Skeptically intrigued

Heavens to Betsy! It's been 3 weeks since I posted last. And how on Earth did Betsy get Heavens? Doesn't seem fair in a socialized world... Someone ought to create a government department to regulate that Betsy gal and spread the wealth. Hmm, may need some more taxes to fund said department. Not it!

Bah! What to talk about today...

So, a couple of weeks ago the "mainstream media" reported on the whole "birther" movement, a moniker that they so aptly applied to those that have questions about whether or not the current President of the United States (POTUS) has an actual long form birth certificate. The term "birther" is meant to ridicule those that espouse this notion. It is much easier to ridicule than come up with solid, factual answers. I do it all the time, add humor, and the issue becomes a moot point.

Well, let's dive in and see what we can find, shall we?

First and foremost, the Certification of Live Birth was released to the intertubes. It is not a COLB form, which is an actual birth certificate that states all the details; the doctor, the hospital, etc. Also of note, it is a 2007 reprint, not issued back in August 4, 1961 when Barak Obama was born. The problem with this form is that it lists his race as "African" when in 1961, the Department of Health and Human Services mandated that all colored people were lised as "Negro." Odd, but maybe Hawaii was pro-active. Secondly, the above data (doctor, hospital) are missing. Thirdly, getting a Hawaiian birth certificate like the one above wasn't too hard to do as the government of Hawaii was engaged in amping up their population count to cook the books for more funding for Welfare, and representation in Congress. So, there are some fishy things about the scanned internet version, let alone that Hawaii's own Department of Health will not comment on the authenticity of that document (but say they've seen the original).

Okay, these two issues do not overlap well. We have documentation that when Barak was born, a couple of announcements were made in the local paper about the birth. Both list his residence as 6085 Kalanieloae Hwy. Interesting to note, they never lived there (instead, Waikiki, same city as the University they attended). This residence belonged to Prof. Orland Lefforge who taught at the University of Hawaii who had bought the house in the 1950s and died there in 1973. Not only that, there are 4 people who say they saw Barak being born, all 4 of which live in Kenya and are under a gag order by the Kenyan Government which is controlled by Prime Minister Odinga, Obama's cousin. But you can hear his grandma speak about it on YouTube. So, notices in the local papers with wrong address, witnesses in Kenya under gag order. Take your pick.

One thing the media did with their label was pin the argument down on one specific point, when in fact, the "birther" movement encompasses a lot more than that. After birth, Barak's mom "Stanley" married Lolo Soetoro from Indonesia, and they moved there as a family. At that time in Indonesia, just as today, you cannot have dual citizenship and go to school, and you have to be adopted. We have "Barry Soetoro's" grade school report from Indonesia, so we know he attended -- aside from the fact he mentions it in his book "Dreams of my Father". So, in order to do that, he would have had to declare himself a citizen of Indonesia, probably through adoption. This would make him, according to law, ineligible for POTUS. Remember, not my rules, but those of our country.

Let's look at the stipulations for being president: must be 35 years of age, natural born citizen, and have resided in the US for the last 14 years. He definitely has 2 of the 3.

He comes back to Hawaii after the marriage dissolves. He attends Occidental College in California, Columbia, and then Harvard. You know, we have all of Bushes and Kerry's college records -- it's public knowledge. Obama attended 3 schools of higher education. Do you know how many grades we have? None. Furthermore, his roommates were all Muslim foreign exchange students. Why? Was he purporting to be an exchange student too? Getting government grants to get the money to do so? And then there's that 1981 trip to Pakistan during a US ban to travel there because the country was under Marshall law. How did he do that on a US passport? How about his State Senate record? All locked and sealed with the supposed COLB form.

Not to mention the blatant forgery of Barak's Selective Service card. Read it all, there is no way around the intention there -- a 1990's form with a 2008 seal with a 1970's stamp when he should have done it on his 18th birthday in 1979. Forgery, fruad, whatever.

So that is the "birther" movement in a nutshell. And quite frankly, people have a right to know that their current president is legally and lawfully able to serve in that capacity -- it's in the Constitution and we're obligated to uphold it, lest we be criminals ourselves. Perhaps these are the negative rights Obama referred to in the Constitution -- it bars outsiders from serving in the Presidency. Rightfully so, we don't want foreign policy on our soil.

But here's the kicker, if Obama isn't born in the US, then what? He steps down and we get Biden? Ugg. Or worse, Pelosi? And what if Obama says he's not stepping down? Tyranny? After all, the majority did elect him... And even if 10% are willing to fight/be violent to keep him in office, that's millions of people willing to lay down their lives for this hope and change.

With that in mind, color me skeptical of the whole thing because if it ever does come to a head, I'll be waiting for a major shake-up to occur; either the issue will be dead and proven that he is an American citizen, and we can finally get over this mess, or we'll see something we've never even considered before. And that is more scary than anything to me.

The officiators at the Department of Health for Hawaii say they have seen the real long form birth certificate. Release the damn thing already! Otherwise, why is Obama spending $1.4 million in legal fees trying to stop the courts from making a decision on his Birth Certificate? One soldier has already gotten out of serving in Iraq by bringing up a lawsuit against the legitimacy of Obama.

Oh, and then this shows up: Barak Obama Facebook says he's 52, not 48! Sure, maybe it was hacked, or not his "official" official page, or just riling up the masses again. Ridiculous at any rate. If he were 52, then the 2007 birth reprint is a fake, Hawaii was still a territory, his mom was 14, and we have even more issues to discuss. Most likely a typo. Better be anyway...

And if this still hasn't piqued your interest, perhaps this article will. Short and sweet, so it'll take you less than 5 minutes to read. Note the amount of comments.

You have a right to be skeptical, this is your country and it works because we follow laws, even if they are 232 years old. I'd prefer that Obama be a real US citizen, but I would like to have that proven beyond doubt, and currently, there is too much doubt. I shall remain skeptical on the matter, hoping that it's just another conspiracy theory like so many others; Roswell, JFK, moon landing, big foot, 9/11, and so on and so forth. The proof is in the pudding, so give us the pudding.