Waiting for the Great White Hope - Berg/COLB update

As we go into the holiday season, the Cult of the COLB (Or "birfers", as some wags are calling them), are showing signs of desperation. So far the courts have ruled against them. President-Elect Obama has been confirmed by the electors, who were not swayed by the emails, letters, and threats of treason that the Cult sent them. And now the courts are going on holiday break, with Berg himself not even scheduled for conference until early next month.

It's enough to make a good cultist start drinking. Actually I suspect many have, knowing deep down Santa is leaving a lump of coal in their stockings instead of Obama arrested and deported like they asked for.

There's also a consistant thread in the Cultists that Obama has spent between $500,000 and $1 million to defend himself in these cases. The interesting thing is there's absolutely no evidence to prove it - at least no evidence I've seen. In several cases, there hasn't even been more than a pro-forma reply from either the Secretary of State being sued, or a most a request from the FEC, the DNC, or the Obama campaign to dismiss due to lack of standing. Legally this doesn't cost that much, (though the FEC and State cases are being paid for by taxpayers.) So where is the evidence that Obama has paid ANYWHERE close to this amount? Or, like most things with the "Birfers", was it pulled straight from their collective butt??

18 December - Over at "TexasDarlin", it's "Dr. Kate"! Who posts the spew she sent to Chief Justice Roberts. And I strongly doubt there are "several million concerned Americans who are now aware of the questions surrounding Barack Obama’s eligibility under Article II of the United States Constitution to serve as President of the United States (POTUS)." A few thousand, maybe. But "Dr. Kate" is making the same mistake the PUMAs did originally - that everyone who voted for Sen. Clinton was de-facto a PUMA dead-set against Sen. Obama. Except in this case, it's believing that everyone who voted for Sen. McCain is de-facto a believer in the lies the Cult of the COLB are vomiting forth.

"I am not writing to advocate for any of the cases now or potentially before this Honorable Court. However, I am writing to respectfully ask that the Supreme Court, in its deliberations in the substantive components of any of these cases, provide clarifying language for the American public as to the meaning of the Article II ‘natural born citizen’ requirement to the selection of a President of the United States. Until this language is clarified, anyone could be President of the United States by falsely representing their eligibility. The Court’s silence on this issue, in my humble opinion, would be more damaging to Americans than making a clear statement, even if the cases are dismissed."

18 December - "Citizen Wells" seems to be going down the "advocating rebellion" road that Dr. Taitz is going down, with this wonderful comment:

"One or more of the following events should happen:

Obama steps down.
Obama is forced to prove eligibility.
Obama is indicted and/or arrested.

If one of the above does not occur within a few months, perhaps we should look to the Declaration of Independence or Thomas Jefferson, for our next strategy."

And his followers are their usual charming selves:

"Janet // December 19, 2008 at 12:21 am

Question:

How can we find out if the mysterious Barry Soetoro was ever in jail, perhaps for selling drugs?

Maybe that’s why he has been so mysterious about his life, especially those years around 1979-1983. Most likely 1981-1982.

Let’s try New York State records …
Let’s see if we can look up Barry Soetoro, Barry Dunham and Barry Obama. Isn’t that public record? Who can we call? I’m positive there are records that can be accessed by anyone. Let’s start calling - one of us is bound to come up with something if there is anything."

"Ace // December 19, 2008 at 11:22 am

Quite frankly, I have always believed that Mr. Donofrio is an Obot. He brought suit against the wrong party. He now tells his “followers” (interesting, why in the world should he have followers) that all is lost and now is the time for despair. He tells you all that you are powerless against the great O train, and to give up your principles.

He’s a fraud, and as I have stated, probably in intelligence. We have seen the subversive methods that the Obama (DNC) machine has operated this year. This is just another facet."

"Ginger // December 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm

If Barry was disbarred from practicing law for going by the wrong legal name is there any way to get this information from the Illinois BAR? Can he be senator and or president by the name BHO when in reality his real legal name is Barry Soetoro? Didn’t the witch get disbarred too?

Where were his daughters born in Illinois? Can records be found there that has some kind of information?

What a travesty to his daughters if in reality Barry’s legal name is Soetoro and he is denying his daughters the right to their legal name? Oh, what a web we weave…….."

"Margie // December 19, 2008 at 1:49 pm

I think we need to be seen. 1000’s of people marching to the Supreme Court and demand to be heard. No longer can we sit around and hope things will get better. We need more physical action, not talking violence."

"Citizen Wells" himself says in comments:

"I suppose what troubles me more are the masses of people working at the state level plodding along without regard to the well being of the nation and following tradition and party dictates. What prevented one concerned American involved in the election process from speaking up? What pressures were in place to threaten them.

We did not get one State officer, election official or Elector (I far as I know) to challenge Obama’s eligibility.

Which of the following had the greater influence?
Tradition
Party Loyalty
Brain washing from MSM
Fear of riots
Apathy
Ignorance"

How about "Your entire argument is a pack of unproven rumours and downright lies, and the electors KNEW you and your cult was full of crap." I suspect that's far closer to the truth than "Citizen Wells" paranoia.

18 December - Berg refiles his injunction yet again. It's been denied by Justice Souter and Justice Kennedy, so now???

"No. 08-570
Title: Philip J. Berg, Petitioner
v.
Barack Obama, et al.
Docketed: October 31, 2008
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Case Nos.: (08-4340)
Rule 11

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 30 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 1, 2008)
Oct 31 2008 Application (08A391) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.
Nov 3 2008 Supplemental brief of applicant Philip J. Berg filed.
Nov 3 2008 Application (08A391) denied by Justice Souter.
Nov 18 2008 Waiver of right of respondents Federal Election Commission, et al. to respond filed.
Dec 1 2008 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Bill Anderson.
Dec 8 2008 Application (08A505) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.
Dec 9 2008 Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter.
Dec 15 2008 Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 17 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.
Dec 17 2008 Application (08A505) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Dec 18 2008 Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia."

Shopping around much??

18 December - Faceless, nameless so-called internet "expert" Polarik, (Ph.D. in bullshitology) posts a "rebuttal" to Dr. Neal Krawetz.

"There is no way for anyone to judge a person's competence and credibility based on his credentials alone. If a person is dishonest in his actions and virtually delusional about his discoveries, then his credentials are meaningless. To put it another way, when a detractor thinks that his trash talk interspersed with technical terms can pass for real research, and that his credentials shield him from scrutiny, then that detractor is both a fraud and a fool who underestimates and insults the intelligence of the Internet audience."

You know, the funny thing is this entire statement applies to Polarik pretty well.

"These are the people who still cling to the lie that Obama has shown his original birth certificate on the Internet. They will do or say anything to prove me wrong that they would rather listen to fools than to facts. Predictably, the fools were coming out of the woodwork. After the release of my final report, I began hearing the rumors about who I am and what I did. I've dealt with critics before, but this one was different. This critic told a bald-faced lie that he debunked my final report when it is patently obvious that never read it. He is so totally clueless about the work I did, about the problems with the COLB images and photos, and about the entire birth certificate controversy, that I did not know whether to laugh at him or get angry. However, nobody calls me a "fraud," a "liar," and that I "manipulated evidence" without being confronted and challenged.

I tried convincing him to remove his slanderous comments and baseless accusations from his website, and to quell the vicious rumor that he started, but he refused to do so. Consequently I am forced to write this response to set the record straight and to protect my reputation.

He goes by the name of "Dr. Neal Krawetz," and he had the unmitigated gaul to trash my final report -- which he never read -- in a hack-job titled, "Bad Science: How not to do image analysis, Part II." The great irony of his "Bad Science" screed is that it shows just how clueless, thoughtless, skillless, and disingenuous is Dr. Krawetz:"

Actually Dr. Krawetz did read the work Polarik did. And dismissed it rightfully as junk science. What Dr. Krawetz had the gall to do was prove Polarik wrong - and his huge but fragile ego can't handle that idea.

19 December - Dr. Orly Taitz has video blogs now on YouTube. Just in case her eyes don't creep you out enough in photographs.

To nobody's surprise, her cavity creeps are eating them up.

"Bettysuela
Thank God for people like Dr. Taitz. She's protecting this country from dirtbag, filthy scummy lying cheating THIEF and CRIMINAL Fraudbama. All of you STUPID Obots deserve what you will get when you see what this criminal does to America. No worries, he will get impeached before he can slash and burn too much of this country. GFU Obots. You America hating scum should be deported.

syc1959
Excellent Video. Wake up America.
"Natural Born" is a requirement, not a suggestion.
Obama is NOT, can ever be, a "Natural Born" citizen.
His father was a foreigner. Hence, Obama can NOT be "Natural Born" as per the Constitution, John Jay - First Supreme Court Justice, Laws of Nations.
Obama admitted at birth he was British citizen. He was also legally adopted and his legal name Barry Soetoro.
He is a fraud, lier, and con-man

colony14
Read the "Obama Timeline" at colony14 dotnet. If, ater that, you still believe Obama is not a thug, then you deserve the misery he will bring to the country.

The Founding Fathers put the words "natural born citizen" in the Constitution for a good reason. Some may choose to ignore the Constitution (i.e., all Democrats and many Republicans), but that doesn't change the law.

Arrest the thug and send him back to Indonesia."

19 December - And Leo Donofrio is feeling grumpy it seems. And he's claiming that the Wong Kim Ark decision doesn't REALLY mean that someone born in the US to non-citizen parents is a "Natural Born Citizen", despite what the decision actually says. In effect, Donofrio is claiming three tiers of citizenship

1) "Natural Born" - born of two US citizen parents.
2) Non "Natural Born" - one or both parents not US citizens, person is a US citizen but not a "Natural Born" and therefore cannot be president
3) Naturalized citizens, unable to be president.

Donofrio may need to go back to performance art and poker, because US case law doesn't support this three tier viewpoint in the least. And he seems annoyed that the Supreme Court rejected his and Wrotnowski's cases.

"I now find this all irrelevant since if the court was ever going to uphold the Constitution, it would have done so by now on this issue. As I’ve stated in comments to my last blog (which was satire people), you have no Constitution and you have no “Supreme” court. You have a filthy corrupted snake pit which tried to protect itself from responsibility for this issue by using clerks like brutal praetorian guards."

19 December - Oh, and someone calling himself "Stevec" has been spamming the various "birfer" blogs with this piece of tripe"

"I, hereby with free will and testiment pledage that upon the swearing in of Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States of America, an ineligible candidate, a known voilation of the US Constitution Art 2
Where as only a Natural Born citizen can hold office of the Presidency.

Failure of the Legislative and Judicial Branches of the United States to protect and defend the Constitution as per their sworn obligation, duty, and office.

I will not acknowledge Barack Hussien Obama as the legal President of the United States.

I will not acknowledge his authority as Commander in Chief

I will not acknowledge his authority as President of the United States

I will not obey any order either directly or indirectly give as per
as Barack Hussien Obama is an Usuper, holding the Office of the President illegally.

I will not acknowledge any appointment by Barack Hussien Obama as legal

I will not acknowledge any Legislative laws and amendments as they have failed to protect and defend the Constitution as per their Oath of Office, and sworn duty.

I will not acknowledge any Judicial laws and amendments as they have failed to protect and defend the Constitution as per their Oath of Office, and sworn duty"

Yeah. Let's see what happens when you argue against paying your taxes, making threats against President Obama, or following the law due to that belief

19 December - And the people behind Broe v Reed show what they claim is a "smoking gun" - divorce paperwork between Stanley Ann Dunham and Lolo Soetoro.

(PDF Here)

Like most things with the Cult of the COLB, leaking squirt gun may be more accurate. The page they salivate over is page 1, part 3, that says:

"The parties have 1 child(ren) below age 18 and 1 child(ren) above 18 but still dependent on the parties for education."

Somehow they see this as proof that Lolo Soetoro did adopt Barack Obama and therefore Barack Obama lost his US citizenship. Ignoring the pesky fact that US law states that no action of a parent will affect the citizenship of a child, there is NOTHING in this document that states or implies in anyway, shape, or form that Lolo Soetoro adopted Barack Obama. Yes, the parties did have a child over the age of 18 - Stanley Ann Dunham was one of the parties in that divorce. It doesn't mean there was an adoption - or that US citizenship was lost for either Ms. Dunham or Barack Obama.

This doesn't change the fact that Dr. Orly Taitz or Philip J. Berg from pimping this like it means something.

19 December - World Net Daily reports on the Supreme Court sending Berg's case to conference.

Berg is still beating the same dead horse though:

"I know that Mr. Obama is not a constitutionally qualified natural born citizen and is ineligible to assume the office of president of the United States," Berg said in a statement on his ObamaCrimes.com website.

"Obama knows he is not 'natural born' as he knows where he was born and he knows he was adopted in Indonesia; Obama is an attorney, Harvard Law grad who taught Constitutional law; Obama knows his candidacy is the largest 'hoax' attempted on the citizens of the United States in over 200 years; Obama places our Constitution in a 'crisis' situation; and Obama is in a situation where he can be blackmailed by leaders around the world who know Obama is not qualified," Berg's statement continued."

What is interesting is the status list of lawsuits at the bottom. It reports that Lt. Col. Donald Sullivan's case in North Carolina was denied. In fact, of the 10 cases listed, 7 have been denied by the courts.

19 December - And the Cult of the COLB gets a REAL conspiracy nut in their corner as famous anti-semite and conspiracy theorist David Icke writes a long, rambling, insane diatribe against Obama

"You only have to look at the cabal behind Obama, and those he has already appointed to his administration team, to see what his 'change' is truly planned to be. His mentor, svengali and main controller is Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor, and the co-founder, with David Rockefeller, of the Illuminati's Trilateral Commission."

(Snip)

"Obama has been the chosen one for a long time, a fact known only to a few in the deep inner circle, and his relationship with Brzezinski almost certainly goes back to the start of the 1980s when he attended the Ivy League, and big-time Illuminati, Columbia University where Brzezinski was head of the Institute for Communist Affairs. Obama simply will not talk in any detail about this period. He has been covertly funded and supported ever since by the Trilateral Commission and its network of foundations connecting into the Ford Foundation, for whom Obama's mother worked."

(Snip)

"Obama is just more of the same, a big smile with strings attached, and controlled completely by the Illuminati networks that chose him, trained him, sold him and provided his record funding. It was they who kept his many skeletons under wraps, like the gay sex and crack cocaine allegations of Larry Sinclair, and they will continue to do so as long as he jumps to their bidding."

(Snip)

"Obama even refuses to prove that he was born in the United States and thus qualifies to be President. He claims to have been born in Hawaii, but his grandmother, half-brother and half-sister in Kenya all insist he was born there."

(Snip)

"It is the same for all the black people who voted for what they thought was the first black president when, in truth, he is a man in a black mask representing the interests of the white-faced Illuminati cabal, the very families and networks that ran the slave trade.

I don't want to be the bringer of bad news or the thwarter of dreams, but honesty demands it. The man is a trickster controlled by supertricksters. A sock puppet controlled by bigger sock puppets who serve an even greater and darker evil. To his masters, Obama is just a means to an end and if it suits them to assassinate him to trigger civil war and upheaval in the United States then that is what they will do.

Oh dear Oprah, how will you cope when reality dawns? But, then, will it ever??"

I kinda get the feeling reality hasn't darkened David Icke's doorstep in quite some time.

19 December - In the Washington State case Broe v. Reed, Secretary of State Reed has responded.

Response to Discovery Motion PDF here
Response to Amended Petition For Writ Of Mandamus PDF here
Declaration of [Director of Elections] Nick Handy PDF here
Affidavit of Service PDF here

"The SOS argues that plaintiffs’ case should be dismissed because 1) it is moot; 2) plaintiffs have failed to join an indispensable party; 3) plaintiffs have failed to state a claim in mandamus because a candidate’s eligibility for office is presumed, and the SOS has no duty and is prohibited by law from investigating a candidate’s qualifications; and 4) the qualifications of the President is a federal question."

Not surprisingly, SoS Reed is calling for dismissal of this case "with prejudice", saying:

"This case plainly lacks merit and should be dismissed. Petitioners challenge the qualifications of Barack Obama to serve as President of the United States, based simply upon rumors of a kind all too common in the era of the Internet. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus ordering Secretary Reed to set aside the votes cast for President-elect Obama. "

Knowing the track record of simular cases, I suspect dismissal will be granted.

20 December - Reports surface of Yet Another Lawsuit, Connerat v. Brown in Florida. This is supposedly challenging the election results in that state due to the claim that Obama is not eligible. No other information.

20 December - "TexasDarlin" tries to pimp her PUMA cred by demanding that New York Governor Patterson appoint Chelsea Clinton to the NY Senate seat being vacated by her mother, rather than Obama supporter Caroline Kennedy.

"If Governor Paterson is seriously contemplating the appointment of a Senator to fill Hillary Clinton’s seat based on a surname, I nominate New Yorker Chelsea Clinton. During the presidential campaign, she regularly fielded challenging policy-related questions in town-hall settings, on her own.

Contrast Chelsea’s performance with Caroline Kennedy, who showed up like a rock star to stand on stage next to Oprah and company in huge auditoriums, waving to the crowds, fielding NO questions — as she “campaigned” for Obama."

Never mind Chelsea Clinton is too young for the job, because she uses the chance to get some street cred with the Cult of the COLB.

"Some say that Chelsea Clinton is not yet eligible for the Senate due to her age, which some claim to be 28. However, since candidates for Congress and President obviously are not required to present long-form birth certificates, or any documentation related to their birth, Chelsea should be fine on this point."

And never mind Sen. Clinton has told her supporters to stop attacking Kennedy, she plans to ignore than like she did Sen. Clinton's support of Barack Obama.

"It’s being reported that Hillary Clinton has “ordered” her supporters to stop attacking Kennedy. If the report is accurate, I must explain to Senator Clinton, whom I adore, that I don’t take “orders” from her just because I support her. My support of Hillary was based on my belief that she’s the best qualified to be President. But I’m quite capable of making up my own mind about other politicians and candidates, no offense Senator."

20 December - The We The People Tax Cheats have decided that the system is broken and therefore their solution is the "NATIONAL WE THE PEOPLE CONGRESS"

"The purpose of the Congress is to assemble representatives of the People of every state to discuss and debate not only the litany of violations the Constitution now being endured by the People, but to develop and commit to a practicable course of action to set straight our errant public servants, restore the Rule of Law and reclaim the Blessings of Liberty once more for our Republic and our children."

And yes, they're still annoyed that President-elect Obama ignored their demands in the Chicago Tribune. (Not to mention the Chicago Tribune pretty much laughed at them in editorials)

"Regarding Mr. Obama’s eligibility, he has steadfastly refused to respond to any of the Petitions requesting he provide documentary evidence about his place of birth or other information needed to conclusively establish his citizenship status. He has ignored our Petition for Redress of the Grievance, published in the Chicago Tribune as an Open Letter. He has hired law firms to fight the lawsuits seeking evidence of his eligibility, rather than simply provide the evidence, strongly suggesting he has no such evidence and as such, is ineligible to hold the Office of President.

The Federal Election Commission, the State officials responsible for placing names of candidates on the ballot, the Democrat National Committee, the Courts, the members of the Electoral College in the 50 states, and members of the United States Congress have all uniformly claimed it is not their responsibility to determine Mr. Obama’s citizenship status, as if they never took the oath of office. By failing to take up consideration of several citizenship legal challenges, not even the U.S. Supreme Court has dared to ask Obama to prove his citizenship status.

Their collective mantra appears to be, “The voters have spoken and we do not want to overrule the will of the People,” obviously preferring a democracy over a continuation of our constitutional Republic with its strict limitations on governmental power."

I'm starting to think this whole "he's not a natural born citizen" myth is being used as an excuse by tax cheats and separationists.

21 December - Dr. Orly Taitz starts drilling into the nerves of the Supreme Court again, with a "open letter" to Chief Justice Roberts. Somehow I really don't think she's helping her case any, not only bringing up concerns on the military, but taking Roberts to task for his ties to the Annenberg Foundation, (she IS aware it was founded by a Republican and Annenberg's widow was a McCain supporter, right?)

And it ends on this note:

"My clients, as well as 300 million American, including thousands of members of the military, that are asked to give their lives to defend the Constitution of this country, would like to know, if the Supreme Court Justices, particularly chief Justice Roberts, (that needs to swear the President on the bible), are willing to give a few hours of their time to hear the Oral Argument in defense of this Constitution. They want to know if the justices believe in the Constitution on which this country was built, whether they are prepared to tear it apart in favor of some new world order, conceived by a few billionaires, Trilateral commission and the Bielderberg Group."

I wonder if she realized later she wasn't helping her case any - because she later deleted the post........

21 December - Dr. Orly also has a new way of getting cash out of her cavity creeps, her "Defend Our Freedoms Foundation"

"Dr. Orly Taitz, the principal attorney behind the Keyes lawsuit, was born in the Former Soviet Union. Dr. Taitz escaped from the FSU over 20 years ago to begin a life of freedom in the United States. Dr. Taitz has a successful dentistry practice in Orange County, California, and is a licensed attorney and real estate agent. Dr. Taitz speaks five languages. Dr. Taitz' experiences under the totalitarian Communist regime convinced her that this is a path that she would rather not see the United States take.Therefore, Orly is committed to doing everything in her power to prevent such a disastrous mistake, and to defend the rights and freedoms that exist for all citizens in the United States under the Constitution. Dr. Taitz has filed a second lawsuit associated with the Obama Eligibility Crisis that is currently before the Supreme Court and is working on a third lawsuit featuring active duty and retired military as plaintiffs. With Dr. Taitz' help, Orly's Keyes lawsuit has been successfully cloned in Florida and in Washington State, where other complaints are active. Dr. Taitz has just filed application for a foundation to carry on this work entitled the "Defending Our Freedoms Foundation".

I liked her comment "With Dr. Taitz' help, Orly's Keyes lawsuit has been successfully cloned in Florida and in Washington State, where other complaints are active." Because not only is she undermining her co-attorney in the Keyes case, the aptly named Gary Kreep, but all Keyes v. Bowen and Lightfoot v. Bowen is are Berg case clones. The fact she's helped clone that case in Florida and Washington state doesn't mean it's still not a Berg clone. Methinks Dr. Orly's ego is getting the better of her.

21 December and a new player, "Restore The Constitutional Republic" enters the ring with a YouTube video to every member of Congress to investigate the qualifications of Barack Obama.

Actually they're not a new player at all, but the same people from "Democratic Disaster" with a new domain.

22 December - "America's Right" has a couple new writers, one of them, Rick Saunders, rehashes the usual mantra of the Cult of the COLB = "Obama's going to Hawaii, he must be trying fake the certificates".

Remember, they said this when he went on vacation in the summer there. They said this when he went to see his dying grandmother, (you know, the one the cultists either said wasn't sick, or that was going to be "silenced for good". The one that died the day before her grandson was elected to be the next President of the United States. Yeah, that one.)

Now spending the holidays with one's family in Hawaii sounds better than Chicago to me. Not to mention wanting to mentally prepare to be the next President - oh and paying one's last respects to one's grandmother. But that's too logical and real a reason for the "Birfers"

"In fairness, snorkeling and shave ice aside, it may very well be that Obama was, in fact, born in Hawaii. On the other hand, however, legitimate and substantive “non-tinfoil hat” questions remain which cast substantial, reasonable doubt on that claim. And, given the ease with which these questions could be answered by Obama through merely authorizing the full and complete disclosure of his "vault" birth certificate and related documents by Hawaiian authorities, including the Governor of Hawaii (who had ordered his birth records sealed), the burning and ever-pertinent question remains -- why does he continue to stonewall disclosure? If, as he inferentially claims, he is eligible to serve as president, the documents now sealed from public view should be unveiled.

If he is a natural born citizen and thus, presumably, has nothing to hide on the matter--and since the issue would be buried once and for all through disclosure, thereby promoting the "change" and governmental "transparency" he has promised--why won’t he just do it? Hey, he’s already there in Hawaii, fer cryin’ out loud, and the governor as well as the hospital's records vault custodian are but two phone calls and a short SUV convoy jaunt away."

Ignorning the minor fact there is no evidence they would accept, I see Mr. Saunders is still spinning the claim that the Governor of Hawaii, (a Republican who campaigned for McCain), "sealed" Obama's records. This claim still makes no sense at all, but far be it for the cult to give up a good lie.

22 December - One of Dr. Orly's cavity creeps spews forth an interesting letter. A nonsensical letter, but interesting:

"As a resident of Hawaii for the last 13 years, I am beyond appalled. As a citizen of the United States since 1979, I am beyond shock that the American Media and the Secretaries of these 50 United States would hide behind veils as such crucial times. So yes, just let me know what specific points you like me to address in this third world 50 state of these United States. I don't believe our First Commander in Chief George Washington would be proud if he was alive today. Americans have not followed the wishes of our founding fathers with the help of the media annoiting their favorite son..Barack Hussein Mohammed Obama, the least experience and long shot DNC 2008 candidate for Commander in Chief.

The Left Protesting Americans have however, become a law unto themselves and as a result trampled on the US Constitution and the State of Hawaii Constitution, since it has been over 3 decades of having a decorum of a State of Hawaii Constitution Convention whereupon the Hawaii State Legislature relentlessly refused to hold such State Convention even though a sitting Republican Governor, Linda Lingle and Lt. Governor, James Duke Aiona of the State of Hawaii calls for such amendment on the voting ballot this year so that it would allow the citizens of the 50th Aloha State the opportunity to voice their concerns. So, a Big Yes; I am more than appalled. It is a disgrace and a dispictable slap to the face for anyone to have any standings whats so ever, including constitutional abidding citizens such as Philip J. Berg. As Mr. Berg states, he is the biggest hoax in over 150 years and the illegible and unqualified President-Elect of these United States". I would further add that Mr. Hussein Mohammad Obama is not only these, but Illegitiment POTUS.

So please feel free to add my name to the class action suit as a former Naval Reserve.

-Quinn"

The spelling and grammar BURNS us, it does. And, according to Dr. Orly, Quinn is a law student.

Why do I have severe doubts about that?? Or just about every other claim in "Quinn's" email?

22 December - Another one of Orly's cavity creeps does a "Call to Action" to try and get Rick Warren on their side.

"Pastor Warren, please make an appeal on TV and the media for Barack Obama to verify his eligibility for office. Demand he release his passports, birth certificate and records to support his natural born status."

Let us know how that works out for you

22 December - Berg's website pimps "Polarik's" (Ph.D. in Bullshitology) so-called "final report", calling it "exhibit A". Nothing new, it's the same old tired crap he's been trying to insist are diamonds for months.

Problem is Polarik's entire way of making his claims are technical mumbo-jumbo and "I'm right because I say I'm right, and if you disagree you're a big old stupid doo-doo head!"

"From that point onward, I had no inkling of what was to come. I had no idea that I would wind up being the only person on the Planet (at that time) to have spotted the anomalies that I knew were the by-products of intentional, graphic alteration, and to go on record as stating that the Daily Kos image was a fake. I was also not prepared for what came along with this knowledge, for what I had to endure for making it public. Basically, I had painted a big bullseye on my chest and my research findings, and the critics were now coming out of the virtual woodwork taking shots at me personally, and my research, secondly. I had started a new online game called, "Let's pile on Polarik," and every little error I made was magnified into a major transgression. Yet, the crux of my contention was never successfully refuted."

Actually the "crux of his contention" has been refuted, disproved, and pretty much shot down for months now. And rather than defend himself, he attacks those who disprove him and makes further claims that have no way of being proven, due to his insistence in not giving his real name or submitting his research for independent review. He insists we take his word on his claims - and refuses to give us any legitimate reason to. Forensic analysis should not be "faith based", but that's exactly the demand Polarik makes.

23 December - That didn't take long. The Florida case, Connerat v Browning, that was filed on 12 December with the Florida Supreme Court, (Dr. Orly Taitz claims to have helped with this one), was dismissed on 19 December by said court. 7 days from filing to dismissal.

"12/19/2008 DISP-DISMISSED MISC. Petitioner's petition for writ of mandamus is hereby dismissed without prejudice because the petition does not set forth a clear legal right. Petitioner's Motion for Immediate Hearing is denied as moot."

No word if it will be appealed to SCOTUS like most of these are.

23 December - Dr. Orly takes a break from her bashing of Obama to bash Muslims. In particular, she reports on a lawsuit by the Thomas More Law Center to stop the bailout of AIG unless they drop plans to offer loans that are acceptable to Muslims under the principals of Islamic Banking

"The basis of the lawsuit is that AIG intentionally promotes Shariah-compliant businesses and insurance products, which by necessity must comply with the 1200 year old body of Islamic canon law based on the Quran, which demands the conversion, subjugation, or destruction of the infidel West, including the United States. To help achieve these objectives and with the aid of federal tax dollars, AIG employs a three-person Shariah Advisory Board, with members from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Pakistan. According to AIG, the role of its Shariah authority “is to review operations, supervise its development of Islamic products, and determine Shariah compliance of these products and investments.”

Of particular significance is the Pakistani Board member, Dr. Muhammed Imran Ashraf Usmani. Dr. Usmani is the son and devoted disciple of Sheik Mufti Taqi Usmani, the leading authority on Shariah financing who, in 1999, authored a book dedicating an entire chapter on why a Western Muslim must engage in violent jihad against his own country – even if Muslims are given equality and freedom to practice their religion and to proselytize.

The lawsuit was filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of Kevin J. Murray, a former Marine infantryman who served two tours of duty in Iraq. Murray is represented by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and David Yerushalmi, an associated attorney who specializes in litigation and is an expert on Shariah law and Shariah compliant financing. Mr. Yerushalmi also serves as general counsel to the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C.

According to the lawsuit, use of taxpayer funds to acquire ownership of a business that intentionally promotes, endorses, supports, and funds Shariah-based Islamic religious practices violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "

The fact that Dr. Orly posted this may explain why she has such a deep seated, irrational hatred of Obama and is trying so hard to claim he's either not a US citizen or not a "Natural Born" citizen. Dr. Orly Taitz originally immigrated from the former Soviet Union. She has said she came from the area known as Chechnya. Chechnya is majority Sunni Muslim. According to Dr. Taitz's entry in the California Bar Association, she has a undergraduate degree from Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. It is possible that, much like Pamela Geller of "Atlas Shrugs", that Dr. Taitz has a religious bias or hatred against Muslims in general. Since anti-semite Andy Martin's claim that Obama is really a Muslim, and since both his father and step-father were non-practicing Muslims, it may be as simple as religious bigotry.

(Note - many Jews supported Obama during the election, and he got the endorsement of many Jewish groups. However, some right-wingers - and of course the far-right "Israel Insider" - were seriously pushing the "birth certificate" myths and stories. Their actions - like those so-called "Christians" that also did the same attacks - should not be seen as the actions of that faith in general. There are right-wing and PUMA nutcases of all faiths.....)

23 December - Berg posts a press release about his request to the Supreme Court to issue an injunction to stay the Congressional Electoral Vote. Berg also claims to be "fighting for the 300 million in our country for our US constitution".

PDF here

"Mr. Berg remarked today, “I am appalled that the main stream media continues to ignore this issue as we are headed to a ‘Constitution Crisis.’ There is nothing more important than our U.S. Constitution and it must be enforced. I am concerned that our Courts have not yet decided to look into the merits of our allegations. I know that Mr. Obama is not a constitutionally qualified ‘natural-born’ citizen and therefore, is ineligible to assume the office of President of. the United States.

Obama, knows he is not ‘natural born’ as he knows where he was born and he knows he was adopted in Indonesia; is an attorney, Harvard Law grad who taught Constitutional law; knows the Obama candidacy is the biggest ‘hoax’ attempted on the citizens of the United States in over 200 years; places our Constitution in a ‘crisis’ situation; and Obama is in a situation where he can be blackmailed by leaders around the world.”

Berg concluded, “I will continue to file Court proceedings until Obama either proves he is qualified or does the right thing and states that he is proud that he, an African American, received more votes than anyone else in the Presidential election on November 4, 2008, but because of things in his past, he must withdraw his name."

Note to Berg - The majority of the people in this country who voted selected Obama, and you have never given any credible evidence to back up your tired claims - claims that keep getting rejected by court after court. You're not fighting for anybody other than your fellow "birfers" and could give a rats ass about the Constitution. Your case at the start was never about the Constitution, it was preventing the DNC from nominating Sen. Obama because YOU thought Sen Clinton would do better in the general election. The majority of voters in the primaries and general election disagreed with you then and now. Don't try to claim you're defending the Constitution, you're still pissed your nominee didn't win the primaries.

Comments

[Bibblesnæð]

So, did Neal Krawetz hire a Frenchman to trash Polarik's report? If he had the "gaul to" [sic] trash his report, then I understand why he's so pissed off. I know how these losers hate the French, and having a Gaul trash him would send them over the edge.
All right, I beat that to death, but I just couldn't help myself. Everything they touch or even come near turns to shit. They're like King Midas in reverse.

[StrangeAppar8us]

I have never seen so many irrelevant precedents, so much non-germane legal philosophy ("The Law of Nations," for Chrissake), so many misquoted findings-at-law, so many utterly fabricated speculations and such complete disregard for actual statutory definitions bound together in a single document and misrepresented as a "legal filing."

Like many people, I have always had a murderous contempt for lawyers. But the Birther madness has shown me just what happens when illiterate amateurs try their hand at it.

[Bibblesnæð]

I've always respected lawyers, myself. They have a job to do, and even though it sometimes seems like they make simple things needlessly complicated, I think the truth is more that the law is necessarily precise to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Often the degree of precision involved in law can seem nit-picky and irritating and a needless hassle, but I think if we tried to get by with any less precision, there would be hall to pay.
The trouble with all this COLB bullshit--well, one problem among countless others, anyway--is that, since so few of these people are lawyers, they don't know how to deal with the precision the law demands, and, when they wade into it, they make a hash of everything they come near. They don't understand precedent or anything else having to do with law.
I'm not a lwayer myself, but I took a history of law class in college, and worked part time at my college's law library, so kind of like a non-scientist who knows enough about the scientoific method to know science from pseudo-scientific bullshit, I think I have at least a rudimentary ability to tell law from pseudo-law bullshit.

[GeorgetownJD]

Patrick: Yet another harassment technique being pursued by the wacko Birthers: filing Bar grievances with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Some dude posting as "Don Maccank" over at home of the paleocons, rightsidetolife, has even drafted a template for a "Complaint" (complete with typos and citation to that most anachronistic treatise, Blackstone's), asking for the following "relief" from Supreme Court of Illinois:

"PRAYER FOR RELIEF
18. A Temporary Restraining Order restraining Respondent from exercising any duties of any state or federal office held, or the practice of law, pending disposition of this Petition.
19. That Respondent is denied any and all emoluments he may have been entitled to.
20. That the Respondent be declared in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. {{} {} 2382, and 2384 and the 14th Amendment, {}3 of the Constitution of the United States of America.

21. All other relief that Petitioner is entitled to pursuant to F.R.C.P. 54(c)"

Yeah, right. Illinois has jurisdiction to restrain a federal officer from performing his duties!!! That will surely give a good chuckle amongst the staff of IARD.

And good for another laugh about this pseudo-legal grievance is the allegation that Obama has engaged in barratry. "Barratry" is defined:

bar·ra·try (br-tr)
n. pl. bar·ra·tries
1. The offense of persistently instigating lawsuits, typically groundless ones.

Check it out at http://www.therightsideoflife.com/?p=2066

[Patrick McKinnion]

GeorgetownJD - Yep. I sent those to some of the real lawyers I've been double checking things with, (Trust me, they're about as embarrassed by these stains on the profession as you are.)

I just wonder how on earth some of the "birthers" passed the bar - much less can walk and chew gum at the same time.

[Patrick McKinnion]

GeorgetownJD - Oh, and he posted that over at Dr. Orly's loonbat clinic too.

[GeorgetownJD]

The good thing is, the overwhelming majority of Bar complaints meet a quick and silent death after review by a staff attorney. No reason to think the birthers' campaign for disbarment will be any different. It won't silence them of course, but when the Illinois Supreme Court fails to revoke our Prez-elect's good standing as a member of the bar, they will move on to their next futile effort.

The Cavity Queen's insinuations about the reason that Michelle Obama went on inactive status approaches defamation per se.

[G]

GeorgetownJD -

W-O-W. These wackamoles are actually trying to make "barratry" complaints AGAINST Obama??? WTF??? Boy, that is ironic as all hell and takes a lot of unmitigated gall!

Hmmmm...can the whole "barratry" issue be turned around (as it should) and be used against these losers? I'm sure Berg (and by now Orly) qualifies...particularly with his history of previous frivolous lawsuits. I think a lot of these other so-called "lawyers" would fit in that boat too...

Can't these idiots lose their license or some form of disbarment for doing nothing but filing bogus lawsuits and harassing people?

From what I remember, slander and libel are NOT protected speech under the 1st Amendment, so how do these Cult of COLB leaders continue to get away with their BS claims? Surely they've overstepped the bounds of BOTH slander and libel multiple times?

Is it possible therefore to put an end to them but turning the tables on them and "beating them at their own game"...by actually using the law (correctly) to put a stop to their incorrect and abusive actions, practices and statements?

[GeorgetownJD]

G: My opinion is that these have crossed the line into defamation. However, bringing legal action would just feed these kooks further. Better to swat them away like pesky flies.

There may be a point at which certain of these wacko lawyers can be enjoined from filing suits against Obama without prior court consent (which would include a review of the proposed pleading). There are a couple of courts which have restrained Andy Martin. If, after these birther suits have been rejected by SCOTUS, Berg and Taitz continue to sponsor more litigation, that may be something Obama should think about.

I see Orly is looking for info about the initials on Ann Dunham's school uniform in an early '50s photograph. Evidently Orly is buying into that Three Stooges conspiracy theory that Obama's mama and grandparents were Muslim educated Marxist CIA operatives, as evidenced by Ann's attendance at a Catholic school in Beirut. Not sure how that supposedly worked -- Catholic nuns indoctrinating the Koran and Karl Marx? Doesn't sound like any teachings the Pope would sanction.

These theories are getting so freakin' weird even some of the BC doubters aren't going to go there.

[GeorgetownJD]

BTW, what Dr. Orly has not posted re: the newest suit in Florida is that the case bought the farm already:

Case Docket
Case Number: SC08-2338 - Closed
W. SPENCER CONNERAT, III vs. KURT S. BROWNING, ETC.
12/19/2008 DISP-DISMISSED MISC. Petitioner's petition for writ of mandamus is hereby dismissed without prejudice because the petition does not set forth a clear legal right. Petitioner's Motion for Immediate Hearing is denied as moot.

[Patrick McKinnion]

GeorgetownJD - Yep, caught that on the update in progress. Total time between filing and dismissal was 7 days. And Dr. Orly said it was one she "helped" on.

She's also seriously trying to find a sucker for the military case she so desperately wants to file. A sucker willing to donate a bit of money to her as well.

[GeorgetownJD]

Sorry, I did see that update. Been putting in too many hours at the office.

Hey, "Quinn" the law student has stepped up to the plate for that military class action. He claims to be ex-reservist. Kinda makes it hard, though, to disrespect Obama's orders if one is no longer in the military. Active duty volunteer, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

[Patrick McKinnion]

I have severe doubts that Quinn is a high school graduate much less a law student. I would assume a US law school requires some basic skill with written English........

[sunkawakan]

Oh, I do hope they keep filing. It would be a real treat to see this bunch of kooks left penniless.

[GeorgetownJD]

Sunkawakan: I think your wish is about to come true. "Registered voter" Ms. Cris Ericson of Vermont is "seeking an attorney, who is a licensed member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, to please file this Petition PRO BONO for Ms. Ericson and all interested voters who, in the course of human events, feel it is necessary for we, the people, to declare the causes which impel us to act because Mr. Obama has been too deaf to the voices of the people asking for justice."

We know, of course, that the Supreme Court is an appellate court, and has very limited jurisdiction to hear original cases (um, like suits between two states). But that is no impediment to Ms. Ericson, who intends to sue Obama in an effort to get the court to strike down a Hawaiian statute on constitutionality grounds. Something to do with privileges and immunities, blah blah blah. It makes Berg's petition appear logical by contrast.

Perhaps Dr. Orly can take on Ericson v. Obama!!!!

[Patrick McKinnion]

Hows this for batshit crazy? (From Mark S. McGrew, writing on Pravda's website.

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/24-12-2008/106866-Obama_Hope_World-0

"The current President of the United States of America has the opportunity to leave his legacy as the President who preserved the United States of America and its Constitution. All he has to do is to walk out onto the steps of the White House and announce, “If the United States House and Senate, if the US Supreme Court, Federal and State Courts from coast to coast will not respect their sworn duty to uphold and protect our Constitution, I will. By a Presidential Executive Order, signed by me today, Barack Hussein Obama, or whatever his name is, is formally and legally prohibited from becoming the President of The United States. Effective immediately”. That would end all controversy and destroy all threats to the US Constitution."

[Patrick McKinnion]

GeorgetownJD - I just stumbled on Cris Ericson's tirade. Wow. Her petition is even more nonsensical than most of the Birther cases. I also found it funny she's got a "grassroots" effort to become a Senator AND Governor in 2010....

http://crisericson.com/

I see she also repeats the Birther claim that Hawaiian Gov. Lingle "sealed" Obama's birth certificate. They never seem to be able to explain why a GOP governor who campaigned for McCain would do that......

She's also got a "Christian Petition to End Anti-Christian Practices in Politics".

Wow.....just wow..... She may be too crazy even for Dr. Orly. Though I wouldn't be willing to bet on it.

[G]

Man, I echo Patrick's "wow...just wow" on all these nuts...it seems like they are just getting kookier and kookier and more out on a limb to nowhere all the time!

GeorgetownJD - I agree with what you said and thanks for the response. I too am against tying up courts with frivolous nonsense as much as possible (it takes away time from addressing real matters and wastes tax-payers money). I agree to an extent with the theory of just swatting them away like the pesky flies that they are. However, there comes a point where their continuing nuisance needs to stop. I completely agree with you on the points of defamation.

If they continue with these actions past Jan 20th, then stronger measures will probably be needed. We cannot have the next 4-8 years tied up with endless meaningless lawsuits with no basis and merit in their claims. By this point, it will be time to turn the tables and use the law properly to shut down their craziness.

[Patrick McKinnion]

G - I suspect the more lawsuits Berg, Taitz, Kreep, Martin, etc., try and pull, the more likely they'll end up with being branded as vexatious litigants. (Well, Martin is already there in Connecticut and New York)..

Taitz already has two suits going and is trying to get a third going.

Berg has a lawsuit at the court of appeals AND supreme court, as well as his "whistleblower" lawsuit in the federal courts, (the one he forgot to seal at first) Add to that his 9/11 lawsuits in federal court and his previous fines for past behaviour, and he's on his way to that status.

[GeorgetownJD]

Patrick: I googled Cris Ericson -- she's quite a ... well, words have yet to be invented. A Marijuana Party candidate for the House seat in Vermont (and plans to make a run for governor in 2010), Ericson last year proposed that Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy and Patrick Leahy take "Ancestral DNA tests to determine if they are all members of the DNA Haplogroup J and DNA Subclade (subgroup) J1." The rationale, from I gather, is that they may be members of the Lost Tribe of Israel, and this somehow links them genetically to the President of Iran, and Clinton, Kennedy and Leahey would therefore not want to make war against blood relatives in Iran.

Methinks cannabis is not all she partakes of. A perfect soul mate for Orly.

[sus]

Has berg ever had a real client? Or, does he just keep a paypal donation button up fulltime and file these crazy lawsuits? And... people give to them. Orly is a tax protestor as well as a birther. totally nuts.

[GeorgetownJD]

What else would you expect from someone with a law degree from a "distance education law school"? Perhaps she didn't enroll in the independent study learning modalities in Taxation.

[Abroadsider]

I've maybe not been looking in the right places, but I've been unable to find any record of a Taitz court case other than the COLB ones, although she qualified in 2002. Maybe she originally got the degree so she could branch out into real estate deals.

[GeorgetownJD]

Hey, if I were suing the SOS and taking it to SCOTUS on a constitutional issue, I'd want a real estate lawyer on my team!!

[Abroadsider]

On my travels, I lost count of the number of hack sites that refer to her as a "constitutional lawyer"!

[GeorgetownJD]

Well, she's "constituted" of something. I'm a lady, so I won't state the nature of her constitution.

[David]

Creepy?

http://pumapac.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/murphymerry1.png

[StrangeAppar8us]

David -- You know, it's hard to single-out any particular element of that site as "especially" creepy, but I think you've found a first-rate candidate. I guess we are officially witnessing either the apotheosis of Smurphy, or the Smurphopomorphization of Christmas.

[Patrick McKinnion]

David - That's pretty creepy alright. What is it with their eyes??? Her, Dr. Orly, JenniForHillary, they all have this weird look in the eyes, like they're not completely focused on anything around them.

[Patrick McKinnion]

GeorgetownJD - Yeah, I looked up her online law school. Wow.

California is the only state that allows grads from the online schools to sit for the bar too. I'm looking at the experience of the Supreme Court justices, and looking at Dr. Orly's, and thinking it's like a goldfish jumping into a shark tank and trying to pick a fight.