Georgia Judge Says Birther Orly Taitz Can Question President, Orders Obama to Appear in Court

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Today’s ridiculous news is not finished yet; now a Georgia judge has ordered President Obama to appear in court for a Birther hearing.

ATLANTA - A judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn’t a citizen and can’t be president. …

An Obama campaign aide says any attempt to involve the president personally will fail and such complaints around the country have no merit.

The hearing is set for Thursday before an administrative judge. Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi on Friday denied a motion by the president’s lawyer to quash a subpoena that requires Obama to show up.

Not mentioned in this AP article — the attorney for the plaintiff is the queen bee of the crackpot Birthers, Orly Taitz: Orly Taitz and David Farrar: Hold on for the ride, Birthers at it again - Atlanta 11th Circuit Court.

The Office of State Administrative Hearings Docket, in short, states that Dr. Taitz, Esquire of California, will conduct a Direct Examination of President Obama based on the following questions:

  1. Is the candidate’s birth certificate an authentic one issued by the State of Hawaii?;
  2. Is the candidate an Article II natural-born citizen of the United States as established in Minor v. Happersett, 88 U. S. 162 (1874); and
  3. A challenge on O.C.G.A. (Official Code of Georgia) regarding the ‘making of false statements generally,’ i.e., is the candidate’s social security number authentic?

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128 comments
1 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:45:06pm

Is there a legal way to remove this "judge" from office? Insanity, for example?

2 Stanghazi  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:47:12pm

Omg

3 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:47:27pm

Oh geez.

4 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:47:44pm

Orly's real reaction at her site:

I WON!!! I WON!!! I WON!!! JUDGE MALIHI RULED IN MY FAVOR. OBAMA’S MOTION TO QUASH MY SUBPOENA IS DENIED! HE HAS TO APPEAR AT TRIAL AND PRESENT ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT I DEMANDED TO PRODUCE IN MY SUBPOENA!

5 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:48:13pm

The shouth shall rise uhgain hurr hurr hurr *hic*

6 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:48:16pm

re: #4 Sergey Romanov

Orly's real reaction at her site:

I see Orly's been drinking with Pam Geller again.

7 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:48:25pm

That woman needs professional help.

8 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:48:29pm

Wait, what?

9 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:48:39pm

this could get interesting

10 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:49:18pm

re: #9 albusteve

this could get interesting

In a 'let's watch wingnuts make complete jackasses of themselves' kind of way.

11 wrenchwench  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:50:33pm
Orly Taitz

Born August 30, 1962 (age 49)
Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, USSR[1]

There is no USSR, so Dr. Taitz, Esquire of California does not exist.

12 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:50:37pm

Can a circuit court judge compel a sitting POTUS to appear?

13 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:50:54pm

re: #10 Varek Raith

In a 'let's watch wingnuts make complete jackasses of themselves' kind of way.

trying to find some substance here...bitch fests don't impress me

14 Bob Dillon  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:50:57pm

Hopefully this will put an end to it one way or another.

15 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:51:24pm

re: #13 albusteve

trying to find some substance here...bitch fests don't impress me

There is no substance here.
This has been settled.

16 Neutral President  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:51:30pm

The comments on the Examiner article make my brain hurt.

17 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:51:58pm

re: #15 Varek Raith

There is no substance here.
This has been settled.

then bitch forth

18 researchok  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:02pm

A judge on stupid steroids. Yet another reason the South is often poorly regarded.

19 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:17pm

Could the long form go to court for him?

20 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:18pm

re: #14 Bobibutu

Hopefully this will put an end to it one way or another.

Nothing up to and including an appearance by Obama's birth doctor saying the man was born in America would satisfy the birthers.

21 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:29pm

re: #14 Bobibutu

Hopefully this will put an end to it one way or another.

Hello, I am Slumbering Behemoth, welcome to Earth. As this is your first time visiting our humble planet...
/:P

22 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:30pm

re: #17 albusteve

then bitch forth

So, you think there's something to this whole birther thing?

23 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:36pm

Further Orly:

I was defamed, viciously maligned by so many Obots (Obama bots), pro-Obama media thugs, by a few corrupt officials and judges. Recently even people, who claimed to be on my side turned sides and viciously defamed me and attacked me. Among them were Arlen Williams, Dean Haskins, owner of a blog Birther Summit, Bob Nelson-owner of a blog Birther Report or ObamaReleaseYourRecords, Helen Tansey -owner of a blog art2superpac and even attorneys, who should’ve had some professional ethics. Attorneys Gary Kreep and Philip Berg filed insane pleadings, saying that I tried to hire a hit man to kill Lisa Liberi, legal assistant of attorney Berg and kidnap children of a web master Lisa Ostella. It has been 3 years of total nightmare, these people were like a pack of wild dogs attacking me and coming up with each and every accusation in the book. Now I am vindicated.

24 steve_davis  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:39pm

re: #12 Slumbering Behemoth

No. And a sitting president also can't be compelled to appear to answer any other lawsuit either. There'd have to be an impeachment and a removal first. Not a lawyer, but I would be absolutely stunned if this weren't the case.

25 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:52:48pm

I'd be willing to bet there's no way Obama is ever going to be questioned by Orly Taitz.

26 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:53:29pm

re: #22 Varek Raith

So, you think there's something to this whole birther thing?

no, I was hoping there be something interesting to the thread...bitch on

27 researchok  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:53:59pm

That's her driving fantasy.

28 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:02pm

re: #23 Sergey Romanov

Further Orly:

Happy Happy Hour.

29 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:06pm

re: #26 albusteve

no, I was hoping there be something interesting to the thread...bitch on

Sigh. Whatever floats your boat.

30 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:08pm

They should invoke state secrets. ///

31 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:30pm

re: #30 Sergey Romanov

They should invoke state secrets. ///

That would be funny.

32 researchok  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:33pm

re: #25 Charles

I'd be willing to bet there's no way Obama is ever going to be questioned by Orly Taitz.

That's her driving fantasy.

33 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:54:56pm

re: #26 albusteve

no, I was hoping there be something interesting to the thread...bitch on

"Bitching" is your whole raison d'etre here lately, Steve. It gets tiring.

34 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:55:11pm

re: #25 Charles

I'd be willing to bet there's no way Obama is ever going to be questioned by Orly Taitz.

Followed by a multitude of 'articles' at WND about how their 'heroine' was snubbed by a 'tyrannical dictator'.

35 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:55:27pm

re: #33 Sergey Romanov

"Bitching" is your whole reason d'etre here lately, Steve. It gets tiring.

Bitching about bitching.

36 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:55:58pm

re: #35 HappyWarrior

Bitching about bitching.

"Bitching" about alleged "bitching".

37 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:56:31pm

It'd be nice if this helped the rest of the country wake up to how corrupt and deranged justice is in the south


that'd be nice

38 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:56:37pm

Jesus himself could come down and prove Obama is a US citizen and the birthers still wouldn't believe it.

39 Obdicut  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:56:40pm

re: #24 steve_davis

It's not a trial, it's a hearing, and the judge then makes a recommendation to the Secretary of State, who is under no obligation to do what the judge says.

40 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:56:47pm

re: #33 Sergey Romanov

"Bitching" is your whole reason d'etre here lately, Steve. It gets tiring.

yeah, I need a time out

41 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:57:15pm

re: #40 albusteve

yeah, I need a time out

No you don't.
Here, have a drink.

42 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:57:43pm

re: #35 HappyWarrior

How meta are we going to make this? Bitchception?

43 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:57:48pm

re: #36 Sergey Romanov

"Bitching" about alleged "bitching".

Yeah true enough.

44 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:58:26pm

re: #42 Slumbering Behemoth

How meta are we going to make this? Bitchception?

Well I had an inception romantic comedy like dream once that was pretty frigging sweet.

46 Varek Raith  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:58:52pm

Also, how has she not been disbarred yet???

47 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:59:35pm

re: #46 Varek Raith

Also, how has she not been disbarred yet???

I honestly thought she had been.

48 Bubblehead II  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 3:59:42pm

You have to be kidding me. Is this "Judge" a complete idiot or a tool.

Inquiring minds want to know.

49 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:02:08pm

re: #48 Bubblehead II

You have to be kidding me. Is this "Judge" a complete idiot or a tool.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Let's debate this. I say he's an idiot. What sayeth thou?

50 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:01pm

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

¿Porque no los dos?

51 Obdicut  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:04pm

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

Let's debate this. I say he's an idiot. What sayeth thou?

Reading what he wrote, as long as Obama's lawyer provides a legal precedent or authority for not appearing, he won't have to. I think this is just him being a dick for political effect, and probably they'll just cite something to make it go away. Or maybe they'll just ignore it, we'll see.

52 Tigger2005  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:08pm

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

Let's debate this. I say he's an idiot. What sayeth thou?

I say he's a tool. But a useless one.

53 sattv4u2  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:33pm

Dear President Obama
I live in Georgia. I would be more than happy to show up in your place

Dear Orly Taitz,
I look forward to meeting with you face to face to let you know what a moron you are


Love ,, Me

54 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:37pm

so what happens if crazies in the south in power manage to keep obama off the ballot in their states?

Oh what an election 2012 will be

55 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:04:52pm

While I have always believed in the noone-is-above-the-law philosophy, and believe that even the President of the United States has no more legal standing before the law than a bum on the street (theoretically, at least), nobody, not the president nor the bum, should be called into court repeatedly on pointless charges.

I fail to see why this is even in court. A legal document from the state of Hawaii has been released that answers all charges.

56 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:05:17pm

re: #52 Tigger2005

I say he's a tool. But a useless one.

this is REAL politics :D

57 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:05:18pm

re: #50 Slumbering Behemoth

¿Porque no los dos?

Your argument is irresistible. I concede.

58 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:07:01pm

re: #50 Slumbering Behemoth

¿Porque no los dos?

I am in awe of your Spanish question marks.

59 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:07:16pm

When the even moderators at HotAir told the bithers to STFU right out of the gate, you know you're way past Crazy Town to keep pursuing it.

60 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:07:56pm

re: #59 Slumbering Behemoth

When the even moderators at HotAir told the bithers to STFU right out of the gate, you know you're way past Crazy Town to keep perusing it.

Obviously the Hotair mods are Obots and trying to deframe Orly Taitz.

61 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:08:52pm

Oh and I couldn't find a dictionary defintion for deframe. I guess this is Orly's refudiate.

62 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:09:16pm

re: #60 HappyWarrior

Private Army Healthcare Brownshirts!

63 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:09:56pm

re: #58 EmmmieG

I am in awe of your Spanish question marks.

It's made with Santeria.

64 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:10:04pm

re: #59 Slumbering Behemoth

When the even moderators at HotAir told the bithers to STFU right out of the gate, you know you're way past Crazy Town to keep perusing it.

I think there's a big gulf between internet-blogger-conservative and good-old-boy-confederate-from-georgia

the former probably isn't really represented in georgia

65 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:12:18pm

re: #64 WindUpBird

I've never been to Georgia, but one of my long time, uber-liberal friends is from there.

66 Targetpractice  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:14:11pm

re: #46 Varek Raith

Also, how has she not been disbarred yet???

That was my first thought as well. This woman has had this crazy shit tossed out of courtroom after courtroom, with judges even threatening to have her disbarred if she continue to pursue it. Yet she continues to fight on.

That she finally managed to find a judge willing to put up with this crazy BS shows that even a blind squirrel can find a nut on occasion.

67 Bubblehead II  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:15:05pm

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

Let's debate this. I say he's an idiot. What sayeth thou?

Let me do some looking first. But at first blush, I will have to agree with you. He is an idiot.

68 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:15:10pm

re: #65 Slumbering Behemoth

I've never been to Georgia, but one of my long time, uber-liberal friends is from there.

there are plenty of liberals in georgia, atlanta has a massive metal scene


but it's still territory where good-ol-boy-confederate-judges have a lot of power

69 sattv4u2  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:16:54pm

re: #64 WindUpBird

I think there's a big gulf between internet-blogger-conservative and good-old-boy-confederate-from-georgia

the former probably isn't really represented in georgia

here in Northeast Atlanta most of the neighborhoods are very liberal

Toco Hills
Druid Hills
Little Five Points
Virginia Highlands
Inman Park

These (and a couple of others) represent the vast majority of the Atlanta poulation

The same holds true for the neighborhoods on the southwest side of the city

70 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:24:51pm

just had another feral cat wander through my bunkhouse...very wary, slinking around...a grey tabby, male...I seem to attract beasts, like myself, onto the ranchito...I love it...I like a cat that says, if I was ten times bigger, I'd kill you and drag your meat into that maple tree right over there

71 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:25:20pm

At a birther debunking site, nativeborncitizen, this is what they have to say about this situation:

Let me make a couple points to try to put this into context. First, because the first response to “birthers” by many in this country is simply to blow us off as conspiracy theorists, Michael Jablonski submitted a sloppy, weak Motion to Quash. I’m sure he thought it would suffice with the judge—since the opposition were birthers; however, Judge Malihi obviously regards his role and the legal process much more seriously than that. And, because I’m sure he wants to make certain that, at the end of these HEARINGS (not trials), there is nothing that could be viewed as procedurally improper, he’s not going to grant the professional attorney involved any special favors. He will hold somebody accountable to understand the law, and I’ll leave it up to you to figure out whom that might be.

Here’s what will probably happen: after Jablonski recovers from his blanket party, he will likely file an amended Motion to Quash; and it will probably be one of the most thorough Motions to Quash in the history of Motions to Quash, and Judge Malihi will probably grant that motion.

In the unlikelihood that Judge Malihi does not grant his amended Motion to Quash, there is something that is virtually guaranteed to happen: Obama not showing up to an administrative law hearing in the state of Georgia. Jablonski would appear on his behalf, and present a certified “birth certificate” and proof of residency for the past 14 years. As the certified “birth certificate” will be considered self-verifying by the court, nothing Orly will say will sway it. And remember, the end result of this hearing is a non-binding recommendation to the Secretary of State. So, no, Obama will not be handcuffed in Atlanta next week (he won’t even be there).

72 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:27:28pm

re: #71 aagcobb

At a birther debunking site, nativeborncitizen, this is what they have to say about this situation:

Very interesting. Hopefully accurate.

73 Targetpractice  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:28:37pm

re: #71 aagcobb

At a birther debunking site, nativeborncitizen, this is what they have to say about this situation:

So Orly hasn't won, so much as worn the White House down with this shit and will, come next week, get her ass kicked again in court and be left with nothing to show.

Boo-fucking-hoo.

74 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:29:20pm

re: #72 EmmmieG

Very interesting. Hopefully accurate.

I'm confident it is. I'm a hearing officer, and if a motion to quash came to me, it has to say something more than "quash the subpoena just because I'm the President."

75 Olsonist  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:29:56pm

Next up. A bench warrant for Obama's arrest. Yep, the stupid just gets stupider.

76 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:30:41pm

re: #75 Olsonist

Next up. A bench warrant for Obama's arrest. Yep, the stupid just gets stupider.

He's a hearing officer; he doesn't have the power to issue a warrant to arrest anyone, much less the President.

77 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:30:46pm

re: #74 aagcobb

I'm confident it is. I'm a hearing officer, and if a motion to quash came to me, it has to say something more than "quash the motion just because I'm the President."

L'etat c'est moi is definitely not an argument that merits consideration.

78 Lidane  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:30:49pm

Image: blackhatobama.jpg

79 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:31:47pm

re: #75 Olsonist

Next up. A bench warrant for Obama's arrest. Yep, the stupid just gets stupider.

Heh. Last night, Mark Levin was ranting about wanting to talk to Obama's dealer from back in the day. He felt it was "our right" to know just what kind of drugs Obama used to take, how much, for how long, and so on.

80 Lidane  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:33:52pm

re: #79 Slumbering Behemoth

Heh. Last night, Mark Levin was ranting about wanting to talk to Obama's dealer from back in the day. He felt it was "our right" to know just what kind of drugs Obama used to take, how much, for how long, and so on.

Can we also talk to Rush Limbaugh's dealers?

81 Iwouldprefernotto  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:34:30pm

As an Obama supporter I would pay to watch him answer questions from Taitz. He would kill her.

82 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:34:36pm

re: #75 Olsonist

Next up. A bench warrant for Obama's arrest. Yep, the stupid just gets stupider.

it's all the exact same stupid since the civil war, same people, same stupid, passed down from generation to generation

83 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:35:14pm

easy, Mr President, keep your hands where we can see them

84 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:35:39pm

re: #79 Slumbering Behemoth

Heh. Last night, Mark Levin was ranting about wanting to talk to Obama's dealer from back in the day. He felt it was "our right" to know just what kind of drugs Obama used to take, how much, for how long, and so on.

The wingnuts want to create an equivalence between Obama's use of drugs as a teenager, and Newt wanting his wife's permission to sleep around when he was in his fifties.

85 Targetpractice  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:35:41pm

re: #81 Iwouldprefernotto

As an Obama supporter I would pay to watch him answer questions from Taitz. He would kill her.

I'd pay good money to watch that live. But it would probably be behind closed doors, if only to save her the embarrassment.

86 Obdicut  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:35:48pm

re: #82 WindUpBird

it's all the exact same stupid since the civil war, same people, same stupid, passed down from generation to generation

This judge may actually be acting wisely and well. This may just be an administrative hearing, but it may be that the motion to quash was legally insufficient. It's possible the fault lies entirely with the lawyer who presented it.

87 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:36:13pm

re: #79 Slumbering Behemoth

Heh. Last night, Mark Levin was ranting about wanting to talk to Obama's dealer from back in the day. He felt it was "our right" to know just what kind of drugs Obama used to take, how much, for how long, and so on.

I wonder how Mark would have responded if someone expected the same from President Bush.

88 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:37:12pm

re: #87 HappyWarrior

I wonder how Mark would have responded if someone expected the same from President Bush.

It was a youthful indiscretion! Nobody's business!

89 Lidane  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:37:13pm

re: #81 Iwouldprefernotto

As an Obama supporter I would pay to watch him answer questions from Taitz. He would kill her.

I'd rather see the President's lawyers run circles around Taitz while Obama was off doing his job. She's not worth his time or effort.

There wouldn't be this level of effort or obsession from birthers if Barack Obama was a white guy named Barry O'Shea. It's racism, pure and simple. The POTUS deserves better than dignifying any of that shit in court.

90 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:37:27pm

re: #84 aagcobb

The wingnuts want to create an equivalence between Obama's use of drugs as a teenager, and Newt wanting his wife's permission to sleep around when he was in his fifties.

Henry Hyde, Clinton impeachment manager had a youthful indiscretion- affair at the age of 48.

91 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:38:00pm

Mr President, are you licensed in the District of Columbia to carry a firearm?

92 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:38:07pm

re: #80 Lidane

Can we also talk to Rush Limbaugh's dealers?

Irrelevant. I think the better MBF would be details about GWB's past cocaine use.

re: #84 aagcobb

The wingnuts want to create an equivalence between Obama's use of drugs as a teenager, and Newt wanting his wife's permission to sleep around when he was in his fifties.

Is that it? I don't listen to Levin for any longer than it takes me to drive to the liquor store and back.

93 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:38:24pm

re: #69 sattv4u2

here in Northeast Atlanta most of the neighborhoods are very liberal

Toco Hills
Druid Hills
Little Five Points
Virginia Highlands
Inman Park

These (and a couple of others) represent the vast majority of the Atlanta poulation

The same holds true for the neighborhoods on the southwest side of the city

nice narrative, too bad they're drowned out by the power structure

Georgia, one of the original 13 colonies, entered the Union in January 1788. The state has participated in every presidential election except 1864 (due to secession). From 1868 thru 1960, the state was as “blue” as can be – voting Democratic in every election. Like many other southern states, its residents were conservative Democrats that went “red” in 1964 in response to unhappiness over the Civil Rights Act, which was effectively exploited by the Republicans in a tactic called the “southern strategy.” In 1968, Georgia voted for Independent George Wallace in an election that marked the last time a third-party candidate received any electoral votes. Georgia has been reliably Republican since

Hooray racism!

94 Lidane  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:38:42pm

re: #91 albusteve

Mr President, are you licensed in the District of Columbia to carry a firearm?

Even if he's not, his Secret Service detail definitely is.

95 aagcobb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:39:17pm

re: #92 Slumbering Behemoth

Irrelevant. I think the better MBF would be details about GWB's past cocaine use.

re: #84 aagcobb

Is that it? I don't listen to Levin for any longer than it takes me to drive to the liquor store and back.

I listened to Hannity whining that nobody asked about Obama's drug use in '08.

96 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:39:57pm

re: #95 aagcobb

I listened to Hannity whining that nobody asked about Obama's drug use in '08.

Hannity's such a sniveling little baby.

97 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:40:52pm

re: #89 Lidane

I'd rather see the President's lawyers run circles around Taitz while Obama was off doing his job. She's not worth his time or effort.

There wouldn't be this level of effort or obsession from birthers if Barack Obama was a white guy named Barry O'Shea. It's racism, pure and simple. The POTUS deserves better than dignifying any of that shit in court.

I'm expecting a whole lot of other southern-strategy stunts against Obama like this, as the election nears

none of them will ultimately work, but they will inflame racist resentment, which is always the goal

98 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:41:16pm

re: #94 Lidane

Even if he's not, his Secret Service detail definitely is.

I was in a groove...

99 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:41:52pm

re: #98 albusteve

I was in a groove...

The horse. You need to start in on the horse next.

100 Targetpractice  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:41:57pm

re: #96 HappyWarrior

Hannity's such a sniveling little baby.

*coubullshitgh*

101 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:42:36pm

re: #95 aagcobb

I listened to Hannity whining that nobody asked about Obama's drug use in '08.

I just don't find it relevant. It's stupid. Even when I was semi-ultra-right-wing in the 90's, I thought hounding Clinton over past pot use was stupid.

People who abuse drugs to a harmful degree do not graduate big name colleges, nor wind up with successful careers in law or politics.

102 Targetpractice  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:42:37pm

re: #100 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

*coubullshitgh*

Shit, wrong quote. A thousand apologies.

103 albusteve  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:43:12pm

re: #99 EmmmieG

The horse. You need to start in on the horse next.

Barbaro!

104 S.D.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:44:00pm

That Judge is either an Idiot or a Birther (Not mutually exclusive).

Who's kidding who? The Pres. Lawyer will either have a precedent or go over that Boob's head to a higher court.

105 Lidane  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:44:00pm

re: #97 WindUpBird

I'm expecting a whole lot of other southern-strategy stunts against Obama like this, as the election nears

Especially if the GOP nominates Newt. It will be a Tenther, Birther, ZOMG GOLD STANDARD, neo-Confederate fail-o-rama for the Republicans if that happens.

106 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:44:32pm

re: #101 Slumbering Behemoth

I just don't find it relevant. It's stupid. Even when I was semi-ultra-right-wing in the 90's, I thought hounding Clinton over past pot use was stupid.

People who abuse drugs to a harmful degree do not graduate big name colleges, nor wind up with successful careers in law or politics.

Semi-ultra right wing? Pick one adjective and go with it, they cancel each other out, like Diet Coke and Ho Hos.

107 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:44:36pm

re: #102 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Shit, wrong quote. A thousand apologies.

Not needed. S'all good.

108 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:45:37pm

re: #106 EmmmieG

Grammar nazi!
/:P

It sounded funny when I was typing it. "semi-ultra"

109 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:46:51pm

re: #108 Slumbering Behemoth

Grammar nazi!
/:P

It sounded funny when I was typing it. "semi-ultra"

Well, you could be periodically ultra, like a pulsar star, now on, now off.

110 Obdicut  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:47:04pm

re: #104 S.D.

That Judge is either an Idiot or a Birther (Not mutually exclusive).

Who's kidding who? The Pres. Lawyer will either have a precedent or go over that Boob's head to a higher court.

Nope, it may be that, ridiculous as this all is, he can't just accept a motion to quash that's improperly submitted.

111 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:48:11pm

re: #109 EmmmieG

I've run out of steam, cast off too much energy. I'm not "ultra" anything anymore.

112 Obdicut  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:48:49pm

re: #111 Slumbering Behemoth

I've run out of steam, cast off too much energy. I'm not "ultra" anything anymore.

You sound ultra-tired.

113 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:49:05pm

re: #111 Slumbering Behemoth

Wait, no. I think I'm still "Ultra-Lazy".

114 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:50:02pm

re: #112 Obdicut

Watch it! You'll force me to issue an ultramatum.

115 SanFranciscoZionist  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:54:55pm

re: #18 researchok

A judge on stupid steroids. Yet another reason the South is often poorly regarded.

Seriously, it could have happened anywhere in the country. Stupid-ass judges are hardly a regional phenomenon.

116 SanFranciscoZionist  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:01:03pm

re: #48 Bubblehead II

You have to be kidding me. Is this "Judge" a complete idiot or a tool.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Is there a reason he can't be both?

117 makeitstop  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:05:09pm

Judge Malihi?

I demand to see his birth certificate.
/

118 Decatur Deb  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:06:02pm

Your Honor,

I'll be busy saving western civilization that day, but the 24th Infantry Div. is available nearby. I'll tell them to be very careful with matches this time.

Love, Barack

119 darthstar  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:11:10pm

Yay Orly! You stupid bitch.

In lighter news: this image.

120 Bubblehead II  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:12:47pm

TOTALY OUT OF THE BLUE!

Night Lizards. Charles,Thank you for allowing me to voice my opinion on your site. When and if I cross the the line (and I will) I hope that as good SYSOP you will let me know.

Thank to those Lizards who have corrected me as well.

Sleep well

121 sattv4u2  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:16:58pm

re: #93 WindUpBird

In 1968,,,,

Well,, good thing you have a recent example, unlike me, who was talking about ,,well,, today!

122 alecmcc  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:43:54pm

re: #69 sattv4u2 Druid Hills thanks you. I'd suggest Midtown is at least 75% liberal also.

123 Robert O.  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 6:06:48pm

Seriously, does the IRS ever audit the tax returns of miscreants such as Orly Taitz? Or Grover Norquist? Etc.?

124 Sionainn  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 6:33:27pm

re: #95 aagcobb

I listened to Hannity whining that nobody asked about Obama's drug use in '08.

Has Hannity asked his buddy Gingrich about Gingrich's admitted drug use?

125 Petero1818  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 7:25:00pm

I believe that not only should the President show up, but when the case is dismissed in favour of the President at a later date, costs should be awarded against Orly. I would imagine that the President and his plane, and his security detail and everything else should come to a tidy $500,000 or so pretty easily. Put her out of business permanently. Garnish her wages.

126 Petero1818  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 7:45:33pm

Actually check that. I see that Taitz is the attorney and not the plaintiff. Obama should send his regrets.

127 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Fri, Jan 20, 2012 11:42:25pm

Dumb, stupid conservative confederates...

128 Fortitudine  Sat, Jan 21, 2012 2:46:56pm

Jablonski, lulled into a false sense of security by the unparalleled string of legal defeats suffered by the birther movement, filed a badly-written and legally inept motion to quash.

The judge, who is neither a birther nor a tool, quite rightly handed it back and told him no.

And this is not a trial, although the birthers keep claiming that it is; it's an administrative hearing. Also, the President has not been directed to appear, although the birthers keep claiming that, as well.

The American judiciary in this whole mess has proved itself to be scrupulously fair, bending over backwards in fact to avoid any appearance of favoritism. I have a feeling that this forbearance has about exhausted itself. Several birthers have had their asses handed to them recently and the batshit queen Taitz is on the verge of being declared a vexatious litigant at the request of the state of Hawaii.


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