J.D. Hayworth: McCain Birther Spot Reflects "Desperation"
"These are serious economic times. Yet some are consumed by conspiracies," the spot suggests as it opens. It then cuts to comments by a pair of so-called "birthers," Orly Taitz and Phil Berg. (Birthers are those who believe that President Obama was not born in the United States, despite copious evidence to the contrary.)
Next comes Hayworth. "All I'm saying is, for every race across the country, especially with identity theft in the news, it would be great that people can confirm who they say they are," he says.
Hayworth is then heard saying on his radio show last year, "sad fact is, questions continue. And until President Obama signs his name and in fact has the records revealed, the questions will remain."
As a picture of Hayworth fills the screen, an announcer then says, "The only difference between these people? Only one is running for the U.S. Senate."
Late Wednesday afternoon, Hayworth's spokesman told Politico that the spot, "Identity," reflected McCain's "desperation."
"I love the smell of 24-year incumbent desperation in the afternoon," said Jason Rose. "He hears those conservative footsteps a comin' and knows his political fate, like Gov. Crist, is a matter of time. And he knows full well it was J.D.'s job as a talk-show host to provoke discussion. Questions were raised on the air. They have been answered."
Hayworth, a longtime McCain critic and former Arizona congressman, is seeking to capitalize on the country's anti-incumbent mood, as well as the frustrations of conservative voters who have dubbed McCain a "Republican in Name Only."
Seemingly in response to the challenge, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee has moved right on issues like immigration, the bailout bill, closing the Guant?namo Bay detention facility and repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Hayworth trailed McCain by more than 20 points in a January poll. But McCain aides are taking the talk show host seriously, having seen Tea Party darling Marco Rubio close a major gap against another alleged "RINO," Charlie Crist, in the Florida GOP Senate primary.
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That is right ? I will say it THANK GOD FOR BARAK OBAMA
He destroyed the Clinton Political Machine ? Driving a stake thru the heart of Hillary?s Presidential aspirations ? something no Republican was ever able to do. Remember when a Hillary Presidency scared the daylights out of you!
He killed off the Kennedy Dynasty ? No more Kennedy?s trolling Washington looking for booze and women wanting rides home. American women and Freedom are safer tonight!
He is destroying the Democratic Party before our eyes!
Dennis Moore had never lost a race ? quit
Evan Bayh had never lost a race ? quit
Byron Dorgan ? had never lost a race ? quit
Patrick Kennedy. Decieded not to run.
Harry Reid ? bid for re-election doesn?t look good
Nancy - History
These are just a handful of the Democrats that whose political careers Obama has destroyed! By the end of 2010 dozens more will be!
In December of 2008 the Democrats were on the rise. In the last two election cycles they had picked up 14 senate seats and 52 house seats. The press was touting the death of the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party.
In one year Obama put a stop to all of this and will probably give the house, if not the senate back to the Republicans.
He has completely exposed liberals and progressives for what they are. Every Generation seems to need to relearn the lesson on why they should never actually put liberals in charge. He is bringing home the lesson very well!
Liberals tax, borrow and spend ? check
Liberals won?t bring themselves to protect America ? check
Liberals want to take over the economy ? check
Liberals think they know what is best for everyone ? check
Liberals aren?t happy till they are running YOUR life - check
He has brought more Americans back to conservatism than anyone since Reagan
In One year he rejuvenated the Conservative movement and brought out to the streets millions of Freedom Loving Americans
Name me one other time in your life that you saw your friends and neighbors this interested in taking back America!
In all honesty one year ago I was more afraid than I had ever been in my life. Not of the economy but of the direction our country was going. I thought Americans had forgotten what this country was all about. My neighbors, friends, strangers proved to me that my lack of confidence of the Greatness and Wisdom of the American people was flat out wrong.
When the American People wake up, no smooth talking teleprompter reader can fool them!
Barak Obama woke up these Great Americans
Again I want say Thank you Barak Obama!
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Now you stated, "As everyone knows no other President of the United States has been questioned as to their "Birth Certificate." My reply is that I believe that President Chester A. Arthur's natural born citizen status was raised. That aside, McCain had his natural born citizen status challenged, and I believe that Congress did investigate it by holding hearings. Since he did not become president the issue became moot. Obama's NBC status, on the other hand, was not rendered moot by his election. As for the rest of the Prsidents, they did not have red flags waving like Obama does. That said, questioning Obama's NBC status is warranted.
You're still in shock but you'll get over it.
You will maybe think I'm a nut case for bringing the above up but its makes about as much sense as it does for Obama to hide all of his records.
14th Amendment: "1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States..."
Under the 14th Amendment, if the mother and father are not US citizens,
then the baby, is not a US citizen, even if the birth occurred in the USA.
True, the 14th Amendment, says if a person is born in the USA they can
be a US citizen, however the birth must also meet the jurisdiction
requirement of the 14th Amendment.
A child born in one of the states united under the US Constitution, is
subject to the territorial state laws of the state (locum, jus soli) and the USA (locum, jus soli), but also under the joint jurisdiction of his mother's (personam, jus sanguinis) nationality and his father's (personam, jus sanguinis)nationality.
-- If one parent has US nationality, then the child is a dual citizen, but still a 14th Amendment US citizen.
-- If both parents have US nationality, then the child is a natural born US citizen.
-- If neither parent has US nationality, then the child is the nationality of the parents.
Once you decide which one applies, and you must pick one if your argument is to be credible, you can use it to decide if Obama has met his burden of proof by posting his 2007 Certification of Live Birth on the Internet. You might, however, want to consider this fact before drawing a conclusion ? Although Hawaii calls the posted 2007 Certification of Live Birth an "official" birth certificate, it is nothing more than a digital copy of a scant summary of a 1961 vital record that derives from one of the six birth records procedures in place at the time of Obama?s birth, five of which arguably lacked adequate indicia of reliability and trustworthiness because they were fraught with the potential for fraud. You can read the actual Hawaii Revised Laws in effect in 1961 at http://birther.com. Look for the links in red.
Does anyone really know which one of these procedures was used to generate a 1961 birth record for Barack? Barack won?t tell. Was it the one with a doctor?s signature and hospital documentation, or was it from one of the other five, one of which allowed a family member to mail in a form attesting to an at-home birth and receive a Hawaiian BC? Consider this hypo ? state A issues a birth certificate to a person who supplies a hand-written note that claims baby B was born somewhere on so and so date. No independent witnesses are required. Later, the state issues an "official" scant summary (Certification of Live Birth) of the "original" birth certificate." The issue is, do you trust that kind of a summary?
Apparently, all three branches of the government, as well as the media and the Left, do. To date, not one single solitary person in the three branches of government, or anyone else for that matter, has bothered to look at Obama?s 1961 vital record. They have instead just chosen to accept his posted 2007 Certification of Live Birth, a scant summary of that 1961 vital record, as conclusive evidence of his alleged birthplace simply because it reads -"Born in Hawaii." It reminds me of someone who tells another, "Because I say so."
What other evidence is the because-I-say-so kind that they are saying proves Obama?s natural born citizen status? How about that 1961 Hawaii newspaper birth announcement? For those who dare to scrutinize it, the Left claims that the birthers believe that the announcement was planted so Obama could run for president 47 years later. This is their way of discrediting them. Let?s be honest here. Nobody on either side of the fence really believes that scenario. It is nothing but a ridiculous distraction from an alternative, plausible motive ? the announcement could have been placed so Ann Dunham would have had documented evidence for immigration purposes should Barack?s birthplace ever be called into question by the INS when he was younger. Even if you are not willing to accept this scenario, in 1961 a family member could mail in a form attesting to an at-home birth and receive a Hawaiian BC. The state registrar would then send that information to the papers. So the Hawaii newspaper announcement is not reliable or trustworthy evidence either.
So there you have it, Obama?s evidence ? a 2007 scant summary (Certification of Live Birth) of an unreliable and untrustworthy 1961 record, and an old newspaper announcement generated from that same unreliable and untrustworthy 1961 record. Has Obama satisfied his burden of proof? You decide.