Where Is The Birth Certificate?

What explains Jerome Corsi’s book, “Where’s the Birth Certificate?, shooting up to # 1 on Amazon where it has remained ever since? Apparently, people are not convinced that it means nothing, no matter how loudly members of both political parties, in conjunction with the media, proclaim the idiocy of even asking the question. While Americans have always taken political talk with a grain of salt, their wholesale distrust of the media (even so-called right-wing media) is relatively new.

The issue of Obama’s birth certificate has become the central question being asked everywhere – in barber shops, in the supermarket – “Just who the hell is this guy?”

While Obama’s policies plainly expose him as a Marxist, it is not necessarily this that irks the public. In America, isms alone have seldom held the power to inspire. We tend to operate on a far more basic level. We have difficulty in grasping abstractions. We ask for drivers licenses, proof of insurance and registration after car accidents. We do not ask if you are a Christian, Hindu, Marxist or whatever. It seems incredible to us that while witnessing this train wreck of an administration that no one is demanding a priori proof of legitimacy. The fact that it is even an issue being fought out in the courts is astounding to us.

Ironically, if we were to find out that Obama is indeed native born, it would be even worse for us. It would signal that his aggressive ideology is entirely domestic and now apparently mainstream. Many of us would be unable to recall when exactly the change took place, and ask ourselves, “How could we have missed it?”

We didn’t miss it. It’s happening now. And now is the time to get to the bottom of it.

In large part, we are still a nation of laws. We grumble, but we pay our taxes. It is entirely understandable that the authorities on every level are concerned. If it were to come out that Obama is indeed a fraud, all bets are off. Nobody in their right mind could accept that lying down. We either insist on immediate retribution or we cross over into lawlessness.
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One can only see others; one cannot know them. The fallacy in Buddhism is the notion that one can divorce oneself from certain things and remain aloof. This is only true up to a point: one may come to know the depth of self and find it empty. (Interesting to note that the depth of self is something one cannot see.)

As this might relate to me specifically, I feel comfortable writing words on my laptop. My laptop is my Peepal tree. I am blessed by its leaves that give me shade.

I do not claim to know more than what I write, and vice versa. I am blessed by the leaves of the Peepal tree that sometimes alight on my head. As for knowing – only God knows.

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What's the Big Deal?

I honestly thought that this issue of Obama’s birth certificate had been put to rest; that only crazies - like the so-called 'birthers' - still were using it to make themselves interesting. All the more curious that it should show up on this blog when there is news far more pressing - like the terror bombing of one of Moscow’s two airports for instance.

What this shows is that we don’t really want this serial to end. The ending might scare us or leave us feeling uncomfortable. Or, we don’t really care either way. So what if he’s not legitimate? He’s president, isn’t he? He’s doing the job - going to work and all. What more could anybody want?

Reminds of the stories of dentists that crop up now and then after it’s been found out that they never studied dentistry and got their diplomas over the internet for twenty bucks. There’s always a hue and cry raised by the press about it and the culprit invariably lands in jail despite voluminous testimonials from satisfied customers. Or what about the semi-literate farmer who lived somewhere in the wilds of the Amazon, who was said to perform delicate surgeries with only his hands. And who was later declared a saint?

There would be no question about Obama’s birth if he had actually performed miracles during his first two years in office. There are, of course, still those who contend he has. And Obama himself may even be among these. Bringing the once mighty beacon of the free world to its knees was surely no easy matter.