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Posted: Aug 30th 2008 1:11PM
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My colleagues seem a bit ruffled by McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for VP. "Baffling," Megan Baker sighs. "[Biden] is going to crush her," a presumably overjoyed Matt Negrin squeals, before wondering if Alaska is part of the States. (Yes it is, Matt.)
But I couldn't be happier. Sarah Palin (pronounced PAY-lin) was the wild-card pick my Republican friends and I wanted McCain to make, but didn't know if he would or could.
In a state like Alaska, a cesspool of corruption, she took on members of her own party, fought to end the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," and resigned as the head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission to protest a corrupt state party chairman. The investigation which followed led to his resignation. She brings executive experience, energy expertise, and a record of reform that highlights McCain's own maverick track record.
The Senator who led an investigation of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has found a perfect match in Sarah Palin. And conservatives are electrified.
A friend attending the Republican National Convention told me excitedly, "Everyone here in Minneapolis is stoked for Palin!" James Dobson says he would pull that lever. A surge of energy Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty could never provide has struck conservatives, with a beauty-queen face to boot. No matter which ticket wins in November, history will be made, and the Republican Party will never be the same again.
Palin is a mother of five, including one who's headed to Iraq and another born with Down Syndrome. Her pro-life record isn't just rhetoric; it's her reality. She brings a compelling emotional narrative to a party often characterized as too insensitive.
This bold move is classic McCain -- high risk, high reward, and unconventional as hell.
Could Palin make a gaffe on the national stage? It's possible. But with the heft of experience McCain brings to the ticket, he just needs a practical, no-nonsense, anti-establishment running mate.
Enter, Sarah Palin.
My colleagues seem a bit ruffled by McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for VP. "Baffling," Megan Baker sighs. "[Biden] is going to crush her," a presumably overjoyed Matt Negrin squeals, before wondering if Alaska is part of the States. (Yes it is, Matt.)
But I couldn't be happier. Sarah Palin (pronounced PAY-lin) was the wild-card pick my Republican friends and I wanted McCain to make, but didn't know if he would or could. In a state like Alaska, a cesspool of corruption, she took on members of her own party, fought to end the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," and resigned as the head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission to protest a corrupt state party chairman. The investigation which followed led to his resignation. She brings executive experience, energy expertise, and a record of reform that highlights McCain's own maverick track record.
The Senator who led an investigation of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has found a perfect match in Sarah Palin. And conservatives are electrified.
A friend attending the Republican National Convention told me excitedly, "Everyone here in Minneapolis is stoked for Palin!" James Dobson says he would pull that lever. A surge of energy Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty could never provide has struck conservatives, with a beauty-queen face to boot. No matter which ticket wins in November, history will be made, and the Republican Party will never be the same again.
Palin is a mother of five, including one who's headed to Iraq and another born with Down Syndrome. Her pro-life record isn't just rhetoric; it's her reality. She brings a compelling emotional narrative to a party often characterized as too insensitive.
This bold move is classic McCain -- high risk, high reward, and unconventional as hell.
Could Palin make a gaffe on the national stage? It's possible. But with the heft of experience McCain brings to the ticket, he just needs a practical, no-nonsense, anti-establishment running mate.
Enter, Sarah Palin.
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RealAmericanValues
6:14PM 6:14PM Aug 30th 2008
Palin's sole accomplishment as Governor of Alaska has been to increase oil industry taxes by 11%, resulting in a 16.5% decline in oil production but tripling the welfare payment to every resident of Alaska to $2884 in 2007. She submitted the highest budget in Alaskan history - quite an accomplishment considering Alaska already had BY FAR the highest level of per capita state spending AND the highest level of per capita federal spending in the country. Combined state/federal spending in Alaska is a staggering $27,000 PER PERSON! How could anyone consider this Queen of all welfare Queens a conservative????
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virgil
8:39PM 8:39PM Sep 14th 2008
Where do you get your facts, RAV? onion.com???
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sheila smith
6:35PM 6:35PM Aug 30th 2008
I thought McCain was on the republican ticket. He just made it a lot easier for the democrats to win.
Obama/Biden 08
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Larry
7:29PM 7:29PM Aug 30th 2008
It seems the Washington Post interviewed people from Alaska's two largest newspapers and she is not as popular in Alaska as the rights spin machine says she is. Then again no one cared until yesterday now we are going to know everything about her.
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Joshua
8:38PM 8:38PM Aug 30th 2008
This is a joke,right?
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jim
11:35PM 11:35PM Aug 30th 2008
Everyones talking about how good Obama is, read the following data and web pages listed, and then wonder why no one is covering this story. Could it be the DNC and Obama whant this covered up. Make your own decisions.............
http://obamacrimes.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-main/1-philip-j-berg-esq-files-federal-lawsuit-requesting-obama-be-removed-as-a-candidate-as-he-does-not-meet-the-qualifications-for-president
Philip J. Berg, Esq. Files Federal Lawsuit Requesting Obama Be Removed as a Candidate as he does not meet the Qualifications for President
Thursday, 21 August 2008 23:09 administrator For Immediate Release: - 08/21/08
Suit filed 08/21/08, No. 08-cv-4083
Contact information at the end of this press release. Documents filed with the court and a copy of this press release can be downloaded at the end of this press release.
(Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania – 08/21/08) - Philip J. Berg, Esquire, [Berg is a former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania; former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate in Democratic Primaries; former Chair of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County; former member of Democratic State Committee; an attorney with offices in Montgomery County, PA and an active practice in Philadelphia, PA, filed a lawsuit in Federal Court today, Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action No. 08-cv-4083, seeking a Declaratory Judgment and an Injunction that Obama does not meet the qualifications to be President of the United States. Berg filed this suit for the best interests of the Democratic Party and the citizens of the United States.“Eighteen million Democratic Primary voters donated money, volunteered their time and energy, worked very hard and then not only supported Senator Clinton, but voted for her and often recruited other supporters as well. All the efforts of supporters of legitimate citizens were for nothing because this man lied and cheated his way into a
Philip J. Berg, Esquire stated in his lawsuit that Senator Obama:
1. Is not a natural-born citizen; and/or
2. Lost his citizenship when he was adopted in Indonesia; and/or
3. Has dual loyalties because of his citizenship with Kenya and Indonesia.
Berg stated: “I filed this action at this time to avoid the obvious problems that will occur when the Republican Party raises these issues after Obama is nominated.
There have been numerous questions raised about Obama’s background with no satisfactory answers. The questions that I have addressed include, but are not limited to:
1. Where was Obama born? Hawaii; an island off of Hawaii; Kenya; Canada; or ?
2. Was he a citizen of Kenya, Indonesia and/or Canada?
3. What was the early childhood of Obama in Hawaii; in Kenya; in Indonesia when he was adopted; and later, back to Hawaii?
4. An explanation as to the various names utilized by Obama that include: Barack Hussein Obama; Barry Soetoro; Barry Obama; Barack Dunham; and Barry Dunham.
5. Illinois Bar Application – Obama fails to acknowledge use of names other than Barack Hussein Obama, a blatant lie.
If Obama can prove U.S. citizenship, we still have the issue of muti-citizenship with responsibilities owed to and allegance to other countries.
Berg continued:
fraudulent candidacy and cheated legitimately eligible natural born citizens from competing in a fair process and the supporters of their citizen choice for the nomination.
Voters donated money, goods and services to elect a nominee and were defrauded by Senator Obama's lies and obfuscations. He clearly shows a conscience of guilt by his actions in using the forged birth certificate and the lies he's told to cover his loss of citizenship. We believe he does know, supported this belief by his actions in hiding his
secret, in that he failed to regain his citizenship and used documents to further his position as a natural born citizen. We would also show he proclaims himself a Constitutional scholar and lecturer, but did not learn he had no eligibility to become President except by means of lying, obfuscations and deceptions. His very acts proves he knew he was no longer a natural born citizen. We believe he knew he was defrauding the country or else why use the forged birth certificate of his half sister?
Americans lost money, goods and services donated in their support of a candidate who supposedly was a natural born citizen simply because the DNC officers and party leaders looked the other way and did not demand credentials to answer the questions and prove whether or not Senator Obama was a legitimately natural born citizen, even in light of recent information that has surfaced on websites on the Internet suggesting Senator Obama may not be eligible to become President and questioning his status of multiple citizenships and questionable loyalties! If the DNC officers and.or leaders had performed one ounce of due diligence we would not find ourselves in this emergency predicament, one week away from making a person the nominee who has lost their citizenship as a child and failed to even perform the basic steps of regaining citizenship through an oath of allegiance at age eighteen [18] as prescribed by Constitutional laws!
The injunctrive relief must be granted because failing to do so, this inaction defrauds everyone who voted in the Democratic Primary for a nominee that is a fair representation of the voters. Failure to grant injunctive relief would allow a corrupted, fraudulent nomination process to continue. It not only allows, but promotes an overwhelming degree of disrespect and creates such a lack of confidence in voters of the primary process itself, so that it would cement a prevailing belief that no potential candidate has to obey the laws of this country, respect our election process, follow the Constitution, or even suffer any consequence for lying and defrauding voters to get onto the ballot when they have no chance of serving if they fraudulently manage to get elected! It is unfair to the country for candidates of either party to become the nominee when there is any question of their ability to serve if elected.
All judges are lawyers and held to a higher standard of practice than a regular lawyer. It is this Judicial standard that demands injunctive relief prayed for here. This relief is predicated upon one of the most basic premises of practicing law which states no lawyer can allow themselves to be used in furthering a criminal enterprise. And by that gauge alone, failing to give injunctive relief to the 18 million supporters of the other candidate, a true natural born citizen eligible to serve if elected, this court must not allow itself to be used to further the criminal and fraudulent acts to continue and be rewarded by becoming the Democratic Nominee. Failure to give the injunctive relief prayed for will insure that a corrupted Presidential election process will only guarantee a show of unfair preference of one group of people over another group by not demanding the same rules be applied to all groups equally and fairly, especially in light of the fact that both candidates are each considered a minority.
Philip J. Berg, Esquire
555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
Cell (610) 662-3005
(610) 825-3134
(800) 993-PHIL [7445]
Fax (610) 834-7659
philjberg@obamacrimes.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Attachments: File Description File size
Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief 142 Kb
ObamaCrimes Press Release 200820821.pdf Press Release 20080821 Announcing the filing of Obama qualifications Lawsuit 311 Kb
Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order This document contains a complete narrative of the facts. 164 Kb
Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order 108 Kb
Temporary Restraining Order 79 Kb
Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 August 2008 19:23 )
http://obamacrimes.com/attachments/001_ObamaComplaint.pdf
http://obamacrimes.com/attachments/001_ObamaCrimes%20Press%20Release%20200820821.pdf
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jim
11:41PM 11:41PM Aug 30th 2008
Everyones talking about how good Obama is, read the following data
and web pages listed, and then wonder why no one is covering this
story. Could it be the DNC and Obama whant this covered up. Make
your own decisions.............
http://obamacrimes.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-main/1-philip-j-berg-esq-files-federal-lawsuit-requesting-obama-be-removed-as-a-candidate-as-he-does-not-meet-the-qualifications-for-president
Philip J. Berg, Esq. Files Federal Lawsuit Requesting Obama Be
Removed as a Candidate as he does not meet the Qualifications for
President
Thursday, 21 August 2008 23:09 administrator For Immediate Release:
- 08/21/08
Suit filed 08/21/08, No. 08-cv-4083
Contact information at the end of this press release. Documents filed
with the court and a copy of this press release can be downloaded at
the end of this press release.
(Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania – 08/21/08) - Philip J. Berg,
Esquire, [Berg is a former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania;
former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate in Democratic
Primaries; former Chair of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County;
former member of Democratic State Committee; an attorney with offices
in Montgomery County, PA and an active practice in Philadelphia, PA,
filed a lawsuit in Federal Court today, Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action
No. 08-cv-4083, seeking a Declaratory Judgment and an Injunction that
Obama does not meet the qualifications to be President of the United
States. Berg filed this suit for the best interests of the Democratic
Party and the citizens of the United States.“Eighteen million
Democratic Primary voters donated money, volunteered their time and
energy, worked very hard and then not only supported Senator Clinton,
but voted for her and often recruited other supporters as well. All
the efforts of supporters of legitimate citizens were for nothing
because this man lied and cheated his way into a
Philip J. Berg, Esquire stated in his lawsuit that Senator Obama:
1. Is not a natural-born citizen; and/or
2. Lost his citizenship when he was adopted in Indonesia; and/or
3. Has dual loyalties because of his citizenship with Kenya and
Indonesia.
Berg stated: “I filed this action at this time to avoid the obvious
problems that will occur when the Republican Party raises these issues
after Obama is nominated.
There have been numerous questions raised about Obama’s background
with no satisfactory answers. The questions that I have addressed
include, but are not limited to:
1. Where was Obama born? Hawaii; an island off of Hawaii; Kenya;
Canada; or ?
2. Was he a citizen of Kenya, Indonesia and/or Canada?
3. What was the early childhood of Obama in Hawaii; in Kenya; in
Indonesia when he was adopted; and later, back to Hawaii?
4. An explanation as to the various names utilized by Obama that
include: Barack Hussein Obama; Barry Soetoro; Barry Obama; Barack
Dunham; and Barry Dunham.
5. Illinois Bar Application – Obama fails to acknowledge use of
names other than Barack Hussein Obama, a blatant lie.
If Obama can prove U.S. citizenship, we still have the issue of
muti-citizenship with responsibilities owed to and allegance to other
countries.
Berg continued:
fraudulent candidacy and cheated legitimately eligible natural born
citizens from competing in a fair process and the supporters of their
citizen choice for the nomination.
Voters donated money, goods and services to elect a nominee and were
defrauded by Senator Obama's lies and obfuscations. He clearly shows
a conscience of guilt by his actions in using the forged birth
certificate and the lies he's told to cover his loss of citizenship.
We believe he does know, supported this belief by his actions in
hiding his
secret, in that he failed to regain his citizenship and used
documents to further his position as a natural born citizen. We would
also show he proclaims himself a Constitutional scholar and lecturer,
but did not learn he had no eligibility to become President except by
means of lying, obfuscations and deceptions. His very acts proves he
knew he was no longer a natural born citizen. We believe he knew he
was defrauding the country or else why use the forged birth
certificate of his half sister?
Americans lost money, goods and services donated in their support of
a candidate who supposedly was a natural born citizen simply because
the DNC officers and party leaders looked the other way and did not
demand credentials to answer the questions and prove whether or not
Senator Obama was a legitimately natural born citizen, even in light
of recent information that has surfaced on websites on the Internet
suggesting Senator Obama may not be eligible to become President and
questioning his status of multiple citizenships and questionable
loyalties! If the DNC officers and.or leaders had performed one ounce
of due diligence we would not find ourselves in this emergency
predicament, one week away from making a person the nominee who has
lost their citizenship as a child and failed to even perform the
basic steps of regaining citizenship through an oath of allegiance at
age eighteen [18] as prescribed by Constitutional laws!
The injunctrive relief must be granted because failing to do so, this
inaction defrauds everyone who voted in the Democratic Primary for a
nominee that is a fair representation of the voters. Failure to grant
injunctive relief would allow a corrupted, fraudulent nomination
process to continue. It not only allows, but promotes an overwhelming
degree of disrespect and creates such a lack of confidence in voters
of the primary process itself, so that it would cement a prevailing
belief that no potential candidate has to obey the laws of this
country, respect our election process, follow the Constitution, or
even suffer any consequence for lying and defrauding voters to get
onto the ballot when they have no chance of serving if they
fraudulently manage to get elected! It is unfair to the country for
candidates of either party to become the nominee when there is any
question of their ability to serve if elected.
All judges are lawyers and held to a higher standard of practice than
a regular lawyer. It is this Judicial standard that demands injunctive
relief prayed for here. This relief is predicated upon one of the most
basic premises of practicing law which states no lawyer can allow
themselves to be used in furthering a criminal enterprise. And by
that gauge alone, failing to give injunctive relief to the 18 million
supporters of the other candidate, a true natural born citizen
eligible to serve if elected, this court must not allow itself to be
used to further the criminal and fraudulent acts to continue and be
rewarded by becoming the Democratic Nominee. Failure to give the
injunctive relief prayed for will insure that a corrupted
Presidential election process will only guarantee a show of unfair
preference of one group of people over another group by not demanding
the same rules be applied to all groups equally and fairly, especially
in light of the fact that both candidates are each considered a
minority.
Philip J. Berg, Esquire
555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
Cell (610) 662-3005
(610) 825-3134
(800) 993-PHIL [7445]
Fax (610) 834-7659
philjberg@obamacrimes.comThis e-mail address is being protected from
spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
# # #
Attachments: File Description File size
Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief 142 Kb
ObamaCrimes Press Release 200820821.pdf Press Release 20080821
Announcing the filing of Obama qualifications Lawsuit 311 Kb
Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order This document
contains a complete narrative of the facts. 164 Kb
Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order Plaintiff's motion
for temporary restraining order 108 Kb
Temporary Restraining Order 79 Kb
Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 August 2008 19:23 )
http://obamacrimes.com/attachments/001_ObamaComplaint.pdf
http://obamacrimes.com/attachments/001_ObamaCrimes%20Press%20Release%20200820821.pdf
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David Maddox
9:53AM 9:53AM Aug 31st 2008
The selection of Palin is the most inspiring action of any candidate this year. Her character is what has made her a rising star. The vision she articulates, backed by the compassion she demonstrates, will turn far more heads than folks expect. Choosing Palin is the surprise of the week, but her effectiveness on the campaign trail will be the surprise of the election season. McCain just turned a horse race into a run-away victory.
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rebecca
1:38PM 1:38PM Aug 31st 2008
McCain's camp must not have much faith in female voters if they think they can throw any woman on the ticket and get votes.
It is laughable that McCain tosses Palin up for Hillary supporters and/or women. It is insulting to them say *any woman will do*...
McCain is desperate.
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Lib
3:12PM 3:12PM Sep 1st 2008
McCain's camp must not have much faith in female voters if they think they can throw any woman on the ticket and get votes.
It is laughable that McCain tosses Palin up for Hillary supporters and/or women. It is insulting to them say *any woman will do*...
McCain is desperate
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Rebecca I think you are the sexist here with no confidence in the ability of women voters to discern the qualities of a candidate. You dismiss Palin as viable, for the sole reason she is a woman. C'mon. Palin is FAR from being what Hillary is politically. Palin got where she is by her own accord. Not true for Hillary, she rode on her husband's coat tails, and truly is the most inexperienced candidate.
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