Topic: Birth Certificate

More Obama citizenship silliness

October 30, 2008 |

I don’t know what it is about this whole Obama birth certificate and citizenship question. I’ve gotten a few emails regarding my post which discussed the fact that the Berg lawsuit was thrown out of court (since then, a similar suit was rejected in Seattle).

None of the emails were particularly impressive. Some were even from attorneys. However, not a single letter was able to boil down a very simple reality in this whole mess: Obama has run in and won several elections, including at least one (two if he wins next week) at the federal level. Throughout all of these elections, isn’t it possible that someone asked for a copy of the valid birth certificate or proof of citizenship? «Read the rest of this article»

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Obama birth certificate lawsuit tossed out of court

October 27, 2008 |

The highly publicized lawsuit filed by Philip Berg against Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama and the Democratic party itself has been thrown out of court. Berg filed the lawsuit in August of this year, claiming that Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud and that Obama’s name should be removed from the ballot.

Conservative pundits have hailed the lawsuit in the past, with even popular radio show host Rush Limbaugh having opined on how Obama’s visit to his dying grandmother is related to the now-defunct lawsuit. More commonly asked is “why doesn’t Obama just show his original birth certificate? Then this will all go away.”

It will all go away? Really? If anyone really believes that, then I’ll sell you a bridge in Brooklyn for a thousand dollars. It’s cheap. At least it makes for good entertainment. «Read the rest of this article»

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