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“ABSURD,” OR “LIKELY?”

by Sharon Rondeau

(Nov. 10, 2018) — During Friday night’s edition of “Hannity,” guest Tammy Bruce called the idea that Barack Hussein Obama was not born in the United States “absurd.”

Bruce is a radio show host and writer who frequently appears on the show, which airs weeknights at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Host Sean Hannity’s interview of Bruce and commentator Deneen Borelli took place during the last eight minutes of the show in response to reports of Michelle Obama’s forthcoming book, “Becoming,” in which Obama reportedly wrote that she “would never forgive” Donald Trump for questioning her husband’s presumed United States birthplace. Obama additionally claimed that Trump’s questioning of her husband’s eligibility to serve as president placed her family in danger.

In early 2011, Trump publicly called for the White House to release Barack Obama’s “long-form,” or detailed, birth certificate said to be in the custody of the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH).

Obama has publicly claimed a birthplace in Hawaii for many years, while at the same time mainstream media sources reported him as born in Kenya or Indonesia.  On a trip to that country this past July, Obama identified himself as “from Kenya.”

The New York Times has criticized Trump for, among a myriad of other things, allegedly “promoting a lie” about Obama’s birthplace and “citizenship,” later labeling him the leader of the so-called “birther” movement.  The mainstream media applied the pejorative to anyone questioning inconsistencies in Obama’s life story and the claim by some that his “short-form” birth certificate, released mysteriously on June 12, 2008 online, is a forgery.

A number of bloggers, writers and private citizens have received threats of physical harm or death as a result of their own questioning of Obama’s eligibility, this writer included.

In August 2011, at the request of 242 constituents, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), then led by Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, launched an investigation into the origins of the image.  Eventually spanning more than five years, lead investigator Mike Zullo revealed at a March 1, 2012 press conference that probable cause existed to believe the birth certificate image a “computer-generated forgery.

At the same time, Obama’s Selective Service registration form was also declared fraudulent.

In an August 29, 2018 opinion piece, New York Times writer Michelle Cottle called out Arpaio for having “embraced the racist birther movement more energetically than most, starting an investigation aimed at exposing President Barack Obama’s American birth certificate as a forgery.”  Arpaio has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit over the piece, claiming The Times libeled him by calling him “a truly sadistic man” and other terms which could damage his reputation.

The column suggested by omission that Arpaio’s first claim of the forgery Obama’s documents occurred in December 2016, after he lost his bid for a seventh term as Maricopa County sheriff.

Responding to Bruce’s “absurd” comment, Hannity expressed his sentiment that after Trump began questioning Obama’s eligibility, Obama should have “just released it” in an apparent reference to the long-form birth certificate.

Bruce did not cite why she believes that the possibility of Obama’s having been born outside of the United States is unsupportable.

On the evening of March 1, 2012, Hannity was scheduled to interview Zullo until Hannity’s producers canceled the interview at the last minute.  Hannity has since admitted that “the media never vetted” Obama.

At the initial presser, Zullo reported that he possesses affidavits from media figures who received credible threats of harm as a result of their initial research into Obama’s background.

Throughout the probe, the press was strangely incurious and declined to investigate further, while members of Congress continued to attempt to explain to their constituents why Obama was eligible to serve as president. As legal analyst Joseph DeMaio has reported over the years, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) omitted crucial wording from cited case law in an apparent effort to convince lawmakers that Obama met the eligibility criteria for the presidency.

Article II, Section 1, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution requires that the president and commander-in-chief be a “natural born Citizen,” a term the U.S. Supreme Court has not defined in modern history.  While legal and constitutional scholars often disagree on its meaning, Americans generally interpret it to mean, at a minimum, “born in the United States.”

The citizenship of the candidate’s parents at the time of his or her birth is believed by many to be equally important as the candidate’s birthplace.

Obama’s claimed father was a British, and later Kenyan, citizen, while he claims his mother was Stanley Ann Dunham, a U.S. citizen born in Kansas.

Since Obama left office, news anchors, pundits and politicos continue to invoke the “Birther” controversy.  Interestingly, the “Hawaii” birthplace claim has been increasingly replaced with “born in the United States.”

The Times and other mainstream outlets made much of Trump’s pronouncement late in his presidential campaign that Obama “was born in the United States, period.”  Last year, however, The Times reported that according to its sources, the issue of Obama’s eligibility remains important to the 45th president.

In a radio interview in August, Zullo told host Carl Gallups that “It has been an open secret in the intelligence community and DC that Obama could never satisfy the constitutional requirement of being born on American soil.”

 

 

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  1. I believe President Donald j. Trump is waiting until after the 2020 presidential election to drop the truth bomb on Obama’s fraud presidency . If so , maybe We The People can return to a Constitutional Republic with laws !

  2. The Whoreable Nancy Pelosi, the Supreme Madam of her own US Whorehouse of Representatives, and second-in-line to be President, is America’s Public Enemy No.1 08-28-08- TODAY, is she not? https://canadafreepress.com/2009/williams091209.htm

    When will President Trump tromp Pelosi and release his nuclear option “truth bomb”, which can be detonated by his publically directing some 327,000,000 captivated Americans to The Post and Email’s enriched-cranium fingertip-accessible truth-site herein?

    Here is Developer Trump in 2011 praising the accomplishments of his own Manhattan Project that, hopefully, will lead to the release of America’s first MAGA-ton truth-bomb:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aszpJ1Iuroo

    If The P&E website, the one-stop-shop of all things nbC, is preserved for the next 100 years hence, 2009- 2119, in the Library of Congress et al, will residents in 2119 clearly see, what we today so anxiously wait to see: the release of Trump’s P&E “truth bomb”, dropped to flatten all flimsy RACE Card defenses with his aerial ACE Card, code named “OBOMBA”?

    We conservatives are not accepting the results of the FAKE elections of 2008 and 2012, just as the Democriminals of America’s Party of Crime are not accepting the results of the TRUE election of 2016. https://canadafreepress.com/article/is-a-second-civil-war-coming

    TRUMP: USE THE TRUTH BOMB, LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, RELEASE AMERICA!

  3. 1.) The last sentence illustrates a need for further clarification. Saying “it has been an open secret…obama could never satisfy the constitutional requirement of being born on American soil”, neglects the fact that it also requires a President to be born of two citizen parents, which he also could never satisfy.

    2.) Gary Wilmott, GOP is also running interference in league with the Democrat [Socialist] Party
    because their candidate John McCain was also ineligible. The 2008 election was between two frauds. Indeed, a comment in the Kenyan Daily News on January 20, 2009 written by Judi Murthi said that (to paraphrase) the shadow government wins no matter who gets elected.

    3.) Fox news is partially owned by Muslims. Fox has an office in Dubai, UAE. The very same place where Barack Obama bought a multi-million dollar mansion. If the day ever comes. Obama WILL flee to Dubai. There is no extradition treaty in the UAE with the US.

    4.) James Carter, there are no “stylistic” interpretations in law. If he says “citizen”,THAT is what the law MUST be construed as meaning. No conjecture on “possibility” is allowed.

    5.) The “questioning of” Barack Obama’s eligibility does not put her family “in danger”. It put’s Barack Obama himself, “in danger” of being tried and convicted of usurpation of the Presidency of the United States, by fraud, during time of war. Said crime subjects Obama to court martial under 10USC, 906.106 as a SPY and under 18USC, Part 1, Chapter 115, Sec. 2381 as a Traitor. Both carry the death penalty on conviction.

    6.) Anyone complicit with Obama’s crimes is equally guilty of espionage and treason against the United States.

    7.) Anyone who knowingly covers up information of said crimes is guilty of misprision of felony and is also equally guilty of misprision of treason.

    8.) It is President’s Trump’s duty as President to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. If the evidence which has been already proferred to him by countless sources is not acted on then I must assume that our nation has been iredeemably damaged by the deep State. This matter is of the utmost national security import and it cannot be ignored any longer. This is a moral imperative. Obama is a usurper,fraud,traitor and fraud.

  4. Harry Soloman,
    There was also a time when Hannity had invited Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his lead detective on the 5 year investigation of Obama’s fraudulent identity documents to be guest on his Fox TV program. Shortly before they were to appear…..they were cancelled.
    Fox News has, from the beginning, been nothing more than controlled opposition. Fox even assisted Obama at times, with different talking heads occasionally mocking and ridiculing those trying to expose the truth about Barry. Mostly though, they just ignore massive evidence of The Obama Fraud and try to pretend it does not exist. Fox and their talking heads have gotten wealthy by being controlled opposition. They are still pretending they do not know why all those complicit in The Obama Fraud went nuts over the election of “the birther” Donald Trump, instead of the planned in 2008 after Obama cover of Hillary Clinton. The Fox News people and their guest make-up reasons for the left’s hatred and fear of Trump, but will not touch the actual reason number one.The Deep State is currently winning because Trump, for whatever reason or reasons, has not used the “truth bomb” he has which would destroy the Deep State, drain the Swamp and reset the Constitution. Maintaining hope this will ever happen is difficult as I watch those going after President Trump never let up. More tweeting by Trump is not going to defeat those who have almost succeeded in the “fundamental transformation” promised by Barry the usurper from finishing that job……and protecting themselves from the truth about their complicity in Obama’s usurpation of America’s presidency and it’s still on-going cover-up by never stopping trying to remove Trump from office. All of those complicit in The Obama Fraud must be brought to real justice for America to fully recover. If this does not happen, the Deep State wins……….likely forever………

  5. I remember some time ago — October 2010 I think it was — Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly on stage, seated, facing each other, and declaring that Obama was a natural born citizen. What I remember most of all was how nervous and uncomfortable they both appeared to be. They looked like two people who had been told what to do and say.

    Another incident was Hannity who declared that that he would have someone on his show “on Monday” -( from England?) who would blow the issue wide open. It never happened.

  6. Hannity and Tammy Bruce are afraid of losing their jobs at Fox News if they bring up the Obama fraud . Fox News like the rest of the lame stream media are OWNED by George Soros a Nazi collaborator during World War ll . George Soros, a Jew sent his own people to the Nazi concentration camps . The word DESPICABLE does not begin to describe George Soros !

  7. The entire media including Fox News has been told by their producers “You will not talk about the fraudulent birth certificate put on the White House website April 27, 2011.” Our media is bought and paid for by George Soros the Nazi who put two gay men in our White House pretending to be US President and First “Lady” or is it First Tranny/Transgender.

  8. Charles wrote:
    “US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas….. We are avoiding the issue of Natural Born Citizen and giving you another option ! Nothing could be more telling then that statement by a US Supreme Court Justice !”

    Nothing indeed!

    Perhaps the SCOTUS has done that based upon the Congressional Research Service’s November 2011 “Qualifications for President and the “Natural Born” Citizenship Eligibility Requirement” report:
    https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42097.pdf
    As we all know, that report cited the “Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1790” and based its finding — that anyone born on U.S. soil (except those born to foreign diplomats or soldiers stationed in the U.S.) or to one U.S. citizen parent even on foreign soil is eligible for the presidency — in large part on the term “natural born citizen” used in that Act while ignoring the “Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1795” which replaced the term “natural born citizen” with “citizen” thus invalidating the CRS’s basis for citing it to support its finding.

    In January of 2016, the CRS updated its “Qualifications for President and the “Natural Born” Citizenship Eligibility Requirement” report::
    https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/latest-crs-report-discusses-presidential-birthplace-issue
    Once again it cited the “Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1790” but didn’t cite the “Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1795” which replaced the former in toto. It did, however, reference the latter in a footnote (96) saying in conclusion: “…, so it is possible that the deletion is merely a stylistic/grammatical decision.”

    Possibly merely a stylistic/grammatical decision rather than most likely an intentional decision?

  9. The US Congress and US Supreme Court knew in 2008 Barack hussein Obama did not meet US Constitutional law Article ll Section 1 Clause 5 to hold the office of US President . If the US Congress did not know Barack hussein obama was not US Constitutionally qualified to hold the office of US. President in 2008 they should have known in 2012 after getting investigation results from a law enforcement agency from Arizona . IE FORGED BIRTH CERTIFICATE put on the White House website April 27, 2011. US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas….. We are avoiding the issue of Natural Born Citizen and giving you another option ! Nothing could be more telling then that statement by a US Supreme Court Justice !

  10. At Fox TV and Radio reporting or covering the fraud and usurpation of Obama is not
    tolerated. Here, one has to have their “mind right”. In other words, a memo must have
    gone out that stated there will be no coverage of Obama’s questionable credentials “period”.

    I clearly recall on one of Hannity’s radio show him “snapping” rudely and viciously at a caller
    mentioning Obama being a fraud. This fellow was “cut-off” immediately… Fox claims to
    cover the news and report it fairly. “Really” ! “Not” !!!

    The Congress and Senate as well and the Republican “Can’ts” and “Demorats wont” will have “egg” on their faces and some “explaining” to do “when this offal hits the fan”.

    The clock is ticking…

  11. For Obama being such a fraud and USURPER and this being such a “Dead Subject” there is still such a “strong pulse”. Perhaps recovery is imminent.

    Said another way, is this case about to be “blown, wide open”?

  12. My opinion and summary of where we are on the issue of The Obama Fraud: I know, I repeat myself……….
    Many people failed to do their job and violated their sworn oath to protect the Constitution by assisting and/or allowing an ineligible, identity fraud con-artist to be sworn-in as the putative president and commander-in-chief. The result of that failure was giving America’s government and her military to the enemy. These people are now in a panic because the “birther” Donald Trump was elected President instead of the planned and promised in 2008 after Obama continued cover of Hillary. Trump poses a real threat to expose the truth about Barry and all complicit in The Obama Fraud. They would be exposed as being complicit in the biggest crime ever committed against American citizens and her Constitution. That is why those complicit have gone insane trying to get Trump out of office before this happens. If it doesn’t happen, the Deep State wins and the Swamp will never be drained. It’s really not complicated………………The existence of this “condition” has been obvious since right after Obama was sworn-in back in 2009. That swearing in meant there was no backing out or doing the right thing……too late and no choice for all complicit in The Obama Fraud but to insure Barry stayed officially a legitimate president…….forever. No amount of additional evidence of Barry’s identity fraud, including a proven fake birth certificate, was going to change that. Here we are with one last chance. If the truth about Barry is not fully released and acted on, the Deep State will remain in control and the swamp will never be drained.

  13. I have personally had that conversation with Tammy Bruce on KABC Radio several years ago. Got the same answer from her. Have had the same indignant reaction with Ben Shapiro IN PERSON. Larry Elder has been extremely upset and indignant with me also on air when I have brought up the subject. Dr. Drew Pinsky and Peter Tilden have been downright insulting to me when I have broached the subject on air re: Ted Cruz’ lack of constitutionally eligibility. Both hung up on me and then they have the luxury to belittle me on air knowing that I cannot respond. It’s tough to make any headway on this issue when you have conservatives setting up roadblocks too.

  14. If Hannity, Tammy, Fox and others want to know the truth, all they have to do is go to You Tube to watch the 2010 video of Michelle (the Mooch) Obama speaking to her friends at the (homosexual) Human Right Campaign and declare Kenya to be “Barack’s homeland country”. I’d like to hear their reaction to it. They cannot with a straight face deny it. The Obamas may be liars but they’re not going to lie to their own homosexual buddies. As the scripture says, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. Barry was born in Kenya, period.

  15. Thanks for that article Sharon. Here is something I posted on Hannity’s show with guest Tammy Bruce. I think “born in Hawaii” is being replaced with born in the U.S.A. because of Mike Zullo saying every hospital in Hawaii has told him they never had a Stanley Ann Dunham or Barack Hussein Obama admitted as patients in their hospital.

    My Post at GWP:
    On Hannity tonight, 11-9-18 he and guest Tammy Bruce discussed Michelle Obama’s new book and Michelle not forgiving Trump for the “birther” controversy. Guest Tammy Bruce said about Obama not being born in America that, “most of us believe that is absurd”, and Hannity backed up Bruce by saying he thought, “the birther thing was just stupid”. Does that mean they believe Trump is absurd and stupid, or just the millions of others who possess common sense and logic and have not yet been told what they can and cannot say?
    I would like for Trump to ask Hannity to interview him, and then use that time to fully uncover The Obama Fraud, from the unknown birthplace, multiple references from around the world of, “Kenyan born Senator Obama”,….Kenyan Parliament meeting stating how proud they were to have,”Barack Obama, who was born in Kenya and isn’t even an America citizen”, elected as President of the U.S.A……to Sheriff Joe’s findings of John Brennan and the CIA involvement in the creation of Obama’s now proven forged birth certificate, etc., etc., etc………and then ask Hannity why Fox News never allowed a fair discussion of any of this.

    Fox has never been more that controlled opposition and they have protected Obama since the time he first announced he was running for president. Being better than the others is not good enough.