Did Obama identify himself as a U.S. Citizen or a legal alien on his SSN Application?
Posted on 05/05/2010 9:24:06 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Almost two years after Barack Obama released a copy of his birth certificate -- proving that he was brought into this world on Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu -- "Birther" conspiracy theorists continue to claim that America's 44th president was born in Kenya (or Indonesia, or who knows where), and so is constitutionally ineligible to assume the role of U.S. president. A few weeks ago, the Arizona House actually passed a Birther-inspired provision requiring U.S. presidential candidates to prove they meet constitutional requirements. That proposal was withdrawn, but similar laws are being promoted by Republican lawmakers in other jurisdictions.
Since the Birther movement refuses to die, it's worth examining the roots of the phenomenon -- beginning with the website that has done more than any other to advance their conspiracy theory.
A concise way to describe WorldNetDaily is that it defines the exact inflection point on the spectrum of right-wing punditry where legitimate journalism ends and out-and-out conspiracism begins. On one hand, the popular website employs a staff of professional reporters who cover real stories. But it also pushes discredited conspiracy theories about Barack Obama and has become a clearing house for litigious wingnuts.
The brain behind WorldNetDaily is Joseph Farah, a middle-aged Arab-American Christian Evangelical who originally made a name for himself two decades ago as editor of The Sacramento Union. He began WorldNetDaily on a shoestring in 1997, and has since grown it into a profitable agglomeration of right-wing columns, original investigative articles, oddball product pitches, gold-buggery and an affiliated book-selling business. The ideology on display roughly coincides with the nativist, socially conservative right-wing fringe of the Republican Party, but with an even heavier dose of paranoia and freaked-out America-gone-to-Gomorrah sensationalism.(continued)
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WHY?
Responsible journalism is a thing of the past for our State-controlled media. You might find it in certain publications in Great Britain, and in the USA where substance is addressed.
What we mean by substance is that the issue is described; several sides are presented; the reader actually can decide for himself or herself. What a novel thought!
Has Obama shown his birth certificate to Michelle yet?
She still thinks he was born in Kenya.
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So does his Grandma - Sarah Obama.
That will peel the veneer right off this ghost of a POTUS.
Your friendly Ghoster
This body of individuals including, of course, members of the Kenyan parliament, and Pres__ent Obama's own family in Kenya.
That, and what was shown was, IIRC, a "certificate of live birth", a document that could be obtained for a child after one year of residency in the state.
Has Obama shown his birth certificate to Michelle yet?
She still thinks he was born in Kenya.””
Bingo...
Where’s your [Barf Alert]. When I got to “gold buggery” in the 4th paragraph, I saw the writer indulged a sophomoric mixed metaphor in order to connect Farah to what — a gay Midas fantasy?
I can see this “writer” spontaneously breaking out in snickers throughout the day over “teabaggers” even as he envies Anderson Cooper for having hurled the slander first. “Gold-buggery” is now his futile stab at quicky fame.
First sentence out of the gate........1.)discredited, 2.) Epic Fail, 3.)read no further.
>The guy is a fraud through and through.<
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And most culpable are the three branches of government who do not question 0’s identification but keep it a secret from the American people. They rather serve Obama than the American people who pay their outrageously high wages for what they do.
Government is NOT on our side.
What will be interesting is Joe Farah’s response.
None of this would be neccesary if it were not for dims cheating at every turn.
It was the AP news and NPR that started the question when they first stated 6 years ago that he was born in Kenya.
Sorry, I couldn't get past the first lying sentence. Look at this as good news. After two years, it hasn't gone away and there's growing numbers of voters who are demanding answers. They tried playing the old, "if you tell a lie enough times, it will become the truth" but it isn't working.
Another thing to make you go, hmmm.
So does the Kenyan Parliament.
See my tag line.
The lie that just won't die.
Besides, his (supposed) father's status in 1961 as a subject of the British crown completely disqualifies him. The BC is relevant but unnecessary.
Michelle Obama: Kenya is Obama’s Home Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLDHDfPNBME
Just more sophist tripe. Probably chewed bubble gum while writing and smoked a joint afterward.
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