could be out. Nancy ain't coming back as Speaker. Ever!

Despite the leftest best attempts to trivialize the issue and the people behind it, it only grows. This is a CANCER on the Democrat party. Cancer kills.

11 posted on 02/11/2011 3:54:58 AM PST by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: Scanian

Call me a constitutionalist and yes I demand to see his long term birth certificate along with everything else he has suppressed. He will not be President in my eyes until he has produced them.


12 posted on 02/11/2011 3:59:56 AM PST by trustandobey (GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN!)
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To: Voter#537
Knowing the ruthless KLINTONS, I figured that if there was anything to this BC they would have brought it out during the primary. HITLERY really wanted the job and she thought it was hers.

What if somebody pulled Hillary aside during the campaign, told her what the future held for the economy and that she "really didn't want to ride this car over the cliff"? Maybe Obama is the designated fall guy?

That's my conspiracy theory for this early Friday morning.

13 posted on 02/11/2011 4:07:48 AM PST by The Duke
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To: Scanian

“Birther” is okay with me.
What better term to throw in their faces when the truth finally comes out?
They love “abortion” which is the opposite of “Birth”.
The word “birth” is exquisite in it’s meaning: “beginning of life outside the womb”.
I proudly and emphatically love the term “birther”.............


14 posted on 02/11/2011 5:20:12 AM PST by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name. Want to have fun? Google your friend's names.....)
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To: The Duke

Very interesting. You may be right!


15 posted on 02/11/2011 5:26:17 AM PST by FES0844
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To: The Duke
"That's my conspiracy theory for this early Friday morning."

You could be right. . .

16 posted on 02/11/2011 5:37:07 AM PST by DeaconRed (I am having a BLUES ATTACK. . . .)
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To: The Duke
What if somebody pulled Hillary aside during the campaign, told her what the future held for the economy and that she "really didn't want to ride this car over the cliff"? Maybe Obama is the designated fall guy?

Do you think that might also be the reason why the World's Smartest Woman and Secretary of State is in Haiti while the Middle East is general and Egypt in particular blows sky high?

Or might this just be yet another amazing coincidence?

17 posted on 02/11/2011 5:37:28 AM PST by Zakeet (Always trust in the five G's: God, Gold, Guns, Grub, and the Government screwing up)
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To: Scanian
"I don’t know whom you are addressing"

ME EITHER! ! ! ! ! !

18 posted on 02/11/2011 5:41:02 AM PST by DeaconRed (I am having a BLUES ATTACK. . . .)
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To: The Duke
That is an interesting idea. I do not believe it could be. Hildebeast’s ego would say she can fix it with Bill standing right there next to her.
19 posted on 02/11/2011 5:46:21 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ( "Hokahey, today is a good day to die!" Crazy Horse, Lakota Sioux)
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To: Red Badger

Do you also like it when they call us Nazis? Fascists? Right—wing lunatics?

You’re accepting a term that came from the same lefty blog mentality.


20 posted on 02/11/2011 5:50:24 AM PST by Scanian
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