Blogging the Truth

Thanks, I see he hasn't stopped beating the dead h...

2008-12-05T07:44:00.000-08:00

Thanks, I see he hasn't stopped beating the dead horse of his incompetence yet.

Nice work, truth. Gary has really gone off the de...

2008-11-23T21:33:00.000-08:00

Nice work, truth. Gary has really gone off the deep end on this one. He just overlooks the facts, such as those in your post and on factcheck.

Well, unlike, Gary Welsh, it will be posted!

2008-10-17T00:36:00.000-07:00

Well, unlike, Gary Welsh, it will be posted!

Well said. I hope it gets seen amidst the avalanch...

2008-10-17T00:20:00.000-07:00

Well said. I hope it gets seen amidst the avalanche of wingnut email they're probably receiving.

Henry, here is what I posted to the editor at API ...

2008-10-16T23:50:00.000-07:00

Henry, here is what I posted to the editor at API earlier.(waiting moderation)LOL

To the Editor.

Greetings, as someone who has worked in immigration, I can tell you the notion that Barack Obama would be dis-qualified from the Presidency for being adopted by a foreign national is wrong.

He is a natural born citizen of the United States, and meets all the requirements of the Immigrant and Nationality Act respective to his birth year.

Do not fall into the hysteria of racist people in the US that want to make him out to be a terrorist, a Muslim, Arab, or African.

This is pure hatred of color of one’s skin, motivated by conspiracy theorists and evangelical extremists.

Second, ask yourself, why would Michelle Obama call us? There have been many political attacks against Obama in the US that get alot more coverage than your online news feed.

What story exactly was she referring to?

Do you actually know it was her?

Maybe it wasn’t even her, really what threat is your news organization to Obama before this “phone call”.

Either you are being duped, or a willing partner in this fraud, and have much to gain financially.

It just seems to perfect for the right wing nut jobs. Their “October Surprise”.

Be careful, you might be in for more than you can handle. Your entire credibility may be at stake.

Oh, the phone call "story" seems bogus. But the we...

2008-10-16T23:31:00.000-07:00

Oh, the phone call "story" seems bogus. But the website looks legit, an amalgam of pieces collected from various sources with the ocassional AFI-generated piece. It makes for interesting reading for those of us who know so little about Africa.

Last January they picked up some claims about Obama's grandmother claiming he was born in Kenya. And when Corsi tried to visit Kenya, they naturally ran pieces about that.

My wild guess is that WND put a link up to their site for one of those stories, and their hit rate soared. And they were hooked! It looks like they've been trying to keep the connection (and the attention) going ever since. They may have also been duped into naively believing that it really was Michele Obama on the phone.

Now they're like poor Joe the Plumber .. getting too much attention, some of it finally skeptical.

I'm surprised Matt Drudge hasn't picked up on it yet ... or has he....?

Well Henry, you might be right. When looking throu...

2008-10-16T23:05:00.000-07:00

Well Henry, you might be right. When looking through the archives there is alot of credible reporting although slanted on local issues politically.

Then all of a sudden there is this barage of bloggers posting on the site, and not actual "news" articles on Obama.

They appear to be real, but somehow recently co-opted.

Ther is still something fishy about it tough. After years of being an investigator, there is something that doesn't seem right.

Ther doesn't appear to be any news articles really critical of Obama.
So why would Michelle call them up out of the blue?

I mean, he has recieved far worse attacks in the US than a API based out of Europe.

I agree with you on the merits of the "case," but ...

2008-10-16T22:15:00.000-07:00

I agree with you on the merits of the "case," but API does look like a real reporting organization. Their archive goes back to 2006. Which doesn't make the story true.