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JAMES TARANTO: It's certifiable: the last word on Obama's place of birth
The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 30, 2009 | JAMES TARANTO

Posted on 07/30/2009 5:06:48 PM PDT by curiosity

Several readers have written over the past few days taking us to task for dismissing so-called birthers as lunatics without bothering to refute their claims. We reluctantly concede their point. The birthers have managed to sow confusion in the minds of some who are not lunatics, and for the latter group’s benefit it is worth clarifying matters.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: afterbirthers; birthcertificate; birthers; certifigate; eligibility; kenya; kenyan; muslim; notanamerican; obama; obotsfreakout; rinoromney; romney; romney4obama; romneybot4obama; taranto
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To: Star Traveler; Wild Irish Rogue
The State of Hawaii said that Obama was born in Hawaii and that he is a natural-born American citizen...

So, I figure that the State of Hawaii has lawyers who know how to do their job...


Most of whom, if not all of them, are Democrats.

Do you believe the Democrats when they tell you you will be able to keep your Health-Care Insurance and Doctor with their new nifty Socialist Health-Care?

Are you really this naive?
281 posted on 07/30/2009 8:25:14 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: curiosity

Well, if he were to show a long form, you have to admit there would be pretty good odds of it being fake in light of the fact that his COLB and Selective Service forms were proven fake.

And of course he can’t be a natural born citizen because of his foreign father. How pray tell could he be a natural born citizen when the moment he was born his citizenship was Kenyan and British, from his father? The idea that citizens of other countries can legally be POTUS is delusional. If you disagree with that, then you’re saying that absolutely every person on this entire planet can be POTUS which would make you an absolute full-blown deranged lunatic fringe tin foil hat wearing kool-aid drinking kook.


283 posted on 07/30/2009 8:32:35 PM PDT by LWEpatriot (Constitution Derangement Syndrome is the prerequisite for accepting Hussein as president)
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To: SoConPubbie
Judging from your comment, I believe you think I Don't want him to release his Birth-Certificate, quite the opposite.

Wow, I'm 2 for 2 not reading things correctly. I think I was posting about the Ortiz steroid controversy at the time while jumping back in forth into FR.

284 posted on 07/30/2009 8:34:23 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: zeestephen

I agree.

The discussions on this issue, as well as, any issue near and dear to conservatives needs robust antagonists to improve our debating tactics and the expression of our positions.


285 posted on 07/30/2009 8:35:20 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Star Traveler
Yeah, and that’s an *extremely valid* opinion in light of what has been happening in the media. The *problem* here is that if you try to make a valid opinion like that — then out comes a squad and then you’re called a troll or an Obot and/or being paid to do that and so on.

Quite yer' whining!

As they say, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

If you are going to present a differing opinion, you'd better have enough of a back-bone to take the responses.
286 posted on 07/30/2009 8:37:05 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Red Steel

No problem, I do this occasionally as well.

Seems to be an occupational hazard for Freepers.


287 posted on 07/30/2009 8:39:52 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Las Vegas Ron
"If we can't pin him down on this and get to the truth how is it you believe we could get anywhere with any other 'real' crimes?"

Exactly. How do we stop Obama's multiple government takeovers if people can't even be bothered to make sure he's eligible to hold the office that he's doing the taking over from in the first place?

If I have poison ivy growing in my backyard, I don't trim each leaf as they sprout, but I pluck it up by the roots. Obama's lack of willingness to expose nearly everything about his entire life is the root of this problem, and pulling at this root will cause the rest of his ridiculous, poisonous 'vision' for America to die, if he is in fact the usurper that he appears to be to many people.

Of course, he could just show that he is eligible to hold the office in the first place, and live up to his promise of 'transparency.' I guess that makes too much sense to the 'anti-birthers.'

288 posted on 07/30/2009 8:40:22 PM PDT by smedley64 (I was terrified of Obama. Now I'm just pissed.)
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To: MHGinTN; Star Traveler

Yea, I read it.

ST has bugged me for some time because there seems to be little logic, facts, or evidence to support his/her postings.


289 posted on 07/30/2009 8:41:26 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Star Traveler

What law did those lawyers looking over their shoulders use to come to the conclusion that Obama is a natural born citizen?


290 posted on 07/30/2009 8:44:17 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Star Traveler

See post #221 above.


291 posted on 07/30/2009 8:44:51 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: editor-surveyor

Greetings,

Thomas Jefferson’s mom was born in London. This did not disqualify him from running for president.


292 posted on 07/30/2009 8:45:03 PM PDT by HelenaGrace
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To: Star Traveler

” That means that the State of Hawaii went over every word of that statement and checked the facts...”

I doubt that.
And I thought his records were sealed.. for his eyes only ?
The more this story has legs,
the more distance everyone in Hawaii govt will want from it.
Fukino is going to be left holding the bag.
Rusty Humphries has a nationally syndicated radio show in the evenings.
A couple of months ago ( and I posted this then and a couple times since )
Humphries was discussing the BC.
He used to think it was a big nothing, but, the stonewall has convinced him otherwise.
He said on his show that when he had previously interviewed Gov Lingle, off air ,
during a break he asked her-
“ Have you seen Obama’s birth certificate ? “
She replied “ No.”
He asked her if she thought he would have to produce the long form and she said No,
because he had been elected and
there was nothing anyone could do about it now.


293 posted on 07/30/2009 8:45:49 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: SoConPubbie

Well, the problem is not that I can’t take the heat, and anyone who has seen me around knows that. I’ve been here a lot on these threads. That’s never been the problem about taking the heat... LOL...

The issue is, more particularly — that the moderator is going to come in and start slamming people around for being “personal” and attacking others... that’s the issue that I’m talking about. I’ve already seen it happen a number of times and it’s a useless exercise to see how much heat can be dealt out. All that happens is that people get shut down...

So, let’s don’t say that people can’t take the heat, but that it’s not a good idea to deal out the heat and have everything erupt in flames...


294 posted on 07/30/2009 8:46:15 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: curiosity

They have been ignoring atleast in print; the obvious use of Alinksky rules. Remember Clintons “right wing extremists” used to demonize anyone that was sane to take the heat of off them.

Gee, what do they think they are doing to “birthers”?


295 posted on 07/30/2009 8:48:33 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: MHGinTN

Well, that ain’t getting anywhere, is it? What I want to know is if you’re going to be able to talk and hold a conversation here? And that’s a legitimate question and I’m asking it that way.


296 posted on 07/30/2009 8:49:17 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Star Traveler

As illustrated in post #221 above, you cannot be trusted to tell the truth, so your answer is ‘no’.


297 posted on 07/30/2009 8:50:38 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Star Traveler
The issue is, more particularly — that the moderator is going to come in and start slamming people around for being “personal” and attacking others... that’s the issue that I’m talking about. I’ve already seen it happen a number of times and it’s a useless exercise to see how much heat can be dealt out. All that happens is that people get shut down...

So, let’s don’t say that people can’t take the heat, but that it’s not a good idea to deal out the heat and have everything erupt in flames...


You're confusing bad behavior with honest and fact-supported, logic-supported disagreement with your position.

Furthermore, you're rambling more and more.
298 posted on 07/30/2009 8:51:15 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: pissant
Pure nonsense. Obama is in a flop sweat. This thing is picking up more steam and it will steamroll the marxist, much to the horror of your delicate sensibilities.

Obama was bullet proof a few months ago
Now, as he goes lower in the polls, every day he becomes more vulnerable on the birth certificate issue
Why would any conservative want to help right now?

If I thought the birth issue was nonsense then I'd just keep my mouth shut
Because it is eroding Obama. It is feeding on Obama's erosion and contributing to it
It's a beautiful thing

Instead you have conservatives looking for a pat on the head from their Obama-tron friends and media. Trying to earn brownie points for acting "responsible"
 

299 posted on 07/30/2009 8:52:02 PM PDT by dennisw (Free Republic is an island in a sea of zombies)
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To: El Sordo
I do find myself a fair bit disappointed by how far the level of discourse has dropped here over the years.

There are some of us who've been here for years before you showed up, who would consider someone like yourself a contributing factor in any perceived devolution of discourse.

All Obamao has to do is show a verifiable long-form birth certificate, not .jpg that shows up on a political crank website.

300 posted on 07/30/2009 8:52:53 PM PDT by AAABEST (And the light shineth in darkness: and the darkness did not comprehend it)
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