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Yesterday brought a new wrinkle to the massive pot o' crazy that is the Cult of the COLB (Certificate of Live Birth). Namely Phillip J. Berg's federal lawsuit against Sen. Obama and the DNC. (Case number 08-CV-4083)
The whole ball of wax is over at "Obamacrimes", including PDF files of the lawsuit, press releases, etc. I am not a lawyer, but has near as I can tell, I'd be VERY surprised if this wasn't laughed out of court.
In a nutshell, he's making several claims. That Sen. Obama isn't a citizen, he's got dual-citizenship, he forged the birth certificate on his website, (Factcheck.org actually confirmed it physically yesterday), and a couple more along those lines.
From the Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order, he:
Claims Sen. Obama was born in Kenya and that his mother was prohibited from flying back to Hawaii due to the stage of pregnancy she was in.
Andy Martin's claim that Sen. Obama never renounced Kenyan citizenship.
The claim that if he was born in Kenya, his mother was too young to grant citizenship on him, (this has been used on him in the past)
Supposed loss of citizenship when his mother married Lolo Soetoro and "took his citizenship"(Note, marrying a foreign national doesn't automatically lose one their US citizenship, unless the person getting married applies for citizenship in that country. There's no evidence Stanley Ann Dunham did such - and in any case, Barack Obama wouldn't have lost HIS citizenship due to his mother's marriage.)
Claim that Sen. Obama traveled to Pakistan on an Indonesian passport
Claim that "three (3) independent document forensic experts have performed extensive forensic testing on the Certificate of Live Birth posted on Obama’s campaign website. The forensic experts’ findings were the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) is in fact a forgery." ("Polarik", "TechDude", and who?? And why does he think the court will take the allegations of people who claim to be such without anything like proof of identity?)
Claim that the "forged" COLB had Maya Soetoro's name on it. (YES!! He's actually citing "TechDude's" claims!!!! Not even "TexasDarlin" is using THAT one!!)
Claim that multiple citizenships disqualifies one from holding the office of President (Pure "Judah Benjamin" that one.)
He later makes the claim that: "As stated above, Plaintiff as well as tens of millions of American voters, Democrats and persons disinclined to vote for the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Senator McCain, will suffer irreparable harm, if declaratory and injunctive relief is not granted. Plaintiff does not have any other way of redress regarding these very significant and important issues."
It's a complete distillation of every claim the Cult of the COLB has ever made, in bite sized legal form.
What gets me, (AGAIN) is that he's actually citing "TechDude's" claims! He actually cites "TechDude's" claim of finding Maya Soetoro's name on the COLB as EVIDENCE!!
From his Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order
It's also paragraph 35 of the complaint
AND paragraph 9 of the motion for Temporary Restraining Order
So who is Philip J. Berg? He's a former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania; former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate in Democratic Primaries; former Chair of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; former member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee; an attorney with offices in Montgomery County, PA and an active practice in Philadelphia, PA. In 2005 he was fined and sanctioned $10,000 for having committed a "laundry list of unethical actions."
He's also a 9/11 "truther" and Clinton "supporter" who has been making weird claims and demands against Sen. Obama for a while. Such as:
25 March - Mr. Berg posted a letter demanding that Sen. Obama drop out of the race due to "Association With Reverend Wright".
28 June - he posted a press release about the on-line petition to demand the superdelegates "Nominate the Candidate that can Win in November 2008 - Hillary Clinton", which includes a laundry list of PUMA/JSND slurs and favourite targets.
6 August - He signed the on-line petition by "conservative libertarian" Mitchell Langbert demanding the FEC investigate Sen. Obama's birth certificate and citizenship, (signature #5450, "Obama must be "vetted" before the DNC in Denver. Obama is not qualified to be President and therefore, the DNC should nominate HILLARY CLINTON").
I think one can argue that Mr. Berg is a bit....unhinged about Sen. Obama.
22 August - According to reports on the right-wing blog "America's Right", the motion for a temporary restraining order was denied by Judge R. Barclay Surrick. Since the Cult of the COLB will claim any action taken by the judge against this suit will show someone "friendly to Obama", I would like to point out that Judge R. Barclay Surrick was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton on 11 April 2000. The even more funny thing about this?? "TexasDarlin's" bestest friends over at "Atlas Shrugs" claim that it's part of a plot by the "Clintonostra" to take the nomination from Sen. Obama. Am I the only one who finds it.....interesting....that a supposed Clinton supporter like "TexasDarlin" is siting and posting on an anti-Clinton right-wing board??
It's obvious what this is. A last-ditch effort by the Cult of the COLB to try to find anything, ANYTHING they can stick on Sen. Obama. And the right-wing "help" they're getting on it is blindingly obvious now. Mr. Berg has a reputation ethics violations and making very outrageous claims. Curiously enough, much like another PUMA favourite, Andy Martin. Who has a reputation as being a "vexatious litigant" by numerous federal and state courts and is under injunction and sanction in several of those courts. Birds of a feather I suppose.
ljdemocrats. A whole LOT of wingnuttery)Yesterday brought a new wrinkle to the massive pot o' crazy that is the Cult of the COLB (Certificate of Live Birth). Namely Phillip J. Berg's federal lawsuit against Sen. Obama and the DNC. (Case number 08-CV-4083)
The whole ball of wax is over at "Obamacrimes", including PDF files of the lawsuit, press releases, etc. I am not a lawyer, but has near as I can tell, I'd be VERY surprised if this wasn't laughed out of court.
In a nutshell, he's making several claims. That Sen. Obama isn't a citizen, he's got dual-citizenship, he forged the birth certificate on his website, (Factcheck.org actually confirmed it physically yesterday), and a couple more along those lines.
From the Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order, he:
Claims Sen. Obama was born in Kenya and that his mother was prohibited from flying back to Hawaii due to the stage of pregnancy she was in.
Andy Martin's claim that Sen. Obama never renounced Kenyan citizenship.
The claim that if he was born in Kenya, his mother was too young to grant citizenship on him, (this has been used on him in the past)
Supposed loss of citizenship when his mother married Lolo Soetoro and "took his citizenship"(Note, marrying a foreign national doesn't automatically lose one their US citizenship, unless the person getting married applies for citizenship in that country. There's no evidence Stanley Ann Dunham did such - and in any case, Barack Obama wouldn't have lost HIS citizenship due to his mother's marriage.)
Claim that Sen. Obama traveled to Pakistan on an Indonesian passport
Claim that "three (3) independent document forensic experts have performed extensive forensic testing on the Certificate of Live Birth posted on Obama’s campaign website. The forensic experts’ findings were the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) is in fact a forgery." ("Polarik", "TechDude", and who?? And why does he think the court will take the allegations of people who claim to be such without anything like proof of identity?)
Claim that the "forged" COLB had Maya Soetoro's name on it. (YES!! He's actually citing "TechDude's" claims!!!! Not even "TexasDarlin" is using THAT one!!)
Claim that multiple citizenships disqualifies one from holding the office of President (Pure "Judah Benjamin" that one.)
He later makes the claim that: "As stated above, Plaintiff as well as tens of millions of American voters, Democrats and persons disinclined to vote for the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Senator McCain, will suffer irreparable harm, if declaratory and injunctive relief is not granted. Plaintiff does not have any other way of redress regarding these very significant and important issues."
It's a complete distillation of every claim the Cult of the COLB has ever made, in bite sized legal form.
What gets me, (AGAIN) is that he's actually citing "TechDude's" claims! He actually cites "TechDude's" claim of finding Maya Soetoro's name on the COLB as EVIDENCE!!
From his Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order
"...However, as posted all over the internet three (3) independent document forensic experts have performed extensive forensic testing on the Certificate of Live Birth posted on Obama’s campaign website. The forensic experts’ findings were the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) is in fact a forgery.
It was further discovered that the original Certificate of Live Birth which had been altered and forged was issued to Maya Kasandra Soetoro, born in 1970. Maya Kasandra Soetoro is Obama’s half-sister, who was born in Indonesia, and her birth was later registered in Hawaii. The altered and forged COLB is still on Obama’s campaign website..."
It's also paragraph 35 of the complaint
AND paragraph 9 of the motion for Temporary Restraining Order
So who is Philip J. Berg? He's a former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania; former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate in Democratic Primaries; former Chair of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; former member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee; an attorney with offices in Montgomery County, PA and an active practice in Philadelphia, PA. In 2005 he was fined and sanctioned $10,000 for having committed a "laundry list of unethical actions."
""Other attorneys should look to Mr. Berg's actions as a blueprint for what not to do when attempting to effectively and honorably perform the duties of the legal profession," Joyner wrote.
"This court has grown weary of Mr. Berg's continuous and brazen disrespect toward this court and his own clients. Mr. Berg's actions ... are an enormous waste of judicial time and resources that this court cannot, in good conscience, allow to go unpunished," Joyner wrote."
He's also a 9/11 "truther" and Clinton "supporter" who has been making weird claims and demands against Sen. Obama for a while. Such as:
25 March - Mr. Berg posted a letter demanding that Sen. Obama drop out of the race due to "Association With Reverend Wright".
"Please, do the right thing for the Democratic Party and our country that you say you love so much and withdraw your candidacy for President. It is the right thing to do !"
28 June - he posted a press release about the on-line petition to demand the superdelegates "Nominate the Candidate that can Win in November 2008 - Hillary Clinton", which includes a laundry list of PUMA/JSND slurs and favourite targets.
"The essence of the Petition is that Obama is not the person he has portrayed to the electorate; a candidate without depth or experience; one with associations with questionable persons; one whose gaffes are numerous and embarrassing; one whose platform leaves a lot to be desired; and credibility is an issue with his recent "Flip-Flops;" and his wife has raised issues that are a real concern. The Democrats can only win in November 2008 with Hillary Clinton, a dynamic leader who has been totally vetted; who won the majority of popular vote and won the big states. "
6 August - He signed the on-line petition by "conservative libertarian" Mitchell Langbert demanding the FEC investigate Sen. Obama's birth certificate and citizenship, (signature #5450, "Obama must be "vetted" before the DNC in Denver. Obama is not qualified to be President and therefore, the DNC should nominate HILLARY CLINTON").
I think one can argue that Mr. Berg is a bit....unhinged about Sen. Obama.
22 August - According to reports on the right-wing blog "America's Right", the motion for a temporary restraining order was denied by Judge R. Barclay Surrick. Since the Cult of the COLB will claim any action taken by the judge against this suit will show someone "friendly to Obama", I would like to point out that Judge R. Barclay Surrick was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton on 11 April 2000. The even more funny thing about this?? "TexasDarlin's" bestest friends over at "Atlas Shrugs" claim that it's part of a plot by the "Clintonostra" to take the nomination from Sen. Obama. Am I the only one who finds it.....interesting....that a supposed Clinton supporter like "TexasDarlin" is siting and posting on an anti-Clinton right-wing board??
It's obvious what this is. A last-ditch effort by the Cult of the COLB to try to find anything, ANYTHING they can stick on Sen. Obama. And the right-wing "help" they're getting on it is blindingly obvious now. Mr. Berg has a reputation ethics violations and making very outrageous claims. Curiously enough, much like another PUMA favourite, Andy Martin. Who has a reputation as being a "vexatious litigant" by numerous federal and state courts and is under injunction and sanction in several of those courts. Birds of a feather I suppose.
