Why is the Media Silent on the Obama Birth Certificate Question?
Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008
by Rev M Bresciani
Rev Michael Bresciani
Why has every major news source in the United States almost totally blacked out all reference to the Hawaiian Obama birth certificate controversy?
In laymans terms the mainstream media may be afraid of showing up with egg on its face. Yet, the question about the allegedly fraudulent COLB (certificate of live birth) doesnt want to go away. It is more than simple curiosity that is driving the quest; it is a strong desire for the truth and the hope of avoiding a constitutional crisis that would be unparalleled in our entire history as a nation.
Besides the obvious, like the fear of embarrassment some have suggested that it is an attitude of possession is nine tenths of the law. He won a landslide; America has spoken so why bother with insignificant howbeit bothersome minor details. He has got the ball so let him run with it!
The idea is that winning is more important than keeping the rules is anything but American. The next time a whistle blows on the field in a NFL game wont the whole game stop in its tracks and wait for the announcement of the referee. Isnt this a far more grave matter than a flag going down in a football game?
Another possibility is that ignoring the matter will to some degree contain it. Leaving it alone will make it look like its only a few discontented fringe groups or sore losers who are making waves and they can be ignored.
The timing might seem wrong as in who would dare proclaim out loud that they hate rock music in the middle of a Kiss concert. Conservatives it seems are loathe to become overtly vociferous while the liberals and Dems are at the peak of the honeymoon stage and still celebrating their spectacular win.
But the timing is actually perfect because if the question is not answered until after the inauguration every executive order or law Barack Obama has enacted will be nullified. Ambassador Alan Keyes was the first one to point out this salient fact but neither the media nor the courts seem to be taking this fact too seriously at the moment.
Conservative media seems to be largely ignoring the question. Hannity has taken to airing the Roswell UFO conspiracy; Beck and OReilly are relatively silent while Limbaugh may be the only talk show personality who has spent any time at all on the subject.
The idea that there are only a few internet bloggers who care about it makes it seem like a trivial matter. The offering of the COLB which now appears to be fraudulent was not made in the mainstream broadcast media but on the internet (Kos) so painting it to be the rantings of a few discontented internet bloggers doesnt fly well at all. The insult if there is any, is not to internet bloggers but to the constitution and the laws of the United States. Isnt that newsworthy?
World Net Daily the largest independent conservative news source on the internet has begun to take signatures from people across the country to petition the congress to demand the vaulted copy of the Obama birth certificate. At the writing of this article signatures were coming in at the rate of 1000 per hour. Someone is paying attention and it would be absurd to think they are all just a band of sore losers and malcontents.
Alan Keyes who has filed suit in California to block the 55 electoral votes from being counted until Barack Obama verifies his citizenship is keeping the readers of his site, Renew America abreast of every effort made to uncover the truth. Renew America is not only one of the internets most popular sites but it is among the most tasteful conservative spots on the web.
This question deserves more attention for the noblest of reasons. It is about the law of our land. If we are to be a nation of laws then we all need to know our chief law maker is abiding by the laws already in place. The dignity of the Office of the President requires it and the American people deserve it.
The mainstream media may choose to keep a low profile on the matter for now but it takes no great skill in prognostication to know this. The minute the honeymoon is over and Barack Obama has made a few unpopular decisions the American public may demand to know what they think is not now very important.
Newsweek Magazine recently featured an article and a full front page cover telling how Barack Obama wants to style his presidency after Abraham Lincoln. To those who have followed the stories of Obamas past associations through the press it would seem that it is a little too late to make such a comparison. But if that is so what might Lincoln say to this subject?
Lincoln buffs and historians know all to well that it may be this famous saying from Abraham Lincoln that best speaks to the entire birth certificate controversy. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Sooner or later all Presidents regardless of their style as a Commander in Chief have had to come to terms with the fact that this country isnt founded on any mans style. Rather it was and hopefully always will be based on the Constitution. It is the Constitution that asks the question to President Elect Barack Obama; are you a natural born citizen of these United States?
It is we the people who are living our lives and abiding under the laws of the constitution that are asking the President Elect if he would be willing to satisfy the question the constitution puts forth. The media may ignore this question, the courts may decide it is not relevant but the constitution will yet be answered as we the people say in the common vernacular sooner or later.
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)Rev. Mike, yes, it seems as though a lull has emerged within the media regarding Obamas birth origins yet I know of a few personal sites that have mysteriously been shut down and I wonder why.To try to get a response is absurd since this is Americas Constitutional right, but it seems that aligning with larger organizations is the way to go I, myself, have joined the petitions of World Net News as well as other conservative groups -Today and tomorrow, a full-page open letter to the President-Elect is supposed to be published in the Chicago Tribune.This Open Letter to our President-Elect is a formal Petition for a Redress (Remedy) for the alleged violation of the natural born citizen clause of the Constitution of the United States of America.As per the petition, the letter states: Mr. Obama is respectfully requested to direct the Hawaiian officials to provide access to his original birth certificate on December 5-7 by a team of forensic scientists, and to provide additional documentary evidence establishing his citizenship status prior to our Washington, D.C. press conference on December 8. This Petition demands it be given the highest priority for an expedited review and official Response by Mr. Obama. As a formal Notice of a Constitutional Violation, the Petition naturally includes the Peoples inherent Right to an official Response.As a time-sensitive, election related Petition involving the Office of the President, failure to Respond as requested would constitute an egregious breach of the public trust and confirm the certainty of a Constitutional crisis.For the D.C. press conference the WTP Foundation (We The People) has reserved the Edward R. Murrow Room at the National Press Club from 1-4 pm on Monday, December 8, 2008.Since the election is over and this is the time of year where we are supposed to be Merry and Jolly is this fanaticism? I think not; it is our right regardless of what the outcome is Last year I especially remember both my husband and I discussing the fact that we were indeed in a Recession with many scoffing me; I even lost a few friendships over that one but hey, Paulsen just announced it the other day did he just discover the fact? Thanks for your persistence, Rev!
Thanks for your encouragement Judi. It is quite a problem indeed. I would love to just shut up about the whole matter and I don't care what the result is at this point, just that the truth comes out.I have gotten some of the nastiest emails and blog responses I have ever seen about this question. I don't see a lot of love out there and if this is what is touted as "hope and change" I could live without it.On the positive side I have never seen more sites pick up and re-publish an article I wrote with such enthusiam in the last five years.If we let the constitution be ignored then we are a nation led by a personality and not a land guided by law...that will dead end for sure.I must remember to visit your blog again and by the way it looks like its developing very nicely.I'm glad to see you are still working over here on Searchwarp. There are many good people here and even those who disagree with us are keeping us on our toes.Rev Michael BrescianiRev. Mike, you are in my prayers as I hope I am in yours (see there's always a price to pay... smile...) Let's just say I'm a visiter with Searchwarp at the moment; a few of you guys I just "can't live without" smile... and, honestly, I just can't trust my "passion" which is why I've begun my own blog that, ironically, has created a great deal of kind and encouraging feedback. Keep writing and I'll keep reading!
Rev Bresciani, yes the topic truth, reality, profession, words. To me a very definitive sign and symbol of our age. Yet one might say, while we continue to speak out, is this not to be? I am perplexed concerning it but then again, if we look at reality it is more like the Kennedy assassination, a mystery hidden from this age.
Hi Robert,No I don't think this is like the Kennedy thing because this document is neatly tucked away in the bureau of vital statistics in the State of Hawaii and it can be produced.Over $500,000 has been spent to keep it covered. No one has openly spent that much to cover the Kennedy business but in fact paid ten times that much to uncover the truth.It costs less than $100.00 dollars to produce a real copy of Obama's birth certificate and show it to the entire nation.The 14 or so cases left to be answered in the courts to block the counting of the electoral votes might do the trick but if not it will be continued until the truth is known.We couldn't get a drivers licence, a SS Card, security clearance, or a passport without a certified birth cert. Why would we give the highest office in the land to someone who has not produced one?This is not fringy stuff, this is outright unconstitutional, recalcitrant and almost unbelievable.But indeed these seem to be the days for such outlandish things.Rev MB
Robert,I might add that even though Searchwarp rarely puts my pieces on front page anymore, this article swept across the internet and some other media swifter and in greater numbers of readers than any article I have written in the last five years.Lots of folks want to see this thing resolved.Rev MB
M Bresciani,Thanks for sharing this, because I will definitely be setting a timer to watch (comment by Judi) and get an update on this question of P-e Barack's autnenticity...
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