The Birth Certificate Question: An Open Letter to Shephard Smith at FOX News

Family Security Matters ^ | 6-19-09 | Col. Bob Pappas (USMC, ret.)

[smoothsailing]

No doubt about it.

[17th Miss Regt]

The letter just repeats a bunch of the same old “facts” from the Birther mythology. Those “facts” are not true. The Birthers have no case.

Please specify which of the "facts" in the letter are false and present some evidence to support your assertions. Otherwise, your statements are completely unsupported.

[smoothsailing]

Mrs. Smooth calls him “that little girlyman”. LOL!

[Non-Sequitur]

Months back I read a response that Barry has an application for employment at Fox and by law they cannot discuss anything personal about him (loophole). Don’t know if it has merit though. Can’t remember the source. Doubtful. In the first place Obama was never in journalism as a profession. In the second place, what information would he have on standard a job application that isn't already public?

[Ancesthntr]

One fact you simply cannot deny: Obama and the DNC have spent an enormous sum of money to deny anyone other than Obama access the original document in Hawaii.

That immediately leads to the following question: “WHY?”

[smoothsailing]

OK, so what are the facts, and how do you know?

That is the same question Pappas is asking Sheppard Smith.

[Bernard Marx]

We need to see some of your “facts,” mlo. Post ‘em.

[Non-Sequitur]

Please specify which of the "facts" in the letter are false and present some evidence to support your assertions. Otherwise, your statements are completely unsupported.

How about this one for a starter? "If so, the question then would be, "did that act confer Indonesian citizenship?" If so, where are the documents that "restored" his U.S. citizenship, if indeed he was natural born? "

The answer to the first part is easy; under Indonesian law even if Soetoro did adopt him then that would not make Obama an Indonesian citizen. As for the second part, even if he had been adopted by Soetoro and even if that adoption conferred Indonesian citizenship on Obama, that still wouldn't impact his U.S. citizenship status at all.

It is the same old stuff in a different wrapper.

[jazusamo]

Mrs. Smooth calls him “that little girlyman”.

She's right on the money. LOL!

I was too kind referring to Sheppy as newsman, should have said news person. :)

[cycle of discernment]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOL

keep up the buzzzzzing noise

[cycle of discernment]

mlo is a fixture on threads about the BC...the strategy DENY and REPEAT

[itsahoot]

It would be HUGE, in fact historic, to be the first cable news show to surpass an evening news show in viewership.

Actually he has already surpassed Couric, he is probably more afraid that Beck would surpass him, else Beck would be there.

[Windflier]

...Birther mythology. Those “facts” are not true. The Birthers have no case.

Obama himself has made the "case" by refusing to show his original long form birth certificate to the American public.

It's a simple request. If he's legitimately eligible to hold the office of the presidency, then he could (and should) squash all of the controversy by producing this simple document.

The fact that a man in the most powerful political position on earth refuses to do this, casts extreme suspicion on him.

Again, it's a simple request. If Obama's got nothing to hide, then why won't he show his original long form birth certificate to the public?

[smoothsailing]

LOL! I still remember Katrina. He really is the weepy sort, isn’t he.

[MarineBrat]

The letter just repeats a bunch of the same old “facts” from the Birther mythology

I'm trying to remember where I've seen that technique before...

1) Dehumanize by applying a derogatory label.
2) Smear.

[stuartcr]

The fact that he is the man in the most powerful political position on earth, may mean that he just either doesn’t think this is important, or that he’s really busy as president, and just doesn’t have the time or inclination to appease those that need appeasement.

[Albion Wilde]

Good letter but way too many words for Shep to read.

You beat me to it.

[Windflier]

The fact that he is the man in the most powerful political position on earth, may mean that he just either doesn’t think this is important, or that he’s really busy as president, and just doesn’t have the time or inclination to appease those that need appeasement.

So, Obama is too important to care about this fundamental constitutional issue? What is he, a king?

Or, he's so busy that he "doesn't have time or the inclination" to answer to the American People?

What are you, a Royalist?

[gunnyg]

Bout time somebody called him on that babysh!t outburst!

[AmericanVictory]

Care to support what you say with any facts o your own, or do you just post out of arrogant ignorance to hear yourself do so? In saying this let me make one of the common falsehoods that you appear to be reasserting more difficult for you to utter. Go to this link from today's article on the two different types of Hawaii official documents at issue as it appeared in World Net Daily. Thus, when you assert that the Birth Certificate has been shown numerous times we will all know that you are not telling the truth.