Obama Birther Courtroom Update - good for a chuckle

[grahamhgreen]

From Jay Bookman of the AJC earlier today:

"Missives from the land of the birthers

10:27 am January 26, 2012, by Jay

I’m in the courtroom of Judge Michael Malihi, awaiting arguments in a case attempting to remove Barack Obama from the 2012 Georgia presidential ballot.

Roughly 100 people are in the courtroom, most of them older white Americans. The conversations are thick with various birthed theories being bandied about.

Dressed tastefully in black and wearing a pearl choker, The redoubtable Orly Taitz swept in a few minutes ago, making a star’s entrance amid whispers of “look, there she is!”...........


"Ms. Taitz is now going through her witness list. She has alleged so far that Obama’s name is not Obama but Soetero, and thus cannot be listed as Obama on the ballot. Her evidence is a school log from Indonesia listing a Barack Soetero.

She further alleges that his SSI number is fraudulent, stolen from somebody in Connecticut.

Frankly, she’s easily the worst lawyer I have ever seen in a courtroom. The judge has had to repeatedly admonish her for failing the most basic of courtroom procedures. Early in her presentation, she turned her back on the judge to address the audience instead. The judge told her to speak to the bench, not her crowd of admirers.

We are now being treated to “expert” testimony and “evidence” that the Hawaii birth certificate is a fraud.

Surreal.....


Attorneys for two previous plaintiffs argued the “natural citizenship” angle, introducing Obama’s books as evidence that his father was not a citizen. The theory is that you cannot be a natural-born citizen unless you were born here and BOTH parents were citizens.

One of the attorneys was state Rep. Mark Hatfield, Republican from Waycross. He asked the judge tobuild Obama and his attorneys in contempt for refusing to appear. Another attorney accused Obama of contempt “not just for this court but for the whole judicial branch.”

The judge cut short that rant.

Judging from his body language, Malihi is not happy to be here. But maybe that’s just me.


Her current witness is laying out the grounds upon which Barack Obama could be arrested and deported for falsely claiming US citizenship......


Excellent. The judge asked Taitz to give her closing argument. In the middle of doing so, she decided to turn into her own witness and sat in the witness chair to give testimony

The judge finally stopped her.....


The hearing has ended with closing arguments by Taitz. No rulings issued, no notice of when a decision or other action might be taken.....




LINK - http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/01/26/missives-from-the-land-of-the-birthers/?cp=2

[madaboutharry]

1. The judge should rule that Taitz is insane

and order the bailiff to take her into custody for a psychiatric evaluation.

[hifiguy]

7. People have been committed to the loony bin for less. nt

[mistertrickster]

2. Thanks for keeping us posted. nt

[gateley]

3. I thought Taitz had disappeared. The hate made her rise from the ashes. nt

[southernyankeebelle]

11. They should take her citizenship papers away from her and send her back to where

she came from. This woman is a cancer on the courts. When are they going to start really prosecuting her and giving her a heavy fine?

[gratuitous]

4. What a nincompoop

I believe Ms. Taitz was earlier this week extolling the virtues of Judge Malihi, his wisdom and jurisprudence. I'm guessing that after the judge issues his ruling, Ms. Taitz won't be quite so enamored.

[Turbineguy]

5. An interesting paragraph in the Judge's memiors

as part of the chapter called "Crazy Trials".

[rhett o rick]

6. k&r

[Tx4obama]

8. Here's a post from 'yesterday' with copy of GA Dem Party statement and LETTER from Obama's attorney

Copy of statement and letter re Georgia election ballot challenge filed against Pres Obama
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12515342

[powergirl]

9. Why does this woman still have a law license?

How many times does she need to be sanctioned. Does it bother her that John McCain was born in Panama?

[southernyankeebelle]

13. He was born to a father who was in the military and both parents are US citizens. Now

my mother was born in Italy and she finally got her US citizenship as soon as she could. My older brother was born to my mother before she received her citizenship in her bedroom at home in Italy. My dad was a soldier. When my brother became of age he could choose what nationality he wanted. My dad didn't give him a choice. He picked american (of course he wanted it to be that). My brother was born in a private home not on a military base.

[tanyev]

10. When she's her own witness, she lets the voices in her head do the questioning.

[grahamhgreen]

12. Seriously!

[trof]

14. There was a similar suit in Alabama.

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Judge tossed it.
But she's a black female, so she's obviously prejudiced.

[Monk06]

15. She sits in the witness chair during her closing arguments. Did she declare herself an expert

witness? Did she plan to cross examine herself in order to impeach
her own testimony? Does she think judges are mere spectators in
her warped Judeao/Molodovan/Latvian view of American Jurisprudence.

Past time for her to be disbarred and enjoined against any further
lawsuits in any court in any state or on any planet.

Hell they disbarred F Lee Bailey and he was actually a brilliant trial
lawyer and yet the dentist from Mission Viejo gets to turn every
court in the country into her own judge Judy reality show. Without
the realty.

I have given up wondering why this deranged middle class housewife
continues to be allowed to speak out loud in any courtroom. She should
be enjoined from every district court in the country for judicial abuse.