My mother, Obama Mama of the highest order, political activist, and Hawaii resident, alerted me yesterday to the fact that that bigot Andy Martin and his team of dirt diggers are about to touch down in Honolulu. Their mission? To try and dig up dirt on Obama's teen years in Hawaii. From PR-inside.com:
(NEW YORK)(September 23, 2008) Andy Martin has an invitation for those who want to join in the effort to research and investigate the "Lost Obama." "Join me in Hawaii." Martin will lead a research team in Hawaii October 15-22.
"We have a plethora of leads for Obama in Hawaii, and we have numerous stories with a Hawaii angle," says Martin. "We have been forced to do the job the mainstream media refuse to do. The Internet rules!
"ContrarianCommentary.com is making available free participation in this research expedition. We are not collecting a penny from anyone. People who want to join us and share the research effort can make their own travel arrangements and hotel accomodations in Hawaii.
"We will link up on October 15th, and break up on the 22nd. We will have a full week to do in-depth investigation and reporting.
"It is strange that the media have ignored Obama's Hawaii years. How many stories have you seen on his formative period? Virtually none. Obama was not shaped by Chicago; he pitched up there as an adult. 'Barry O' was shaped by his unconventional family in Hawaii.
I don't know about you but I am already laughing.
Laughing that at this late stage in the game, the McCain team appears to be desperately grasping at straws.
Laughing that a man who had his admission to the Illinois bar blocked for being a nutjob, who spent time in a Florida jail for getting into a "physical altercation," and who is a known anti-Semite is in charge of digging up dirt on Obama.
Laughing that apparently they haven't read Dreams From My Father where Obama is very candid about the partying he did as a teenager. Note to Andy Martin: The reason why the media isn't covering it is because it's a non-starter. It's been done.
Laughing that teenagers who party is even an issue. My teenage shenanigans instantly disqualify me from ever being president if that's the case.
Laughing that Martin is expecting to find out anything in Honolulu, a city governed by a Democratic, Harvard-educated mayor. Who also happens to be Samoan. And if you are from Hawaii you know what I mean. (wink, nudge)
Mufi Hanneman, Mayor of Honolulu
"Join me in Hawaii??" I think this is a ploy at getting Andy Martin a tropical vacation.
What might Andy Martin discover in Honolulu in 2008 about Barack Obama who grew up there decades earlier? Perhaps they will go to the hospital where he was born and look up his birth certificate. The birth certificate that looks just like mine because I was born in that same hospital. Note to Andy Martin: You're working for the presidential candidate who wasn't born in the United States, remember? And despite being born on a Naval base and being a POW blahblahblah some people think Mr. Maverick isn't very patriotic.
He might also take a walk through the school that Barack Obama attended. Punahou School was started as a Christian Missionary school in the 1800's. It's now the largest private school west of the Rockies and one of the finest schools in the United States. Students attend chapel once a week, participate in Easter and Christmas pageants and they are the highlight of the school year. How do I know? I went to that school, too. Note to Andy Martin: If you want to know more about Punahou, why not ask some of its alumni. People like: Steve Case, Pierre Omidyar, Michelle Wie, hey or even Kelly Preston and Carrie Ann Inaba!
Maybe he'll drive past the apartment building in Makiki (that hotbed of terrorism) where Obama grew up with his "unconventional" family. Note to Andy Martin: You say that like it's a bad thing. I'd love for you to say that to Obama's grandmother's face. And for everyone person in the United States that was raised by their grandparents or in a family that included step-parents, allow me to say: STFU.
Andy, Your basis for spreading the lie that Obama is an Arab or a Muslim is based on the fact that he lived in a Muslim country when he was a six-year-old boy with a step-father who was, by all accounts, not a devout Muslim. I challenge anyone to prove to me that Obama is a Muslim with primary source information, not something overheard on right-wing radio or read on a right-wing website. Note to Andy Martin: Those who think Obama is a Muslim aren't used to using their brains very much.
Lastly Andy Martin, you and your team might want to start your dirt-digging in Papakolea or maybe in Waianae. No really, just walk around and start asking questions of anyone you see. I'm sure the folks there will be very receptive to a racist white guy asking nosy questions about Hawaii's native son.
—Stefania Pomponi Butler
Dig away, you freaks. And I love the coded "unconventional family." Is there a conventional family somewhere? I haven't met them yet. Just when I think I have it turns out that dad used to be mom or mom worked her way through school in oh-so-interesting ways. We are all unconventional and we are all wonderful.
Posted by: Kristin | October 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Oh, *wiping tears from eyes*...YES, Andy Martin, take your haole self and nosy, pointless questions to WAIANAE!!! Just walk up to anyone's front door, knock, and they'll be able to straighten you right out.
ROTFLMAO
Posted by: cynematic | October 14, 2008 at 10:08 AM
So...he's admitting he perceives Obama as a sort of Messiah figure? ;)
Pathetic.
Posted by: Julie Pippert | October 14, 2008 at 10:29 AM
It's beyond ridiculous to claim the stories about Obama's youth are "virtually none" when Obama has written an entire book about his youth, there have been several news stories about it (in mainstream newspapers-- look it up, folks), Obama has living friends and relatives who witnessed his youth in Hawaii who have commented on it in public, and the Democratic Party did a big ol' video presentation all about it during the DNC.
Who is Barack Obama? An American, that's who. A guy with mixed cultural roots who grew up in a working-class family, pulled himself up by his bootstraps, got himself educated despite long odds, gave back to his community, and is now a successful self-made man.
He's the American dream made flesh. I still don't get why that seems to terrify so many people, but I suspect it has to do with the fact that most of the terrified people not-so-secretly only want the American dream to be accessible to a privileged few.
Posted by: jaelithe | October 14, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Someone in Hawaii should track these guys down and feed them all kinds of tall tales, like about how Young Obama pulled the neighbor islands out of the sea with his mighty fishhook, or wrestled with the Sun to give long enough days for growing crops.
After whipping the Sun, McCain is a piece of cake.
That would give them something to think about.
Posted by: Frank S. | October 14, 2008 at 01:30 PM
John McCain was born at Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. Are you saying that anyone born on an military base is not an American? What an idiot.
Posted by: TheFacts | October 17, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Hey TheFacts, did I say that? Why don't you read the post again. What an idiot.
Posted by: Stefania/CityMama | October 17, 2008 at 01:57 PM
why you guys not let true truths out. Even Martin is an idot as you think, why just let him do what he thinks right? Are you scared? Obama does choose a good time to visit his grandma, and sounded like his grandma will die soon. We will see if it will be true, or just a way he used to go Hawaii to block Martin, what a coincidence!
Posted by: qq | October 21, 2008 at 09:17 AM
You sound scared! I think it is reasonable for anyone for or against Obama to want to know about his past if we are to elect him to the most powerful position in the world. It is fact that he has numerous associations with the Socialist/Marxist type and his current policies are socialist (fits with his prior associations. He will not release his actual birth certificate, he will not release his college info, etc. What makes this scary is that the media is giving him a pass. Do you think for a moment that if McCain or Palin had 4 lawsuits going concerning her citizenship that the Media wouldn't be all over it demanding release of all necessary documents? Why is the media passing on this and why would Obama not just send the $19.95 to the Hawaii dept of health and have the document wired to the Judge instead of the thousands he has paid to his lawyers over the past three months to try to get it dropped and then try to postpone discovery? What is he trying to hide?
If this doesn't bother you, then you should have your head examined! It is not racist or mean spirited. It is extremely important that we have all the data on this guy before we put him in office and unfortunately the media is not even mentioning it!
Posted by: Dave | October 22, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Dave, what does Socialism mean? Or Marxism? I couldn't get to the rest of what you were saying because I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Posted by: cynematic | October 22, 2008 at 06:10 AM
Scared? Give me a break. Racist, bigoted DUMBASSES who want so hard to believe that Obama is a muslim terrorist are the ones who are scared. John McCain is the one who is scared. That's why he has jailbird Andy Martin grasping at any straws he can to try and rescue a sinking (finished, done) campaign. Why doesn't McCain talk about the issues? Oh yeah, because he said himself this campaign isn't about the issues. Nice!!
Posted by: Stefania/CityMama | October 22, 2008 at 07:59 AM
Obama is a liar. Why would you send an army of lawyers to fight lawsuits that are only asking you to produce a certified copy of your birth certificate????
Just pay the 15.00 dollar fee and be done with it. That's what I did when I needed copies of my birth certificate. Prove us wrong barry. Show us the bc and we will go away. He is a liar and he was not born in the USA. Therefore, he cannot be President.
Posted by: Joe | October 23, 2008 at 01:23 AM
You are dumb cunts is what you are. When this story comes out i will be looking for you so we can DISCUSS how wrong you were.
Posted by: lucifer | October 24, 2008 at 09:35 AM
Hey Lucifer, thanks for calling me today. Twice. What's that accent? Southern? Thanks for giving me your phone number so I have that along with your IP address. I tend to respond to folks who leave ignorant comments on our blog to show that we (and I think I speak for A LOT of Americans when I say this) will NOT be intimidated by hateful people like you. How ironic that you said I was "spamming you." How, I wonder? By posting the truth? Look away from this blog if the truth hurts so much. People like you and your pal Joe above you are scared shitless by hope. By change. By Americans overwhelming standing up against racism, bigotry, and hate.
YES WE CAN! AND WE WILL!!
Posted by: Stefania/CityMama | October 24, 2008 at 09:49 AM
Joe, Obama HAS produced a certified copy of his birth certificate. It's posted on the internet in numerous locations. Reporters have looked at it and deemed it authentic.
"Lucifer," we're not afraid of Anglo-Saxon words over here, but, just so you know, your ignorance is showing.
Why don't you two boys go look for Elvis or something? I'm sure it would be a more productive use of your time.
Posted by: jaelithe | October 24, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I just love it when conservatives start spouting the Marxism/Socialism/Communism line. Usually they have absolutely NO clue what that actually means.
We will not be intimidated. Threats, names, whatever. Bring. it. on. You can't shut us up. I, and everyone on this blog, would fight to their dying breath against ignorant racists like these.
Posted by: Lawyer Mama | October 24, 2008 at 10:31 AM
oh, SNAP.
Posted by: lildb | October 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Stefania Pomponi Butler:
THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU
Thanks so much for writing all this down.
My spirits have been lifted.
I've been checking this Andy on the internet and by all accounts, he IS NUTS. I've read somewhere that he has no known source of income and lives on an allowance from Mommy. NOW there's another Wacko in cahoots with him(?), named Berg up here in Pennsylvania, claiming that he won a lawsuit against Obama because Obama didn't reply to the list of allegations starting with the words "I was born in Kenya." Berg claims that since the suit wasn't replied to the by default the list is "true" and that Obama is not an American and must step down.... INSANE stuff!
Worse - People actually believe this stuff!
It's like the crazies are coming out of the woodwork. Bachman calling for 'the media' to investigate members of Democrats for "anti-American IDEAS." The distortions and outright lies. Then of course there's the whole Palin (Dr. Dobson) / McCain show.....
VOTE FOR OBAMA/BIDEN! WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!
Whew! Again thanks.
Posted by: Right Wrong | October 24, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Joe, Obama HAS produced a certified copy of his birth certificate. It's posted on the internet in numerous locations. Reporters have looked at it and deemed it authentic.
Reporters? You are kidding right. Digital experts have examined the posted file and have proven it not only to be a forgery, but not a very good one.
I don't think it is even a little unreasonable that if there is ANY question about the Constitutional qualification of a Presidential candidate, that the 3 prerequisites should be absolutely confirmed. Why on Earth would Obama or anyone else, fight so hard to keep this information from being examined?
Just curious.
Posted by: Boofreakinyah | October 24, 2008 at 11:30 PM
You guys are all screwballs. All have wrong info on Andy Martin. It is simple. When you get a new job and fill out an application or have a resume.. The employer has the right to investigate your claims. We are the People. We want to know and see the evidence of Obama's claims. And, if he is wrong or right. Then we know either way. If Obama turned out wrong, it will be the first time America was side swiped. The Constitution hangs in the balance. He himself said that the Constitution is fundementally wrong. That means all of it. (including who gets to be President of the U.S.) Waiting for Russia to jump in on this election or the next. See ya.
Posted by: jim | November 02, 2008 at 09:05 PM
"Reporters? You are kidding right. Digital experts have examined the posted file and have proven it not only to be a forgery, but not a very good one."
no expert said these were forgeries, only your muddled brain said so. Real experts have verified his birth as well as state of Hawaii verifying it.
go back to finding Elvis will you, how can these idiots be allowed to vote?
Posted by: richCares | November 18, 2008 at 04:43 PM