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07.01.2009 6:01 pm

Missouri Republicans continue to question Obama citizenship

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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JEFFERSON CITY — Two Missouri state representatives today attended meetings conducted by Orly Taitz in which the California dentist questioned the validity of the presidency of Barack Obama.

Taitz alleges that Obama’s birth certificate is illegitimate, and even if it’s not, she says, he can’t be president because his father was Kenyan. She pushed her conspiracy theories and asked for money today at events in St. Charles and Jefferson City. Taitz said the Supreme Court is complicit in “illegal activity” for blocking her attempts to remove Obama from the presidency.

Rep. Cynthia Davis, R- O’Fallon, who has gotten a bit of national attention lately, was at the event in St. Charles, though she said she was just seeking information, according to a Jo Mannies blog post.

Not so for Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar. Emery said he questions Obama’s citizenship and he believes his alleged lack of a legitimate birth certificate ignores the Constitution.

“We’re thumbing our nose at the Constitution,” Emery said. He and Taitz allege that Obama’s certificate of live birth isn’t the same as a birth certificate.

The theory of the false birth certificate has been thoroughly de-bunked by numerous non-partisan groups. But Taitz argues that all of those groups are controlled by Obama.

Speaking to reporters, Emery concluded the issue wasn’t going to go away.

“Whoever is satisfied is satisfied,” he said. “Whoever is not, is not.”

Emery and Davis both chair committees in the Missouri House of Representatives. And they aren’t the only Missouri Republicans to go along with Taitz’ theory. State Rep. Tim Jones, R-Eureka, a lawyer, signed on to Taitz lawsuit about the birth certificate issue, a point Taitz made at her meetings.

At the Jefferson City meeting, she also mentioned Rep. Casey Guernsey, R-Bethany, as a supporter. And Sen. Jim Lembke, R-Lemay, sent a staff member to the St. Charles meeting.

Taitz, who was born in the former Soviet Union, referred to Obama as “King Obama” and the “Messiah” during her talk. She said citizens should form their own grand juries and indict the president.

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250 comments by the same 10 people on an obscure comment blog is not exactly national attention.

No one cares.

— Alferd
8:19 am July 5th, 2009

“Ceptin’ - mine was leavened with humor…”

–If that’s what you believe. More like a beaten and bloodied, old and tired mind[set]. Haven’t read one coherent argument against why the O can’t and won’t reveal his records…only “jokes” and ridicule to try and cover the facts.

— dr-debunk
9:58 am July 6th, 2009

What is even more troubling is that these people are actually elected by Missourians. The problem is “we the people” are so stupid we actually believe this birther non-sense.

— Patrick Moore
11:54 pm July 27th, 2009

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