tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post6682598146555913707..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Coakley Supporters Fabricate Birther Accusation Against BrownWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-77494990260857260272010-01-18T17:52:47.197-05:002010-01-18T17:52:47.197-05:00Um, Scott Brown may have been uncertain, but the p...Um, Scott Brown may have been uncertain, but the plain truth is that Obama <i>was</i> born out of wedlock. This is not some bizarre "birther" theory; it's the undisputed truth. So where does this leave Josh Marshall and all the others who think only a kook would even suggest it?Milhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350874508580081286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-425119720052872012010-01-17T22:20:30.748-05:002010-01-17T22:20:30.748-05:00I am practically positive I remember that Obama...I am practically positive I remember that Obama's father already had a wife back home. Doesn't that rule out a marriage to Obama's mom?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032071848257057402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-63507851645789997992010-01-17T18:12:27.744-05:002010-01-17T18:12:27.744-05:00nylund154, you seem to have missed a key point her...<b>nylund</b>154, you seem to have missed a key point here. Even a cursory reading of the comments in the thread, above, such as the one by <b>Tim</b> at 10:30 am, would have revealed the obvious to you. Or, you could have read Prof. Jacobson’s update, posted more than half an hour before you fired off your comment.<br /><br />The posts here expose a pathetic attempt by obviously angry and frustrated allies of Martha Coakley to try and smear Scott Brown, by falsely claiming that he must be some sort of extremist nut case -- a "birther" if you will – a claim based on a brief video clip from back in 2008, during which there was a verbal exchange between Scott and an interviewer. In it, we can plainly see that Scott Brown expressed a bit of uncertainty (and nothing more) about the interviewer's emphatic assertion that Obama's mother was married at the time of his birth. <br /><br />All Scott politely said in response to the reporter was, "<i>Well, I don't know about that</i>." He could have told the reporter, "<i>No, you are wrong</i>." <br /><br />She apparently was.<br /><br />The best proof of that is a statement from a speech given by Obama’s wife, Michelle, in early July of 2008, at a roundtable discussion at the University of Missouri-Kansas City as was duly reported on July 10th in <b>MSNBC</b>'s "<i>First Read</i>," in an article entitled, <a href="%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">"MICHELLE OBAMA TALKS FATHERHOOD</a>." <br /><br />Here was a quote from that article, quoting Michelle Obama. Or, you can watch the actual video of the talk as posted by Jacobson in his update:<br /><br /><b>His own mother, she said at the beginning of her remarks, was "<i>very young and very single when she had him</i>." And, Obama added, he has observed his wife's attempts to reconcile motherhood with her career aspirations.</b><br /><br />" … very single … "<br /> <br />Oooooops! I'd say Scott was correct and the reporter was not. <br /><br />So, who are the "<i>birthers</i>" now?<br /><br />I'd say the clowns who tried dishonestly to turn this into a controversy.Trochilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310034696479920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-83200288439809814442010-01-17T14:38:48.919-05:002010-01-17T14:38:48.919-05:00If you want some context to the video, you could i...If you want some context to the video, you could instead link to the 1:44 version that is easily found on youtube. <br /><br />My bet is that you could probably even find a transcript for the whole show without too much difficulty.<br /><br />But in what context could his statement imply anything BUT the idea that he questions the fact that Obama's parents were married when Obama was born. The real question is, why would he doubt that and where would he get that idea?<br /><br />Come on Prof! Put your thinking cap on and solve this mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-13958453368470570302010-01-17T14:23:02.177-05:002010-01-17T14:23:02.177-05:00Come to think of it, does that mean that Michelle ...Come to think of it, does that mean that Michelle Obama may not be who she seems to be?<br /><br />Surely she cannot be a "<i>a far-right conservative funded by 'tea party' supporters</i>" just because she stated that his mom was "very single" when he was born. <br /><br />Can she?Trochilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310034696479920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-15715703605871011442010-01-17T14:07:07.717-05:002010-01-17T14:07:07.717-05:00Looks like one of the shameless leftie Obama acoly...Looks like one of the shameless leftie Obama acolytes over at the <b>Associated Press</b> is <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100117/D9D9L4P01.html" rel="nofollow"> now doing his part in spreading this slime</a>. <br /><br />In a brand new <i>My Way News</i> story about the President coming to the Bay State to campaign for Coakley -- "<b>Obama makes last-ditch attempt to save Senate seat</b>" a story which, by the way, was just released within the hour (at 1:14 pm), they included the following unsupported paragraph at the end of the story:<br /><br />"<i>In the closing hours of the campaign, Democrats pressed to make the case that Brown is not who he claims to be. They cast him as a far-right conservative funded by "tea party" supporters and they highlighted a TV interview from 2008 in which Brown seems to suggests that Obama may have been born out of wedlock.</i>"<br /><br />And following that paragraph, is this pertinent information:<br /><br />"<b> . . . Associated Press writer Glen Johnson contributed to this report.</b>"<br /><br />Three guesses who added the "birther" paragraph! <br /><br />There is simply no more openly partisan, leftie reporter in the nation today than Glen Johnson. Just Google his name, and check out some of his stories from the 2008 campaign.Trochilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310034696479920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-20324012261894441662010-01-17T13:05:09.612-05:002010-01-17T13:05:09.612-05:00The clock is ticking, the actions of the failing c...The clock is ticking, the actions of the failing candidate ever more desperate. And useless.<br /><br />It's getting to the window of GOTV now. And all the energy and fire are with Brown. <br /><br />Heaven help us, Obama will be adding to his legacy of defeat in NJ, Virginia and now Mass Tuesday night.<br /><br />Do what you can folks to help our Republic supporting Brown now.SmartyJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874627179532953362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-17687184193539489732010-01-17T10:53:33.927-05:002010-01-17T10:53:33.927-05:00Rich, lol, thank goodness I don't drink the wa...Rich, lol, thank goodness I don't drink the water!Fuzzy Slippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021615731454709413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28571647711260802052010-01-17T10:41:26.723-05:002010-01-17T10:41:26.723-05:00It proves the utter desperation and grasping at st...It proves the utter desperation and grasping at straws... Coakley is on the ropes and their inane lies just makes her look even worse.<br /><br />They have jumped the shark...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-37697777725706182462010-01-17T10:34:49.879-05:002010-01-17T10:34:49.879-05:00and also... PLEASE spread the link I post to any a...and also... PLEASE spread the link I post to any and every site that spreads this latest nonsense about Scott.<br /><br />use the Michelle Obama's own words against the nonsense they are spreading on behalf of Coakley.<br /><br />--a PUMA democrat for Scott Brown!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642408857495033895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-87318838211769639852010-01-17T10:33:31.706-05:002010-01-17T10:33:31.706-05:00Fuzzy Slippers: "refined and very reserved&qu...Fuzzy Slippers: "refined and very reserved"--these are the people that elected Ted Kennedy--what--8 times? And Kerry five?<br /><br />I have met many people from New England and find them nice people, although usually reflexive leftists. However, there are many leftists that are not cartoon characters like the Kennedys.<br /><br />My theory is that it is something in the water.richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145724676513901931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-69948754473798984432010-01-17T10:31:13.446-05:002010-01-17T10:31:13.446-05:00Hey Professor..
we PUMA democrats are on this st...Hey Professor.. <br /><br />we PUMA democrats are on this story as well.<br /><br />Perhaps you can post this link here for your story:<br /><br />"dont-blame-scott-brown-michelle-obama-said-barack-was-born-out-of-wedlock"<br /><br /><br />http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/dont-blame-scott-brown-michelle-obama-said-barack-was-born-out-of-wedlock/<br /><br /><br />--his own wife said it! Scott Brown is just repeating what the First Lady has already said ON RECORD!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642408857495033895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-68285193007458056142010-01-17T10:05:39.457-05:002010-01-17T10:05:39.457-05:00You know, it's interesting. I'm not sure ...You know, it's interesting. I'm not sure that Massachusetts voters are going to respond well to this sort of Chicago-style approach. The people I've spoken with are really turned off by the negative ads and the lies being told. New Englanders are refined and very reserved as a whole, and this is actually working against Croakley, not for her. <br /><br />I hope they keep it up, they are losing votes with every new lie, every new idiocy, every new attack.Fuzzy Slippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021615731454709413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-15435680499448279492010-01-17T09:42:37.982-05:002010-01-17T09:42:37.982-05:00This is simply the M.O. or Camp Obama. They did th...This is simply the M.O. or Camp Obama. They did the same to Bill and Hillary.... took comments out of context and made rediculous, racially toned accusations. So, why would they *not* do that to Brown.<br /><br />I hope people can see through it this time. Because, quite frankly, I find it to be getting stale.Stray Yellar Dawg?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04861846247063603370noreply@blogger.com