Posted on 09/30/2009 7:13:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
America is well known as the land of conspiracy theorists, but President Barack Obama has endured more than his share of bizarre claims since he shot to public prominence, ideas that have spread rapidly via the intertet.
The accusation by Andy Williams , the singer, that the newly-elected president of the free world was at heart a communist is one of the milder charges. Here are five more:
1. Radical Muslim
Throughout the campaign and during his presidency, Barack Hussein Obama has been accused of being a Muslim. These rumours were based on his name, as well as the misinformation that he attended an Islamic school, from the ages six to 10 in Jakarta. Obama's Kenyan father was a non-practising Muslim while his American mother and grandparents do not appear to have been religious people. The president started attending church in Chicago 20 years ago.
2. The Odinga connection
Author Jerome Corsi claimed that Obama had familial, financial and political ties with Kenyan opposition politician Raila Odinga.
During the US campaign, Corsi was in Kenya, scheduled to give a press conference at which he promised to expose secret ties between Obama and Odinga and a mysterious plot that would be launched if Obama became president. He was, however, expelled because of visa problems. It turned out that Odinga, facing declining popularity, had made an unsupported claim that he was related to Obama.
3. Obama was not born in the US
The "birthers" contend that Obama was not born in Honolulu, Hawaii, as his birth certificate shows, and is therefore ineligible to be the president of the United States.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
"It soon became the focus of amateur document analysis "proving" it was forged..."
Wasn't "techdude" a professional document analyst and forensic investigator?
And when did he become "president of the free world" as the article states? Did I miss that story?
Hoo boy.
It’s not known as the “BellyLaugh” for nothin’......
Oh, and the idea that Bush and Cheney were responsible for 9/11 wasn’t crazy?
Alex from the normally good UK Telegraph fails to mention the panic in Hawaii DOH over Leo and TerriK’s requests.
Frankly, I don't think he'll have any idea what to do and will muff things and someone else will have to come in and clean it up!
Yeah, how much document analysis savvy does it take to recognize that a document from 1961 would have employed a typewriter and not a laser jet printer in its creation. So best case scenario what we were treated to was a document attesting to the fact that there is an actual birth certificate and someone has seen it at sometime and place.
The National Enquirer reported that Obama had a gay affair with paedophile Frank Marshall Davis. This rumour was started based on a reference in Obama’s autobiography where he mentions a mentor. Davis is also an alleged communist.
Frank Marshall Davis was an alleged
communist?
The wildest ones are launched at conservatives
There is video of Senator Obama making speeches, in Kenya, for Odinga!
Pretty silly article. He raises five issues, calls them all silly, and that’s it.
Well all five have a great deal going for them. Take Odinga, for instance. Has this jerk even bothered to look at the BBC reports on Obama’s political and family connections to Odinga, and his involvement in Odinga’s campaign, including speaking at rallies and handing a million dollars in campaign financing? It’s on video, stupid.
I hate to say it, but all five are true. I could write a whole book in response to this silly little column, but what’s the point?
Uh, it was Zero himself who referred to “my muslim faith” on TV....................
Well at least the writer is paying attention. He got all the facts right. I’m surprised there wasn’t a sixth; Obama’s connection with ACORN.
Video of Obama campaigning for Odinga in Kenya.
Odinga promised to make Kenya a safe haven for Muslim terrorists if elected,
Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6eVVVKFHu0&feature=related
Davis was the one doing the “alleging.”
Wow, what a sloppy article.
I wonder what the Russians have on Obama..
When was this?
This Alex Spillius firmly has his face planted in Obama’s rectum.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.