Linda's Big News!

I held onto this for a couple of days, but now the time is ripe. The ever-reliable Linda Starr had some big news on Tuesday:

Important announcements...if you missed Phil on the radio tonight!
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Second, how many of you picked up on what Phil said on tonight's radio show about the FOIA confirming Barry never had an American passport under the name of Barack Obama until hsi diplomatic passport issued as a US Senator? Do you understand and comprehendc the enormity of that announcement? Do you all realize what it means? I can tell you now that is one part of several pieces of good news we had the other day that I hinted at and could not reveal. That information confirms Barry had to renew an Indonesian passport to go to Pakistan in 81. That means Barry swore an Oath of Allegiance to Indonesia and had to renoucne all other allegiances to get that passport. This is independent confirmation of information we've had and from OUR OWN State Department, Barry couldn't go to Pakistan on an American passport if he didn't have one.

That's amazing! That's so amazing, in fact, that I have no doubt that Phil Berg would not hesitate to post such explosive documentation on his website within moments of its receipt.

Of course, I'm sure the niggling detail that it's now Thursday and we still haven't seen this very-much-real paperwork isn't important. It's not like Phil Berg has a history of claiming to have documents that he never ends up producing.

There are so many amazing pieces of good news coming in. I wish I could tell you all about it...

I may have some very interesting information for everyone tomorrow. Tune in. Hehehe.

written by Linda Starr, January 20, 2009

It's now January 23. Still nothing. Good thing Linda hedged herself with that "may." It gives her the ability to claim that she didn't actually lie.

Berg's Track Record

Not only is today inauguration day, it's also the three-month anniversary of this story:

The touchy interview tapes of Michelle Obama, the wife of the US Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is soon ready for release in the US and will be aired unedited.

The release has taken long due to the fact that API wanted to clear all legal hurdles and be safe from getting sued by any one. API and a US Law firm - LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP J. BERG has just entered into an agreement giving the law firm the right to represent API in all matters that may arise due to the Michelle Obama interview and the release of the tapes in the US.

October 20, 2008

An update from Phil Berg himself, posted on the same site:

I asked Philip Berg, via e-mail, whether or not he thought the API/Michelle Obama tapes were real and whether they would in fact be released within the next day or so as Chief Editor Korir maintains. His answer was simple, and firm.

"Yes," Berg wrote.

And this comment from Berg comes from hannity.com:

"They came to me, and they want me to do it," said Berg, who maintains that he has not yet heard any tape himself, but mentioned that API is saying that they "have more information than what they already released."

Hmmm...claims that Berg's people have more information than they've released so far? Why does this line sound so familiar coming from Berg?

Source-S**t

Quotes like this are why this blog exists:

I can a*sure you, USA today doesn't rely on Internet Blogs for research. If you think that is the basis for Phil's suit, you are mistaken. I know things because I do the research behind them.

Written by Linda Starr, on obamacrimes.us, January 09, 2009

Phil doesn't rely on internet sources for his suit? Let's take a look at Phil's Complaint, filed August 21, 2008. And just so there's no confusion, I'm linking to (and quoting) the Complaint posted directly on Berg's website. So here's Berg's evidence, in Berg's own words, as filed by Berg in U.S. District Court.

Berg cites Wikipedia and Italian Wikipedia as sources:

"Upon investigation into the birth of Barack Hussein Obama in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama’s birth is reported as occurring at two (2) separate hospitals, Kapiolani Hospital and Queens Hospital. Wikipedia English Version under the subject “Barack Obama” states Obama was born at Kapiolani Hospital. Wikipedia Italian Version under the subject “Queens Hospital” states Barack Obama was born in Queens Hospital."
- Berg's Complaint, Paragraph 18, p. 5.

Berg cites unidentified internet "references":

"There are further references circulating on the internet claiming examination of the hospital’s records in Hawaii show no birthing records for Stanley Ann Dunham (Obama), Obama’s mother."
- Paragraph 19, p. 5.

Berg cites a piece written by a 9/11 truther, republished on the website Online Journal:

"Wayne Madsen, Journalist with Online Journal was a contributing writer and published an article on June 9, 2008 stating the GOP sent a research team to Mombasa, Kenya and located a Certificate Registering the birth of Barack Obama, Jr. at a Maternity Hospital, to his father, a Kenyan Citizen and his mother, a U.S. Citizen."
- Paragraph 20, p. 6.

Berg cites a phony Canadian birth certificate "posted on the Internet":

"There is a Canadian Birth Certificate posted on the Internet in the name of Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.; however, the date of birth shows to be August 23, 1961."
- Paragraph 22, p. 6.

Berg quotes blogger Andy Martin:

"Chicago-based Internet journalist, broadcaster and critic Andy Martin states Obama has never renounced his Kenyan citizenship. Andy Martin further states on Obama’s Senate web site, Obama tap dances around his own dual nationality when discussing his father."
- Paragraph 23, p. 6.

Berg actually goes so far as to cite internet RUMOR as a source:

"Additionally, there is rumor circulating on the Internet that his Indonesian stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, adopted Obama."
- Paragraph 26, p. 7.

And finally, Berg cites three anonymous dudes who posted on the internet:

"However, as posted all over the internet, three (3) independent Document Forensic Experts performed extensive Forensic testing on the Certificate of Live Birth posted on Obama’s campaign website."
- Paragraph 35, p. 10.

That's some stellar research there, Linda and Phil. I'd praise your Google skills, but a halfway decent Google researcher would have still been able to identify some source URLs to include in the pleadings. And even the most minimally competent internet sleuth would never, ever resort to explicitly citing "rumor" as a source.

Banned from Berg's Blog...I Think

A commenter below asked if I was the same 'Loren' who posted on Phil Berg's obamacrimes.us website a few weeks back. Indeed I am. Why did I stop posting there? Simple: because, without explanation, they stopped me.

On December 17, I made my last post on the site. It's still there, and it's rather simple:

The Tribe/Olson Memo
written by Loren, December 17, 2008

McCain redux
written by Jeff Williams, December 17, 2008
Here's an interesting article on the debate over McCain's eligibility: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07...ccain.html

Laurence Tribe's memo has apparently never been released, which is too bad -- it would interesting to know what his actual analysis was and what weight they gave which factors.

Well, I found it, though it took a bit of effort.
http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/files/tribe_olson_opinion.pdf

Nothing special or inflammatory. The next day, December 18, I attempted to post a response to another post (one poster, 'Jimmy the C', even asked for me to post: "I wish Allison or Loren would check in. I need to freshen up my debate skills."), and I found that my account no longer worked. No one on the board reported that I had been banned, and I didn't receive an email or other notice saying I'd been banned, and frankly, I hadn't done anything to get banned. So I was a bit mystified.

A day or two later, I attempted to create a new account (the unsubtle 'LorenC'), and it worked. I didn't proceed to post anything, though, and by the time I attempted to post, I found that that account had been disabled too. I finally wrote the webmaster an email asking about my status, and I didn't hear back.

So presumably, I've been banned from Phil Berg's site. I don't know why. If I had to guess, I'd fathom that someone was unhappy with my series of posts just prior to the Tribe/Olson one, where I went through Berg's August Complaint and pointed out what evidence had and hadn't been publicly produced (I'll be reproducing those posts here soon).

But one big nagging aspect of this is that in the weeks since, as far as I can tell, it's never been announced that I was banned. When a frequent poster named 'greatkim' was banned, the board was informed of it. When a frequent poster named 'allison' was banned, it was not only announced, but the board was provided with an explanation of WHY she was banned. As far as I can tell, the board has never been informed why I was banned, or even informed that I was banned at all. I was, for lack of a better term, simply 'disappered,' and posters were permitted to assume that I'd voluntarily quit posting.

So, barring further evidence, it certainly seems that someone over at obamacrimes.us not only wanted to keep me from posting there anymore, but they didn't want anybody to know that they'd silenced me. And hey, it's their board...they're not obligated to allow me to post, and if they were troubled by my posts pointing out the gaping holes in Berg's claims, then they're certainly free to keep me from exposing him on their own site.

Fortunately, they can't silence me everywhere, so rather than make me shut up, they inspired me to create this blog, and hopefully reach even more people. In a roundabout way, perhaps I should thank them.

And if anyone who happens to read this also happens to still post over at Berg's site, I wouldn't complain if you shared what's become of me.