Let’s not Forget: Bill Clinton was the first “Birther” ---- never forget
when or if the truth comes out about his birthplace we can discuss until then, he's suspect On Jan 11, 8:52 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Let’s not Forget: Bill Clinton was the first “Birther” > ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, AUGUST 4TH, 2008, QUESTIONED OBAMA'S ELIGIBILITY*by > John Charlton* > > (Jan. 11, 2010) — Let's not forget that the first "Birther" of note, was > Bill Clinton. "Birther" is the derogatory appellation used by Obama > supporters to ridicule those who ask why Obama won't show his birth > certificate. > > Late last night, The Post & Email published the results of recent > investigation <http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/01/10/red-flags-overlooked/> > of > the issue, by a citizen journalist, which explain that the Hawaii Department > of Health knows Obama's alleged birth certificate (displayed on the Internet > as an electronic image of a Certification of Live Birth) is a forgery. > > In this context, it should be noted that Bill Clinton was apparently aware > of the forgery as early as Obama's birthday in 2008. > He made these comments on Good Morning America. You can view the > video > here<http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/08/05/an-insightful-note-from-a...> > . > > The comment was mentioned by the Associated Press, in an unsigned > report<http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-04-clinton...> > filed > the same day: > > "I never was mad at Sen. Obama," the former president said. "I think > everybody's got a right to run for president who qualifies under the > Constitution. And I'd be the last person to begrudge anybody their > ambition." > > Evidently no one at the AP was willing to take the heat for even repeating > the comment. But one political scientist > explained<http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/08/05/an-insightful-note-from-a...> > what > Clinton meant by his statement: > > If you notice, at the beginning of the video, Bill makes a comment about > Obama being held to a different standard than others who have run for > president, but he also said (around the 44 second mark): “That everybody has > a right to run for president *as long as they’re qualified under the > Constitution*” (emphasis mine). > > Here’s the thing – I have followed Bill’s political career for a long time > (and I have studied it closely because I am a political scientist) and *he > did NOT say this accidentally. This is a message to TexasDarlin’ (I am sure > he knows all about her posts and her reports) to keep pressing in on the > citizenship/birth certificate issue.* > > NOTE: That is NOT what Bill Clinton said. We’re just reading between the > lines, perhaps hopefully. > > Though I can probably never prove this (and Bill would likely deny it, if he > were ever confronted with it), I know that Bill was trying to say – “keep > going!” > > TexasDarlin was a blog from Texas, published by a female supporter of > Hillary Clinton. The blog has been temporarily revived on the Internet in > support of Scott Brown's candidacy; however, the blog posts no longer exists > on the web. > > In response to Clinton's comment, the obvious conclusion was being drawn > within hours of Clinton's comment: "Is Obama qualified under the > constitution?", asked JohnF, a platinum member, at > CommonGroundsPolitics.net<http://www.commongroundpolitics.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=22378>, > at 3 PM that afternoon. > > The qualifications required by a presidential Candidate are stated in > the original > text<http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html> > of > the U.S. Constitution, in Article II, section i, clause 5: > > No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, > at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the > Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who > shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen > Years a Resident within the United States. > > Certainly Bill Clinton was not disputing that Obama was at least 35 years > old! > > And certainly he was not disputing that Obama had been a resident of the > United States since 1994! > > So the only thing left, is the natural born citizenship issue. And that > would mean that Clinton was reminding us that to be a natural born citizen > one must be born > > 1) On U.S. soil > > 2) of a father who is a U.S. Citizen, and > > 3) of a mother who is a U.S. Citizen, > > 4) each of which 3 criteria must be true at the moment of birth > > For more information about the natural born citizenship requirement, see The > Post & Email's article on the 4 Supreme Court > Cases<http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-n...> > which > have defined what this term means, following what Emmerich de Vattel wrote > in his treatise, The Law of Nations. > > Few dispute that Obama's mother was not a U.S. Citizen. Though there is > speculation<http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/01/05/who%e2%80%99s-your-daddy-who%e...>about > who she was, especially among Hillary supporters. > > Few doubt that Obama's father was Barack Obama Senior, a British subject; > and it has been conclusively > shown<http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/12/24/british-law-declares-obama-a-b...> > that > if Obama's birth story is true, that he is presently a British subject, > still. > > And many wonder if Obama was in fact born in Kenya, especially after > an eye-witness > says<http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/12/03/obama-in-1980-said-he-was-born...> > that > is what Obama claimed in 1980. > > The disclosure of Obama's original vital > records<http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/01/04/hawaii-petition-campaign-launc...> > will > alone settle these doubts and clarify for all time, the issue of Obama's > eligibility. The question is, "where are they being kept?", and that > depends on where he was born. > > © 2010, The Post & Email <http://www.thepostemail.com/>. All rights reserved > internationally, unless otherwise specified.
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