Barack Obama -- June 7, 2009

June 7, 2009

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"Islam has always been a part of America’s story"

Barack Hussein Obama

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Born Identity	According to the Hawaii Star-Bulletin, the State of Hawaii, Department of Health no longer issues copies of paper birth certificates as was done in the past, said spokeswoman Janice Okubo. The department only issues "certifications" of live births, and that is the "official birth certificate" issued by the state of Hawaii, she said. And, it's only available in electronic form. Okubo explained that the Health Department went paperless in 2001. "At that time, all information for births from 1908 (on) was put into electronic files for consistent reporting," she said. Information about births is transferred electronically from hospitals to the department. "The electronic record of the birth is what (the Health Department) now keeps on file in order to provide same-day certified copies at our help window for most requests," Okubo said. Asked for more information about the short-form versus long-form birth documents, Okubo said the Health Department "does not have a short-form or long-form certificate." "The birth certificate form has been modified over the years and decades to conform to national standards and models," she said. Okubo also emphasized the certification form "contains all the information needed by all federal government agencies for transactions requiring a birth certificate." She added that the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the state's current certification of live birth "as an official birth certificate meeting all federal and other requirements." The issue of what constitutes an official Hawaii birth certificate received national attention during last year's presidential campaign. Those who doubted Barack Obama's American citizenship called the copy of the Hawaii birth document posted on his campaign web site a fake. Asked about that document, Okubo said, "This is the same certified copy everyone receives when they request a birth certificate." Is Ms. Okubo trying to say that Hawaii no longer has a copy of Obama's original birth certificate on file? -- how convenient. Is Ms. Okubo saying that the previous statement from Hawaii state health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino is not true? "Therefore, I, as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures." Why does everyone in Hawaii have a different story? Maybe Indiana Jones can find Obama's original birth certificate. After all, he found the Ark of the Covenant.
15 Questions on Obama's Speech	Perhaps the most challenging task for analysts and commentators to accomplish after having listen to Barack Obama's speech in Cairo (addressed to the "Muslim World") is to know how to read it, understand the links between the points he made, capture the arguments inserted by his speech writers and thus analyze the text as a major policy change since 9/11. In short, I would recommend for readers to establish a "map of the speech" before venturing to its various exotic suggestions and hints. Evidently, each political constituency in America, the region and the international community has its priorities and will jump to the part it deems most pressing, either exciting or depressing. However, I suggest looking at the whole idea of addressing the "Muslim world" or as Obama coined it often in his speech, "the Muslims" (two different things), and understand where Obama is coming from and going to. To help in this analytical task -- and to simplify what seems to be complex -- I propose to raise the following questions and address them separately in the debate before re-sowing them as a one bloc of ideas. Here are the ones I identify as building blocks of the Obama "Muslim platform" drawn from his speech 1. Is the equation of mending relations between a nation state, America, and a whole civilization, Islam, rational? Is it academically sound to put one country and fifty two other countries in one framework of relationships? Are all 52 Muslim countries in one basket and America in another? Who framed this equation? 2. The speech mentioned "violent extremists" several times as the foe to contain and isolate. Is there not a clearer explanation of what is "violent extremism" and who are the followers of such a behavior? Is it about violence only? Are all those who practice violence, from household abuse, gangsterism to mass murder part of one group? Of course not. So what constitutes extremism? Do "violent extremists" have an ideology, a platform, goals, strategies? Are they the Jihadists that the whole world knows about? Why wouldn't Obama simply names them as such? Continue with Walid Phares' list here . . .
What Obama Taught Me	Salaam aleikum, dudes! Col. Ralph Peters says he thought he knew a little bit about the Middle East. Boy, was he wrong. Last week, Obama set him straight. Here's what Obama taught him during his Middle-Eastern pilgrimage: There is no more terrorism -- Wow, cool! No more security checks at airports, right? It's unclear which side won, but it's all over. Obama didn't mention terrorism a single time in his star-turn speech in Cairo. Only a few "violent extremists" (our own troops?) remain at large. America tortured -- I thought there was still a debate about that, but I guess not. And no regime in the Middle East tortures anybody, ever. Our bad. Churches and synagogues are about to open in Saudi Arabia -- Since "Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance" and there are "over 1,200 mosques within our borders," I can't wait for the first Baptist hymn-sing in Riyadh. Sign me up! Behind closed doors with Saudi King Abdullah, our president must've mentioned the many hundreds of churches and synagogues that thrived on the Arabian Peninsula during the Prophet's lifetime. Muslims zealots destroyed them. Time to get the bin Laden family's construction firm on the job re-building! And stoning converts who leave Islam to death is a no-no, right? Women can dress any way they want in Saudi Arabia -- Just my analysis, based on Obama's insistence that Islam recognizes "the dignity of all human beings" and that Muslim women must be free to make their own decisions about what to wear. Surely, fashion choices extend to Mecca and Medina, not just Detroit and Paris? "Islam has always been a part of America's story" -- Guess the Founding Fathers missed that one. But I'm assured that George Washington turned to his mullah in the dark days at Valley Forge, that Daniel Boone read the Koran around the campfire, and that al Qaeda stood by us at the Alamo. Yeah, there was that misunderstanding with the Muslim Barbary Pirates, when they killed, kidnapped and enslaved American citizens for years - but who's perfect? There are "nearly seven million American Muslims" -- Who knew? We all thought there were three or four million, max. Is this a preview of the predetermined results of our upcoming census? [Note to editor: Confirm numbers with CAIR.]
Obama Offers Hot Dogs	What do you get for threatening to wipe an entire country off the face of the earth? Hot dogs from the Obama administration, according to The New York Times. The State Department has asked US embassies across the world to invite Iranian diplomats to 4th of July celebrations, for the first time in nearly 30 years. This despite the fact Iran continues to advance its nuclear weapons program, test fires missiles that can reach southern Europe, and backs an array of terrorist groups from Hezbollah to Hamas. This is a regime that openly arms, trains and funds insurgents responsible for killing Allied troops in Iraq and has American and British blood on its hands. Not to mention that the country is currently led by a genocidal maniac that rails against America at every opportunity. What next from the generous Obama? Burgers for North Korean Stalinists? Water melon for the Burmese junta? Potato salad for the Sudanese-backed Janjaweed militias in Darfur? This whole strategy of "engagement" is a humiliating farce. This isn't "smart power" diplomacy -- it's kowtowing to some of the most odious tyrannies on the face of the earth. The United States used to be feared by its enemies. Thanks to Obama it's now increasingly viewed by tyrants as a free lunch.
Obama Marriage On Brink Of Collapse	It was not always wedded bliss for the First Couple. A new book, "Renegade," about Mr. Obama's unlikely run for the presidency, recounts a tense period in 2000 when the Obamas' marriage was on the brink of collapse because of his restless political hunger and the family's shattered finances. "There was little conversation and even less romance," wrote the Birmingham-born Mr. Wolffe, who covered Obama's campaign for Newsweek magazine. "She was angry at his selfishness and careerism; he thought she was cold and ungrateful." At the time, Mr. Obama was stuck on the lowest step of the political ladder. As a mere state senator in Illinois, he had challenged a popular incumbent in a Democratic primary by running against Bobby Rush, a former Black Panther from Chicago. Mr. Obama was trounced by a dismal 2-1 margin. His wife was new to motherhood, at home with their first daughter Malia, just two years old at the time. "She hated the failed race for Congress in 2000, and their marriage was strained by the time their younger daughter, Sasha, was born. Politics seemed like a waste of time to Michelle," the book says. Mr. Obama's troubles were compounded when he discovered that he was not on the guest list for the 2000 Democratic National Convention that year, because he had annoyed party officials. With maxed out credit cards he took the cheapest flight to Los Angeles where he found himself excluded from the convention floor. That was a mere eight years ago. Continue reading here . . .
Hate + Envy + Jealousy + Michelle	Some "First Lady"