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How the Media Falsify Obama's Origins Story
The American Thinker ^ | May 10, 2011 | Jack Cashill

Posted on 05/10/2011 2:11:42 AM PDT by Scanian

In her new biography of Ann Dunham, A Singular Woman, New York Times reporter Janny Scott corrupts Barack Obama's nativity story even more than a cynic might have thought possible. In so doing, Scott follows an ignoble media tradition that deserves exposure as does the story that it corrupts.

At the very first moment of his national acclaim, the 2004 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama established the foundational myth of his political ascendancy.

Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr., had grown up in Kenya "herding goats." His mother, Ann Dunham, Obama traced to Kansas, as he always did. "My parents shared not only an improbable love," Obama continued, "they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation."

In the frequent retelling of this tale, Obama Sr. left the family for Harvard well after the family had cohered. "I get it," Obama told America's schoolchildren in 2009. "I know what that's like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother."

For the first five years of his national celebrity, the major media accepted the story as told. This included the four book-length biographies I consulted when researching my book Deconstructing Obama and any number of long-form articles.

Even before the 2008 election, however, the alternative conservative media began catching on that the story was false. How false would become increasingly clear.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anndunham; falsestory; myth; newyorktimes

1 posted on 05/10/2011 2:11:46 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

The symbiotic relationship between the leftists and the media facilitated the fraudulent BC. This flagrantly crafted “document”, with tons of obvious things pointing to photoshopping, was put forward by Zero’s team knowing full well the media would do their share in making it “real”. Those that have objectively drilled into the issue even just 5 minutes, recognize it for the fraud it is, but have little traction without a mass media outlet.

I’d go a bit further and say that he left putting out even more outrageous material each and every new opportunity, ratchets the media to go further out on a limb carrying their water.


2 posted on 05/10/2011 3:36:00 AM PDT by C210N (0bama, Making the US safe for Global Marxism)
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If the Birth Certificate is a fraud, the State of Hawaii is complicit in that fraud.

Can I believe that a State Government could be that corrupt?

Yup.


3 posted on 05/10/2011 4:33:20 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Scanian
As for our mainstream Marxist media, nothing they do surprises me, but I am acutely disappointed in the conservative media.

One other group has been surprising, as well: Our highest military.

So?....When did overlooking and ignoring fraud, deceit, identity theft, and corruption in the chain of command become part of the military code of honor? Is this how the highest military officers fulfill their responsibilities to the very brave men and women serving under them and to their oath to defend the Constitution. Do they feel shame when accepting the salutes of our dedicated and honorable troops?

Are our highest military the least bit suspicious that Obama sits in the White House because of forgery, deceit, fraud, and identity theft? Where is the evidence that they peacefully and lawfully sought certifiable clarification of Obama’s status from congress, the courts, and/or Obama himself?

I never thought I would see the day, when the highest military of a third world nation, Honduras, would show more professionalism than that of our nation's highest in command. It is indeed a sad day.

4 posted on 05/10/2011 4:57:13 AM PDT by wintertime
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To: Scanian

Barack Hussein 0bama does not resemble his alleged Kenyan father at all. In all likelihood, another black is the father and any marriage between BHO Sr. and Stanley Ann was one of convenience.


5 posted on 05/10/2011 6:02:37 AM PDT by hellbender
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To: Scanian
It's not like any of this reveals character flaws in our leader or media, so don't sweat the small stuff.

Just because a person lies about something as insignificant as their birth, childhood and parental history for personal gain and then allows and encourages others, including both political parties and the media, to become complicit in those lies doesn't mean you can't trust them, right?

Besides, don't you remember the stories during Clinton's terms telling us how lying is often good for us? Clearly that is the case now with obama and his story.

When we're kids, we needed the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny and Santa Claus.

Now, in our extended adolescence, we need the obama story. What's the problem?

6 posted on 05/10/2011 6:24:26 AM PDT by GBA
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To: Scanian

“After reading Remnick and Scott, the public has absolutely no idea whether Dunham married Obama Sr. and where Dunham spent the next seven months.”


7 posted on 05/10/2011 6:47:38 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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8 posted on 05/10/2011 7:06:04 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: GBA

Well, nowadays about 45% of the US population still has a need for Santa Claus...only now he has changed into an Uncle Sam costume and passes out entitlement checks.


9 posted on 05/10/2011 7:11:47 AM PDT by Scanian
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10 posted on 05/10/2011 7:14:22 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Scanian
As the authoritative source on Dunham's life, she should be embarrassed to use the word "reportedly."
A real zinger!
11 posted on 05/11/2011 12:25:48 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Daffynition

LOL! Two faced is right!


12 posted on 05/11/2011 12:27:25 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
Is it 2012 yet?


13 posted on 05/11/2011 4:21:01 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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Is it 2012 yet?
Wake me from this living nightmare when we get there.
14 posted on 05/11/2011 5:05:28 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: wintertime
As for our mainstream Marxist media, nothing they do surprises me, but I am acutely disappointed in the conservative media. One other group has been surprising, as well: Our highest military.

So?....When did overlooking and ignoring fraud, deceit, identity theft, and corruption in the chain of command become part of the military code of honor? Is this how the highest military officers fulfill their responsibilities to the very brave men and women serving under them and to their oath to defend the Constitution. Do they feel shame when accepting the salutes of our dedicated and honorable troops?

Are our highest military the least bit suspicious that Obama sits in the White House because of forgery, deceit, fraud, and identity theft? Where is the evidence that they peacefully and lawfully sought certifiable clarification of Obama’s status from congress, the courts, and/or Obama himself?

I never thought I would see the day, when the highest military of a third world nation, Honduras, would show more professionalism than that of our nation's highest in command. It is indeed a sad day.

Indeed. And I can't add to your post.


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15 posted on 05/11/2011 7:58:50 AM PDT by rdb3 (Knowledge without God only produces intellectual barbarians.)
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