Supreme Court to Hear Case on Obama

[gloryseeker]

I got the email listed below. Has anyone heard if this is true or just one of the many stories that shoots around the email world?

BOMBSHELL…Supreme Court now has Obama Citizenship
AP- WASHINGTON D.C. - In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group Americans for Freedom of Information has Released copies of President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school.

The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought by the group in the Superior Court of California . The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program.

To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking.

Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking pretty grim. The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as president.

When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.

Britain 's Daily Mail also carried the story in a front-page article titled, Obama Eligibility Questioned leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit to the U.K.
In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey .

This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama' s citizenship or qualification to serve as president.

Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.
So far, Obama's main stream media haven't touched it!

[Pressing-On]

It was my understanding that this piece was circulated as an April's Fool joke in April 2009 and that the AP tag doesn't fit the AP stylebook guidelines. I did an AP search for this article and it doesn't come up.

I never pay attention to forwarded e-mails. I always look for the report to be substantiated in several major news sources.

[SOUNWORTHY]

Would be nice, but doubtful.

[oletime]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

I got the email listed below. Has anyone heard if this is true or just one of the many stories that shoots around the email world?

BOMBSHELL…Supreme Court now has Obama Citizenship
AP- WASHINGTON D.C. - In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group Americans for Freedom of Information has Released copies of President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school.

The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought by the group in the Superior Court of California . The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program.

To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking.

Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking pretty grim. The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as president.

When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.

Britain 's Daily Mail also carried the story in a front-page article titled, Obama Eligibility Questioned leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit to the U.K.
In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey .

This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama' s citizenship or qualification to serve as president.

Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.
So far, Obama's main stream media haven't touched it!

do a snopes.com search, under obama citizenship, its all there. although i think he is hiding a lot, this is apparrently an april fools joke. the lawsuit was denied in 2008 by supreme court.

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by oletime

do a snopes.com search, under obama citizenship, its all there. although i think he is hiding a lot, this is apparrently an april fools joke. the lawsuit was denied in 2008 by supreme court.

I went to snopes, but didn't find anything (prior to my posting it), but in all honesty I have never used snopes before so it was probably my error.

However, while there did you notice the post about the 22 Amendment being changed so that Obama can serve more than two terms. It's ratings had mixed colors on it. I thought that was interesting.

[Twisp]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

I went to snopes, but didn't find anything (prior to my posting it), but in all honesty I have never used snopes before so it was probably my error.

However, while there did you notice the post about the 22 Amendment being changed so that Obama can serve more than two terms. It's ratings had mixed colors on it. I thought that was interesting.

Legislators, both republican and democrats, have been trying to change or repeal the 22nd amendment for a number of years. Here is a link to a site that lists the number of times it has been tried, who tried it, and PDF's to the bills themselves.

http://theconservativist.com/2009/05...for-president/

[oletime]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

I went to snopes, but didn't find anything (prior to my posting it), but in all honesty I have never used snopes before so it was probably my error.

However, while there did you notice the post about the 22 Amendment being changed so that Obama can serve more than two terms. It's ratings had mixed colors on it. I thought that was interesting.

when you get to snopes type in the search box obama citizenship there will be several headings pop up. i did not know that about the 22cd hope they dont its what makes this country great

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by oletime

when you get to snopes type in the search box obama citizenship there will be several headings pop up. i did not know that about the 22cd hope they dont its what makes this country great

Here's the link: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/occidental.asp

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Here's the link: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/occidental.asp

WND Exclusive BORN IN THE USA?
Now White House joins 'birth hospital' cover-up
Spokesman belittles WND reporter, asks 'what reporting' has been done
Posted: July 13, 2009
6:42 pm Eastern

Joe Kovacs and Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily


Press Secretary Robert Gibbs did not confirm the authenticity of the alleged Jan. 24, 2009, letter from President Obama to his purported place of birth, Kapi'olani Medical Center. His remarks begin at the 55:27 mark of the press briefing. (Click photo to view)

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today refused to confirm that a letter posted by the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu – purportedly from President Obama claiming the facility as his birthplace – is, in fact, real.

The issue arose today when Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House, asked Gibbs about the letter, which the hospital also used in a magazine fundraising article.

However, when WND reported on the posted images and questioned their authenticity, the hospital concealed the online image, and then refused to confirm the letter even exists.

Gibbs' answer came in response to Kinsolving's question, which begins at the 55:27 mark into the video recorded by C-SPAN:

While you and the president were overseas on July the 7th, there was on the Internet a copy of a letter on White House letterhead dated January the 24th, 2009, with the signature "Barack Obama," which stated, "The place of my birth was Honolulu's Kapi'olani Medical Center." And my question is, can you verify this letter? Or if not, would you tell us which Hawaiian hospital he was born in, since Kapi'olani, which used to publicize this, now refuses to confirm?

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

WND Exclusive BORN IN THE USA?
Now White House joins 'birth hospital' cover-up
Spokesman belittles WND reporter, asks 'what reporting' has been done
Posted: July 13, 2009
6:42 pm Eastern

Joe Kovacs and Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily


Press Secretary Robert Gibbs did not confirm the authenticity of the alleged Jan. 24, 2009, letter from President Obama to his purported place of birth, Kapi'olani Medical Center. His remarks begin at the 55:27 mark of the press briefing. (Click photo to view)

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today refused to confirm that a letter posted by the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu – purportedly from President Obama claiming the facility as his birthplace – is, in fact, real.

The issue arose today when Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House, asked Gibbs about the letter, which the hospital also used in a magazine fundraising article.

However, when WND reported on the posted images and questioned their authenticity, the hospital concealed the online image, and then refused to confirm the letter even exists.

Gibbs' answer came in response to Kinsolving's question, which begins at the 55:27 mark into the video recorded by C-SPAN:

While you and the president were overseas on July the 7th, there was on the Internet a copy of a letter on White House letterhead dated January the 24th, 2009, with the signature "Barack Obama," which stated, "The place of my birth was Honolulu's Kapi'olani Medical Center." And my question is, can you verify this letter? Or if not, would you tell us which Hawaiian hospital he was born in, since Kapi'olani, which used to publicize this, now refuses to confirm?

Oops...all of the article didn't copy. You can view at http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=103898