Shining God’s Light on the Koran – God Communicating with Man Part 1C

Sam continues his on-going series which contrasts the Judeo-Christian Bible with the Islamic Koran on a variety of topics. He aims the beam of the Biblical laser on the Koran to expose, to reveal what it really says. See his previous articles here.

God’s Verbal Interaction with Man, Part Three
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Moses & the Burning Bush

The Koran states that Allah does not directly verbally communicate with mankind. In the Holy Bible, however, God is said to have verbally communicated with several men. I would like to consider them in this series and one in particular in this writing: Moses and the Burning Bush.

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

It is beneath the dignity of Allah to condescend to speak to a mortal with the exception of disclosing information or from behind a covering hidden from view or by dispatching a messenger who reveals with His permission what He pleases; certainly He is Exalted and exercises good judgment (Surah 42:51).

Allah made direct contact with Moses when speaking to him (Surah 4:164).

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COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

According to the Koran Allah does not lower himself to speak directly to mortals. He may reveal something of new significance to someone but not usually. He will hide himself behind a sheet or send a messenger to deliver the message he wants to send people. Such as when Gabriel was sent to speak to Muhammad in order to reveal Allah’s word to him.

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The Koran contradicts itself when it says that Allah does not speak openly to mortals and then it says that Allah spoke directly to Moses. Moses was a mortal man who Allah spoke to face to face.

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BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, “Moses, Moses.” And he said, “Here am I. Do not come closer, put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you stand is holy ground.”

Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. And the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites (Exodus 3:1-8).”

“Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send you unto Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.” And Moses said unto God, “Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh. And that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?” And he said, “Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a token unto you, that I have sent you: Where you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”

And Moses said unto God, “Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say unto me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?” And God said unto Moses, “I AM THAT I AM,” and He said, “Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, ‘I AM hath sent me to you.’” And God said moreover unto Moses, “Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations (Exodus 3:9-15).’”

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

God speaks to Moses from the midst of a burning bush which was not being consumed by fire. This is a face to face encounter with God. Moses hid his face rather than to look upon God. God claims to be the God of Moses’ father and ancestors. God gives His name in memorial as, “The Lord God of your father, The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob.” When Moses asks God who he should tell the children of Israel sent him Moses was told to say, “I AM”. God said, “I AM THAT I AM.” God is self-sufficient in Himself and is not in need of anyone else for His existence.

God got Moses’ attention through a natural phenomenon happening in an unnatural way. Moses had probably seen bushes burn before but they were consumed in the flames. This bush got Moses’ curiosity. Then God spoke directly to Moses from the fire.

For Forty years Moses had been keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro (Exodus 7:7; Acts 7:23). No doubt he had gone past this place several times without anything unusual happening. This time God got his attention and spoke to him. God initiated the encounter and identified Himself as one who associated with and was worshipped by the ancestors of Moses. He was their protector, guardian, and God.

God said that He saw the affliction of His people, Israel who were slaves in Egypt. Now, God is going to bring His people out of bondage into a land which He will give them. God claims the children of Israel as His people and He has heard their cry.

Therefore, God chooses a man to represent Himself before Pharaoh to bring His people out of Egypt. Moses did not choose himself, but he reluctantly obeyed God. Moses questioned who he was that he should confront Pharaoh. God told him that He would be with him. It was God’s presence with him that made Moses worthy.

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

As stated in the Koran Allah does not speak directly to people. Yet the Koran states that Allah did speak directly to the mortal man Moses. So on this point the Koran contradicts itself. Scripture shows that God spoke directly with Moses face to face from the fire in the burning bush which wasn’t consumed by the flames.

CONCLUSION

Is it possible that God speaks to you from natural phenomenon which happens in an unexpected way? In the sciences it happens all the time. Yet people because of their bias, many refuse to recognize God.

Which God would you prefer to serve: The one who will not humble himself to meet with mortal man, or the One who is humble enough Himself to meet with mortal man.

Therefore, one can see quite clearly that the god of the Koran is not the God of the Holy Bible!

REFERENCES

The Koran’s passages is a paraphrase of several English translations.

The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic

The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.

The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.

The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall: Everyman’s Library

The Holy Bible is paraphrased from the King James Version

The Liberty Annotated Study Bible: Liberty University & Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Finally, MSM Addresses Obama’s Citizenship

Ted commented on my post "A Constitutional Crisis is Looming" providing me the YouTube.com video link, which is embedded below. Thank you Ted! The notes accompanying the YouTube video reads, “Peter Williams wrote a misleading MSNBC (we should not be surprised) article, "Duo Take Obama Birth Challenge to Court." Mr. Williams states, “The justices are unlikely to take up these cases (Philip Berg and Leo Donofrio) for a host of reasons, not the least of which is the invitation to overturn the results of an election in which more than 66 million Americans voted for Obama. An equally high hurdle is the issue of whether Berg or Donofrio have the legal right to sue claiming a violation of the Constitution.” What ever happened to obeying the law? Why can’t Obama just produce evidence that he is a natural-born United States citizen?

Williams further concludes his article, “Then, on Oct. 31st, the director of Hawaii's Department of Health issued a statement, proclaiming that he had personally seen and verified that the state has "Sen. Obama's original birth certificate on record," which shows that he was born there.” What is misleading about this conclusion is that the Hawaiian official does not state that Obama was born in Hawaii, that was Mr. Williams’ interpretation and explanation. The Hawaiian official did say that he had seen an original birth certificate, but did not state that it indicated that Obama was born in the United States. See the further information following the YouTube video.

Citizenship Issue on MSNBC



In reaction to Williams’ article cited above, the YouTube.com video notes make the following argument.

"Hawaii Revised Statute 338-17.8 allows registration of birth in Hawaii for a child that was born outside of Hawaii to parents who, for a year preceding the child’s birth, claimed Hawaii as their place of residence. The parents would be issued a Certification of Live Birth. This is not proof of where the child was born. It only proves that the parents claimed Hawaii as their main place of residence for the prior year.

“British Nationality Act of 1948 (Part II, Section 5): Subject to the provisions of this section, a person born after the commencement of this Act shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent if his father is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at the time of the birth.

“A natural born citizen would not be a citizen of any other nation than the United States. That is what "natural born" means. By nature, the child, would be only a US citizen, because both of his parents were US citizens, and NO OTHER NATION, can by law claim him to be under their jurisdiction, at the moment of his birth. That was not the case with Obama. He was, by law, a Citizen of the United Kingdom, the moment he was born, and then, by law, he became a citizen of Kenya on Dec. 12, 1963.”

All I or any American ask is that the truth be pursued in this matter and that the right thing be done no matter the cost. I am afraid that the truth will not be sought, and that the liberal leaning Justice Anthony Kennedy will not do the right thing when it comes down to making a ruling requiring Barry Soetoro AKA Barack Hussein Obama II to produce his birth certificate to the court in penalty of disqualification. I hope that I am wrong.

Obama on Education: Do As I Say, Don't Do As I Do

"No" To Vouchers, "Yes" to Failed Government Schools

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Cartoons by Chuck Asay found on Townhall.com on 11/27/08

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President-elite Barack Hussein Obama feels that the Washington, D.C. public schools are inadequate to instruct or indoctrinate his two precious daughters. That is commendable. But why does he not support school vouchers for those less fortunate than the Obamas to allow them to obtain a quality education? Seems to me that this is very hypocritical on the part of Obama.

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Why is it that parents cannot exercise choice in the matter of obtaining quality education better as opposed to the education offered by the teacher union controlled public school system? Because Barack Obama is beholden to the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation (AFT) of teachers. Both of these corrupt organizations work to destroy the moral and spiritual fabric of this nation and have propped up political puppets and pawns like Obama.

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The best thing a parent can do is to remove their students from public education and either home school their children or send them to a non-public school that will teach the children well . . .

Obama Chump Change

Cartoon by Glenn Foden found on Townhall.com on 11/28/08

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Cartoon by Chuck Asay found on Townhall.com 11/27/08

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Cartoon by Glenn McCoy found on Townhall.com on 11/27/08

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A Constitutional Crisis is Looming

The following is an important informative letter outlining the situation which we have with the possible usurping of the presidency by a constitutionally unqualified President-elect, Barry Soetoro, AKA Barack Hussein Obama. This is information all Americans must have as soon as possible. The letter was prepared by a listener to the Faith2Action radio show.

My Friends, Fellow Americans and Fellow Patriots:

As we are all aware, America is a nation in great spiritual, moral and economic crisis. And Americans have become shell-shocked at the continual bombardment of bad news from the national news media.

Now, in the aftermath of the national elections and the recent economic meltdown, another crisis looms on the horizon which threatens the very fiber of our republic and all that we hold dear.

I am speaking about the potential of a Constitutional crisis over the eligibility of Barack Obama to assume the office of President of the United States.

As incredible as it sounds, he has yet to prove that he has the citizenship qualifications as required by the U.S. Constitution. And the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) which he has posted on his web site to establish his bona fides is apparently fraudulent, according to graphics expert, Dr. Ron Polarik. For his exhaustive report, go to this website: http://polarik.blogtownhall.com.

If you wish to probe this matter further, here are additional websites for you:

f2a.org,
cusc.org,
obamacrimes.com,
worldnetdaily.com,
blogtext.org/naturalborncitizen,
texasdarlin.wordpress.com

I would encourage you look over this information to satisfy yourself that there is indeed a raging fire beneath the swirling smoke surrounding this issue, and that it warrants our attention as citizens. Then, I would ask that you not only pray fervently, but contact your congressmen and voice your concerns, asking them to hold hearings to resolve the matter of Obama's electability. And ask everyone you know to do the same.

True to form, the national media has chosen to ignore the subject entirely, and their silence has been deafening. Whenever the questions regarding his birth certificate and eligibility are raised, they are batted down as simply idle speculation posed by wild-eyed conspiracy nuts and right-wing ideologues, and questioners are directed to the Obama website and factcheck.org, where the already-discredited copy of his COLB is posted.

The list of culpable parties in this conspiracy of silence is long: Obama, his inner circle, the Democrat Party leadership, and the media. And the Secretaries of State throughout the nation should certainly be held accountable for their failure in the vetting process, as well.

As you know, time is of the essence, since the vote by the Electoral College is scheduled for December 15. There are at least 17 suits pending in various states regarding this, and two cases before the Supreme Court, about which a conference is scheduled for December 5. If the Court takes up the case or otherwise inserts itself, they will no doubt begin by requiring Obama to provide his actual birth certificate and other documents proving his eligibility. Though he has steadfastly refused to do so for the past 20 months, if he satisfies this requirement, we assume that the case would be closed, and his inauguration would go ahead as panned. If not, then an entirely different picture will emerge.

How this will be resolved, it is too soon to tell. However, if the vote in the Electoral College takes place as planned and Obama is elected without being thwarted or delayed by the Secretaries of State, the Supreme Court or Congress, his does not mean that we will have a duly elected President according to the Constitution. If he is then sworn in as President on January 20, every citizen of the United States will have standing to sue for redress of our grievances before the Supreme Court. But our task will be much greater, and we will face a stiff uphill climb, no doubt. Needless to say, the situation would be messy at best, were he to be inaugurated without his qualifications being resolved.

I encourage you to let your voice be heard, and stay engaged in the process.

God bless you!

Kind regards,



A Concerned Citizen

TAKE ACTION

Please forward a link to this article to your family and friends or cut and past this into your email . . . It is important that more and more Americans become aware of this possible serious constitutional breach by the President-elite Barack Hussein Obama.

Challenging Obama's Citizenship

Questions remain about Barack Obama's citizenship. Is he really a natural-born citizen? Is he a citizen of Indonesia under the name of Barry Soetoro? How did he travel to restricted Asian countries in the 1980s?

One week from today, December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider in conference at least one of the calls for them to act on the mounting evidence.

RESOURCES

Here are a few articles that will bring you up to speed on this dire crisis America must face and resolve in the 60 days.

“Rathergate II: Certification of Live Birth a clear forgery,” by Janet Porter on WorldNetDaily.com.

“The Great Birth Certificate Scandal/Cover-Up of ‘08” by Joan Swirsky at TulsaToday.com.

“Embassy: Obama not born in Kenya Office claims ambassador was speaking about president-elect's father in radio interview” by Chelsea Schilling on WorldNetDaily.com.

The following is a YouTube video of the admission of Kenyan Ambassador Peter Ogego agreeing that Kenya was President-elite Barack Obama's birthplace.



TAKE ACTION

(1) Letters need to be sent to the Supreme Court Justices. See my article with names and addresses of the nine supreme court justices here.

(2) Calls need to be made to members of the House Judiciary Committee and to the Department of Justice. Names and phone numbers can be found in here.

(3) Over 100,000 people have now added their names to WorldNetDaily's petition calling for the release of Obama's real birth certificate.

(4) Get the word out to family and friends. A sample letter provided by a listener to the Faith2Action radio show will be posted tomorrow on this blog. It can be a useful tool for introducing this important matter to others.

Acknowledgement: Must of the information in this article was based on an email weekly update I received from Faith2Action today.

Time to Stop Black-Robed Tyranny!

Taking Back the Rainbow

More and more, from California to Connecticut to Florida, black-robed tyrants are exceeding their powers, forcing their personal ideas and agendas on America. They are acting like lawmakers instead of law enforcers and law interpreters.

OneNewsNow.com posted the following polling question today on its website. The question was based on one of its recent articles, “Christian lawyer calls for ouster of 'activist' judge.” Here is the poll question and my response.

Do you think activist judges should be voted out of office?

1. __X__ Yes
2. _____ No
3. _____ Unsure

According to the OneNewsNow.com article cited above, Mat Staver, a Christian lawyer and Dean of Liberty University Law School, contends that the Miami-Dade Circuit Judge, Cindy Lederman, who recently ruled against Florida's ban on homosexual adoption, should run for the legislature if she wants to practice activism.

The article quotes Staver, “In the short-term, this judge's ruling is merely a tempest in a teapot, but in the long-term, it means nothing. The courts will clearly overturn this judge's ruling on appeal. This law has previously been challenged and upheld by both the state and federal appeals courts."

According to the article cited above, the judge’s ruling will permit 47 year-old homosexual Frank Martin Gill, to adopt two young brothers who have been his foster children since 2004. I do not think that Gill should have even been permitted to serve as a foster parent for these boys. The homosexual lifestyle is unhealthy, immoral, unnatural and abnormal. This is not the ideal situation to raise children. Actually, children need a loving mother and father to have the greatest opportunity to grow into a wholesome, well-adjusted persons.

According to an article in the New York Times, “The state (of Florida) presented experts who argued that there was a higher incidence of drug and alcohol abuse among same-sex couples, that their relationships were less stable than those of heterosexuals, and that their children suffered a societal stigma.” Obviously Judge Lederman didn’t buy that argument.

I agree with Staver that this judge is an “ideological activist.” Judges should enforce the law, not change it. This particular judge is an elected office and should be voted out of office at the next opportunity, if not impeached sooner.

This ruling is being appealed. The ban against homosexual marriage has been effect since 1977. Staver advises Lederman and other “activist judges” to run for the legislature if they are bent on being activists and wanting to create new laws. I agree. It is time to put an end to judicial tyranny across the board, from Judge Ledermans to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg and all they tyrant in between . . .

Giving Thanks in 2008

Cartoon by Chuck Asay found on Townhall.com 11/25/08

We Americans have much for which to be thankful despite


. . . A Potentially Ominous Obama Marxist-Based Presidency

. . . A Faltering and Worsening Economy With No Solutions in Sight

. . . Adopting the Fallacious Global Warming Hoax and all its Lame Carbon Foot Prints and So-Called Incredulous Carbon Credits

. . . Lethargic, Apathetic Pastors and True Believers in Jesus Christ

. . . The Expansion of America's Abortion Atrocity

. . . Looming Radical Same-Sex Agenda Advancement

. . . Continued Targeted Assaults on the Family and Marriage

. . . Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Just in the Offing

. . . The Advancement of Islam

. . . Western Acceptance and Appeasement of Islam and Its Radical Ideology

. . . On-going Indoctrination of School Aged Children in the Secular Humanist Creed

. . . Creation of a Civil Military Force to Control the Populace

. . . Deliberate Weakening of Our National Defense

. . . The Real Possibility that Christians and Conservatives will be Silenced Using the 'Fairness' Doctrine or Similar Strategy

. . . A Media More of a KGB-Type Propaganda Tool Than True Journalism

. . . America Agreeing to Sovereignty-Killing Treaties such as the Law of the Seas Treaty, Kyoto, etc.

. . . America's Growing Acceptance of All Sorts of Immorality . . .


Despite these trends and trials we will face between now and next Thanksgiving, God willing if He permits, we have the assurance that God is still very much in control. We know at his core man is an arrogant, selfish, and sinful rebel. We also have the promise that 'With God all things are possible." Even withstanding and persevering through an obstructive Obama reign of terror . . .

This is the core of the Thanks we give now and everyday, that no matter how bleak the future may appear today, we know Who holds the future. To God be all the glory and praise now and forever . . .

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Happy Thanksgiving, All!

Breaking the Bank

Gobble, Gobble: Everyone Wants a Slice

Cartoon by Steve Breen found on Townhall.com on 11/26/08

I was thinking, you could almost title the above scene 'progressive pilgrims,' because it demonstrates what progressives (liberals, socialists or Marxists) do best. They provide handouts to those they want to control. They literally enslave their constituents. That is what these unwise bailouts are doing, creating dependency. We are encouraging Americans to exchange their limitless freedoms for limited fleeting security.

Flyboys (2006)

RESPITE

This movie review gives me a brief relief from the intense political commentary that has become the mainstay of my posts of late. So I return to the review of a movie, which I recently viewed. I was not exactly sure what Flyboys was going to be about when I picked it out, but the price was right. When I went to purchase this video at the local Discount Drug Mart store cashier exuberantly exclaimed that the movie was excellent. She shared that she had enjoyed it very much. After watching it, I must commend her succinct review.

REVIEW

According to the Internet Movie Database website the following is an excerpt from Douglas Young’s review. It highlights the movie quite well:

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“World War I began in Europe in 1914, but by 1917, the United States had still not entered the war. However, many brave young American men went to France to fly and fight for the Allied powers. They joined the Lafayette Escadrille fighter squadron. The Germans had better planes, weapons, and pilots. The average life expectancy for a fighter-pilot was three to six weeks. Why did these Americans volunteer to fight in France with certain death when their own country was not at war? This was a time when men were idealistic, but naive to embark on a great adventure. Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) was forced to leave his home in Texas after the family ranch was foreclosed by the bank. Blaine sees a newsreel of fighter-pilots in France and decides that he has nothing to lose. Briggs Lowry (Tyler Labine) can't do anything right and is shamed into joining by his rich father. African-American boxer Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis) had been living in France, a racially tolerant country, for many years, wanted to give something back to his new country. These Americans were under the command of French Captain Georges Thenault (Jean Reno) and American Squadron Leader Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson)."

I think that the movie captures the spirit and adventure, bravery and courage of the American fighting man through the ages. Guys join the service for various reasons. Some grow from the experience and some are ruined by it. I think the character of a man is tested and he comes out for the better or for the worse. The camaraderie shown between the men and even between them and their French commander is inspiring.

The movie had great action, especially the aerial dogfights between the young American pilot recruits and the better trained and better equipped German pilots. The movie had a little romance. One of the brash cocky young American pilots, Blaine who was played by actor James Franco, begins to fall for a French mademoiselle, the love story is interwoven through the movie between the spectacular air battles involving vintage WWI airplanes. Franco performance was believable and compelling. The movie also had sufficient suspense, drama, and some fine cinematography.

What impressed me was how basic the early flying machines were. Open cockpit, no lights, few instruments, the men flew on instinct and guts.

The movie is based on a true story. Those are the movies I most enjoy.

RATING

I would rate the movie a **** out of *****. It is a war flick, action movie, a touch of romance and a hint of documentary. The movie is free of a lot of filthy language and unnecessary promiscuity. It does have some scenes of heavy drinking. But overall it is suitable for all but younger children.

RECOMMENDATION

if you like historical, war, action movies, then you would enjoy this movie. I would highly recommend this movie for rental or purchase.

Will Obama "Save" the Economy?

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch newspaper runs a regular feature called the Hot Issue, where they ask their readers a question of interest and ask them to answer the question and comment on their answer. The following question was asked today.

The Hot Issue:

Do you think the Obama administration will be able to solve the nation's economic crisis?

My Response:

No, in fact, the Obama Administration will further exacerbate the economic crisis.

The Obama Administration will make Bush & Company, as bad as they were at spending money, look like spendthrifts. Obama does not stand for the change he purported to represent on the stump, but he represents retread Carter-Clinton liberal tax and tax and tax and spend and spend and spend policies.

If anything with his Gore-green environmental policies and his foolish adoption of the so-called carbon-credit bunk, there will be further crippling of what is remains of our manufacturing industries. His anti-American and pro-Marxist “spread the wealth” policies and tax policies will further destroy America’s middle class and small businesses. Obama's policies would cap the Clampett's oil well and send them back to the hills impoverished and dependent on the government. Obama's "green" energy policy will only further stifle domestic oil production, clean coal use, nuclear use, etc. This will help to further destroy our economy and enrich the Sheiks. They will serve as disincentives to entrepreneurship, which helped build America into an economic powerhouse in the first place.

Why Alan Keyes Questions Obama’s Presidency

Obama and Keyes, Wrong and Right, Respectively

I have been following and writing about Obama's doctored birth documents since August. Dr. Alan Keyes has recently sued California's Attorney General to prevent that state's electoral college delegates from voting for Obama on December 15th until such time that he proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is a naturally-born citizen of the United States of America. This naturally born citizenship is one of the requirements to qualify a person to be President. Because of President-elite's apparently fake Hawaiian certificate of live birth, which he is trying to persuade the public of its legitimacy, Keyes and others are rightfully questioning Obama'a citizenship.

Just today I received a link to an important article posted on Essence.com, which from the looks of it, is a magazine and website oriented toward black Americans. KC sent me the link. Cynthia Gordy wrote the article titled, “Alan Keyes Tells Us Why He Questions Obama's Presidency.” The article is mostly a series of question between “Essence.com” and Ambassador Keyes involving the controversy brewing around Obama's true citizenship. Below is an excerpt from the article including two of the question asked of Dr. Keyes.

“The Constitution requires that, to be president, one must be a natural born citizen of the United States. Conservative Alan Keyes-who ran against President-elect Barack Obama in the 2004 race for the Illinois Senate, and in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign (Keyes ran on the American Independent Party ticket)-is challenging whether that is the case for our new president. In November, Keyes filed a lawsuit against Obama, the California secretary of state, and others, to stop California from giving its electoral votes to Obama until a birth certificate is produced proving that he is indeed a natural born citizen. ESSENCE.com talked to Keyes about where he thinks Obama was born, why he questions the birth records already provided, and if this whole lawsuit is just an overblown case of sour grapes.

“ESSENCE.COM: What exactly do you want to accomplish with this lawsuit?

“ALAN KEYES: I had read a little bit about the issues that were being raised about Obama back during the primary season. At first I thought, like a lot of people, "There's nothing to this. It's just a matter of fact. You can establish what the facts are." The Constitution specifies that a citizen who is naturalized, rather than born into the status of being an American citizen, cannot be president. That was done in the beginning because people feared a foreign takeover of the United States government by the process of immigration. Staid as it is, we again are in a situation where a lot of foreign entities have influence or control over U.S. policy.

“The reason an issue has been raised about Obama is because of the simple question, which can be answered with a birth certificate that shows he was born in the United States, or born to parents who had the capacity to transmit U.S. citizenship. When the question was asked, he danced around it. If the most important office of the federal government can be occupied by someone who is not qualified under the United States Constitution, that destroys the authority of the Constitution. I think it's something that needs to be dealt with in a clear, straightforward way. Eventually the case will get to the Supreme Court, establish the facts, and clear the air. It's really all very simple. . .

“ESSENCE.COM: What's wrong with the birth certificate on his Web site?

“KEYES: Part of the problem is, at the time he was born, the state of Hawaii was issuing certificates of live birth. That's what he has on the Web site. They would issue that certificate verifying you were born, but not necessarily in the United States. And there is question that, at the time that he was born, his mother was not yet of age to transmit citizenship. You had to be 19, I think. If he was born in Hawaii, then he is a natural born citizen. If he was born somewhere else-and a question has been raised if his birth was in Kenya-then his mother would not have transmitted citizenship. One needs to verify that the certificate vverifies the birthplace. . .”

Read the entire article here. This issue is not a political one. It is a constitutional issue. Obama must abide by the Constitution, not make up his own rules . . .

Change? Obama Appoints Clinton Clones and Retreads

Cartoon by Robert Arial found on Townhall.com on 11/24/08

Cartoon by Scott Stantis as fount on Townhall.com on 11/25/08

Cartoon by Gary Varvel found on Townhall.com on 11/25/08

"Change" and "hope" were mere empty words, rhetoric meant for the stump only. When the rubber or dung hits the road, it is the same old politics as usual, but worse. In this case it is extreme socialism/Marxism, which makes things even worse. Obama, Clinton, Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Dean, Schumer, or Kennedy are all interchangeable parts. They are all radical leftists bent on crushing free enterprise, liberties, and values in exchange for a pot of putrid political porridge.

Tampered Image: Obama’s Phony Birth Documents

The video below, which can be found on John Zeigler's ObamaCrimes.com website, shows Dr. Ron Polarik, who has extensively researched the various images of the certificate of live birth (COLB) circulating on the Internet. Polarik disputes the authenticity of the COLB, which are found on various pro-Obama or Obama-approved websites. The COLB is being represented by the Obama campaign team as being legit. Dr. Polarik presents his case showing why the published Obama certificates of live birth (COLB) are forgeries. Hear the man:

Dr. Ron Polarik on the authenticity of Obama's COLB

The Most Recent Same-Sex “Triumph”

The eHarmony Shakedown

Homosexuals and Lesbians = Hate and dissHarmony!

For years the “justice” brothers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been getting away with using intimidation and shakedown tactics to get what they want, money from deep pocket valueless unprincipled corporations and other entities. Homosexual and lesbian activists have copied those tactics to get what they want. What does this radical same-sex minority really want? The same-sex crowd wants total acceptance, freedom to subvert society especially school aged children enticing them into the perverse same-sex lifestyle, destruction of traditional marriage and family to enable them to silence all opposition to their immoral, unnatural, abnormal and unhealthy lifestyle and worldview.

In an exposé Michelle Malkin details the latest battlefront skirmish where the radical same-sex terrorists are advancing in the culture war – a Christian-oriented dating service. There have been rumblings for some time that the same-sex crowd has been unhappy being “discriminated” against on this Christian-oriented dating service sites. This is merely a ploy to destroy all opposition to their immoral, ungodly agenda.

To her credit Michelle Malkin calls out the same-sex radicals, who themselves are purveyors of hate and perversion, in her recent article entitled, “The e-Harmony Shakedown.” She starts off her article saying, “Congratulations, tolerance mau-mauers: Your shakedown of a Christian-targeted dating website worked. Homosexuals will no longer be denied the inalienable "right" to hook up with same-sex partners on eHarmony. What a landmark triumph for social progress, eh?

“New Jersey plaintiff Eric McKinley can now crown himself the new Rosa Parks -- heroically breaking down inhumane barriers to Internet matchmaking by forcing a law-abiding private company to provide services it was never created to provide. "Men seeking men" has now been enshrined with "I have a dream" as a civil rights rallying cry of the 21st century . . .”

Even such corporate giants as P and G, McDonalds and Ford have succumbed to the same-sex drive to advance their perverse agenda. Proctor and Gamble has been an ardent support of the same-sex agenda for years. I make it a point to avoid using any of their products, such as Crest Toothpaste. Ford Motors for years had given into to the homosexuals by providing support and assistance in their same-sex parades and other undertakings. McDonalds Restaurants even joined the “Homosexual” and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce placing a high level homosexual officer on that chamber’s board of directors. They eventually changed their corporate minds when the outcry from the Family Value Crowd began to take their money away and present them with negative PR.

Like the Islamic terrorists who want to destroy America, obviously these domestic terrorists, the radical same-sex activists, seek to destroy the basic moral fabric and institutions of our once great nation. Both of these groups of terrorists, the foreign and the domestic, are equally dangerous and must be faced down instead of appeased. You cannot reason with the unreasonable.

As I said earlier, this is not a new tactic. Intimidation using money, negative publicity, even civil action, to bully anyone who gets in their way is an old approach. The same-sex advocates even bullied the American Psychological Association to change their definition of Homosexuality. They bullied doctrinally weak and unprincipled churches into accepting homosexuality as an okay alternative lifestyle.

I recently heard that as far back as 1970 that the same-sex advocates intimidated a TV network into censoring any anti-homosexual mention. Robert Young’s Marcus Welby, MD TV show dared to portray a homosexual coming to Dr. Welby to seek help to overcome his homosexuality. That incensed the same-sex crowd, which so intimidated the studios that since the have allowed these people vetting privileges over scripts. Imagine that.

See how these "tolerant" terrorists celebrate the passage of the Marriage Protection Amendments in California here. We need to hold the line against these domestic terrorists as much as we do the foreign terrorist that seek to kill Americans from outside our borders.

Indiana Jones & Barack's Birth Certificate

Cartoon by Joel Barbee found on SunLitUplands.blogspot.com and WorldNetDaily 11/24/08

President-elite Barack Hussein Obama's birth certificate, like the lost Ark of the Covenant, is a guarded "treasure," a state secret. Why? What is Obama hiding? Why did he go to Hawaii to seek to have his birth certificate sealed? Why has he not made an official copy available to the many people questioning his qualification for being a naturally born citizen, a basic requirement to be President of the United States? Why the mystery? Why the secrecy? Why hasn't Obama made his college school records available? What is he hiding?

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Maybe we need Indiana Jones to embark on a new adventure to find that cryptic conundrum, Obama's official "lost" birth certificate.

The Obama “Born” Conspiracy Report

Lingering Question, "Where Was Obama Born?"

I have written several articles regarding the mystery surrounding the place of Barack Obama's birth. We know it wasn't Bethlehem, but it may have been in Kenya. Posted on the Free Republic website and on several other websites and blogs today is an extensive and exhaustive article, “Polarik's final report: Obama's 'Born' Conspiracy: Forged images, phony photos, and felony fraud.” The report was completed by Ron Polarik, PhD. The report is the culmination of four months of research into the copies of the publicly released document showing the birth of the President-elect Barack Hussein Obama. Polarik and many other American question the Obama documents validity.

Polarik states in the forward to his article,

“. . . To summarize the seriousness of these actions and this charge, and to the importance of what is contained within this report:

“There is conclusive and irrefutable evidence that the COLB (Obama’s Certificate of Live Birth) image created and distributed by Obama's campaign to the Daily Kos, Annenberg's Factcheck, and the St. Pete Times, Politifact, is, unquestionably, a false identification document.

“Furthermore, there is conclusive and irrefutable evidence that the photos taken by Annenberg's Factcheck, in collusion with the Obama campaign, are themselves, false identification documents, having been made from the same false identification document image, as well as from additional false identification documents created for the same purpose; namely, to proffer these false identification documents as true reproductions of a genuine, Hawaii-issued and certified, "Certification of Live Birth" document, and thereby, intentionally deceive the American public into believing that Barack Hussein Obama is a natural-born citizen of the United States, and thereby, fully qualified to become their President.

“I never imagined that my studies would amount to this. I thought, like most Americans, that maybe the information was accurate even though the document image was fake. I thought, like most Americans, that Obama would simply present a copy of his real, original birth certificate, and that would be that. Yet, here we are, more than twenty months after Obama announced his candidacy for the Presidency, and nearly three weeks after the election, and Obama still refuses to show his real birth certificate!

In the Polarik report’s executive summary he makes these cogent statements:

“. . .With my experience and specialization in document imaging, my findings are conclusive and irrefutable that the COLB (Certificate of Live Birth) images posted by Obama to his campaign website, fightthesmears.com, to the dailykos.com, a pro-Obama blog, to FactCheck.org, a pro-Obama political research group, and to Politifact.org, are, in fact, image forgeries with the intent to defraud the American People into believing that these images were digitally scanned from Obama’s genuine, “original” birth certificate.

‘With my experience and specialization in photography and digital imaging, my findings are conclusive and irrefutable that the COLB photographs posted by FactCheck.org, a pro-Obama political research group, and to Politifact.org, are, in fact, photographic forgeries with the intent to defraud the American People into believing that these digital photographs were taken of Obama’s genuine, “original” birth certificate.”

This man, Dr. Polarik, is an expert in the field of digital imaging and has had over 20 years experience in the field. This evidence, in my mind demands a thorough investigation by Congress and/or the Judiciary to determine whether Barack Hussein Obama is indeed qualified to serve as President of the United States.

Was Barack Hussein Obama II Born in the U.S.A.?

If So, Please Show Us Proof

There are many individuals working around this country trying to expose this blatant attempt to skirt the law on the part of President-elect Barack Obama regarding his U.S. citizenship. Interestingly, Stephen St. John on his blog, The Truth Will Set You Free, has written an eloquent and precise letter to the Supreme Court and to Congress. See St. John's Letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts on the Question of Barack Obama's Qualifications to be President of the USA.

Barack Obama Birth Certificate Forgery Confirmed



Based on a suggestion made by attorney Philip Berg, one of the people filing a lawsuit in the question of Obama's citizenship, I sent each of the nine United States Supreme Court Justices the letter below. I requested that the Court demand that President-elect Obama produce clear evidence that he was born in the U.S.A. and meets that requirement for the office of President.

The copies of the alleged Certificate of Life Birth currently available on the Internet appears to be suspicious, some even claim them to be forgeries. Why did Barack Obama have his birth certificate records sealed when he went to Hawaii to visit his dying grandmother? Why are Obama's college records all sealed as well? Could it be, as some speculate, that he was attending those schools receiving foreign student assistance? There are many question that need to be answered in the next two months.

My gut feeling is that Obama is not a natural born citizen and is hiding this fact, hoping that it will be overlooked or ignored. It must not and cannot glossed over. We could be witnessing a bloodless coup d’état if Obama takes offices in January without meeting the requirements of the constitution. He has a lot of friends in high places including the media which has served him well, so far, as the public relations and marketing arm of his campaign. Is it no wonder we have seen little or no coverage of this critical matter in the main stream media?

November 22, 2008



Justice Samual Alito
United States Supreme Court
1 First Street NE
Washington DC 20543

Dear Mr. Justice:

I am very concerned about whether Senator Barack Obama meets the basic qualification or requirements to serve as the President of the United States as laid out in Article II, Section I of The United States Constitution. I urge you to insure that he is ordered to produce sufficient documentation to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is a naturally born citizen of the United States and not that of Kenya, Great Britain or any other country.

I urge you to take immediate action to insure that this matter is resolved prior to President-elect taking office on January 20, 2009.

Sincerely,

Kenyan Ambassador on Obama Birthplace

Says Obama's Birthplace in Kenya "An Attraction . . . Already Well-Known."

Mombaso, Kenya: Birthplace of Barack Hussein Obama II

Here is some additional information which I came across today. See my previous article regarding President-elect Barack Obama's qualifications or lack thereof for president, "Is Obama an Unqualified Usurper?" The following article was posted on November 21, 2008 on Free Thinker.

“About twelve minutes into a Detroit radio station’s interview with Kenyan ambassador Peter Ogego, he is asked whether or not monuments will be erected in honor of Obama’s elevation to the United States presidency.

“Ogego responds that a monument will be erected at Obama’s birthplace in Kenya, which is already a site of pilgrimage: “His birthplace is already an attraction…it’s already well known.

“Obama’s Kenyan grandmother has also asserted that he was born in Kenya, not the United States. The Constitution bars those born outside of US territory from becoming President.

“There are also lawsuits pending — including one by Obama’s former Senate campaign opponent Alan Keyes — challenging Obama to provide proof of citizenship eligibility to take office. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has put this issue on the docket for the Court to review on December 5th.”

It sure seems to me that there definitely is some serious questions as to where in fact Obama was really born. It is serious. What is Obama thinking by not producing his birth certificate, if he has one? I guess that is a big IF, isn’t it?

Is Obama an Unqualified Usurper?

Upcoming Constitutional Crisis

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The controversy that is gaining momentum, the question of whether President-elect Barack Hussein Obama is a naturally born citizen of the United States of America, must be adequately answered before January 20, 2009.

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WorldNetDaily.com has initiated a petition requesting that all concerned Americans to demand clarification of Obama's qualification to assume the presidency. I signed the petition linked below and encourage all Americans to sign it as well in order to resolve this lingering question once and for all.

PETITION FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFBARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE

To: Electoral College, Congress of the United States, Federal Elections Commission, U.S. Supreme Court, President of the United States, other controlling legal authorities

Whereas, by requirement of the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, no one can be sworn into office as president of the United States without being a natural born citizen;

Whereas, there is sufficient controversy within the citizenry of the United States as to whether presidential election winner Barack Obama was actually born in Hawaii as he claims;

Whereas, Barack Obama has refused repeated calls to release publicly his entire Hawaiian birth certificate, which would include the actual hospital that performed the delivery;

Whereas, lawsuits filed in several states seeking only proof of the basic minimal standard of eligibility have been rebuffed;

Whereas, Hawaii at the time of Obama's birth allowed births that took place in foreign countries to be registered in Hawaii;

Whereas, concerns that our government is not taking this constitutional question seriously will result in diminished confidence in our system of free and fair elections;

We, the undersigned, assert our rights as citizens of the United States in demanding that the constitutional eligibility requirement be taken seriously and that any and all controlling legal authorities in this matter examine the complete birth certificate of Barack Obama, including the actual city and hospital of birth, and make that document available to the American people for inspection.

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SIGN THE PETITION

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Change You Can (Dis)Believe In

Cartoon by Henry Payne found on Townhall.com on 11/21/08

Cartoon by Lisa Benson as found on Townhall.com 11/20/08

Cartoon by Steve Kelley found on Townhall.com 11/21/08

See also this one.

Joe 's Rights Assaulted by Dem Party Pawns

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch newspaper runs a regular feature called the Hot Issue, where they ask their readers a question of interest and ask them to answer the question and comment on their answer. The following question was asked today.

Mainstream Media, Democratic Party Assassination Target

The Hot Issue:

If you were governor, would you fire the officials responsible for background checks done on Joe the Plumber?

My Response:

Certainly, everyone involved in this shameful, disgraceful, despicable act should be fired, fined and jailed. This is a very serious breach of individual rights. Each of us deserves the right to privacy. This was primarily a political move to destroy, to assassinate the character of a person who dared to question or put in a negative light on someone who has been almost deified by the mainstream media. This smells of a Gestapo or KGB tactic. Destroy all the enemies of the party, in this case the Democrat Party. Sarah Palin, like Joe the Plumber, has also been a target of the mainstream media and biased targeted investigation. All the while the serious questions about Barack Hussein Obama's qualifications to hold office (proof of his American birth), his gross lack of experience, his questionable associations and past dealings, and radical anti-American political philosophy and positions on issues such as his support for infanticide have been completely ignored by the so-called journalists.

As a result of all the positive and negative publicity which Joe the Plumber has received since he asked “the Question” has resulted in a degree of fame. Joe has, in fact, created a website SecureOurDream dot com. There are many Joes in America.

Unfortunately Governor Ted Strickland will not fire Helen Jones Kelley, the Director of Ohio Job and Family Services which ran unnecessary and unlawful searches on Joe the Plumber, because it would not be politically correct. Anymore, it is more important to be politically correct than it is to do the correct thing.

Obama Campaign Rewards its Workers with Bonuses

Political Payoff & Payout

“Barack Obama ended his presidential run with so much campaign money left over that the campaign is now giving bonuses to every worker who helped get him elected.

“No word yet on how much NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN (are) getting.”

- - - NewsBusted, Episode 11/21/08

NewsBusters is a conservative news and comedy website. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt above.

Here's How Obama Got Elected

KC sent me a link to the website mentioned below, which triggered this article. He described the link as "'Obaminites' interviewed, the products of our public schools."

This article will demonstrate that the assertion made by some that the mainstream media influenced the election of Barack Obama is beyond mere speculation or sour grapes. It is evidence to back up the fact that the media directly influenced and altered the outcome of this year's presidential election. They essentially unduly interfered in the Democratic process.

John Ziegler on his website, "HowObamaGotElected.com" writes, “On November 4th, 2008 millions of Americans were shocked that a man of Barack Obama's limited experience, extreme liberal positions and radical political alliances could be elected President of the United States. For many of these Americans, the explanation was rather simple... the news media, completely enamored with Obama, simply refused to do their job.

“On Election day twelve Obama voters were interviewed extensively right after they voted to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign. These voters were chosen for their apparent intelligence/verbal abilities and willingness to express their opinions to a large audience. The rather shocking video below seeks to provide some insight into which information broke through the news media clutter and which did not.”

THE VIDEO

Here is the John Ziegler video which can be found on www.HowObamaGotElected.com. This is a documentary showing twelve people, who admitted they voted for Obama. They were asked the same series of twelve questions to determine how well they knew the political environment in which they voted.

How Obama Got Elected... Interviews With Obama Voters



ZOGBY POLL: ALMOST NO OBAMA VOTERS ACE ELECTION TEST

John Ziegler then commissioned Zogby to run a scientific poll for him of over 500 persons who voted for Obama. He then compared the results and to the video he did on Election Day of some of the typical voters who voted for Barack Hussein Obama.

Here are some of the results from the very enlightening Zogby poll.

512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

71.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance y guessing).

And yet.....

Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes

Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter

And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!

Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.

Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)

CONCLUSION

Ziegler concludes that the Zogby survey found that most Obama voters remembered negative coverage of McCain/Palin statements but struggled to correctly answer questions about coverage associated with Obama/Biden. Why is this? Ziegler concludes that it is primarily because of the media’s "scandalous and the mainstream media’s malpractice." I would add that the media’s deliberate and deep seated bias and manipulation of its election coverage was slanted almost exclusively in favor of the Obama/Biden ticket.