Posted on 08/25/2009 4:37:20 AM PDT by AJMCQ
During a town hall meeting Sunday, Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) stated that there was not sufficient proof that Obama is not a born U.S. citizen. However, he also said that he had considered filing a lawsuit over the amount of conflicting evidence concerning Obamas birth circumstances.
According to Politico.com, Rep. Franks recently stated that his threat to file a lawsuit was actually prior to the 2008 campaign, not recently.
This behavior is very peculiar because earlier in the summer, Rep. Franks stated:
I believe Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, stayed within the United States and, therefore, is a constitutionally natural-born citizen of this country
My [Congressional] office did some in-depth research. And we found birth records in the newspapers in Hawaii that couldnt possibly have been forged. Thats my perspective, that you cant go back and rewrite those.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
“FREE THE LONG FORM!”
Who didn’t see this coming? It takes a strong man to stand up against the “you’re a nut” crowd from BOTH sides. Someone probably found some dirt on him, too. Or went after his family.
Like Prissy, what would Barney know about birthin’ babies?
Somebody got to him.Why the flipflop franks?
OOOps. Didn’t read the article.
Corporal David Heddrick USMC (Retired) has more guts than this puke of man.
Franks is just another “Milk Carton Congressman!” No where to be seen!
Maybe his family got a disturbing message.
“And we found birth records in the newspapers in Hawaii that couldnt possibly have been forged. “
If he had any understanding on how those announcements get into the newspapers, he’d know that this is a B.S. excuse. No one is saying that the announcements were “forged”....suspect is the information used at the time to trigger them.
It isn’t the birth certificate that is important. It is a red herring, drawing everyone’s attention from the real issue.
Barack Hussein Obama II is British even though he MAY have been born in Hawaii. He was registered as a British citizen by his father, also a British citizen. If born in Hawaii he is a dual nationality and definitely not a natural born citizen. The only way to shed that British citizenship is to naturalize citizenship with another nation. It never lapses, as Obama has falsely claimed.
So the BC issue is hiding a far more dangerous fact: he isn’t a loyal American but has split allegience, to Britain and possibly to Indonesia, since he was adopted by his Indonesian stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, according to Barack’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng
I'm seeing this tactic a lot nowadays and I think it's relatively new. Someone says something like "The information in these newspaper announcements is not convincing" and the response is "Listen, we know these are not forgeries. It's ridiculous to claim that they are. Clearly, our opponents are desperate to even bring up the claim that these are forgeries."
Huh?
Robert Gibbs does this a lot on a variety of topics. "Do you purge the email?" "Listen, how many times do I have to tell you people -- we are not keeping an enemies list!"
Huh??
It's an awkward and obvious change in the subject, but I swear most people don't seem to register it.
He must have received the “horse head in the bed” treatment.
HUM_____________________________________________________?
Agreed.
Obamalamadingdong seems to have genuine disdain for Great Britain. It's been one insult after another from him towards what is perhaps our greatest ally....
The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. The society is supposed to desire this, in consequence of what it owes to its own preservation; and it is presumed, as matter of course, that each citizen, on entering into society, reserves to his children the right of becoming members of it. The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent. We shall soon see whether, on their coming to the years of discretion, they may renounce their right, and what they owe to the society in which they were born. I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country.
Emmerich Vattel, Law of Nations, § 212. Of the citizens and natives
The Chi-Town Thugs must've gotten to this boy.
Note to Franks: It's not up to US to prove he is a natural born citizen, it is up to HIM to prove that he IS.
Now, I said he has split allegience. I didn’t what he has allegience to, much less say that would be Britain.
(the following was written by Larry Martin, an American expat in Indonesia)
In an article entitled A Forgotten Cause ¹, Peter Tatchell sheds light on the plight of the West Papuans, many of whom are Christians and have suffered under Indonesias brutal policy of ethnic and religious persecution. The untold story though is how the Obama campaign would sell out the West Papuans in a desperate attempt to protect Obamas presidential bid.
On the 3rd of July, 2007, U.S. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega would touch down in Djakarta, Indonesia. A staunch, outspoken critic of Djakartas rule over West Papua, New Guinea, and a crusader for West Papuas right to self determination, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, Faleomavaega promised to be a force to be reckoned with.
Having been barred from visiting Papua by the Indonesian government, Faleomavaega would instead settle for a private meeting in Djakarta with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Barnabas Suebu, the governor for the Indonesian province of Papua. The Papuan issue though wasnt the only thing on his mind, being one of Barack Obamas most devoted disciples, Faleomavaega would be seeking the Indonesian governments assistance in supporting Barack Obamas presidential campaign as well as making the requisite pilgrimage to Barack Obamas childhood school.
According to Indonesian sources, officials who accompanied Faleomavaega were interested in acquiring any and all documentation of photographs of a young Barry Soetoro for Americas national archives and they were offering cash, lots of it. In a show of faith, Barack Obamas childhood school would be one of the very first beneficiaries of this outpouring, receiving thousands of dollars to upgrade the school and for the purchase of computer equipment, thanks in part to the benevolence of this visiting junket.
The challenge, of course, was securing Indonesian government records potentially damaging to Barack Obamas candidacy for the U.S. presidency as well as other records pertaining to a young Barry Soetoro and his family wouldnt be so easy to acquire and secure. For this the visitors would need the assistance and cooperation of the Indonesian government.
Its not that getting Indonesian government help is difficult, its not. It is no secret that Indonesia is one of the most corrupt countries on the planet, but were not talking about the challenge of dealing with corrupt government officials here, but rather dealing with the true believers of change. Convincing the Indonesian government that an Obama presidency will be able to deliver that change, and that it was in the interest of both countries to see that Barack Obama was elected, was nothing more than a fait accompli for Faleomavaegas entourage.
For West Papuas governor in attendance, having been pacified at the prospect that an Obama presidency would enable him to make zillions trading carbon credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange. Barnabas Suebu would sit quietly as the fate of West Papua was decided.
The only issue of contention Faleomavaega would face from the Indonesian government would be the issue of West Papua. In the end, it was simply a give and take situation. The Obama campaign needed assistance from the Indonesian government and the Indonesian government wanted a free hand in Papua.
Later concerning Faleomavaegas meeting, Indonesian presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal² would have this to say: One thing that is sure is that Faleomavaegas visit here has changed his views about Indonesia. It has made him realize this country is so vast and complex it cannot be reduced by the Papua issue Dino said Faleomavaega was known as a member of the U.S. Congress who often commented on the Papuan issue but now he had changed his views. He now sees that Papua is inalienable part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
Faleomavaegas meeting with Indonesias president regarding West Papua and his subsequent flip-flop on supporting West Papuas right to self-determination is something that you might think would warrant at least a press release on the congressmans website. But there is nothing, nor is there any mention on the House Subcommittees site. No press release, nothing, not even a mere mention of his trip to Indonesia.
In the end everyone got what they wanted, all to the detriment of the West Papuans.
There is no denying the fact that the prospect of an Obama presidency has emboldened the Indonesian governments brutal repression in Papua. In an earlier article, we explained in detail how an Obama presidency would stoke ethnic and religious chauvinism in Indonesia, and how Indonesias Islamic fundamentalists will use an Obama presidency to radicalize a new contingent of militants from the ranks of Islams moderates. Individuals who are mesmerized by the phantasmagorical image of one of their own now inhabiting the White House, and who will see it as a sign of Americas impending submission and our nations acquiescence to the superiority of Islam. Tee-shirts blazoned with messianic images of Barack Hussein Obama have been very popular in Indonesia. In Indonesia, Barack Obama is fast becoming the Che Guevara of Indonesias young wannabe Islamists.
The Indonesian government is not only failing to protect the West Papuans from the violence of militant Islam, but the government is actively stoking the fires of ethnic and religious chauvinism and supporting intimidation against the West Papuans with many in recent day taking to the streets protesting the introduction of Islamic law.
For Indonesias national news agency to refer to the U.S government as the George Bush administration, highlights the dichotomy of opposing foreign policy positions that are being both presented and exploited by the left. That Indonesia would feel it was safe to renew their campaign of brutal repression in Papua during the last few month of the Bush administration, the diplomatic sabotage conducted by the Obama campaign is partially, if not wholly, responsible.
Footnotes:
1) A Forgotten Cause, Peter Tatchell, The Guardian, Nov.30, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/nov/30/genocideinwestpapua
2) President Receives U.S. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega The Jakarta Post July 07, 2007 http://www.indonesia- ottawa.org/information/details.php?type=news_copy&id=4358
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Why would Barack Obama go to such lengths to hide his past in Indonesia, if he only lived there from age 6 to 10 and returned to the nation of his birth?
Hint: his mother converted to Islam and naturalized as an Indonesian citizen. She spent most of her life there in Indonesia. And Barack Obama II, aka Barry Soetoro, was adopted by his stepfather.
There is a very deep, dark secret in Barack Obama’s life, and I believe it is in Indonesia.
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