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Birther Heckles Reading of Constitution
HispanicBusiness.com ^ | 01/06/2011 | Gary Fackler

Posted on 01/06/2011 2:25:01 PM PST by FreeAtlanta

heckler in the visitor's gallery of Congress interrupted the reading of the Constitution on Thursday, interjecting that she doubted President Obama is a U.S. citizen.

Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ, was reading a passage stipulating that any sitting U.S. president must also be a natural-born U.S. citizen, when the heckler shouted, "except Obama, except Obama."

The reading of the Constitution was halted and the heckler escorted from the House by police. Her identity is unknown as of this writing.

House Speaker John Boehner said he believes Obama's citizenship is bona fide, contrary to the beliefs of many so-called "birther" conservatives. But he stopped short of condemning them for thinking that the president's citizenship is a sham... frpa ... Officials in the Obama campaign issued an official certificate of live birth, as required by law, in 2008. ...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; certifigate; eligibility; naturalborncitizen; obama
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um, no, they didn't issue anything and no the "official certificate of live birth" isn't required by law, but proof of eligibility is.
1 posted on 01/06/2011 2:25:04 PM PST by FreeAtlanta
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To: FreeAtlanta

I would have heckled the necessary and proper clause, and the general welfare clause, and all of article 3.


2 posted on 01/06/2011 2:27:13 PM PST by Huck (Do talk radio hosts get paid extra when they use the word "impugn"? It sure seems like it.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Dissappointing that Boehmer is accepting citizenship as equal to “Natural Born” Citizenship.


3 posted on 01/06/2011 2:30:55 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: FreeAtlanta

“except Obama, except Obama.”

The person may actually have been a serious Hussein fan.


4 posted on 01/06/2011 2:33:36 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Huck

What about the Second Amendment-?! How about taking it seriously-!!!


5 posted on 01/06/2011 2:34:57 PM PST by imjimbo (The constitution SHOULD be our "gun permit")
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To: FreeAtlanta
House Speaker John Boehner said he believes Obama's citizenship is bona fide

Why? On what evidence?

6 posted on 01/06/2011 2:35:59 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: FreeAtlanta

As we get closer & closer to the 2012 election look for the majority of birthers to be DEMOCRATS wanting to dump Obummer and run with Hillary.


7 posted on 01/06/2011 2:38:46 PM PST by proudpapa (Proudpapa)
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To: FreeAtlanta

It was Obama that was heckled, IMO, not the reading of the Constitution


8 posted on 01/06/2011 2:39:01 PM PST by GeronL (How DARE you have an opinion!!)
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To: FreeAtlanta
Her identity is unknown as of this writing.

Curiously, the whereabouts of Orly Taitz could not be verified.

Inquiries to the Sanitarium where she resides have gone unanswered.

9 posted on 01/06/2011 2:39:13 PM PST by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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"House Speaker John Boehner said he believes Obama's citizenship is bona fide..."

Is this guy just stooopid, or what? He should have kept his mouth shut.

10 posted on 01/06/2011 2:39:22 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: Cicero

Apparently, Obama has a faith based citizenship.


11 posted on 01/06/2011 2:40:04 PM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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Dissappointing that Boehmer is accepting citizenship as equal to “Natural Born” Citizenship.

I don't think Boehner is the sharpest knife in the drawer.

12 posted on 01/06/2011 2:40:44 PM PST by Cobra64
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Ya’ know things are not going Barry Soetero’s way when Chrissie Matthews demands to see Zero's long form birth certificate.
13 posted on 01/06/2011 2:40:55 PM PST by twister881
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Boehmer isn’t the the strongest but he will delegate.


14 posted on 01/06/2011 2:42:16 PM PST by scooby321
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To: Cicero

Who knows? The guy is so emotional, I think he wishes every happy thing were true.


15 posted on 01/06/2011 2:42:19 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: FreeAtlanta

Ha! Ha! I like that this happened to Frank Pallone. He’s smooth as glass but I’ll bet this ruffled him up a bit.


16 posted on 01/06/2011 2:46:00 PM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

House Speaker John Boehner first drank and cried.


18 posted on 01/06/2011 2:55:40 PM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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“House Speaker John Boehner said he believes Obama’s citizenship is bona fide”

HUH!!! that explains why hankie has a 94% ACU rating and Bachmann has 100% poor judgment!


19 posted on 01/06/2011 2:58:33 PM PST by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

When news first broke I that it was Chrissy Matthews calling out from the gallery.


20 posted on 01/06/2011 3:05:24 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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