Judge says Obama must appear in ‘birther’ suit

[kpete]

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Judge says Obama must appear in ‘birther’ suit

By Agence France-Presse
Monday, January 23, 2012

WASHINGTON — A judge in Georgia has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court this week in a lawsuit challenging whether he is a natural-born US citizen qualified to be president.

The latest case was spawned by the so-called “birther” movement that has made claims — which have not been substantiated — that Obama was born overseas.

Although it is unclear whether a court could force a sitting president to appear in a court case, Georgia Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi has denied a motion by the president’s lawyer to quash a subpoena that requires Obama to show up.

A Georgia resident made the complaint, which is intended to keep Obama’s name off the state’s ballot in the March presidential primary.


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/23/judge-says-obama-must-appear-in-birther-suit/

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NEW LINKS:
Judge's order in ‘birther' case unlikely to draw Obama
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/judges-order-in-birther-1313941.html

The court will only be ordering Obama to appear once Taitz files, and the court grants, a motion to compel.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/20/4203280/ga-judge-orders-president-to-appear.html

[onehandle]

1. Good luck with that. nt

[teddy51]

2. Obviously the first question that comes to mind is; What Political side of the

isle does this judge reside on? He/She obviously must be a right wing/Tea Bagger.

[russspeakeasy]

3. The first thing that came to my mind was; white, fat, right winger.

[still_one]

10. how about a bigot /nt

[dmallind]

11. Why fat?

Barney Frank is fat. So's Michael Moore. Can't be that you think fat = right wing. So what?

[emilyg]

16. Fat?

[Journeyman]

22. And just a little bit of research finds he's probably of Middle Eastern heritage. . .

received his J.D. from Boston University, and from some of his decisions seems to favor preserving the environment over unfettered corporate development. And he's decidedly not "fat." And what the hey, he may not have made any such ruling about bitherism or Obama.

But golly, quick judgment based on little understanding and straight up ignorance of the facts makes for a satisfying moment, doesn't it? Perhaps it can provide you with insight for how an unfortunate subset of society makes its irrational beliefs their basis for action.

[napi21]

38. White, and not fat, but I can't tell about the the RW. You have to remember, this IS Ga!

http://www.osah.ga.gov/judges-dir-detail.aspx?StaffID=mmalihi

Sorry, I tried to copy the pic, but for some reason I can't.

[Jester Messiah]

58. Judge Buford T. Pigshit, presiding. [nt]

[onenote]

61. That's an admission that tells us more about you than the judge, and what it says isn't good.

[russspeakeasy]

66. Gosh, I'm glad I didn't say "short".

[onenote]

72. yeah, how did you manage to miss that one.

Maybe you could have thrown in "retarded" for the heck of it too.

[russspeakeasy]

74. I was concerned that you would start tearing at your sideburns..

damn thoughtful of me don't you think ?

[jpak]

84. He breastfeeds too

[octothorpe]

86. while eating at the olive garden....

I don't even know the history of that olive garden thing, but I'm certain it fits based on what I read in the past...

[lacrew]

7. Zell Miller

[russspeakeasy]

67. Nailed it !!

[Angry Dragon]

4. DU thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002209438

[RC]

5. Obama, not born in the US of A?

Then how did those 2 birth announcements get in the Honolulu newspapers at the time? Kinda hard to fake those.
In fact, how did Obama get sworn in as a Head of State of a powerful nuclear power? This country is not that far gone - at least not yet.
Of course Obama was born in the US of A.

[Norrin Radd]

23. Pres Obama owns a Delorean with a flux capacitor.

[harmonicon]

36. No, he's a Time Lord.

I just learned that on here last week!

[freshwest]

89. Wrong, he's definitely a Martian. Give up Earthlings, you're done! See this:

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Found this here at DU recently.

CIA Teleported Obama to Mars At Least Twice. Or Not.

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/01/05-8

And there was this as well, since the Obama adminstration knew the cat was out of the bag. This is the beginning of the big cover up.

White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/obama-mars/

This picture shows young Obama:



Now that that's all settled, we can go back to trouncing Yosemite Sam's party, the GOP.

[harmonicon]

91. If there's a blog entry about it, it must be true.

Seriously, thank you for those links - blew my frikin' mind. Wow.

[freshwest]

92. There have been many spaces in cyberspace *proving* Obama's acute illegal alien-ness. Here's more:

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Richard C. Hoagland's "The Hyperdimensional Election Of Barack Obama And 2012"

http://psychedelicadventure.blogspot.com/2009/01/richard-c-hoaglands-hyperdimensional.html

Which insanely curious and gullible persons such as myself have delved into, well, uh, just because... And it's much cheaper than cable, buying a movie or even leaving the comforts of the Batcave. You too, can take a free trip deep into the Twilight Zone for over an hour and see if you can make sense of the claim being made by this guy. Do yourself a big favor and skip to 29:00:

There is another collection of claims with the conspiracy fans and the Jones/Paul supporters, that Obama is not only related to the infamous bloodline families of Europe, but a direct descendant or the literal reincarnation of the Pharoahs of ancient Egypt. In other words, history is repeating itself through lineages that have an agenda spanning millenia for some extra-terrestrial purpose we're all being kept in the dark about, thus it's a conspiracy.

By the way, the Moon is a hollow artificial satellite and Obama's friends are all watching and controlling us from there, woo hoo!

Thus the story of Obama visiting Egypt early in the beginning of his reign as our benevolent (or maybe not) intergalactic overlord.


US President Barack Obama Visits the Pyramids

'...We talked about how Tutankhamun had captured the hearts of everyone in Chicago, and it suddenly occurred to me how much the president looked like the young king. I told him this, and he said that it was not the first time that someone had said the same thing...'

http://www.drhawass.com/blog/us-president-barack-obama-visits-pyramids



Frankly, I don't see the resemblence at all. Yes, we will long for the days when we had fictional Time Lords. Of maybe they were never fiction, after all:



There's a world of woo out there. Just so long as it doesn't get nasty, like the Jones group, etc., it's relatively harmless. Enjoy yourself.

[ChadwickHenryWard]

35. These lawsuits are predicated on the assumption

that the President does not fill out the standard questionnaire and undergo the standard background check that all Federal employees undergo. This assumption, of course, is false. This is nothing more than a nuisance suit.

[former9thward]

76. Just curoius why you think that assumption is false.

Are you saying someone who doesn't fill out a questionnaire or pass a background check could not be president? That is not what the Constitution says.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. There are a few folks I would like to see in their birther suits.

but I don't want to sound like a pig so I won't name names.

[freshwest]

90. When I clicked on the thread, that's what I though this was about.

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[DJ13]

8. He has to show up in his birther suit?

Hide the women!

[murielm99]

24. Birther suit? What's this about a birther suit?

Oh. Nevermind.

[Control-Z]

39. That is where my mind went.

Thank gawd they're not asking Newt to do the same. I'm afraid that Newt in his Birther suit would be too disgusting for words. Ew.

[kpete]

60. sorry

[FailureToCommunicate]

64. EEUUUUuuuuueeewwww. Must...wash...eyes...out...

(Now need MIB flash memory wipe pen thingy)

[freshwest]

93. Here you go!

[FailureToCommunicate]

94. Who am I and why am I on some lefty blog site?!?

(Thanks, freshwest, I feel much better now)

[freshwest]

96. You're welcome. It worked for me, too...

[progressoid]

77. No No No!

That is sooooo wrong.

[NYC_SKP]

78. Oh My!

The cartoonist included a little grey "treasure trail"...

[octothorpe]

87. Same here...

Mostly 'cause I thought these "birthers" were long gone.

[area51]

40. You beat me to it.

Obama showing up in his birthday suit?

[MidwestTransplant]

9. If they try to subpoena him, I wonder how a podunk sheriff

will fare against the USSS trying to enforce the subpoena.

[Bozita]

12. +1

[mbperrin]

13. Oily Taters again!!! I thought she had been disbarred everywhere.

Can no one rid us of this troublesome "lawyer"?

[Firebrand Gary]

15. LMAO, you make it sounds like she is from a dirty place in Idaho.

This is so funny.

[jmowreader]

37. Quit dogging on Idaho...

by trying to associate Orly with here.

[Firebrand Gary]

14. Good grief, really?

Are we going here again? These questions are surfacing on the campaign trail again as well.

[Lost-in-FL]

17. Are you serious? What a perv!!! nt

[rocktivity]

18. Isn't the burden of proof on the plaintiff?

Where's the proof that he ISN'T a natural-born citizen? Where's the reasonable doubt?


rocktivity

[Tx4obama]

20. * * * * * The story in the OP is WRONG. The judge has NOT issued an 'order' * * * * *

See comments on the links below

Comment #12: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002209438#post12

Comment #21: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002209438#post21


p.s. Many news agencies have gotten the facts wrong and have spun the story into something it is not.

[think]

28. Ty Tx4obama /nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

52. Maybe Kpete can correct/change the OP???????

Don't know how many folks realize there is no editing limit now.

[kpete]

62. done

and thanks for the heads up
peace, kpete

[dixiegrrrrl]

71. You are very welcome.

[dixiegrrrrl]

53. self delete-dupe

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[alecmcc]

59. Thank you for saving me the trouble!

Facts are tough.

[snooper2]

69. It's "raw story", what did you expect

[sakabatou]

21. These birthers piss me off.

[Vanje]

25. Ok. I read that as "birthday suit"

Judge says Obama must appear in ‘birthday’ suit .

Quite a picture.

[Firebrand Gary]

26. ROFLMBO

I love DU, always find an unexpected laugh.

[Gregorian]

30. If it pleases the court.

Haha.

[Shining Jack]

88. Lol!

Me too!

[Ecumenist]

27. Hold your breath...

[SoapBox]

29. Hey Judge Crazy...I gots an appearance fors ya...

*finger*

There ya go!

[arely staircase]

31. Boss Hogg's ruling will stand for about a minute. nt

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

32. All of the GOP candidates should be asked if they denounce this garbage

But will the media bring it up? Based on the softballs and rightwing-framed nonsense Brain Williams threw out tonight, I'd say no.

[russspeakeasy]

68. Referring to Williams, I thought the same thing; he was really weak,

or afraid of looking like John King and getting booed by the wingers.

[proud2BlibKansan]

33. I posted this earlier today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002206927

[Tx4obama]

34. It's posted at least 3 times on DU and all of them are WRONG - the jugde has NOT issued an 'order'

See here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=33495

And here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002206927#post14

[SleeplessinSoCal]

41. The FOX News comments on this story are just what you'd expect. What miserable souls.

[lonestarnot]

42. bWAAA HA HA ROFLMAO. They are pitiful aren't they. Ignorant fucking swill.

[ScottLand]

43. Why does it always have to be Georgia? Aren't there nuts that DON'T live in my state?

If it wasn't for the Runaway Bride, we wouldn't have ANYTHING to be proud of!

[peace frog]

49. To answer your question: Hell yes, pal

Come on down to sunny Flori-DUH, the state that can f*ck up an election like nobody's bidniz.

[ScottLand]

51. Well, you got me there. Thanks!

[IDemo]

95. Ahem....

[roosterpack]

44. repug judge..................no doubt

what a classic repug asshole.

[Tx4obama]

45. * * * * * The story in the OP is WRONG. The judge has NOT issued an 'order' * * * * *

See comments on the links below

Comment #12: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002209438#post12

Comment #21: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002209438#post21

Comment #14: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002206927#post14


p.s. Many news agencies have gotten the facts wrong and have spun the story into something it is not.

[Orrex]

46. Does Obama even own a birther suit?

How the heck is he supposed to appear in it? Dashing?

[wyldwolf]

47. ok, this calls for a song!

[PotatoChip]

48. K&R for the headline (LOL!)

Ridiculous lawsuit though. <----- Thanks Kpete. I rarely get to use the wtf guy.

[LeftishBrit]

50. Am I the only person...

whose initial reaction was that some stupid judge was demanding that the President should appear in his birthday suit?

The actual demand is about as ridiculous!

[Vinca]

54. Maybe the POTUS should turn up and show the world what fools they are.

[groundloop]

55. Just send that judge a signed birth certificate mug

Maybe that'll make everyone happy.

[BE10sCoach]

56. Georgia "CRACKER" justice

hahahahahahaha, another hate mongering, racially motivated Southern Republican showing that bigotry and hatred are not yet gone from America.

[NYC_SKP]

57. I'll bet Obama's Birther Suit has a TEN-GALLON Codpiece for his, um, "package"!

Yeah, that's right... I "went there".

[kpete]

63. NYC_SKP

you naughty, naughty DUer-
you made me blush...


peace, kpete

[kpete]

70. I added additional links

see original post

i really like that they let us edit - whenever
very nice new feature (and i have been skeptical of this new place)

peace, kpete

[dipsydoodle]

75. Sincere apologies

I hadn't noticed that. I will delete that post.

peace , Richard

[kpete]

83. no apologies necessary

this was one crazy post,
love how it went all sideways...

so glad i can update
helps the cut & pasting make more sense
especially when we get new info

that's what is all about?

peace to you dipsydoodle/Richard
kpete/Kathy

[Liberalman777]

73. Who Cares? Obama won't win any State in The South Anyways

I think Obama has proven his citizenship enough and the opposition has no gorunds to continue this farce..

[A Brand New World]

79. It's no longer a farce~

It has reached harassment stage!

[Liberalman777]

81. That is True..

It is beyond harrassment when a Judge uses his position to force an issue that has long since been settled.

[yardwork]

80. I hope that's not true. He won North Carolina and Virginia in 2008.

[Liberalman777]

82. Certainly I hope he wins..But will he?

The South is so racist..and Red.

[toddwv]

85. President Obama is NOT legally compelled to appear for this hearing.

It is an administrative hearing, the judge cannot compel testimony.

Oily Taintz downloaded a presigned subpoena form and sent copies to something like 22 people.

None of the are required to appear.

The defense asked for the subpoena to be quashed, the judge refused. It doesn't mean that the judge ordered Obama to appear. This Judge doesn't have that authority.