LTC Lakin court martial update, CDR Kerchner eyewitness accounts, Prosecution weak, Lakin pleads guilty to lesser charges
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“Roses are red, pansies are mellow,
If you don’t support Lakin, you are all yellow.”…Citizen Wells
LTC Terry Lakin
American Hero
From Safeguard our Constitution.
“Today at his Court-Martial, Army LTC Terry Lakin pled guilty to four specifications of refusing to obey lawful orders, one of which was then dismissed as duplicative. In so doing, he stood before Judge Lind and over and over told her that he was wrong to have disobeyed his orders, which were lawful.
He then pled not guilty to the most severe charge against him, missing the movement of US Air Flight 1123 on 12 April 2010. His sole defense to that charge will be that he was never ordered to board that flight, but instead that his orders required him to report to Ft. Campbell, KY and did not specify the means of transportation.”
http://www.safeguardourconstitution.com/news/update20101214.html
I spoke to CDR Charles Kerchner, Dr. Kate and others last night just after the Birther Report did so. The VOIP (voice over internet protocol) I was using to allow a speaker phone conversation and recording failed so we were forced to improvise with my cell phone held up to the recording device. After listening to the Birther Report video, it is apparent that the problem was on the other end . The comments below are from my memory, my recording and the Birther Report video. I will try to put out a summary video later today.
The following is paraphrased as close as possible to the actual dialogue and every effort has been made to be accurate. Here are the more important parts of the conversation.
Standing room only in the courtroom.
Reporters from NBC, AP, NY Times. We tried to talk to them and passed out flyers.
The first half of the day was just getting through reading him his rights.
Two charges:
1. Missing movement. He believes he is not guilty of that because he did not miss movement.
He pleaded not guilty.
They are trying to say that because he did not get on that plane that he missed movement. The movement (deployment) would have been from Fort Campbell and he could have still made it there.
2. Disobeying various orders. (CDR Kerchner’s words)
They had a conference before (defense and prosecution)
LTC Lakin, on advice of his counsel, pled guilty to a lesser charge which only carries 18 months instead of another 24 months for dereliction of duty.
There were 6 prosecution witnesses. The prosecution tried to hammer home the idea that Lakin did not show up.
Did any of you order LTC Lakin to be on US Air flight 1123? They all said no.
He could have driven to Fort Campbell. He disobeyed orders to travel in the US from Walter Reed to Fort Campbell.
He did not miss movement and the government is piling on charges.
Neil Puckett cleverly pointed out that not using airline tickets is not missing movement.
He was never specifically ordered to be on that airline.
CDR Kerchner spent a ,lot of time describing what missing deployment or movement means. He used the Naval example of a ship leaving port and not being aboard the ship. He emphasized that LTC Lakin did not fail to deploy.
The prosecution team appeared weak, Judge Lind rolled her eyes at one point in response to them.
Witnesses were inconsistent.
Testimony that LTC Lakin disobeyed orders to deploy fell apart.
There were some Obama supporters present but they were way outnumbered. Maureen Dowd and some others
were laughing when LTC Lakin pled guilty to some of the charges.
I asked the question that had stayed on my mind. Was the blatant bias against LTC Lakin a ploy to give him a legal avenue to overturn a verdict and keep discovery out of the focus. Several listening thought it was an interesting thought. CDR Kerchner went on to talk about his experience regarding discovery and standing.
The consensus was that Puckett was doing a brilliant job.
This is the big revelation:
One of the prosecutors slipped and mentioned the natural born citizen question.
My response to the Maureen Dowd NY Times, aka, Obama Propaganda Ministry, article:
Citizen WElls 
A MUST read:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/12/crucible_of_a_hero.html
A discussion now on about the trial – http://www.khow.com/mediaplayer/
My response to the Maureen Dowd NY Times, aka, Obama Propaganda Ministry, article:
https://citizenwells.com/2010/12/15/maureen-dowd-on-lakin-court-martial-usurper-in-chief-obama-propaganda-ministry-ny-times-dowd-cant-handle-the-truth/
ms. helga.
You can tell the idiot Boyles that when I brought up the subject of the dilemma of military officers
questioning orders & the Lt. Calley My Lai incident, CDR Kerchner, et al got it last night.
See MAUREEN DOWD article
http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/opinion/15dowd.html#preview
I posted a comment but they never publish it. Here is
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\”But, in the end, the court-martial offers one big truth: President Obama doesn’t have to show Terry Lakin anything. The colonel should have followed orders.\” MAUREEN DOWD
You are wrong Maureen Dowd, have you forgotten the oath, by both usurper Soetoro and LTC Lakin.?
Army Officer Appointment Acceptance and Oath of Office
I (insert name), having been appointed a (insert rank) in the U.S. Army under the conditions indicated in this document, do accept such appointment and do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.
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Corazon, et al.
If you have a comment and the NY Times Gestapo blocks it, present it here & I will
post a compendium.
Thanks
Officers and Enlisted take different Oaths. It seems that the Judge (who was probably Prior Enlisted) thinks Lankin took the Enlisted Oath. The Enlisted Oath includes swearing (or affirming) to follow the orders of those over him/her and following the Orders of the President of the United States. Officers do no have the Following Orders clause in their Oaths. Whether we like it or not (i.e. illegally or not) Obama is the President of the United States of America. Justice Roberts Swore him in (Twice) on January 20th, 2009. If the Head of the Supreme Court (partially Conservative at that), Believes that Obama qualifies as President (If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have sworn him in (Twice)), that makes Obama President. I Personally Hope that the Supreme Court will finally accept an Eligibility Case and find him NOT Eligible and throw the whole lot of them in Gitmo. Unfortunately I don’t see that happening in My Lifetime.
Saying that, The Obama Administration are doing things (Pigford II amongst other thing) that should get him Impeached by the Next (112) Congress. The Last Post Mentioned Al Capone. The Man was a Murderer, Gangland Boss dealing with Prostitution, Drugs and then Illegal Alcohol Distribution. They finally got him for Tax Evasion due to no one wanting to slam him for the other things due to fear of what he would do the them or their Families. This will be similar to what MIGHT happen to Obama. Personally, I think they will let him finish out his term, and let him slip quietly into the night while still affording him the same amenities that are enjoyed by Clinton, Bush 2, Bush 1, and Carter.
What we need along with Term Limits is a VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE. That way we can get rid of a Bad Politician so they can do NO FURTHER DAMAGE to the country. Get Rid of them NOW, and don’t give them a change to Burn their Bridges Behind them.
BREAKING NEWS: Border Patrol agent shot and killed near Rio Rico
http://tinyurl.com/26bv8wy
How does Judge Lind know that whatever is in Obama’s records would prove embarrassing? It’s embarrassing to the country to be told we don’t count. Has Judge Lind seen the birth certificate?
citizenwells | December 15, 2010 at 10:02 am |
ms. helga.
You can tell the idiot Boyles that when I brought up the subject of the dilemma of military officers
questioning orders & the Lt. Calley My Lai incident, CDR Kerchner, et al got it last night.
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Anybody with a brain can see the analogy that you made CW. Thank you again for keep your thumb on the pulse of the madness. Col. Lakin is a hero, I pray that God is watching over him.
CW…………………………..
It would seem that Maureen Dowd is just another protrusion in the long line of ……dipsticks.
Dowd says: “With the last three presidents, there has been an attempt to go beyond criticism to delegitimization, to paint them as not just wrong, but charlatans who have no right to the job. With Obama, the craziness is infused with biases about race and religion.
But, in the end, the court-martial offers one big truth: President Obama doesn’t have to show Terry Lakin anything.”
Typical of the lame street media reporters…blame everything on racism.
Where have we gone when our mainstream media makes a statement like this?
“But, in the end, the court-martial offers one big truth: President Obama doesn’t have to show Terry Lakin anything.”
Transparency anyone?
Paxson………………………..
I found a great way of controlling the anger fire in my gut. I do breathing excercises. While it doesn’t put the fire out,it serves to turn down the size of the fire……….a little. Yesterday the fire in my gut was OUT OF CONTROL,thanks to the people like MMMMSSSS. LIND, and the obviously unqualified (alleged) lawyer representing LTC LAKIN. I am not a lawyer,but I think that Lakin was GROSSLEY MISREPRESENTED. I found myself wondering if somehow he was induced by a Soetoro GOON to deliberately behave in this manner. I can’t imagine a diligent lawyer behaving like he did. Nor do I forgive Pidgeon for not following through. But I am keeping in mind that Pidgeon is a business lawyer. In all probability that was his reason for leaving. He knew that he was unqualified to represent Lakin.
Is Maureen Dowd involved in the LAMESTREAM MEDIA? It would at least seem so. Somehow I get a mental picture of her as a 21 year old fresh law grad,who is trying to convince the world that she knows it all.
Thanks for the info. Keep fighting the Good Fight. 2 1/2 years later still fighting for justice is disgusting.
Nancy Peacock @ 11:07 am |
How does Judge Lind know that whatever is in Obama’s records would prove embarrassing?
My best guesses-totally corrupt and inept at every level of government, as a former Dem due to 08 criminal election frauds, now Tea Party-note the level of contempt by WE THE PEOPLE of the DNC/Obama/Reid and Pelosi’s un-American and unConstitutional activities. We remembered in November and many more seats can be turned over in 12-until this scourge is on the dust heap of history. I don’t think the Democrat party can survive-nor should it (too corrupt/inept) I think it will be replaced by the Tea Party.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/145238/Congress-Job-Approval-Rating-Worst-Gallup-History.aspx
Congress’ Job Approval Rating Worst in Gallup HistoryThirteen percent approve of the way Congress is handling its jobby Jeffrey M. JonesPRINCETON, NJ — Americans’ assessment of Congress has hit a new low, with 13% saying they approve of the way Congress is handling its job. The 83% disapproval rating is also the worst Gallup has measured in more than 30 years of tracking congressional job performance
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 22% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -19 (see trends).
Emudude………………………………..
I wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t even know that there are two different oaths. My guess is that in reality LIND actually possesses only a very marginal knowledge of the UCMJ. Further I am guessing that she was selected for the purpose of allowing her to get some experience under her belt. This is the very LAST case that such an inexperienced judge should have been presiding over.
Lakin should NEVER have given up his right to appeal. His lawyer should have insisted on this. Plea bargains are struck everyday in criminal courts. But this trial was NOT a CRIMINAL trial.
Nancy Peacock | December 15, 2010 at 11:07 am |
How does Judge Lind know that whatever is in Obama’s records would prove embarrassing? It’s embarrassing to the country to be told we don’t count. Has Judge Lind seen the birth certificate?
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What I’m about to say is relatively an unimportant point, but nonetheless, something should be recognized. Over and over again we see folks’ referring to Judge Lind’s use of the word “embarrass”, i.e., requesting Obama to provide birth records would be “embarrassing.”
Early on I was informed by a lawyer that the word “embarrass” has a different meaning when it is used in a legal setting. We usually use that word to mean, “to shame, to make self-conscious, etc.”, while used by those in the legal profession it usually means, ” to hinder, impede, or make difficult.”
This is not to nit-pick, but I found that just about everywhere folks are using the wrong definition to interpret the judge’s statement.
This is not meant to be critical, but just for our enlightenment.
Paxson @ 11:30 am |
DC still does not get it. If there is one thing the American people can’t stand more than lies, it is the cover-ups for the lies-following that the American people do not believe anything the government tells them-because they have been proven to be liars. DC dreams up all types of fictions and they think the American people are stupid enough to believe their lies. Trust is a very important virtue, DC is not worthy of trust. Obama/Pelosi/Reid totally shattered the notion that you can trust your government in any way shape of form, on that score they were successful beyond their wildest imaginings.
Hey folks, I dearly love exchanging ideas and viewpoints with you, but this Lakin thing continues to anger me inside to such an extent that I am simply going to have to get out of here for a little while to cool off. I don’t want a repetition of yesterday!. See you all later today.
If anyone wants a link to support my last post:
http://www.drbilllong.com/CurrentEventsV/Embarrass.html
Philo Publius……………………..
Before I leave for the day I would like to offer another viewpoint. I think that it is now TIME to send at least a platoon of LONG RANGE SNIPERS down to the BORDER, with some M 107 (Barrets M 82) rifles. I think it would be a piece of cake to take out the killers……….”One shot one kill”. The M 107 is the perfect rifle for such a necessity. When somebody fires upon a border guard from within another country,we are completely justified in returning the fire by a trained sniper.
In CW’s excellent lead remarks, he says:
“The consensus was that Puckett was doing a brilliant job.”
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After reading all of the comments from yesterday and today so far, I personally have come to the conclusion that I cannot “jump to conclusions.”
I tend to go along with the opinions of those patriots who actually were in attendance, or, in the case of CW, who got the info straight from them.
As passionate as I am about this case, it is my feeling that we cannot be premature in forming strong judgments AGAINST the presiding lawyer’s strategies until we see how everything plays out. In some cases, especially on other blogs, there just may be a little too much armchair quarterbacking.
Just spoutin’ off.
Thanks Cabby.
Amen
Cabby AZ………………………….
You seem to have a talent for picking up on certain words and expressions made by others. You are perceptive,and you must continue to use this sort of perception,because this is where many lies are going to be proven to be JUST LIES. I have often emphasised that much of the time it is possible to extrapolate the truth from an accidentally spoken word of someone else. Keep your eyes ,and ears open,along with an open mind. You will discover gold eventually.
BYE BYE all I’M OUT OF HERE! This time for sure!
To CW :
You’re welcome, and thanks to YOU for ferreting out the truth!
To OldSalt:
Thanks for your words. Believe me, I don’t want to go around being a “word policeman”, but this has bugged me off and on for a number of months and I felt it was time to share the bug. LOL
Cabby – AZ | December 15, 2010 at 12:13 pm |
I agree. I’m not sure that I ever criticized Puckett as I am not well versed enough to do so. I have just been trying to wrap my arms around the nuances of the case. But I do agree with you about jumping to conclusions. I am as guilty as the next guy.
Just posted this comment on Baltimore Sun article-it was easy.
citizenwells at 12:38 PM December 15, 2010
Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-trial-obama-birther-20101215,0,722117.story?track=rss
Paxson | December 15, 2010 at 12:35 pm |
I am as guilty as the next guy.
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Oh, Paxson, I am too. I have held back my comments primarily because I couldn’t articulate them properly, but, believe me, we ALL have to have our own feelings and opinions about this.
In no way am I suggesting that we should stifle the expressing of opinions – after all, isn’t that what we do here? Having said that, particularly on some other blogs, statements are being made which reveal that the posters don’t even have their facts straight. Recently I saw one post that erroneously said Lakin had pled guilty to the movement charge. With misinformation like that, one could say, “Who needs the truth?”
This is a moment in history far bigger than probably most of us realize, and we are a part of it.
Some thoughts and predictions:
1. Why are many of you surprised and/or angry? I told you a long time ago that this whole thing was “game over” once the judge made her infamous statement that orders come from Pentagon, not President.
2. There is NO DEFENSE available to Lakin. None, nada, zip. Puckett is doing exactly the right thing – in fact, the ONLY thing he can do – try to minimize the damage.
3. My prediction is that Lakin will be convicted of all or most counts but that his sentence will be as light as possible. Perhaps just a slap on the wrist and re-instated and sent back to work. There is NO WAY the PTBs want any kind of martyr situation. They want this swept under the rug and forgotten about.
4. Huff and puff all you want – talk big – but the PTBs are not afraid of US! There are too few and we are all civilized. (for instance, an intensive search across many blogs – and looking for the most blustery commenters – yields no more than a few hundred zealots – i.e. people who are even minimally scary). What they are afraid of is the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of uncivilized barbarians that will surely burn the country down.
Cabby – AZ | December 15, 2010 at 12:50 pm |
I get so worked up inside and, believe it or not, you see a controlled version of my thoughts here on CW. I try not to lash out, but it is so frustrating when you see something so clearly. My wife is reading a book called The Miracle Detective. There is a passage in the book about a revelation that one of the characters had from Jesus. This vision was relayed in 1993. IT IS WORD FOR WORD WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. My wife read it to me last night and she is really is only involved in what is going on by what I tell her, which isn’t everything. I’ll try to type it up sometime today and post it. It is very powerful.
As far Carlyle goes, nobody here is “huffing and puffing” (a children’s term for stomping their feet). I really don’t give a f.ck about your powers that be. I try not to be blustery and keep my feelings in check as do almost everybody else here at CW. Our country is too well educated, with too much information at our disposal to be duped much longer en masse.
So much for not lashing out 🙂 Sorry Carlyle. But this line of reasoning, while probably true, doesn’t have to be our future and I’m not referring to violence. Information is much more powerful.
If the President is Illegal(and I know he is), does that meen our Troops overseas are Illegal?
swan.
Possibly.
is this true, from kate’s site ?
Painstakingly asking each of the six prosecution witnesses as to the schedule, timing, deployment, and general practice of deploying troops to a war theater, Attorney Puckett demolished the ‘missing movement’ charge.
The Government Introduces Obama’s Ineligibility
Recall that the government would rather bury LTC Lakin on a bunch of piled on charges than address the issue of Obama’s ineligibility. In what can be termed as a little ‘divine intervention’ the fifth government witness actually stated the reason why LTC Lakin refused his orders–Obama’s eligibility. You should have seen the prosecution shut that lady down right away! “next”
Carlyle.
I understand.
I am not afraid of them.
It ain’t over till it’s over.
Thanks to all who have been posting excellent observations regarding the Lakin case over the last few days. Why are many of our elected officials willing to run roughshod over the constitution? Because they hate the constitution, almost as much as the Bible. The evil forces in this country will not use the constitution, even when it might benefit their cause. They hate the constitution and take aim at it with their legislation, legal opinions and rulings, and their speeches in foreign countries. They take great pride in passing legislation that is unconstitutional.
Obama figuratively and literally flips his middle finger at the constitution and by virtue of his position as the alleged POTUS, he continues to garner complicity among our elected officials to continue to successfully mock and deride the constitution. Those who worship Obama do so at risk to their own soul.
I think it’s time to move on from the Lakin issue. It’s now beating a dead horse. The military angle is limited as a way to force Obama to turn over his papers or to shed anymore light on the eligibility issue. Indeed, the only way the military would come into play at all, in terms of standing, is in the rare case where Obama gives a direct order to a military person. That will not happen, as Obama is staying as far away from military personnel as possible.
Obama and his goons have this pretty much covered. No one in the judiciary, no one in the legislature, no one in the military, no one in his inner circle, will help out on this issue. I think the best to do right now is to keep scouring old newspapers and magazines that may have any write up on Obama or his mother. Of course, the FOIA requests into Ann Dunham’s whereabouts, especially those before 1965 which the State Department claims are unavailable, may be the most fruitful avenue. And of course, keeping pressure on the Hawaii Dept. of Health, as the folks over at Post and Email are doing. And of course Citizen Wells’ yeoman service, Zack, and a few others.
Here’s a link to the NY Daily News, perhaps a little more user friendly to comments and a poll on the “birther” issue. 64% want the bonofides. Lakin is in need of assistance there in comments. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/04/14/2010-04-14_birther_lt_col_terry_lakin_to_be_courtmartialed_for_refusing_order_to_deploy_to_.html
The Blaze put up an article today:
Court Martial of Army ‘Birther’ Continues for Second Day
http://tinyurl.com/246pgw6
citizenwells @ 1:11 pm |
“I understand.
I am not afraid of them.”
Why would anyone want to try to create a climate of fear anyway? Obama is just a South Side cesspool of corruption slumlord? Scary for all the people who had to live in those projects but seen on the streets of Chicago most normal people just avoided them-somewhat like a plague of locusts.
Michelle | December 15, 2010 at 2:18 pm |
I agree, Michelle. When the curtain is pulled back, people will be shocked (I believe). Things are not futile and information is the best messenger to reach a “critical mass”. Why should we fear our “public servants’, bothe elected and non-elected? The mere suggestion is ludicrous. They are here to serve the people. Although I am not so naive to think that international big money globalists aren’t pulling the strings.
Paxson @ 2:26 pm |
Another thing our military the highest ranking not the soldiers on the ground like Lt. Col. Lakin tell us they are the bravest fighting force in the world, and they are afraid of a little old birth certificate ? I wonder what they would do if they ran into a terrorist? Cry, fellow Americans you’re on your own with this one, since it’s Obama we now need all supporting documentation-too many versions of the COLB-Obama’s paid political announcement floating around due to modifications because too many people discovered far too many aberrations. When people start out with a lie like the COLB they have to perpetually modify the lie, and in the process confuse themselves.
Austerity measures are never fun, but they are necessary provided everyone including and especially the government is sharing the pain. This is not the solution. The Greek people have no problem overthrowing their governments.
http://www.breitbart.tv/athens-is-burning/
Angry protesters set the finance ministry on fire after some 20,000 strikers marched through central Athens Wednesday and a national strike against austerity measures closed down services, hospitals and schools.
Tea Party has plenty of DEM insurgents along with GOP insurgents, these types of ploys hopefully we Tea Party people can end these charades forever. Disgusting to do this to the American people also insulting.
http://www.breitbart.tv/pork-feast/
The spending barons on Capitol Hill, long used to muscling past opponents of bills larded with pet projects, are seeking one last victory before tea party-backed GOP insurgents storm Congress intent on ending the good old days of pork-barrel politics.
http://www.breitbart.tv/fox-news-hammers-gop-senator-on-earmarks/
Looks like when they say “fair and balanced” they mean it.
This is a great visual-yukky on Obama’s part but you really see Obama’s BS in this.
http://www.repubx.com/
Visualizing Obama’s budget cuts.
James | December 15, 2010 at 1:59 pm |
Here’s a link to the NY Daily News, perhaps a little more user friendly to comments and a poll on the “birther” issue. 64% want the bonofides. Lakin is in need of assistance there in comments.
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Not surprising. NYDNews readers are liberals who never graduated from B-School, Mets fans who can’t afford season tickets, Columbia profs who didn’t get tenure, writers who can’t finish the Times Sunday Crossword,
So they take their elitist anger out on an American hero like LTC Lakin.
NYPost readers, they’re real patriots.
oldsalt79 | December 15, 2010 at 12:12 pm | Philo Publius……………………..
Before I leave for the day I would like to offer another viewpoint. I think that it is now TIME to send at least a platoon of LONG RANGE SNIPERS down to the BORDER, with some M 107 (Barrets M 82) rifles. I think it would be a piece of cake to take out the killers……….”One shot one kill”. The M 107 is the perfect rifle for such a necessity. When somebody fires upon a border guard from within another country,we are completely justified in returning the fire by a trained sniper.
Oldsalt..in another time, another day, those actions might be cause for war!!
swan | December 15, 2010 at 1:06 pm | If the President is Illegal(and I know he is), does that meen our Troops overseas are Illegal?
Since the day of swearing the azzhole in, it would seem so.
I would not be surprised if Lakin is acquitted of the missing movement charge. That may be a part of an under the table plea bargain in exchange for Lakin pleading guilty and stating that the orders were legal.
Some may see said acquittal as a victory for Lakin. Perhaps, depending on what term in prison Lakin gets, but it will be a small and pyrrhic victory at best. The real victor will be BO, because his presidency will have been legitimized by Lakin.
Am I missing something here?? TPTB, yes, the elitist, the oligarchy of the corporations, the trillionaires of the Bilderberg group that want us all dead…once this eligiblility issue is settled, if ever –whether by a new president, or black ops sanctions–the problem that resulted in this coup isn’t going to disappear.
‘They’ will continue with their ‘business’ as usual.
This nation is broke, bankrupt, as other nations are. ‘They’ have succeeded in their goal…to reduce us to ‘serfs’ and masters.
What part of this do you not understand??
Will we really survive in a ‘1800s’ era world? I feel we are really watching the last act of a horrible film–we can’t leave the theatre, but don’t want to watch either!
“A Brilliant Job?”
How was it “a brilliant job” for Puckett to announce that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct, plead his client guilty without a plea bargain on the terms of his prison sentence, waive attorney/client privilege, and have his client state that the orders that he disobeyed were lawful?
Folks – it’s been reported over at drkate’s site that Dr. Manning was removed from the courtroom AND a comment true or not, I hazzard to guess, that she too was arrested.
Lakin offered no defense.
Keep these good patriots in your prayers.
Peace
forgive me, I do not know if Manning was arrested so the “too” should not have been added.
In light of Puckett getting his client convicted on all charges I have amended my question.
“A Brilliant Job?”
How was it “a brilliant job” for Puckett to announce that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct, plead his client guilty without a plea bargain on the terms of his prison sentence, waive attorney/client privilege, have his client state that the orders that he disobeyed were lawful,and get his client convicted on all charges?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2643164/posts
Jury Convicts Army ‘Birther’ Who Refused Deployment to Afghanistan
FoxNews.com ^ | 12/15/2010 | Staff
Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:54:18 PM by OldDeckHand
A military jury has convicted an Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions President Obama’s eligibility for office.
Thanks for the heads up on TheBlaze.com.
I wonder if they saw my earlier comments?
I just put another comment on their article.
Will, of course, respond to using CNN video to discredit Lakin.
These people do not know who they are messing with!
I don’t mind the Mexicans, as long as they stay on their side of the fence. Same with Kenyans
I assume you all saw this yesterday on Citizenwells.com
The LTC Terry Lakin court martial is taking place as I write this. This may be the trial of the century. This is definitely the story of this country’s history. Obama occupies the White House, wielding the power of the Commander in Chief and there is no proof whatsoever that Obama is eligible.
Glenn Beck stated that he started TheBlaze.com to counteract the lies coming from the Huffington Post. The Huffington Post covered the LTC Terry Lakin story, Glenn Beck and TheBlaze.com has not.
I did this search on TheBlaze.com a few minutes ago.
“lakin
We Found 0 Results For: “lakin”
Nothing Found
Sorry, but nothing matched your search criteria. Please try again with some different keywords.”
I placed a comment under the following TheBlaze.com article:
“Government Candid Obama: ‘I Don’t Think There‘s A Sense That I’ve Been Successful’”
““No, I don‘t think there’s a sense that I’ve been successful. I think people feel that Washington still is dysfunctional,” he said. “I think people still feel that overall Washington is about a lot of politics and special interests and big money, but that ordinary people‘s voices too often aren’t represented and so my hope is that we are going to continue to work to rebuilding a sense of trust in government.””
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Clark
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:11pm
“areas in which I have complete control”… is there an area where he doesn’t have complete control anymore????? What a jerk!
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stage9
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:12pm
He HAS been successful if you’re a marxist! If you’re an American, no, not so much.
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citizenwells
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:13pm
The court martial of LTC Terry Lakin is happening as I write this.
This may be the story of the century.
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citizenwells, Speak Your Mind”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/candid-obama-i-dont-think-theres-a-sense-that-ive-been-successful
I spoke my mind. Will you?
https://citizenwells.com/2010/12/14/ltc-terry-lakin-court-martial-glenn-beck-theblaze-com-citizen-wells-comment-no-mention-of-lakin/
FS – your analysis is spot on. I know a teensy bit about how some of the retired military officers were thinking following the Article 32 hearing and his civilian representation. I also know that several of these individuals were doing all they could to get to Lakin and to advise him as to what to say at the hearing.
I am sure their concern became “minimize the damage done to him and his family” following the outcome of the Article 32 hearing. Your intuition as an attorney is what I might suggest you listen too. If you knew your client was headed for some serious time how would you minimize the damage done from the Article 32 hearing?
I believe Puckett is former JAG and understands how the military rules of procedure work.
Since the window to discovery was closed to Lakin at the Article 32 hearing, Puckett’s only choice was to minimize damage to Lakin’s personal and professional future. If you inherited such a case and knew discovery was ripped off of the table how would you represent your client?
btw, my questions are not intended to be confrontational but more to learn how you, as a practicing attorney, might proceed given the same hand Puckett got. Please be polite in your response. Thank you, Helen
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I am throwing down the gauntlet.
I have had it with Beck and Anderson Cooper.
TheBlaze.com, after I chastized them for not covering the Lakin court martial, used a Anderson Cooper
video to discredit and insult Lakin.
Those assholes are toast!
Gianni, it’s an unpopular opinion, but I agree with you. I have the utmost respect for LT. Col. Lakin and, of course, believe he is right. But it is naive at this juncture to believe that this man some call president was installed (and installed he was) without the utmost care put into plotting, planning, anticipating, record scrubbing and having every conceivable avenue covered or at least preemptively and as we can see, successfully blocked.
I am certainly not one to give in to the Marxist bastards, but the time to insist on proper vetting was *before* the ’08 election, not after. This is akin to locking the barn door after the horses have fled.
As I wrote on another blog, DC is unmasked and they are naked at the masquerade. The Emperor has no clothes. He is surrounded and supported by fellow travelers. Pelosi was the one who supposedly vetted him. With her mask having fallen from her frozen visage quite sometime ago, it isn’t too difficult to assemble the puzzle.
I understand this is an unpopular opinion. I understand and agree that a profound injustice has been done.
The only hope is the 112th Congress. We shall see if they are true Constitutionalists or compliant traitors.
obvious question is can he appeal the ruling
to a higher court ?
4:00 – LTC Terry Lakin found guilty on all counts… next is sentencing… Via WND; Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the officer who raised questions about Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president only to be struck down by a military court’s banishment of evidence about his concerns, has been convicted of the most serious charge he faced, missing a flight scheduled to take him to a new assignment. …The possible penalties include dismissal as well as up to 42 months in prison. Lakin openly admits he willfully chose to disobey orders to deploy to Afghanistan over concerns that his orders were not lawful. Lakin is not sure whether President Barack Obama is a legitimate commander-in-chief of the armed forces because Obama has failed to prove he is eligible under the U.S. Constitution to occupy the Oval Office. Lakin deliberately exposed himself to a court martial in the hope of forcing Obama, during the “discovery” process, to prove he is eligible to serve as president by producing identity documents including his birth certificate. Lakin hoped the documents would establish whether Obama is a “natural born Citizen,” as required of any American president by Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. -Source.
4:15 – CAAFlog(anti-Lakin) reports; The prosecution played in its entirety LTC Lakin’s YouTube video announcing his plans to refuse to deploy. At the conclusion of the tape, the birthers in the audience stood and gave sustained applause. The military judge did not gavel the court to order; she simply let them finish.
stay tuned for more updates…
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/lieutenant-colonel-terry-lakin-court_15.html
http://www.caaflog.com/2010/12/15/united-states-v-lakin-liveblog-iv/
Colonel Sullivan reports that after receiving the answers to their inquiries (reported in the previous liveblogging entry), the members deliberated for twelve more minutes before returning their verdict. The court-martial moved immediately to sentencing.
The prosecution played in its entirety LTC Lakin’s YouTube video announcing his plans to refuse to deploy. At the conclusion of the tape, the birthers in the audience stood and gave sustained applause.
The military judge did not gavel the court to order; she simply let them finish. I am reasonably certain that their outburst will not count against the accused; but in no way could it have helped.
The prosecution called Colonel Roberts, the brigade commander and MOH recipient, to the stand as their first live witness. He testified that the accused’s behavior was unprofessional and had a negative impact on the unit. Cross examination was limited and, according to Colonel Sullivan, “didn’t really go anywhere.”
MAJ Dobson, the doctor who had to replace LTC Lakin on short notice, testified next. He recounted how two days after arriving in theatre, the unit suffered a mass-casualty attack, with sixteen wounded. He said that he was not, in his opinion, as well-prepared to deal with the attack as he would have been had he had longer to prepare for operations at the FOB.
The defense suggested on cross that the deployment was probably a good career opportunity for the major personally. Another point which will likely not go over well.
The next witness was MAJ Dobson’s wife, herself a combat veteran, who testified that she and her husband had to forego some coursework they had planned to take together, and that as a result of his short-notice deployment, he missed the award ceremony in which she was awarded the Bronze Star. She also testified about how hard it was to prepare their young son for his dad’s sudden and unexpected departure.
Sentencing resumed at 1545. So far, not a good day for the accused.
Thanks Helen.
God bless Lakin.
Helen | December 15, 2010 at 4:16 pm |
If you inherited such a case and knew discovery was ripped off of the table how would you represent your client?
btw, my questions are not intended to be confrontational but more to learn how you, as a practicing attorney, might proceed given the same hand Puckett got. Please be polite in your response. Thank you, Helen
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No problem, Helen. My answer is simple. I would have done the opposite of what Puckett did? Most importantly I would NOT have pled Lakin guilty without a plea bargain on all charges with an agreement regarding the terms of the sentence. Furthermore, I have NEVER and would NEVER state that my client was guilty publicly before trial.
“A Brilliant Job?”
How was it “a brilliant job” for Puckett to announce that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct, plead his client guilty without a plea bargain on the terms of his prison sentence, waive attorney/client privilege, have his client state that the orders that he disobeyed were lawful,and get his client convicted on all charges?
CW – have you heard anything about Dr. Manning or Dr. Kate’s wellbeing or safety? I pray no harm has come to them or anyone else who attended the court martial hearing. If you, or anyone else here learns of their whereabouts please let us know.
Thanks FS.
I’m sorry to say that no court (civilian or military) is gonna touch this issue. Not one. All bought and paid for, or threatened.
It’s up to We the People to get this bastid out of Our House. Ain’t no one gonna do it for us.
CW. I have been over Beck for a while. Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. The episode last night was ridiculous. As if we don’t know the important things in life. His entire audience questions Obama’s eligibility.
FS. Your analysis is always appreciated and usually pretty close to correct all the time on these legal matters.
Here is a good laugh at the usurper’s expense. Even the Taiwanese are making fun of the moron.
http://www.obamafailblog.net/2010/12/breaking-news-taiwanese-animators.html
The very first priority of Barac Obama occurred on 21 January 2009. He signed into law Executive Order 13489.
“Sec.2. Notice Of Intent To Disclose Presidential Records.
When the Archivist provides notice to the incumbent and former Presidents of his intent to disclose Presidential records pursuant to section 1270.46 of the NARA regulations, the Archivist, using any guidelines provided by the incumbent and former Presidents, shall identify any specific materials, the disclosure of which he believes may raise a substantial question of executive privilege.”
There is congressional recourse for overreaching presidential executive orders. Congress has two options. “First, it may rewrite or amend a previous law, or spell it out in greater detail how the Executive Branch must act. Of course, the President has the right to veto the bill if he disagrees with it, so, in practice, a 2/3 majority if often required to override an Executive Order.”
“Congress is less likely to challenge EOs that deal with foreign policy, national defense, or the implementation and negotiation of treaties, as these are powers granted largely to the President by the Constitution. As the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, the President is also considered the nation’s “Chief Diplomat.” In fact, given national security concerns, some defense or security related EOs (often called National Security Directives or Presidential Decision Directives) are not made public.”
“In addition to congressional recourse, Executive Orders can be challenged in court, usually on the grounds that the Order deviates from “congressional intent” or exceeds the President’s constitutional powers. In one such notable instance, President Harry Truman, was rebuked by the Supreme Court for overstepping the bounds of presidential authority. After World War II, Truman seized control of steel mills across the nation in an effort to settle labor disputes. In response to a challenge of this action, the Supreme Court ruled that the seizure was unconstitutional and exceeded presidential powers because neither the Constitution or any statute authorized the President to seize private businesses to settle labor disputes. For the most part, however, the Court has been fairly tolerant of wide range of executive actions.” (Contributing Author: Jeffrey C. Fox, Catawba College)
If there is an EO barring the review of BHOs papers, then why would a court be able to order these documents in discovery without disobeying the EO? Has the EO 13489 ever been challenged in a court? Maybe an attorney needs to challenge the executive order that has sealed BHOs records.
CW. I don’t want to police your blog but people are Googling this issue today. I dont know where you land, but I’m pretty sure Flannery is an obot trying to make thisblog look xenophobic. Just an observation.
The way this whole Lakin affair was handled reeks of set up (with Lakin in on it). Again the whole thing centers on an unknown, i.e where Obama was born, rather than the admitted FACT that Obama was fathered by a foreigner (still to be verified by BC). NO ONE in the media, and NO ONE on Lakin’s team brings up the dual allegiance issue. Lakin will probably be pardoned, and I smell a rat.
Mick | December 15, 2010 at 5:05 pm |
The way this whole Lakin affair was handled reeks of set up (with Lakin in on it). Again the whole thing centers on an unknown, i.e where Obama was born, rather than the admitted FACT that Obama was fathered by a foreigner (still to be verified by BC). NO ONE in the media, and NO ONE on Lakin’s team brings up the dual allegiance issue. Lakin will probably be pardoned, and I smell a rat.
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I agree, but I doubt that Lakin was in on the setup. IMHO, Lakin was used as a pawn, merely to intimidate other soldiers not to question bo’s legitimacy. I suspect Lakin will be sentenced to 24 months in prison.
Mick – bingo! Lt. Col. Lakin may very well be a “patsy” used by the same operators that set up the meme “nativity scavenger hunt” long ago to distract patriots from this in your face “FACT.”
C’mon, Obooboo admitted it himself during the primary and the general. Yet very few of the lawsuits, with noted exceptions like Apuzzo’s, ever addressed or made mention of his dual citizenship. Yet this IS and ALWAYS HAS BEEN the crux of the matter.
FS – I pray that is all Lakin gets if not less.
Paxson | December 15, 2010 at 4:55 pm | FS. Your analysis is always appreciated and usually pretty close to correct all the time on these legal matters.
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Thank you for your kind words, Paxson. After 20 years of practicing law, I know a little bit.
Helen | December 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm |
Berg’s Briefs were the best. I wrote a Brief for Orly that added the Article III, Section 2 issues, but she never filed it.
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2010/07/taking-aka-obama-directly-before-scotus.html
To- Crystal | December 15, 2010 at 5:02 pm |
You have given quite a background re. Executive Orders, but there are a couple of things we should remember. 1) Weren’t all of BO’s records off limits long before he took office? 2)This type of EO was done by other former presidents, I have heard. Therefore, it would seem unlikely that Congress would overturn his. Isn’t that true?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/15/world/main7152700.shtml
Iraq: Al Qaeda Planning Holiday Attacks in West
(AP) Iraqi authorities have obtained confessions from captured insurgents who claim al Qaeda is planning suicide attacks in the United States and Europe during the Christmas season, two senior officials said Wednesday.
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani told The Associated Press that the botched bombing in central Stockholm last weekend was among the alleged plots the insurgents revealed. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, in a telephone interview from New York, called the claims “a critical threat.”
Helen- if you are referring to that post at Kate’s earlier, it was most assuredly posted by a bot. They thrive on chaos and fear. I know we have had a rather public spat, but I wouldn’t want to see you fall into their psychological trap.
FS – his original suit didn’t have dual in it. He may have amended later, but that first suit in PA mentioned nothing about dual.
Too bad you spent your valuable time preparing said brief for Orly of which she never included. This appears to be a pattern of hers. I can’t count on my hands how many individuals have said similar things, that is, citizens gave their resource and skill but Orly never included said work in her filings.
rup – can count on my fingers…not hands…cooking and blogging at the same time. lol
Helen | December 15, 2010 at 6:11 pm |
I can’t count on my hands how many individuals have said similar things, that is, citizens gave their resource and skill but Orly never included said work in her filings.
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I worked very hard on the Brief that I sent to Orly. It was very well researched and written and when she sent her “edited” version of my Brief back to me it was butchered so badly that it was not readable. Mastery of the English language is not Orly’s strong suit. LOL.
Free Speech | December 15, 2010 at 5:34 pm |
I should have been a lawyer. My brother is a DA, and practiced crim law for a spell….he just couldn’t handle all of the criminals :). I respect you tremendously. No need to bring yourself into the muck. You give your opinions. People can accept, ponder or decline them. Wasting your breath arguing your opinions against people that aren’t trained like you are is meaningless, not only to yourself but to the rest of us.
If you haven’t noticed, I don’t call out everyone, but I call out some. There are those that add to our cause and those that detract from it (as I see it, and I’m not too thin skinned to be called out meself (as an Irish/Lithuanian descendent) .
Citizen Well’s blog is very important to me. I am not a racist, nor a xenophobe. I am a son of immigrants. What the leftist expect from us is just what I mentioned. I want this site to be an important site, the most important site, for information that is useful to all of us normal people in our lives. That is why I am like a rattlesnake biting the heads off of people whom I think are threatening this place.
This is O/T, but I feel it’s important about the flu. Very interesting reading, although I’m not finished yet. It’s pretty long.
http://rense.com/general92/influ.htm
Bret Baier covered the story and did not misrepresent what happened to Lakin. He mentioned the question of ‘Natural Born Citizen’. He did not repeat the falsehoods that Obama has shown his birth certificate. I guess the best we can expect from Fox for now.
Bill G | December 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm |
He mentioned the question of ‘Natural Born Citizen’. He did not repeat the falsehoods that Obama has shown his birth certificate. I guess the best we can expect from Fox for now.
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Agreed. I heard Bret Baier, also, and was glad to hear him omit the silliness about the COLB.
Thanks, Cabby, I didn’t realize that there were legal definitions for “embarrass,” but it makes more sense. I still think it stinks, tho.
To Cabby – AZ,
Regarding your point 1: BHO had a legal team protecting his “documents” before his election, however, I’m not sure if they used intimidation or the law to protect his documents. Access to documents such as his selective service registration should not have been limited as well as all his voting records as a state representative. There was an effort on his behalf to “expunge” his records, even those that should have been legally available. In my opinion, GW Bush protected BHOs records from exposure. I wrote to President Bush asking him to investigate the eligibility of BHO to be POTUS and no response. Bush could have stopped this disaster but he didn’t. Your point 2: I don’t know about other presidents but I read this executive order is in effect for 99 years. There may be other reasons for such an executive order, but it seems like the public has had a lot more access to previous president’s records.
The 112th congress should be “lobbied” by us to pass legislation to repeal his EO and access BHOs records. As you know, BHO has tipped the supreme court in his favor with his two appointments. Kagan has had direct involvement in his eligibility issues and now she sits on the highest court of the land that could do something about this, but likely will not because of the fore knowledge every sitting justice had regarding BHOs eligibility. Roberts swore him in TWICE. That doesn’t sound like a court that will challenge his first executive order. IMO, congress is the only recourse we have at the moment. Once congress overrides his EO, we can and will get his records. This is the only reasonable explanation as to why everyone seems to avoid addressing the issue. Either congress will have enough votes to override the EO or they will not. It looks like there would be enough support among the high percentage of voters who question his legitimacy, but who knows. Short of that happening, we are not going to see his records unless there is a breach. I’m not sure what the consequences of breaking an executive order are but I’m sure that if anyone attempts to provide legit docs, they will be prosecuted. Hopefully there is someone out there that will understand the gravity of this situation and come forward with legit documents.
Flannery O’Connor | December 15, 2010 at 4:11 pm |
I don’t mind the Mexicans, as long as they stay on their side of the fence. Same with Kenyans
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Because CW is not into censorship. As an Irishman meself, and a son of immigrants, I find your words to be extremely offensive. This country is founded on immigrants. The problem lays in a porous border that lacks control. Both of my parents came to this country for a better life. Quite frankly, get f.cked. You are here to embarrass us. This movement is not racial, nor xenophobic. We can’t be stopped because we are right.
I’m sure that you guys are getting nervous because you won’t be able to use the racial divide much longer.
Something is terribly wrong with the LTC Larkin’s court martial…and the smell coming out of Ft Meade is confirming that.
First…Why would a decorated career officer with 18 years of service commit himself and invite this court martial action IF his intention was to plead GUILTY with no possibility of appeal when the court martial came to an end?
Secondly…Why would his civilian attorney publicly announce that LTC Larkin was GUILTY before ever sitting a foot in the court room?
Third….now that the trial is over, LTC Larkin has no recourse to appeal and he is left holding the bag with a strong possibility of serving hard time…WHY?
A real big question that troubles me…Why did LTC Larkin plead GUILTY to anything if he was serious in his beliefs and charges against obama in the first place? Why didn’t he plead NOT GUILTY to ALL CHARGES…then he would have had an appeal course of action his after conviction?
What did LTC Larkin accomplish with a GUILTY PLEA other than to shorten the court matrial proceedings and make judge Lind’s work easier? Was all this worked out weeks before the actual court martial began? I could be wrong, … but… I think so.
There is something wrong with this whole scenerio…something tells me this may have been planned out in order to discourage ALL other military men and women from bring such actions against obama in the future.
p.s. … I would also like to remind everyone , at one time, LTC Larkin was General Casey’s personal flight surgeon…General Casey is the current Army Chief of Staff…could that have played into the equation? Maybe.
The more I search my mind …the more I think Orwell’s 1984 is upon us… 2+2 really does =5, left is right…and up is down…slavery is freedom, and war is peace.
Was the moral of this story: …It’s easier to paddle downstream like everyone else than it is to paddle upstream alone and against the current.
Keep the faith….the TRUTH will prevail.
To Crystal | December 15, 2010 at 7:06 pm |
Thanks for sharing your opinions. I cannot disagree with you in essence, but I think that the best way to “get at” BO is by Congress conducting the many varying investigations which they’ve promised – Look at some of them: Pickford settlements, Black Panther matters, violations of Logan Act, various wrongdoings re. passage of controversial bills, illegal acts concerning the Gulf oil spill that can possibly be linked to BO, etc. Investigations into these matters could well lead back to the eligibility issue and the hiding of his records.
If it can be PROVED that he is a criminal, just perhaps we can gain some traction. Oh, also, how about the forgery and fraud concerning false birth documents? What about the use of a Soc. Sec. No. that can be traced to someone born in Conn. in 1890? This whole matter reminds me of a sewing basket of a bunch of threads, many of which are hanging over the basket rim. To pick the right thread to pull is pretty much trial and error, but eventually one can “get somewhere.” (a homey illustration)
We must be relentless in the pressure that we put on the 112th Congress! We must be vigilant and proactive in every way we can.
I am so disgusted with our country. If I had a choice of presidents, I would pick Lakin way over BO in a heartbeat. This is sick, sick, sick, but I knew those suckers would rule that way. Now is the time for an immense investigation, and I hope the GOP has the heart to do it.
Paxson | December 15, 2010 at 7:11 pm | Flannery O’Connor | December 15, 2010 at 4:11 pm |
I don’t mind the Mexicans, as long as they stay on their side of the fence. Same with Kenyans
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Because CW is not into censorship. As an Irishman meself, and a son of immigrants, I find your words to be extremely offensive. This country is founded on immigrants. The problem lays in a porous border that lacks control. Both of my parents came to this country for a better life. Quite frankly, get f.cked. You are here to embarrass us. This movement is not racial, nor xenophobic. We can’t be stopped because we are right.
I’m sure that you guys are getting nervous because you won’t be able to use the racial divide much longer.
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Thank you for speaking for me. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
From an Irish gal to an Irish guy.
Every bit of this fiasco is so surreal. Number one, when all of this first started, what is wrong with knowing a president of our country is legal or not? In thinking back on everything, it was almost taking my breath away, and thinking back on the time when it happened, why didn’t the conservative media first talk about it? So much was just too unreal at the time for it to be happening, when it was being discussed among a huge amount of people.
Look, something is not right, and we all know it. Now we’re the ones who are terrorists or liars???? Think about it from the beginning until now, it’s almost a plan in the making, and I’ve never been into conspiracy theories. Our president should always have to prove who he is, and he has never done this.
FS – you are not the only individual who has stated similar assaults on their work that spoke to other facts Orly never raised in her briefs. Many of the patriots who were the original tea partiers have shared similar experiences.
Orly, well intended though she may be, is not the most credible spokesperson for the cause. I do not diminish her sincerity, nor her fervor, but in this day and age of ” media packaging”, she is most definitely not the optimal choice. We can do much better (no disrespect intended toward Orly).
To RMinNC | December 15, 2010 at 7:28 pm |:
You have posed some very serious, thought-provoking questions, RM. Now that we can reflect back on the events of the last couple of days, there do seem to be more questions than answers. Will we ever know the real truth?
Here is a sharing of some things that are very troubling to me from an overall standpoint. When we look at the three branches of government, we see a determined effort by the administrative branch to weaken the other two – the legislative and the judicial. This would be in accordance with Marxism or any form of totalitarianism, I believe. For some time many here have talked about a coup d’etat (quiet) in which the other branches are reduced to only figureheads by the BO regime. He intends to rule by Executive Orders during the next couple of years if he cannot get his wants through Congress.
Just today I heard that the lowest congressional approval rating in history has been recorded. This tends to weaken that branch. The judicial, we have already seen, is becoming a puppet of BO in many ways.
Now we are seeing an all out assault on our military, which, I believe, is meant to weaken it both substantively and in the eyes of the world. The repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is not welcomed by the majority of combat troops. When the morale of our troops is lessened, we are heading for trouble.
In addition, as you have said, “something tells me this may have been planned out in order to discourage ALL other military men and women from bring such actions against obama in the future.” So there you have another assault to troop morale. BO would want a weak military, imo. He would want the armed forces to be completely under his control and stifle any and all dissent that might arise. He then would be the supreme ruler of the USA, and isn’t that what he wants? He must be stopped!!
SueK @ 4:42 pm |
Sue not to worry sic semper Old Queens-who will get drunk and not shut up.
http://hillbuzz.org/2010/12/14/no-gay-sex-allowed-at-2022-world-cup-in-unrelated-news-obama-has-decided-not-to-attend-2022-world-cup/
…… lucrative market in Chicago, considering how many old queens there are in Rogers Park, Jeremy was shockingly candid with us, and I do not even remotely think he was kidding when he admitted he is a male prostitute…who makes about $350,000 a year servicing Muslim men.
So, when I read about the World Cup telling gays not to have sex 12 years from now in Qatar, I wonder if someone will tell the barbaric medievalists who live there to stop having sex with blond, white, imported prostitutes during the Cup too.
Will former president Obama take Kal Penn and Reggie Love to the World Cup in Qatar?
Is THIS the REAL reason why Obama was so bummed the World Cup went to Qatar?
The playbook continues in Chicago. Chicago ordinances require firemen, policemen, aldermen, etc reside in Chicago; oh yes they also require any candidate for mayor reside in Chicago for a year prior to the election. Reside in. Note the wording of the ordinance is not be a resident ‘of’ Chicago. Rahm is telling all he owns a home, pays a water bill, voted, and even left some stuff in his basement, and always planned to return suggesting he is a resident ‘of’ Chicago. But he admits he did not reside in Chicago. Just as his IRS forms suggest. And his kids went to school in DC? Just a preposition; ‘in’ versus ‘of ‘but very important. The fix is in however, even the Trib says he should be able to run. He now is running pop ups all over the place explaining his position and asking residents for their approval. Wonder who is giving him all the money for that. A smooth operator. I continue to think the Emmanuel mayoralty will be the life boat for a few escaping the Obama Titanic.
Lakin played his hand and it appears he’s not cut out for the fight. It is apparent he was not prepared. It is over for him. I have mentioned this before and have been blocked, even here. Lakin just doesn’t get it. When you start this fight of doing what’s right and you know in your heart you are right, you have to finish what you start!!!
Jail means nothing to heroes. Imprisonment for doing nothing wrong and defending this honor means limitless patriotism, something we apparently lack in this nation, or at least have since Martin Luther King. When that hero arrives, please let me the rest of the world know. I have yet to see it from the military. Not here, and I’m basking in it where I am. As it stands right now, we are falling deeper into the abyss and no one is there to throw us a line. It is clear the tyrant here is the federal government and they have also made it clear that the U.S. Military is there to protect the chain of command by harboring those who spit on the very Constitution it is supposed to obey and cherish. History tells us this is unequivocal tyranny, a textbook case for a new generation. We have a choice. We can stand and watch. We can succomb, or we can fight to the death. It is staring us right in the face as a nation teetering on collapse, nose to nose with the doberman. Are you ready for this??? Really ready?
CW and all, please keep up the good fight. May God Bless Us All. Pray, and pray hard. We Need all the help we can get right now.
Michelle | December 15, 2010 at 8:25 pm |
Ya, Michelle, that’s probably why this bum is bummed. No bums in Qatar. Boo hoo, Barky.
I’ll tell ya, he certainly wouldn’t have that problem at Leavenworth now, would he?
(Sorry, but I’m *really* upset about the Lakin kangaroo-martial).
I agree win you RMinNC. Something smells fishy here. Could it be that this was all a ruse from the very beginning?
LTC Lakin attorney was not at all passionate about this case. You need an attorney who is just as passionate as the client about the issue. I didn’t see that at all in LTC’s attorney. Although I admired LTC Lakin for his action to stand up, I was really disappointed in with the lack of fire in the belly attitude. You MUST and I mean MUST have the fire in the belly attitude if you are really serious about some issue. And I just did not see that in LTC Lakin’s actions.
Now the BIG question is – WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
No court or Congress will get rid of “USURPER AND CHIEF”. Why after all this time would LAKIN plead guilty ? Something doesn’t feel right.
This is one “HELL OF A CONSPIRACY”.
It took them long enough to plan —-so i guess it better be . All able better start striking,marching to DC and surround it until ther’re all surrounded. don’t like to think of this but what alternative do we have ????
No other agency of the government, including the military, will either. We are on our own here. We the People are all that is left. God is on our side. But we must listen to what he is telling us. We haven’t for quite some time in this country and we all know what happens when we fail to listen.
I believe Lakin thought he would be discharged like other officers have on this subject. He played a bluff hand and lost. This is not a game. This is the most serious and dire of issues, not because of inprisonment, but tyranny.
Our framing fathers knew their consequences. They all faced the gallows for insubordination and treason. And this was over nearly identical issues we are facing today. They stood up knowing full well they faced most certain death. The majority of men in this country today can’t hold a candle to these admirable and honorable patriots.
It is never too late to right the wrongs. We must all fight in our own ways but we must also understand there may not be the strong leaders we are hoping for. Time will tell. We have alternatives but as you will all see in 2011 and 2012, a baby leopard is still a leopard.
9 TRILLION MISSING FROM FEDERAL RESERVE!!!!!!!!!!!
http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/9-trillion-dollars-missing-federal-reservefed-inspector-general-cant-explain
anybody else see the irony in this –
“Today–the most forgotten historic date in American history
December 15th, 2010 1:45 pm EST
Today is perhaps the most forgotten historic date in American history, yet it is the most important date outside the day of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Today, December 15, is Bill of Rights Day–the date in American history that the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, was ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution to protect the individual rights of citizens.…”
JeffM,
My thoughts exactly!God Bless You!Until people start waking up to the game we will get no where.Republican or Democrat it does not matter,it is like WWF ,game in front of our faces but buddies behind closed doors.
9:52 pm —
“… it is like WWF ,game in front of our faces but buddies behind closed doors.”
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The Political Right/Left Paradigm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpLCI_pkYJw
Hi Anne Marie and Jeff,
Jeff, good to read you again.
I said exactly what Ann Marie said in my 4:42 post; no one will touch this. Period.
You say that ‘God is on our side.’ I’m not so sure about that. We’ve booted Him out of our schools, called His birthday celebration a ‘holiday party,’ verbally castrated the faithful who bring up His name as ‘politically incorrect ‘ and basically, purged Him from our lives.
If He sees what’s happening to America and is showing us the right path, we’d *better damned well listen* or this is the end of life as we know it.
We need a God fearing leader to step forward; not a pseudo God fearing person, but one who truly believes and lives their life accordingly. IMO, Satan is in the White House and must be cast out.
We can all do our part by spreading the word to as many as we can reach with the hope that someone will come forward and have the intestinal fortitude, with His help, to get us out of this mess.
At this point, I don’t see any other alternatives.
Since pretty much every door is closed re the ‘eligibility’ issue now, we the people need to find some very expensive and elusive private investigators and pay the big bucks to have them find the sealed papers, passports, ss numbers, and any and all info about one Barack Hussein Obama. While this is somewhat playing ‘fantasy politics’, it is almost the only thing left. If I was well connected to those kinds of investigative people I’d try to get them interested. Where’s all the uber-rich who would be willing to pay to get the goods on this charlatan Pres.? I’m sick of all these dead ends for information and rejected legal cases. We all know the information is out there somewhere. Very, very frustrating and depressing that no one will investigate this who has the power and credibility to bring it to the public’s attention with real irrefutable proof. ‘Why’ won’t anyone face this issue is the question I’ve been asking for two and a half years now and still never got an answer. Don’t think I ever will either. Very sad about Lakin.
I hope he runs in 2012!
GBAmerica and SueK,
Thanks for the kind words. SueK, God really is on our side. I see it every day. It starts with random acts of kindness, charity, and goodness of heart. All we have to do is listen and understand that now is not the time to lose hope or faith, or throw in the towel.
This Christmas will be a very special one. We are rounding the proverbial bend, but we still have a lot of work to do. When times become unbearable, people will eventually fall to their knees. All this is cyclical. It truly is. So, chin up and this too shall pass. It’s not going to be pretty, but there will be an end.
Politicians never solve problems, they cause them. It’s an age old problem we’ve been fighting for 1000’s of years. The backlash we’re seeing now from the strong minority of patriots in this country is promising, albeit sluggish. Today I witnessed a dozen gadsden flags on poles, cars, and homes. A year ago I would see one a month, maybe too. We’re slowly awakening. 2012 will be a real barn burner. Quite frankly I’m amazed we’ve lasted this long without bloodshed. I honestly thought people in this nation were less trusting and would be chomping at the bit earlier this year, especially with the deathcare nonsense. We truly are a naive nation, like lost little children. But that is changing.
We must also avoid hitching our wagon to the Tea Party movement. It’s primarily bolstered by secretive Republican undercurrents. This is not a political issue. It’s a tyrannical one, and that’s why this movement should be viewed with caution. I’ll bet dollars to donuts we will see very little activity from this camp in 2011 and 2012 now that the poster child politicians are in office with a false illusion of control. Hope and Change? Sounds vaguely familiar.
It’s definitely getting more complex a problem for sure.
“Pixel Patriot; Operation: Treason”
“Think about this…
In 2001, Little League coaches were willing to do whatever it took to win the Little League World Series, even if it meant falsifying birth certificates and using 14 year old pitchers who could throw 70 mph against 12 year old competition.
The scandal which was outed by a private investigator received enormous publicity, yet Obama can refuse to show his official long form birth certificate with deafening silence from the main stream media. …
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Hannity, Beck, O’Reilly and all of the other media are complicit in their silence. If only they were true to their slogan “We Report, You Decide”; this travesty never would have made it this far because THE USURPER never would have made it into the White House. So when the media goes ballistic over a fraudulent Little League birth certificate yet allows a usurper to cheat, bribe, lie, steal, rip the Constitution to shreds, commit high crimes, treason, as well as a multitude of other felonous crimes against the nation; the time is nigh for “We the People” to make our voices heard loud and clear.”
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/pixel-patriot-operation-treason.html
SueK and JeffM,
I’m glad to see you both posting again!Missed you both,whatever happened to everyone else?I miss LindaNY post alot also.I could not say it better myself as what you two posted.God is here,always has been we just need to listen and pray.The American people need to wake up and get away from the BOOB TUBE!
Gordo,
Thank You!God Bless You!
GBAmerica @ 9:37 pm |
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/obsf.asp
Off-Balance-Sheet FinancingWhat Does Off-Balance-Sheet Financing Mean?
A form of financing in which large capital expenditures are kept off of a company’s balance sheet through various classification methods. Companies will often use off-balance-sheet financing to keep their debt to equity (D/E) and leverage ratios low, especially if the inclusion of a large expenditure would break negative debt covenants. Investopedia explains Off-Balance-Sheet Financing
Contrast to loans, debt and equity, which do appear on the balance sheet. Examples of off-balance-sheet financing include joint ventures, research and development partnerships, and operating leases (rather than purchases of capital equipment).
Operating leases are one of the most common forms of off-balance-sheet financing. In these cases, the asset itself is kept on the lessor’s balance sheet, and the lessee reports only the required rental expense for use of the asset. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S. have set numerous rules for companies to follow in determining whether a lease should be capitalized (included on the balance sheet) or expensed.
This term came into popular use during the Enron bankruptcy. Many of the energy traders’ problems stemmed from setting up inappropriate off-balance-sheet entities.
It’s simple… THEY WILL TRY TO TRICK YOU BY QUESTIONING HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE… while you should Be PROTESTING THAT HIS FATHER WAS A SUBJECT UNDER BRITISH RULE IN 1961 in Africa!
Which means that it does not matter where he was born his father is not or was a U.S. citizen!
How high can Glenn Beck get on himself? Santa Beck?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/santa-beck-brings-americas-first-christmas-to-wilmington-ohio/
Teaching us materialistic Americans the “truth” behind Christmas…what a charade…Make some more money off of the Rubes, Glenn.
JeffM | December 15, 2010 at 10:59 pm |
Oh, Jeff, I hope you’re right. Trying to keep the old chin up, but it keeps heading toward the center of gravity.
I don’t know your age, but what I’ve seen in the past 40 years, or so, is unbelievable, at least to me. What have we become with our ‘anything goes and screw anyone who gets in our way’ attitude? I am a ‘child of Woodstock’ and remember the simpler times. I really don’t know what’s become of this society. I hold on to the traditional beliefs I was taught and am called names by those who think they’ve got it all right. They don’t.
Regarding the politicians, I agree 100%. They’re the only ones who create problems then, pass legislation to create even more. I wonder if there’s an honest one in the lot.
I, too, expected armed revolt long before this; I also expected that by now, Barky would be removed, one way or another. I can’t believe that status quo for this administration has been allowed to not only continue, but propagate. Those who are banking on the Republican party will be severely disappointed; they don’t have the babalones to stand up to this illegal administration and they’re as guilty as the Dems. Every bloody one of them is complicit.
That said, it’s hard to remain positive as we watch America crumble. I do hope and pray you’re right.
G’night. Glad you’re back :).
It’s simple… THEY WILL TRY TO TRICK YOU BY QUESTIONING HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE… while you should Be PROTESTING THAT HIS FATHER WAS A SUBJECT UNDER BRITISH RULE IN 1961 in Africa!
GBAmerica | December 15, 2010 at 11:19 pm |
It’s simple… THEY WILL TRY TO TRICK YOU BY QUESTIONING HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE…
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GB, who is “they” and who is “you”? “They” (whomever “they” are) can’t do it if “you” (whoever you, or me, are) don’t let them. Pass it on….
Information is power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toiM1B6E2ww&feature=related
GBAmerica @ 11:10 pm |
SueK and JeffM,
and of course twe and all his wonderful cartoons.
SueK @ 11:22 pm |
Sue-remember this a person, place or thing can tell a lie a trillion times but it can never turn into the truth. It is impossible. We just have to wait for the lie/s to be revealed and most of the country/world is on to this caper.
For the Constitutional hearts that have been broken.
GBAmerica | December 15, 2010 at 11:10 pm |
Michelle | December 15, 2010 at 11:26 pm |
Hi GB and Michelle,
Thanks, GB….always good to read you! Life gets too busy sometimes, so we need to step away for a bit.
Many of the former posters now lurk, but don’t post; some wanted to discuss RAP; others, IMO, just got frustrated with the current situation and threw in the towel. I know I did that a few times due to the stress but ya know, I couldn’t stand (or sit) by and watch America being destroyed from within. I am only one, but I *am* one, and I, and everyone else, can do something.
Michelle, twe is (or was) in my area, but we haven’t heard from him for quite a while. Remember his Mom was very ill; I know that was a lot to deal with. I keep him in my thoughts and prayers; no one made me backdraft ice tea out my nosey like twe!
G’night and God bless!
SueK @ 11:37 pm |
“so we need to step away for a bit.” this is very wise, no one should allow themselves to be eaten up by this. I think we should all do the best we know how to do as citizens and we have to trust God to handle the rest. Lots of shoes I would not want to be in.
Good night SueK.
Yes Michelle, a lot of us have been underwater this year with personal things going on. It’s been a very trying year for many. But, as we all look back at this, in order to enjoy the good times, there also have to be bad times.
And really, it’s not so bad…yet. We haven’t seen the bottom of this financial disaster, nor the incessant tyranny we’ve been sucked into. When people run over others to get to the money only to find it’s not there any more, their tunes will change and balance will be restored. The baby boomers have had a cushy life along with most the children who were born between 1960 and 1990. I mean extravigant, lavish, lovely. Plus no wars on our soil for nearly 100 years.
This crazy path we’re on today can’t sustain itself much longer. When this happens, people get really restless and blame the government, which partially they should. A rebellion ultimately ensues, by force, or peacefully. The government gets tossed and we start over so we can toss it out again another 2-300 years.
Like clockwork, the cycle starts all over again. Countries have been doing this forever. We just don’t have enough battle scars on this nation yet to remember it nor the violent history so many other countries have under their belts already. Sure we’ve had our share of wars, and the Civil War was definitely no picnic, but if you saw what the Russians have gone through over the past 1400 years (for example), you’d be saying words like holy bleepin’ bleepedy bleep, we’ve got it made.
My wife is reading The Miracle Detective “An Investigation of Holy Visions” by Randall Sullivan. On page 341 a 70 year old woman named Carol had visions from Jesus Christ. The point of this is not to convince the atheist, but to talk about the coincidence with what is happening right now in our world. Carol was a ‘dancer’ and not an intellect. Paraphrasing her vision she talked about a “split” in the church. That Jesus spoke to her and said (paraphrasing) ” there will be widespread devastation, that our country will be especially hit hard. We will have no choice but to call in an outside agency like the U.N., or something that replaces the U.N. to solve our problems. And that’s how the bad guys are going to take control. The face of evil, well hidden now, will come out into the open very rapidly, and the situation will be obvious to everyone almost immediately….The face of evil is in the media..taking over the media has been their main objective for most of the 20th century…They also involved in international banking and the weapons industry…Jesus says that the complacency of the people is the most dangerous thing in the world…..and pragmatism is part of complacency, this whole idea of progress for it’s own sake, with no idea where it’s going…..she talks about Mary..we were never meant to live at the speed that we are currently living…everyone will see Christ crucified in the sky yet some will still not believe. The event will galvanize the faithful, but also the enemies of the church…who will do their best to explain it away….many people will die, especially on the west coast…”
She said this in 1992. A strange thing happened after I mentioned that to Cabby earlier today. A woman came to my door and said that she just wanted to give me a flyer. It was about the end times and RFID chips…it is strange because we don’t get these types of visits unless it is the Jehovah’s Witnesses…and they usually like to stick around to chit chat…but today, this morning, she just said that she had a flyer for me…she handed it to me and turned around and left.
Normally I am not the type of person to go into this type of stuff. But some strange signs have been presenting themself to me lately…
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2010/12/obummer-by-christina-houston-video.html
Yet another litany of lies set to music. Obama well on his way to national joke if his regime wasn’t such a tragedy for the people.
SueK | December 15, 2010 at 11:37 pm |
Talking about stepping away for a bit…this cr.ap is just too much…I need to follow the “ignorance is bliss” method for a spell, I think. It is just too frustrating and not mentally healthy. If I didn’t have all of you to lean on, I’m not sure what I would do. The country is insane right now. It is like living in the Twilight Zone. The wikileaks thing with it’s high tech underground bunker, criminals in charge of our country a media that takes pride in hiding information except where it harms us. W T F is going on?> I try to rationalize it, but it is really getting to the point where it is just out of control. If I was looking into the future at the cross section of stories on the Drudge Report today, ten years ago I would think that it was some type of science fiction movie. But that is the society that we are living in right now. It is absolutely insane. I need to head to the mountains and meditate I think… I have two young children (5 and 2) that I am so worried about their future that I can’t sleep at night…
“British Citizenship: the True Disqualifier for Obama”
“WHY DID NEITHER OF LAKIN’S LEGAL TEAMS USE THE OBVIOUS TO PROVE OBAMA’S INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE?”
GORDO | December 16, 2010 at 12:54 am |
Good question Gordo…Mrs. Rondeau is good… That 1984 bit yesterday was excellent. CW used to cite Orwell all of the time. It’s true. All of it, unfortunately.
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RE: “A Brilliant Job?
(@Free Speech | December 15, 2010 at 4:01 pm)
How was it “a brilliant job” for Puckett to announce that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct, plead his client guilty without a plea bargain on the terms of his prison sentence, waive attorney/client privilege, and have his client state that the orders that he disobeyed were lawful? “
I have the very same question. “Great minds think alike…”. But seriously:
I don’t see the genius in Puckett. To do what he did any lawyer including Jensen could have done. If Lakin wanted to throw in the towel Jensen could have done it for him. Why fire Jensen?
We expected that Puckett will challenge the errors Lind made. It is not only my opinion that there were errors. Retired military people of high rank as well as a retired judge voiced the similar opinion. So we were all expecting Puckett to presenting crystal clear logical arguments with conviction and passion.
Instead he did the unheard: “announced that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct.” What possible advantage could come out of such statement? It seemed so unlikely that a reputable attorney could convict his client in advance of the trial. So we were thinking, still hoping that he has a new angle for defense in his sleeve. It turned out that he had nothing.
Can some of the legal minded readers help me with the following questions?
1. Can Lakin appeal?
2. According to Mr. Kerchner one of the prosecutors made a mistake by mentioning the eligibility. Could the defense use such mistake as “opening the door”? If yes, why did Puckett not jump on it?
3. This court is part of the Executive Branch and not the Judiciary Branch. The head of the Executive Branch is the accused (for lack of better word). Consequently this court is controlled or at least heavily influenced by the accused. If this is not an inherent conflict of interest – then what is? Can that be used as part of the appeal, if still available?
GORDO | December 15, 2010 at 11:00 pm |
“Pixel Patriot; Operation: Treason”
“Think about this…
In 2001, Little League coaches were willing to do whatever it took to win the Little League World Series, even if it meant falsifying birth certificates and using 14 year old pitchers who could throw 70 mph against 12 year old competition.
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amazing eh, Gordo? The associate press has been all over the Taiwanese little league team for years….They even outed that pitcher from NY a few years ago…their lack of interest in Obama is astounding. I’m going to try to put my brain on the shelf for a few days before it explodes….
Michelle 11:18 PM
Operating leases are one of the most common forms of off-balance-sheet financing. In these cases, the asset itself is kept on the lessor’s balance sheet, and the lessee reports only the required rental expense for use of the asset. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S. have set numerous rules for companies to follow in determining whether a lease should be capitalized (included on the balance sheet) or expensed.
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Michelle, you are getting into my field now. Actually if the lease meets required criteria it MUST be shown as an asset, but the offsetting liability must also be shown. Operating leases, however, are not capitalized and the lease expense is written off currently as incurred. The leases that are reflected as assets are commonly known as capital or financing leases. The expense to the taxpayer is the depreciation of the asset and also interest paid on the corresponding debt, which often can accelerate the expense deductions compared to the rent expense under an operating lease. End of lesson.
Well, folks, I just had my own personal experience with Big Brother tonight.
Beginning in 2011 all tax return preparers must have a special, separate I.D. No. to the tune of $64 annually. I’ve been a sole practitioner for forty years and this is a very new, unusual development, in my opinion, to rein in the small practitioners. I heard the first of the past year that a principal from one of the large commercial preparers was in the IRS now and, accordingly, new rules would be in place which would attempt to “weed out” many. In conjunction with the new rules there will be a requirement beginning in 2012 that anyone preparing more than 11 returns per year will be REQUIRED to e-file. No more paper returns for those folks. My clients (and I) are absolutely NOT going to like that. There are more requirements to come. This is some of the “change” that we were promised.
P.S. How do you feel about your personal tax information going out into cyberspace? That’s e-mailing the way IRS would prefer it and won’t be satisfied until everyone is required to do it.
Can we be reminded of any more bad news?
FCC Poised to Control Internet – Dec. 21st
http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2010/12/14/video-why-net-neutrality-is-a-terrible-idea/
“So Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Don Quixote – I mean Julius Genachowski – is set to ram it down our throats on December 21st, tilting at ideological windmills to the egregious detriment of the American people. And commandeering vast new unconstitutional authority over the Internet in a pathetically transparent attempt to justify Net Neutrality’s emplacement – a power grab to justify another power grab.
This is a last minute, behind closed doors, unreviewed, un-Public Commented upon, under cover of Christmas government takeover of 1/6 of our nation’s economy. The only portion of the economy that is actually still functioning in the midst of what is otherwise is a doldrum-laden Obama Recession.
It’s crazy, Cabby. When will people wake up?
Finally, for the first time local newspaper covers the eligibility issue , is the left getting ready to destroy Soetoro .
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The certification is a digital document that is a record of a person’s birth in the state, but the certificate does not list the name of the hospital where Obama’s mother gave birth or the physician who delivered him.
Has anyone considered the fact that in several of the eligibility lawsuits there was reasoning of a few of the judges who said that “Nobody was INJURED, and nobody sufferred any loses as a result of Soetoro’s election. That is all well and good, but what would anyone call the CONVICTION of Lakin,who was DENIED discovery? Was he injured, or was his Consitiutrional rights violated? I personally think that he may have had advice to not report to duty,and admit to it for the sole purpose of sustaining INJURY. Since the Federal judges stated that there was no injury, there was a need for somebody to endure INJURY. If he has injury he has STANDING. Just a thought
SueK | December 15, 2010 at 11:37 pm |
Many of the former posters now lurk, but don’t post – just got frustrated with the current situation and threw in the towel.
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Which includes a lot of us who just got tired of several high-profile and insane commenters. And since CW refuses to disinfect his blog, it makes it difficult to carry on intelligent and meaningful dialog here.
I am glad to see that some wise and wonderful posters remain and try to instill some sanity here. But there is still too much of the “other stuff” and “other people”. This blog is not nearly as great as it once was. And until CW understands that he is carrying great weight that is dragging him down, I don’t expect things to change.
In my view, he needs to do some deep soul searching as to why this blog has no credibility with the likes of Beck or Hannity, or others. One might think it is the basic message is unfortunately unpalatable. But one might also consider that an outsider looking into here might be disturbed by the high tolerance for lunatics.
A good example is “truthers”. The “birthers” who have legitimate questions are being incorrectly associated with “truthers”. Credible people who might otherwise dip in here will rightly run like rabbits if they even remotely smell any “truther” nonsense. That is one of several things that must be actively and aggressively purged.
Another is the occasional outbursts of anti-Semitism. And then there are just several people who are doing a disservice just by posting here – they just lash out in a schizophrenic and paranoid fashion.
SIGH.
@ oldsalt79 | December 16, 2010 at 5:29 am
RE: Standing
Standing is a very flexible doctrine. It has been used and abused by judges even before 2008. It is an easy way out, not to rule on merit. In the Lakin case he was not the plaintiff. So Standing was not an issue in this case.
However, if Lakin would file a civil suit, or maybe a Quo Warranto, the Standing would come up, and in my opinion, the judges would have to find some other reason for avoiding hearing on merit – you are right about that. For example the “Political Question”.
Do not underestimate the Judiciary Branch. They are masters in what Alen Keyes calls “dereliction of duty”.
I just posted the following on the CAAFLOG:
Citizen Wells says:
December 16, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I salute LTC Terry Lakin.
Short of dying for his country, he gave the ultimate measure.
LTC Lakin is an American hero.
On the other hand, I spit on the US Congress which did not do their duty and question Obama’s eligibility when the electoral votes were presented.
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
God bless LTC Terry Lakin.
Re: Free Speech | December 15, 2010 at 4:01 pm |
“A Brilliant Job?”
How was it “a brilliant job” for Puckett to announce that his client was guilty 11 days before trial, state that Judge Lind’s rulings on discovery were correct, plead his client guilty without a plea bargain on the terms of his prison sentence, waive attorney/client privilege, and have his client state that the orders that he disobeyed were lawful?
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I agree with you. If Lakin was my client I would tell him to plead NOT GUILTY to everything. Then he could wait for Congressional Hearings and the DEMAND later in appeals that he could file for a new trial with an unbiased judgge who was not prejudiced and who would allow discovery.
He could DEMAND appeals to the Supreme Court. By that time prosecutors will be filing criminal charges against Soetoro.
There will be a trial and Soetoro will be tried for committing his Massive Daily Felonies, High Crimes, Seditions, High Treasons, Foreign Usurpation of the USA government by an Illegal Alien, the attempt to overthrow the USA government, waging war against the USA government, and many other charges. During his criminal trial Soetoro will have to prove his citizenship and birth records, and all of his personal identification records in discovery during this criminal trial. Lakin could have been found innocent when Soetoro is exposed for being an Illegal Alien who is a frontman Con-Man Madman CIA “asset” for the NWO One World Government sociopaths who is truly committing Daily Serial Massive High Crimes & High Treasons that he thinks no one will charge him with. He is wrong. Lakins should NEVER have pleaded guilty to anything because he is NOT guilty of anything. He received the wrong advice from his lawyer. Lakin is a true American hero and leader who was trying to save the Sovereignty of the USA, the lives of all 310 + Million USA American citizens, and all of the animals and people in the USA and in the world, and he had to plead “guilty” in front of a corrupt, sinful, arrogant and treasonous judge and cowardly and treasonous officers!! What a despicable evil that is bein done to Lakin! I have been crying and praying to GOD about Dr. Lakin in the Holy Name Of Lord Jesus Christ. His lawyer gave him horrible advice!!
citizenwells | December 16, 2010 at 4:47 pm |
Thank you, CW. You are our leader and your efforts are not lost on me. Lakin did what he had to do, but in the end (like the rest of us) needed to think about his family. He, unlike me, is willing to serve time in jail for what he felt he had to do. In the end, he realized that his quasi “maryrdom” was going to go nowhere and he had to protect his family from further harm.
Terry Lakin is a true American hero.
@Starla
RE: “I agree with you. If Lakin was my client I would tell him to plead NOT GUILTY to everything. Then he could wait for Congressional Hearings and the DEMAND later in appeals that he could file for a new trial with an unbiased judge who was not prejudiced and who would allow discovery. “
You are right about the pleading. What Puckett did makes no sense. It is almost as if he represented the opposition. The whole affair, including changing attorneys is strange to put it mildly. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. ” As I said before, any lawyer including Jensen or his assigned military lawyer could have achieved what the “brilliant” Puckett have done.
RE:
“Then he could wait for Congressional Hearings and the DEMAND later in appeals that he could file for a new trial with an unbiased judge who was not prejudiced and who would allow discovery. “
You are very optimistic and you still have faith in the Judiciary Branch. They are corrupt to the bone. As long as this regime has the power, no judge will allow discovery.
RE: “Congressional Hearings”
That has a 50-50 chance, or less. Before the election there were some noises that the new House will issue subpoenas to get to the end of this. Have you heard anything in that direction lately – I have not? Nevertheless, I agree that pressure should be exerted on the new House, as that is your only chance to learn the truth.