Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has stated that he “will surely” retire while President Barack Obama is still in office — leaving open only whether he will retire this year or wait later in Obama’s term.
The likelihood is that Stevens will announce his retirement soon. Waiting until next year could throw the nomination into doubt with the mid-term elections approaching. Obama may also feel less able to appoint a solid liberal as he approaches his second term. Obama was criticized by some liberals for his appointment of Sonia Sotomayor, who ruled with the conservatives on the Second Circuit on a number of important cases. Waiting until next year would decrease the chances of a strong liberal nomination and could imperil confirmation given Obama’s failing popularity in the polls and resurgent GOP campaigning.
Stevens was nominated to the court by Republican President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 and is the seventh-longest-serving justice with more than 34 years on the court. He is also the second oldest justice to sit on the Court — after Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Everybody:
Here it is, at the Pulitzer Prize winning independent news site run by the St. Petersburg, FL, Times:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/jun/27/obamas-birth-certificate-part-ii/
It is the official Certification of Live Birth (COLB), issued by the responsible State agency. The COLB is the ONLY certificate that Hawaii now issues.
BVM seems to have learned a lot from the “big lie” technique.
Wiki describes is as a propaganda technique using a lie so “colossal” that no one would believe that someone “could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously”.
Orwell described it well: “To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed…”
BVM just keeps repeating the lie, probably believing it by now.
The fact is that Obama has released his birth certificate.
The birthers seem to dislike the particular certificate that he released, and demand some other form, even though the COLB is the only certificate that Hawaii issues to anyone asking for a birth certificate today. It meets the federal legal definition. It is his birth certificate.
BVM’s lies and distortions have been exposed here over and over again for over two years.
So why does BVM keep on lying?
maybe the troops will start refusing orders in mass.
The Pope might get upset about that 🙂
OBAMA, WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?
We will find an honest judge, in this corrupt government, to hear the case on its merits
Or
maybe the troops will start refusing orders in mass.
Too Funny
Every single plaintiff listed by BVM is a loser. The case by Keyes, Barnett, and others in CA was dismissed and is on appeal. “Major” Stephan Cook lost his case in GA. The count is up to 68 losing cases, with NO wins.
What a waste of bandwidth.
Sorry Mr. Treacy I missed your correction.
The Andy Martin in the video above that Mr. Treacy makes mention is not the same Andy Martin Mr. Treacy links to.
This is the Andy Martin Mr. Treacy is thinking of.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668
More on Lakin at the Taitz thread:
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/10/13/attorney-orly-taitz-fined-20000-for-frivolous-birther-litigation/#comment-124186
Here are a few of the plaintiffs against Obama in demanding expedited discovery in determining natural born status and legitimacy for presidency of Barack Hussein Obama;
Lt. Scott Easterling, in his capacity as a US army officer, Resident of Tennessee, currently stationed in Iraq
Active Duty Alan C. James, resident of North Carolina, currently stationed in Iraq
Active Duty Specialist Jason James Freese, resident of Alaska
Active National Guardsman Matthew Michael Edwards, resident of Wyoming
Active duty SPC Charles Crusemire, Resident of Pennsylvania, resident of Pennsylvania, currently in Iraq
Active duty Captain Robin D. Biron, resident of Arizona, bronze star recipient in Iraq
Drilling Reservist scheduled for deployment Lita M. Lott, resident of California
Active military James N. Glunt, resident of Pennsylvania
Citadel staff sergeant Timothy W. Kenney, US Marine Corp veteran, Virginia Army National Guard
Ms. Sarah Mari Chermak, not a legal entity under US Corporation.
Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes, in his capacity of a Presidential candidate on the Ballot in 2008 Presidential Election. Mr. Keyes requests for Mr. Obama’s records were denied in Hawaii, Mississippi and California.
Ms. Gail Lightfoot, in her capacity of a vice presidential candidate for Ron Paul on the Ballot in CA in the presidential election. Ms. Lightfoot petition was denied by the Supreme Court of California.
Mr. Robert Cusanelli, in his capacity as an Elector of the 2008 electoral college from the state of Alabama
Mr. Eric Swafford, in his capacity of the State representative from the State of Tennessee
Mr. Timothy Jones, ESQ, in his capacity of a State Representative from the state of Missouri
Mr. Timothy Comerford, in his capacity of a State Representative from the State of New Hampshire
Mr. Frank Niceley in his capacity of the state representative from the state of Tenessee
Ms. Cynthia Davis, in her capacity of a State representative from the State of Missouri
Mr. Larry Rappaport in his capacity of a State Representative from the State of New Hampshire,
Mr. Stacey Campfield in his capacity of a State representative from the state of Tenessee
Mr. Casey Guernsey in his capacity of a State Representative from the state of Missouri
Mr. Glen Casada, in his capacity of a State Representative from the state of Tennessee
Major General Carrol Dean Childers, Ret. Lifetime subject to recall, resident of Virginia
Colonel Harry Riley, Ret. Lifetime subject to recall, Silver star recipient, resident of Florida
Colonel John D. Blair, US Army, Ret, lifetime subject to recall, resident of Florida
LCDR Jeff Graham Winthrope, US Nav, Ret. Lifetime subject to recall, resident of Texas
Lt. Col Dr. David Earl Graef, Active Reserves, resident of Virginia
Commander Charles Maxwell, US Navy, recipient of 4 gold stars, Ret., lifetime subject to recall, resident of New York
Lieutenant Colonel Donald Sullivan, resident of North Carolina
Lieutenant Colonel John David Klein, US Airforce, subject to recall, resident of Kentucky
Commander David Fullmer LaRocque, US Navy reserves, Ret, subject to recall, resident of California
Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Miller, Ret US Air Force, lifetime subject to recall, resident of Ohio
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Norton Bauerbach, US Air Force, Inactive Reserve, silver star recipient, resident of Arizona
LTC Chetwin M. Hurd, Ret, resident of Texas
Lieutenant Commander John Bruce Steidel, US Navy reserves, resident of Washington
Lieutenant Colonel John P. Petersen, Active Reserves, Resident of Colorado
Chief Major Tony W. A. Donnelly Army National Guard, resident of Virginia
Major Stephan F. Cook, EN US Army
Major Paulette M. Klein, Ret. US Air Force, subject to recall, resident of Kentucky
Major Bradley Charles Franklin, Ret, life time subject to recall USAF, resident of Illinois
Major Robert W. Fry, Ret. Lifetime subject to recall US Army veteran, resident of Washington
Major James Cannon, US Marine Corps, ret., resident of New Mexico
Judge Advocate for the charter of American Legion, Jack Cannon, Ret., resident of New Mexico
Major David Grant Mosby, Ret US Air Force, resident of Washington
Major Art Scheffer, US Air Force, Ret., subject to recall resident of Louisiana
Captain Edward Adams Ret, GA National Guard, resident of Georgia
Captain Pamela Barnett, Commander, training officer on temporary medical disability
Captain Neil B. Turner US Army Aviation, Ret. Subject to recall, resident of California
Captain Harry G. Butler, US Navy Seal
Captain Larry A Shewmaker, US Air Force Ret., resident of South Carolina
Captain Ralph H. Jenkins, Ret US Marine Corps, resident of Texas
Airline Captain and Naval Officer D. Andrew Johnson, Ret. Lifetime subject to recall resident of California
Officer Clint Grimes, Long Beach California Police Department and Navy active Reserve
Lieutenant Will Harper, US Navy reserve, resident of Virginia
First Lieutenant Renee A. Kania, resident of Ohio
Pilot Dana Eugene Latta, ret., resident of North Carolina
SMsgt Gary M. Morris, bronze star recipient, Ret., resident of Florida
Sergeant Jeffrey Wayne Rosner, Hon Dis., resident of Texas
SFC Susan K Irwin, US Army reserve, resident of Indiana
Aircraft Pneudraulics Specialist Thomas J Taylor, US Air force resident of California
Specialist Jennifer Leah Clark US Army Reserve, resident of Illinois
SFC E7 Robert Lee Perry, US Army, Ret, resident of Iowa
Mr. Frank Adelman, Ret military
SFC Lowell K Doherty, US army, resident of Florida
Sargeant First class Morgan Samuel Ward, US army recruiter, resident of Texas
PFC Jean S. Charles, resident of Vermont
Corporal Gary Stuart Cox, US Marine Cop, Virginia National Guard, Ret., Retired State Trooper, resident of Virginia
First Sergeant William Shires , Ret US Army
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas S. Davidson, Ret., lifetime subject to recall, resident of Arizona
E8 Senior Chief Journalist, Richard E. Venable, US Navy, resident of California
E7 Paralegal, MSGT USAF Steven Kay Neuenschwander, ret., resident of Washington
E6 James Randolph Reid Lapp, US Navy Cryptologist, Inactive Reserve, resident of Virginia
E6 Ronald Whaley, US Navy Veteran, residing in Georgia
E6 Mark Francis Rayome, US Navy Seabees, resident of Colorado
E6 Ronald Durward Howell, Air Traffic controller, resident of Tennessee
CW4 David Robert, Black Hawk Helicopter pilot,Ret., resident of Mississippi
Sp4-E4 Richard M. Keefner, honorably dischatrged US Army, resident of Illinois
E4 Thomas R. Knight US Navy Reserves
Sp4 US Army Artur J. Olscszewski, retired, resident of Pennsylvania
E4 Larry W. Highlen, resident of Indiana
E3 Jim Szakmary, US Marine Corp, Federal Employee, resident of New York
E2 Wayne Eugene Keller, Ret., resident of Pennsylvania
SGT USAF E4. Danney L. Lawler US Air Force veteran, currently international law student in Manila, Philippines
Mr. Donn P. Hornberger, resident of Minnesota
Mr. Robert David Riley, US military Ret., resident of Georgia
Mr. Jeffrey Schwilk, US military ret., resident of California
Mr. David L. Bosley US Air Force veteran, resident of California
Ms. Loretta G. Bosley US Air Force veteran, resident of California
Mr. Kurt C. Fuqua, resident of Illinois, father of an active military serviceman and blood relative of Mr. Obama. Mr. Fuqua’s petition for Mr. Obama’s records was denied in the State of Hawaii and Mr. Fuqua was told to wait for a year for the records.
Ms. Julliett Ireland, resident of California and a mother of an active US military serviceman.
Ms. Jody Brockhausen, resident of Texas. Ms. Brockhausen’s petition was denied in the state of Texas.
Ms. Carol Greenberg, resident of Ohio. Ms. Greenberg’s petition was denied in Ohio.
I want to note that the above post is about Anthony R (Robert) “Andy” Martin, not the Anthony G. Martin Conservative Examiner whose video was posted. Please disregard
Sorry about that.
Up above, 49 BuenaVistaMall, April 5, 2010 at 7:33 pm posted a video by Anthony G Martin, better known as Andy Martin.
He is an anti-Semitic birther, failed politician, and law school grad who never made it into the bar due to mental problems. So consider the source. BVM is really polluting this blog these days. BVM is immune to embarrassment. No wonder he, she or it remains anonymous.
You can read about Anthony G Andy Martin on wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Martin_%28U.S._politician%29
He went to law school, but was never admitted to the bar for mental reasons: “In 1973 the Illinois Supreme Court refused to grant him a license to practice law in the state. It cited several instances of troubling conduct on Martin’s part, including an attempt to have a parking violation thrown out because it had been “entered by an insane judge” and his description of an attorney as “shaking and tottering and drooling like an idiot.”
He is an embarrassment to the birthers because of is anti-Semitism: “In 1982, Edward Weinfeld, a federal judge for the Southern District of New York, observed that Martin had a tendency to file “a substantial number of lawsuits of a vexatious, frivolous and scandalous nature.”[9] In Martin’s motion for the 1983 bankruptcy case, he called the judge “a crooked, slimy Jew who has a history of lying and thieving common to members of his race.”[1] In another motion that year, Martin stated, “I am able to understand how the Holocaust took place, and with every passing day feel less and less sorry that it did.”[1] He went on to say that “Jew survivors are operating as a wolf pack to steal my property.”
He has made false claims that Obama is a Muslim and false claims about Obama’s father.
He sued Hawaii, and lost. He has sued wikipedia.
He ran for the Senate in Illinois. Hah!
And this is kind of lying, inherently incredible kind of witness that BVM has called and expects people to believe.
No.
“This is what needs to happen in every state of our Nation. Nevada gubernatorial candidate, decorated Navy veteran, Gino DiSimone, demands Governor Gibbons immediately take action and investigate Obama’s CONSTITUTIONAL eligibility & file a Writ of Quo Warranto against Obama.”
http://networkedblogs.com/1NsD8
Support Lt. Cmdr. Fitzpatrick And Lt. Col. Terry Lakin in standing up against imposter, traitor Obama and the corrupt U.S. Government.
Duke is not the NCAA College Basketball Champion!
Why not?
Because I say so.
No I will not tell you who I am, but you have to believe me anyway, no matter how incredible it is and no matter how crazy I sound.
All the Duke players are ineligible to play basketball.
None of them has ever produced a US birth certificate. All their birth records are sealed.
No one who ever went to Duke knows them personally.
They are all war criminals.
This is just like the big lie technique of Joe Stalin and the Reds and Hitler and the Nazis and the compulsive liar character played by Jon Lovitz on SNL
No, I won’t tell you who I am, but you should believe me and not the people of the United States and the people of nations all around the world.
I am totally anonymous, but you should take what I say and call the police and tell them to prosecute the NCAA and Duke and all the players and anyone who ever went to Duke or ever rooted for them for fraud.
Duke never won any title. Why not?
Because I say so.
No, once again, I will not tell you who I am, but you have to believe me anyway.
Send me all the money that you have so that I can continue this crusade and take nice vacations.
All the evidence they have produced for their “National Championship” is fraudulent, forged, irrelevant, immaterial and fattening.
The usurpers will be deposed!
“Candidate for U.S. Senate from Arkansas questions Obama’s eligibility – MAINSTREAM PRESS CONTINUES THE LIE THAT HAWAII “OFFICIALS” SAY OBAMA IS A “NATURAL BORN CITIZEN”
“The Post & Email – by Sharon Rondeau; A contender for the U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas currently held by Blanche Lincoln (D) has publicly stated that Obama may not qualify for the office he holds.”
http://networkedblogs.com/2oAiQ
I have an even better question. Who is BVM? He has neither a name nor a birth certificate. He has no visible means of support. His website is anonymous and does not disclose any meaningful economic activity. Is it merely a front for some sort of illegal commerce? He has not supplied any evidence of citizenship. Does he actually have legal standing to raise any of the issues with which he is obsessed? After all, the words “Buena Vista” are not English. And why does he insist on using the same initials as the mother of God? Is he even sui juris? The public demands answers.
“In light of numbing revelations over the last several days concerning fraudulent statements on Barack Obama’s resume, this piece of information curiously comes to light. The White House has instructed the ‘mainstream media’ not to report what they may discover.”
White House to media–‘Don’t report what you discover’
http://www.examiner.com/x-37620-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m4d5-White-House-to-mediaDont-report-what-you-discover
Bark at that shadow non-issue!
Bark!
Bark!
Obama has no Constitutional authority to choose a stooge for the Supreme Court.
Good Questions!!
Who Is Barack Obama? Who is Barry Soetoro? Why is there no Birth Certificate? Birthers are right!
It is critical that Pres. Obama nominate a liberal for Justice Stevens’ seat. The appointments of Justices Alito and Roberts have created an openly ideological faction on the Court (Justice Alito shakes head in denial) which endangers the Court’s role as a deliberative body and harms the public perception of the Court as a non-political institution. The nominee should also be someone possessing the ability to forge consensus in order to neutralize Justice Roberts’ efforts to turn the Court into a sub-committee of the Federalist Society.