Elections - Serious Food for Thought on Presidential Eligibility

     I realize it has been some time since I have posted anything on my blog. yet I am still involved and researching many things and ideas..  I also actively work on behalf of injured veterans who are applying for benefits to which they are justly entitled..  Unlike the local County Veteran's Service Officers who just fill out forms, I proactively build an individuals case based on service records, the veteran's statement of events and supporting affidavits from those who know of the incident or 'changes' in the veteran.

     I use this same methodology to interpret information which is being conversed about amongst the many bloggers and political activist organizations that abound since the advent of internet connectivity... thus I have been following the debate on the eligibility issue with serious concern. The following is my consensus of the issue and questions which I strongly feel need to be answered with verified documentation

• First off, Obama HAS @ MINIMUM - A DUAL CITIZENSHIP --  this CAN NOT be denied... his mother was an American Citizen, even though she may have been 17 at the time of his birth, the fact of her marriage to Obama Sr. gave her status as a citizen who has attained the age of majority... this is not only Common Law but Statute Law in many states.
• Two - Obama Sr was never a US resident alien let alone a naturalized citizen,  his presence in the US was by virtue of a STUDENT VISA. Thus being a person from Kenya. which was at the time of his birth a colony of the British Crown, automatically gave him citizenship in Great Britain which he imparted at birth to his son..   this also sets up a legal precedent which disqualifies any of his children from holding any public office above that of US Senator by virtue of the US Constitution and a SCOTUS decision circa 1920 which stated  both parents had to be US Citizens or a US Citizen and a resident alien of at least 5 years on path to naturalization for a child of the union to be considered  'Natural Born'..
• Three - documented and verified proof of his being adopted by Sotoaro from Indonesia would nullify ANY U.S, CITIZENSHIP since a minor child assumes the nationality and citizenship of the parents.  [Legal Rules and Procedure 101]
  

Occidental College Transcripts Reveals Obama Claimed Foreign Citizenship to get Scholarship

Article addresses many of the unanswered questions about the validity of his eligibility to hold the office of President of the United States which are all based in legal precedent and rule of law..   whether this is truthful or an urban legend, the fact is Obama has spent thousands of dollars to sequester ALL his personal information about his past.. why would a person do this unless he has something serious to hide..

Obama-eligibility doubts cost paper’s endorsement
What else you don’t know about Obama boyhood

there is SOOOO MUCH DEBATE over this issue .. any common sense person would question whether there is truth to the smoke and fires being stirred up..  and how much is true..

"U.S. Supreme Court confers on Obama eligibility" - Patriot Update

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You +1'd this publicly. Undo

Is this the case that will break the presidential eligibility question wide open? The Supreme Court conferred today on whether arguments should be heard on the ...

I found this very humorous!!!..

Inmate Wins 41% of Votes Against Obama in Primary!

From a Blog Comment Post

Obama's been breaking new ground. Here's a list of his". "Change

• First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.
• First President to preside over a cut to the credit rating of the United States.
• First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
• First President to violate the War Powers Act.
• First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
• First President to defy a Federal Judges court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.
• First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
• First President to spend a trillion dollars on shovel-ready jobs and later admit there was no such thing as shovel-ready jobs.
• First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
• First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.
• First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.
• First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space.
• First President to encourage racial discrimination and intimidation at polling places.
• First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
• First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which state they are allowed to locate a factory.
• First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN)
• First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.
• First President to appoint 45 Czars to replace elected officials in his office.
• First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office.
• First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.
• First President to coddle American enemies while alienating Americas allies.
• First President to publicly bow to Americas enemies while refusing to salute the U.S. Flag.
• First President to go on multiple global apology tours.
• First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends, paid for by the taxpayer.
• First President to refuse to wear the U.S. Flag lapel pin.
• First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.
• First President to repeat what the Qur’an tells us, and openly admit the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.

Over all; I still have unanswered questions on this issue.. particularly being that of verified documentation..

Being from the Vietnam Era Generation, I do not doubt the corruption and secrecy of our governmental structure of which a proportion is necessary to maintain the security of our citizens.. BUT when it comes to principals, ethics and truth concerning our political leaders, I am of the 'greatest generation' school of thought,  

WHERE THERE IS SMOKE, GENERALLY A FIRE EXISTS!!  how else would you have smoke??

SO,
Why won't main stream media investigate this issue just like they would a sordid tale of infidelity concerning a movie star??
Why won't the GOP and conservative Democrats, dig into this 'political dirt'?? is it because too many people are involved who stand to be politically 'soiled'

Every State Constitution has provisions in it which requires the primary Election Officer to VERIFY the credentials and eligibility of all candidates whose names are allowed to be place on the State wide ballot and in may States, a provision is provided by which ANY citizen voter can challenge the placement of such names on the ballot which has been happening in many States this election cycle,

Every Citizen Voter needs to analyze all the information availableto make an informed decision about the upcoming election...

I, for one am very saddened the American citizen voters do not have a better selection /choices for our upcoming general election in November whether it be on a local, State or National level.  Many of the brightest and best leaders have been sickened by the gangster mentality partisanship which now exists in politics.

OUR cumulative personal rights and freedoms are under assault!!  Many of us are sooo busy trying to just survive we are relinquishing many of the rights and privileges GUARANTEED under the US Constitution and Bill of Rights to an omnipotent 'higher power' either the State or Federal Government in a 'nanny State' mentality... The Citizens of this country ARE the government!!  So why are we allowing our rights and privileges to be eroded??  Voting is the way we express our collective conscience .. voting for the 'acceptable' condidate is watering down our voting power, voting for the media supported candidate is doing the same thing.
 1 person, 1 vote may not seem like much but collectively they express the CONSCIENCE AND WILL OF THE PEOPLE!!

History Lesson on Your Social Security Card

History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
 
Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this.
It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it.  Be sure to share/show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
 
Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.

Pre 1980 Social Securty Card Image

An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.


Our Social Security Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary, 


No longer Voluntary


2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,

Now 7.65%
On the first $90,000
 

3.) That the money the participants elected to put Into the Program would be deductible from
Their income for tax purposes each year, 


No longer tax deductible


4.) That the money the participants put into the Independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would  Only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and, 


Under Johnson [1968 - 1971] the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent

 
5.) That annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

Under Clinton & Gore
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed [What political party were these leaders affiliated?]

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are Now receiving a Social Security check every month --
And then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of The money we paid to the Federal government to 'put Away' -- you may be interested in the following:

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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the Independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically Controlled House and Senate.

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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax Deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the  U.S.

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Q: Which Political Party decided to start Giving annuity payments to immigrants?

AND MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right!

Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,  Began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them,  Even though they never paid a dime into it!

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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
The Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!

If enough people Share/receive this, maybe a seed of Awareness will be planted and maybe changes will Evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully Sure of what isn't so.

But it's worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to?

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers and politicians words.

More on the History of Social Security Benefits

John Timothy Griffin - US Congressional Candidate - AR Dist. 2 - the Good, Bad, UGLY and LIES

The long and short of it - I AM a loyal, 4th generation Arkansawyer, I have strong conservative values, based in Christian morals and ethics nurtured of this country, so much so that I can not stand a manipulative liar, Tim Griffin in this case is such a person. 

I have a deep understanding Arkansas politics and the Arkansas people because of family roots, deeply embedded in Arkansas soil,.... niece of the Late Senator John L. McClellan

I despise those who USE their military service as a ' notch ' on their resume because I am a veteran and former Military wife, I despise those who use good 'salt of the earth' ppl for personal gain,..  I have many reasons for which I am more than happy to supply you, the people of Arkansas, with what I had found about John Tim Griffin, .. 

It is my sincere hope that you, the voters of Arkansas, upon reading this information, will utilize this information to the maximum ... Hopefully, running this Washington Inside 'Carpetbagger' out of town on a rail .. 

denying him his most sought after feather in his cap..  a seat in the US House of Representatives

Arkansas does not need him to be a representative..  I believe him to be a Carpetbagger, sent to us for one reason only, to become a Congressional Representative for Arkansas just like many of these outsiders did after the Civil War during Re-Construction, 

WE are not illiterate nor lacking in intelligence, we may be in some cases lacking in formal education but that can not offset the common sense exercised by most people of Arkansas,.. 

Think about this saying by our older generations, "where there's smoke there's fire" meaning when a person denies a wrong doing to strongly, it usually will be an indication of just how guilty the person is.. 

His [Tim Griffin] repetitive denial of the actions and these articles which strongly pointed to the facts of his being up to his elbows in these shenanigans hook, line and sinker!!

 
Strangely enough he claims his campaign funds have come from within Arkansas but according to his FEC filings of which I hold copies downloaded from the FEC WEBSITE, a goodly portion of his funds have been garnered from the two special fundraising events hosted be Washington insiders, on being held in Little Rock in December, one in Washington, DC in Jan. and the other in February in Little Rock by Rep. John Boehner, GOP Minority Leader, Rep. Jim DeMint, and Rep. Pete Sessions, the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Caucus, from PAC"S and big money donors mostly from without the 2nd District State of Arkansas, Murphy Oil and their executives, Wal-mart & Executives, Arvest, big oil companies in Texas and so on,.. giving not just for the primary but for the general election as well, assuming he would automatically win the primary!!  

Congressional Candidate, Tim Griffin's latest "brag"

It has been my experience with information coming out of the Tim Griffin Campaign Camp, is to put a positive 'spin' on all information this candidate wants to put forward concerning why he should be the Republican Candidate of choice!  This information is full of innuendo and half truths.. only telling you the part of the story he wants you to know..

His claim of winning the Debate is an extreme exaggeration of the truth.. considering no judges were present and this debate was mainly for the benefit of the group who sponsored the debate!!

The following is a very good example of this 'spinning' of information to present him is a positive light.. It is this person belief, if the citizens of the 2nd Congressional District were presented with the complete story about Tim Griffin they would have deep second thoughts about his ethics, principals and reliability to represent the people of Arkansas.  Every bit of evidence I have uncovered which Main Stream Media is unwilling to bring to the forefront, screams he is ALL ABOUT THE WASHINGTON INSIDER POLITICS!!

Release published by arkansasnews.com By Rob Moritz

Similar in views, 2nd District GOP hopefuls stress differences|Arkansas News

it highlights points of similar views by both candidates

LITTLE ROCK — Two candidates with similar views on the issues tried to distinguish themselves in other ways Wednesday during a debate between Republican hopefuls for the party’s 2nd District congressional nomination

yet from a Griffin press release:

Calls President’s policies a ‘misplaced reliance on government’

drawing a sharp contrast between himself and his opponent in the May 18 Republican Primary.

from the article

Griffin was born in North Carolina, raised in Magnolia and spent years as a GOP operative in Washington, D.C. A protégé of Karl Rove, former top adviser to then-President George W. Bush, Griffin noted he has settled down in Little Rock to raise a family and run his law firm.

He defended his work in Washington, calling it a “great experience,” but said he is ready to work to defend the rights of Arkansans.

“No one hand-picked me.” Griffin said. “I think that the folks who want to win, they look around and they see which candidates can win. They understand … you need a well-organized and well-funded campaign. If you want a radical departure from the past, that means you need a well-funded campaign to defeat the Democrats.”

the very opposite is actually the truth..  you do not need a 'well funded' campaign to make an impact or win, many examples of this exist in several States, including one in Arkansas, that of Jim Holt against Blanche Lincoln just 6 years ago who on a very slim campaign budget won 44% of the vote, a David against Goliath story... and a true grassroots epic

to find out more about his 'work' in DC, read  the following previous post..

John Timothy Griffin - US Congressional Candidate for AR Dist. 2 - the Good, Bad, UGLY and LIES

this post highlights articles by investigative reporters who are not afraid to tell the truth...

HIS Claim

his campaign has the grassroots and financial support to win in 2010.

“Our campaign has earned the financial support of hundreds of Arkansans, the grassroots support of those in the Tea Party movement and national recognition as one of the best opportunities to turn a Democratic seat into a conservative one,” Griffin said.

His grassroots financial support comes from people such as the Walton Family members of Wal-mart Fame,  Murphy Oil and their management employees,  Oil companies whose headquarters are in Texas, Many contributions from Washington Lobby groups, media firms, legal firms, political advisement firms, the majority of in State financial contributions are not from within the 2nd District but from the major companies of Arkansas, a full 1/3 of his money has come from Political Action Committees,.. with persons not only donating for the primary but assuming he will need support for the general election as well..
What he has not told everyone who is following his campaign is that the numbers he is 'bragging'  about are not truthful,.. he is not talking about how much of this money he has spent on outside Arkansas consulting, how much has been spent on buying office help,.. on how much was spent on media ..  he is spending about as much as he is taking in... in essence BUYING  the election..
[the above information is taken from his FEC filings],

My assessment of the names of the donors from this FEC filling is a list of names which come straight from former contributors to Vic Snyder's previous campaigns, a list this writer gathered and supplied to David Meeks!!

I find it very strange his claim of grassroots when Griffin has been the recipient of 3 fundraising campaigns from Washington insiders,.. one was held in Dec. in Little Rock at $250.00 a plate, 2nd in Jan in Washington, 3rd held February in Little Rock by members of the NRCC.. if this does not point to 'hand picked' then I do not understand the term,..

I also find exceedingly strange an endorsement has come from David Meeks who previously 'bad mouthed' Griffin as a Washington insider and a person who was playing exactly by the Karl Rove play book!!
I find it strange how Griffin 'decided' to settle in Little Rock after the Senate Judiciary Committee would not confirm his appointment to the US Attorney General's position,.. this smacks of carpetbag planning to challenge Vic Snyder for the Congressional Seat,...
It is also 'strange' Griffin did not become a Republican Party member until 2006. 

support of those in the Tea Party movement 

This statement truly puzzles me since I am in touch with many of Arkansas' Tea Party persons,,, most of those I have talked to are quite concerned about his close connections with Washington DC,  many of which are in the 2nd Congressional District

in his bio he highlights being a 5th Generation Arkansan,.. well considering he was not born in this State brings to question if he will exaggerate this point, how many more facts has he been less than truthful about..

Let me itemize:

• his legal prosecutory record with the military, refuted by a PAO officer from Army records
• his time in Iraq - just long enough to be awarded the campaign medal
• his down playing of his involvement in the vote caging incident in Florida which disenfranchised blacks and military
• his appointment to the US Attorney's position for the Eastern District of Arkansas - which was a payoff for his participation in Karl Rove Schemes

this is a short list, reading supportive information will open a voters eyes as to the truth about Candidate Griffin!!

I challenge everyone in the 2nd District to take a closer look at Candidate Griffin because all is not as it seems... he is a RINO and playing the game of 'tell them what they want to hear' just like Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor, Marion Berry and so many other Democzarts masquerading as conservative..

Taking a long second look beyond the pretty surface, this is what an earnest, concerned voter needs to and should do to insure they have chosen the proper candidate to represent their interests in Washington DC,.. I also think it speaks mountains when you look at who has endorsed which candidate.. John Paul Hammerschmidt has an untarnished reputation for ethics and principals, putting Arkansas first ahead of his own financial interests.  I have personal knowledge along with a strong respect for this person for over 50 years!