Birther Soldier Fired From His Civilian Defense Contracting Job

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Washington Independent

By David Weigel 7/15/09 3:00 PM

According to Orly Taitz, the attorney for Maj. Stefan F. Cook, the reservist who has asked not to be sent to Afghanistan unless President Barack Obama provides more proof of his American citizenship has been fired from his job. In Taitz’s application for injunction, she recounts what happened after the Department of Defense revoked its request to Cook.

Plaintiff Major Cook called his civilian boss, the CEO of Simtech, Inc. … The CEO of Simtech, Inc., Larry Grice, explained to Plaintiff over a series of four conversations within the next two hours, that he had been terminated. Grice told the Plaintiff that he would no longer be welcome in his former position at SOCOM but that Grice wanted to see whether he could find something within the company (Simtech, Inc.) for Cook. The upshot was that at this time Grice did not have anything for Plaintiff to do. Grice told Plaintiff, in essence, that the situation had become “nutty and crazy”, and that Plaintiff would no longer be able to work at his old position.

I’ve asked Cook to confirm all of this.

UPDATE: Cook emailed me and said that Taitz’s account was “correct.” He’s been fired.


Read more: http://washingtonindependent.com/51177/birther-soldier-fired-from-his-civilian-defense-contracting-job

[angstlessk]

1. but, but, but....these people believe in the owners right to fire for no reason

NOW they need a reason?

[tsuki]

9. If his security clearance was pulled, that is sufficient reason. Remember,

everything changed after 911.

[angstlessk]

19. ah, yes, disloyal citizens no longer get security clearance

what an idea!

[tsuki]

63. Disloyalty may be a part of it, but stability is another part. This guy

is not stable, cannot be trusted.

[BAPhill]

30. This is true.

Job requires a clearance and you lose it...no job!

[jhrobbins]

44. No, no, no - they have the right to fire Democrats, liberals, queers, and

other 'undesirables, but never Republican conservatives. God forbid what that would mean.

[Bolo Boffin]

2. More ammunition in the eventual lawsuit of Cook against Taitz.

There is the equivalent of malpractice for lawyers, isn't there?

[jberryhill]

17. Oh hell yeah /nt

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Simtech CEO is correct on the move

Birfers definetely needs to be fired from their jobs and focused on trying to debunk Obama's citizenship to keep us DU'ers laughing.

Hawkeye-X

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Yep.

[caseymoz]

74. The actual problem was they demanded to see his REAL ID card.

Not those phony substitute things HR gives out when they are not sure you actually have a security clearance.

And to get a real one of those, he has to present his Birth Certificate . . .

[JayMusgrove]

4. Maybe he can get a job cleaning a swimming pool club around Philly

They are so dumb and racist that they probably also think Obama is a non-citizen.

[niceypoo]

23. He needs to sit in a military prison

for a few years. What is the usual means of handling something like this?

[high density]

5. Yet another job Obama is creating.

:thumbsup:

[Bolo Boffin]

6. This schmuck VOLUNTEERED to go to Afghanistan!!!

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/777472.html

Earlier today, Quon said Cook submitted a formal written request to Human Resources Command-St. Louis on May 8, 2009 volunteering to serve one year in Afghanistan with Special Operations Command, U.S. Army Central Command, beginning July 15, 2009. The soldier's orders were issued on June 9, Quon said.

"A reserve soldier who volunteers for an active duty tour may ask for a revocation of orders up until the day he is scheduled to report for active duty," Quon said.

He volunteered so he could cry about Obama ordering him to Afghanistan? WTF?

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Gee..what a surprise.. The entire thing was a setup for media attention.....

:crazy: :silly: :wtf:

[Vincardog]

28. DING DING DING We have a winner. Note to RW Wackos be careful what you ask for

You may make it too difficult to ignore your insanity.

[whopis01]

52. It is all a setup

Yeah. He volunteered then had his lawyer file for an injunction to prevent hi
from being deployed then asked that his deployment be revoked. Since this was all within a day it was revoked as per volunteer rules. Then his lawyer claimed it was a victory and that the military had turned against Obama. She then muttered some stuff about how she would have to travel around the country to do this for other soldiers until Obama is removed.

[texastoast]

61. Rove is giving orders again

That's what my money says.

[jberryhill]

59. I'm tellin' you, Bolo....

You'd LERVE going deep into the birfers. They are more fun than "the other folks".

[DissedByBush]

65. It is not the first time someone manufactured standing n/t

[GodDamLiberal]

10. Is he looking

to become joe the plumber's new sidekick?

[Bonhomme Richard]

12. Bingo! n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

11. Another victim of the Obama economy ;)

Well now there is room for somebody to be hired in his place. Maybe Sinclair Broadcasting will hire Cook for a few weeks before they file bankruptcy.

[Geek_Girl]

37. oooo is Sinclair really filing for Bankruptcy?

I remember the whole boycott thing back into 2004 over the "swift boats".

[MidwestTransplant]

67. That's the word

[Bette Noir]

13. Ha, ha.

[sfwriter]

14. And next, a new posting at Leavenworth...

[Ian David]

15. Being stupid is supposed to hurt. n/t

[wroberts189]

16. I hear Walmart is hiring. nt

[LoKnLoD]

18. Maybe...

Maybe Orly Taitz needs a clerk? There's an option for him.

[PatGund]

29. She's got a new law clerk....

And he's a doozy. Dr. Charles Lincoln III. Major ties to the "Sovereign Citizens" and "Tax Evasion" movements, runs a website advertising quasi-legal "debt relief", (URL is the motto of the Confederate States of America .us)

Convicted felon, served jail time for bank fraud and tax evasion. Disbarred in Florida and California, forced to give up his license to practice law in Texas.

And THAT's Orly's new "law clerk". (Actually many people are suspecting he's now writing her legal stuff and she's a sockpuppet for him)

[RobertSeattle]

20. Who hires an attorney whose email account is at yahoo.com?

Orly Taitz seems like a real nutball.

[PSzymeczek]

22. Orly's "law degree"

is from William Howard Taft University, an online-ONLY instution that is not accredited by the ABA.
http://acandidworld.net/2009/03/13/turnabout-is-obama-denialist-orly-taitz-really-a-lawyer-will-she-be-for-long/

[DeSwiss]

26. Thanks for the link!

Check out what I found there:



:rofl:

[Starry Messenger]

42. OMFG.

:rofl: Oh Noes, I'm crying with laughter. It's like an xkcd cartoon!

[DeSwiss]

73. Ahh yes, xkcd....

...I've found much of my life in their stick cartoons.

[harmonicon]

34. ooh... that wily Taft still at it from beyond the grave!!

(Taft was an alien)

[caseymoz]

70. "I'm gonna get myself a cheap lawyer." nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. According to WorldNutDaily, Taitz is a "fierce blonde"...

and quite the Renaissance woman. (But is she really a lawyer?)

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94377



I say she get her ass back to Moldova and help capitalism take root. According to "The Geography of Bliss," which I just finished reading, it's a pretty miserable fuckin' place.

[madrchsod]

35. love the raccoon eyes......

[TankLV]

38. Good god - I personally know DRAG QUEENS who use less makeup!!!

and use makeup BETTER!!!

[DebbieCDC]

87. Oh that's priceless

:rofl:

[Historic NY]

62. The carpet doesn't match the drapes, so how fierce is she.

[damntexdem]

21. Nyah, nyah, nyah.

His goose is Cooked.

[rasputin1952]

24. I saw this when it first popped up, and readily admit I really did

Laugh Out Loud...:D

From what I can gather, Cook and Taitz set this whole thing up as a media "event", and now that several aspects of the Defense Department have gotten involved, Cook lost just about everything.

In some incomprehensible way, to the sane at least, Cook and Taitz figured this would somehow "force" the president out of office...even though almost everyone who first supported BC investigations long ago gave it up as ridiculous. For this orchestrated effort Taitz sealed reputation as a legal hack...but the real loser, as it should be is Cook.

Lost his security clearances.

Lost his job because it required security clearance, (and will no get another job above janitor, if that, in anything Defense works with.)

Lost all credibility with the Army.

Lost any sense of dignity he might have had.

Lost any respect from sane friends and members of his community.

He may lose his house, car, boat or anything he may own, because he won't get a decent job to pay for them.



What has he gained?

Notoriety: Nothing like being a national focal point for soldiers calling him a coward and a traitor; and a couple of insane RWnuts who will somehow find Cook as a "hero"...:wtf:

This is part of the learning experience of anyone who has ever heard the adage, "choose your battles wisely", something he must have missed while climbing the ladder in the military heirarchy...;)


As a vet, I feel obligated to publicly call this man a coward and a traitor...:patriot:

[humbled_opinion]

31. No doubt the Right will be calling for

Investigations and comparing this to Valerie Plame..... LOL...

[rasputin1952]

32. From what I saw earlier...FR is already going whacko...

and somehow, this is seen as a "victory" of some sort...:eyes:

I have to wonder if this guy has reached the "holy shit!" moment yet...:rofl:

[Ahpook]

36. Ahh, fuck them

Their game is so fucking transparent lately. We should all know they would come out saying such garbage.

They are the most pathetic bastards on this earth. Thankfully, a small and shrinking minority.

[rasputin1952]

40. Shrinking dramatically...

:D

I rarely go over there, and only when a link comes up...the site is a nightmare.

[Ahpook]

56. Yeah, thing is

they want to start killing shit when backed in a corner. That seems to be the only answer they have for anything?

The rest of the world is quite aware of what is happening in America. The lies about health care, pointless war, torture and the apparent acceptance of it..Shit, we can go on?

The fucking idiots in this country keep on and on while working some shitty job 70 hours a week for scratch.

Corruption happens in the hands of power, I get that. What I will never get is the citizens laying down and taking it up the rear.

I like Obama, but the game is big. I hope things can change, but it is going to have to start with our media?

On edit: Just a random rant:) What a mess, America

[rasputin1952]

58. Good rant...

:hi:

I am the first to say there is work to be done. The media is corporate owned, it's all about "celebrity".

The GOP...all they have is fear, and people are sick of being terrorized by them...but slkowly things will change, it is very rare that things happen quickly in politics...and that's a good thing, I've seen some really crappy legislation in my time, most of it done relatively quickly.

When the average worker complain about millionaires getting taxed...for their (the workers) benefit no less!...there are serious problems.

[jhrobbins]

45. I was thinking the same thing-the conservative world, actually the

real RW conservative world is crumbling like a sand castle. Moderate Republicans had better take heed and flee that sinking ship.

[Justess]

86. Hey, jhrobbins....

I like your signature! :thumbsup: In fact, I'm wearing a t-shirt right now with that very Gandhi quote - my favorite.

Peace &

Justess

[jhrobbins]

88. thanks

[kestrel91316]

33. My prediction: Palin/Cook in 2012. LOL

[rasputin1952]

41. LOL...and Joe the Plumber can run the campaign!

:rofl:

[noamnety]

75. with Orly Taitz as the head of the Department of Law. (nt)

[Oilwellian]

76. Ha! Very clever reply!

:D

[Moonwalk]

46. Notoriety is worth more than you think. Just look at where it's gotten Sarah Palin!

I predict Cook will be given a job just like Joe the Plumber. Either on Fox News as a pundit or by some conservative Christian group to go to Afghanistan and convert the poor ignorant natives. Interesting how the Repukes always look after their own, but god forbid they be asked to look after anyone else.

[rasputin1952]

53. Palin...she's an idiot, but she is not "plain"...

this guy is going down as a coward, no redeeming graces...but I concede some goomer somewhere will give him a job...:(

[kskiska]

77. Sort of like Linda Tripp ended up

She was moved to a basement office and given a mundane job. She became radioactive. Even Shrub wouldn't give her a job. Now she's serving up wurst in her German husband's Christmas shop.

[rasputin1952]

82. Yep...Some of these people think they will be some kind of "hero"...

they don't do these things out of a sense of duty, they do it for their "15 minutes of fame", and then flame or smolder out. Cook had this planned out in a strategic sense...his tactics were pathetic, therefore, the strategy failed miserably. (The strategy was flawed as well, since it has been well established that the president is a natural born American citizen.).

I tried to find a pic of this guy, but searches proved fruitless...I'd like to know what he looks like just to satisfy my curiosity. Taitz looks like a loon, and her bio shows me a disturbed individual. If what is written is true, I can see where she would be an ardent foe of Communism...but her experiences appear to have affected her judgment as well. Maybe she too will be selling wursts out of a shack...:D

As for Cook...I figure the "oh shit!" moment has arrived. When i was in the Army, i prized my security clearances...it showed me that I was trusted, that I took to heart what I had pledged to do, defend the Constitution. Without security clearances, Cook's military life is essentially over...some wouldn't trust him to count turnips coming off a truck after what he did. many of those he left in the dust on this had fellow soldiers killed and wounded while this jerk played a political game...that is despicable to anyone in the military.

I for one, am glad he lost that game and i hope he lives the rest of his life in shame, in a shack, alone and miserable.

[Dappleganger]

27. Hey Karma, you're so fine!

[neuvocat]

39. He'll try to be another Joe the Plumber

who has no real job other than piss and moan about his mistreatment on Fox news. He's no Ehren Watada, that's for sure.

[drgonzosghost]

43. Orly Taitz is guilty of treason

Legal Definition

"The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort. This offense is punished with death. By the same article of the Constitution, no person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court."

I can think of no greater comfort to our enemies than to gleefully claim that "we will have no military" as a result of a politically motivated stunt to undermine a sitting president.

I am getting really tired of these bozos, and will pop a champagne bottle when the first one finally gets smacked down.

[chasitynola]

47. You couldn't make this stuff up...

questioning your Commander in Chief? How very American of you.

[Cha]

48. You can question..but it helps if the question

is so fucking stupid.

[Politicalboi]

49. Cook got Cooked

[cindyperry]

50. Good

couldn't happen to a bigger asshole. Deserves nothing less.

[Swede Atlanta]

51. Sorry to be crass but....

I hope he joins the tens of thousands of other Americans living in tent cities or worse. There were many soldiers who thought Bush had (and did) steal the 2000 and 2004 elections but they served their country. They didn't question his position as Idiot in Chief...er. I mean Commander in Chief.

He deserves every ill that befalls him. Sorry, employers are free to fire your ass (Repukes hate unions) for any reason unless it is one of the protected reasons, i.e. race, national origin, etc.

[RollWithIt]

57. Eh, wishing harm on someone is never right, even if they are complete idiots

And of course, this guy is a complete idiot.

What bothers me about this guy is that he appears to have listened to a person who identified themselves as an attorney and then ran them down the path of ruin for their own purposes. That attorney should be disbarred.

[santamargarita]

54. Good, who needs an asshole like that

:puke:

[Wetzelbill]

55. I hate to say it but when you spout crazy things

and you have a job that requires you to have any type of clearance, chances are things are going to end up like this.

[Hippo_Tron]

60. Didn't anyone ever teach Cook to hire an attorney and not a dentist to represent you in court?

[mitchum]

79. In light of the competence she has displayed, I wouldn't even follow her instruction to "spit"

[Historic NY]

64. Orly........wait a minute

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

66. Good

I have no sympathy for this uneducated buffoon and his trashy lawyer.

[Tarheel_Dem]

68. Sadly, he'll be heralded as a rightwing martyr now. I wonder when the book tour begins? (nt)

[Nihil]

81. Shortly after someone teaches him how to write? (n/t)

:shrug:

[caseymoz]

69. It seems even as a president, a black man still needs more authentication than a white one.

Really, I see the ugly face of racism in all this. What if Obama's father had been Irish? Go through same scenario with an Irish father with Obama born in Hawaii? How much "proof" would these idiots demand then? They definitely wouldn't say, "Show us your REAL birth certificate."

This is just what I would call INSANE racism, the kind where people deep in their mid-brain can't accept equality, though they appear to, they keep getting these insane delusions.

[johnaries]

71. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this.

I mean, it's pretty obvious that "dude is nuts!". BUT, who makes the determination that "dude is nuts"?

Which is why we have the whole "jury of peers" situation set up in the Constitution.

HOWEVER, as a member of the military he "took an oath".

HOWEVER, it is established that "just following orders" is not an excuse for performing heinous crimes.

This could be a very interesting case. Comparable to "I can't define it , but I know it when I see it". Which - let's face it - is not a decision but a "cop-out". Seriously, if you can't define it but have to rely on a "gut-check", maybe your gut is extremely wrong and you shouldn't be making such decisions in the first place!

I can't describe Bad Judgments, but I know bad SCOTUS Justices when I see them. Wait! Actually, I can!

Why is it that Conservatives complain so much about "activist Judges making laws from the bench" and yet it is Conservative Judges that keep doing that? I keep seeing Conservative Judges who claim that they support a "literal interpretation" of the Constitution who keep "interpreting" the Constitution whenever it suits them. Honestly, we need a process to impeach SCOTUS judges.

:rant:

[DeSwiss]

80. I wouldn't think it's as involved as that.

He was the one who volunteered himself to go to Afghanistan back in May. All the while knowing exactly who his Commander-in-Chief was. So he can't rightfully claim he's being coerced. And now since the Pentagon has chosen to withdraw his request for deployment, the matter becomes moot.

All except the part about his former job. Well, I guess you could say that's moot too. His security clearance that he needed to work at his former company, is now probably also "moot." The Pentagon can't afford to have disgruntled employees with security clearances, now can they? As you can see, this was not well thought-out. By him nor this so-called attorney he hired. Hell, they're both probably looking for book deals. I mean if Sarah Palin can parlay her idiocy into 7-figures from stupid publishers, who will be selling books that will go unread to the even stupider than themselves, then why not them?

So it's probably a good thing that this guy is not in-charge of soldiers and other people's lives and shit. One can only wonder how he managed to achieve the rank of Major as it is. Personally, I'm just glad to have him out of the Armed Services because I'm not sure he was ever "on our side." Now he can return to his mom's basement and become a cult hero on Free Republic. That's the consolation prize.

And as for the reason that conservatives complain so much about "activist judges" making laws from the bench -- its only when a judge who does that is making a law from the bench that they don't like. There are some others laws made from the bench that we all ended up having to swallow. For eight years (Gore v Bush - 2000) no less.

- And they seemed to like those judge's laws from the bench just fine......

[HughMoran]

72. haha

[47of74]

78. My message to Mr. Cook

[Fluffdaddy]

83. Nice one..........LOL

[Veruca Salt]

84. LOL Cook is a freeper (not kidding):

http://www.freerepublic.com/~roaddog727/

I know I shouldn't laugh but.... :rofl:

on edit: I figured out some of that site and if you click 'In Forum' it will take you to his posts.

[msanthrope]

85. They can pass a hat for him, then....n/t