Obama Swears Twice–AGAIN!

President Barack Obama takes the oath of office during the 56th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When President Obama took his first public inauguration oath in A.D. 2009, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts “accidentally” misread the words of the oath.  Later, Obama took the oath a second time in private with the correct words.

Conspiracy theorists were incensed.  They claimed that, clearly, this was evidence that Obama was taking one oath in public and another in private and that he was therefore occupying two offices, or maybe only the “private” presidency, or maybe . . . .

After a while the two-oath “conspiracy theory” of A.D.2009 disappeared under the tsunami of ongoing news.

But guess what?  The Associated Press reports today that Obama will again take two oaths of office:  one in private and another in public.

The government has an excuse:  ”He’s planning a private oath at the White House on Jan. 20, when the Constitution requires that his second term begin. But since presidential inaugurations are not traditionally on Sundays, his public swearing-in is scheduled Jan. 21.”

The excuse seems plausible.  The show must go on.  For the sake of “show biz” (the Inauguration Ceremony) Obama will take a second oath so all the peons can see him do so on January 21st, even though he “actually” took the oath on the 20th. .

But I am freakin’ amazed.  Again, Obama is taking two oaths of office–one in private; one in public; one on each of two separate days.  I’d very much like to see the exact words taken in his “private” oath of office.

Dayham!

 

Obama’s Eligibility and 3 USC 19

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (Photo credit: acaben)

As I explained previously (“Obama’s Eligibility and the 20th Amendment”), the 20th Amendment (ratified A.D. 1933) to The Constitution of the United States includes three references to a presidential “qualification” process.

This qualification process apparently takes place between the time when a presidential candidate is elected (last November 6th) and becomes “President elect” and the date when he is inaugurated (next January 21st) and becomes the President.

The purpose of the qualification procedure is to determine if the man who won the November election is actually qualified and therefore eligible to become the President in January.  If the qualification procedure determines the President elect is not qualified to become President, the Vice President will be appointed to take over.

 

Obama’s Eligibility and the 20th Amendment

Jill Biden, Vice President-ELECT Joe Biden, President-ELECT Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama wave to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Between November 6^th, A.D. 2012 (the date of our most recent presidential election) and January 21^st, A.D. 2013 (the date of the next President’s inauguration), Barack H. Obama holds two offices.  During this 75-day period, Mr. Obama is both:

1) the President of the United States (serving from January, A.D. 2009 through January 21^st, A.D. 2013); and,

2) the “President elect” (who will be inaugurated on January 21^st, A.D. 2013 to begin his next, four year term of office.)

The 75-day period between the election and the inauguration allows for a fairly smooth transition whenever a current President is replaced by a newly-elected President.

 

(fictional) Excerpts from Obama’s Victory Speech

Republican Elephant – 3D Icon (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)

“. . . and . . .  in addition to thanking all the Muslims, welfare recipients, ACORN members, government employees and assorted non-productive miscreants who made last night’s victory possible . . . I want to offer my special thanks to the Republican Party elitists who, . . . by dint of sheer determination, ego and corruption . . . ensured that the Grand Ol’ Party did not nominate the people’s choice . . . Ron Paul . . . (who would probably have kicked my ass and offered a glimmer of hope for America) . . . but instead nominated Mitt Romney . . . the one clown in the entire Republican circus  who could be beaten by a black, illegal alien, Muslim communist with a record that makes Nixon look like a choir boy.

“So let’s hear it for the Republican elitists.  I couldn’t have been reelected without their support!”

 

A Special Message for Undecided White Voters from Chris Rock

Chris Rock (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vote for the whitest guy in the race.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDxOSjgl5Z4&feature=player_embedded

 

My Feelings Exactly

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OjrthOPLAKM

If you think it’s bad now, just wait until after the election.

 

Israel Bombs Obama?

The “Odd Couple”.  President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver a press conference.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The following email describes warnings from an unnamed American minister in Israel.  The email is alarming but unverifiable.  It might be a hoax.  

Even so, the email caused me to ask an intriguing question:  What do you suppose Israel fears more–a nuclear-armed Iran–or a US president who is openly supportive of Muslims?  

This question inspired a fascinating hypothesis.  Could Israel bomb Iran, in part, for the purpose of  causing Obama to lose this November’s election?

I’ll explain that hypothesis in a moment, but first, here’s the email, as written:

“Something is coming.

“I don’t know if you follow such things but…

“My brother and his family live in Jerusalem – he is a minister – and a former Navy SEAL – his office is close to one of Israel’s largest underground military bases.

“He called to tell me that he is sending his family back to the US immediately due to what he is seeing happen within the last week and what he is being told by his military contacts in both the Israel and US military.

“He said he is seeing with his own eyes military movements the likes of which he has never seen in his 20+ years in Israel.

 

Changing Times

Obama-Romney

I remember back in A.D. 1960, when John F. Kennedy was running for the presidency, there was some some genuine concern that, being a Catholic, JFK might take orders from the Pope rather than the US Constitution and/or the American people.  In retrospect, that concern seems silly.

Still, it was a “sign of the times” that America’s Protestant majority had some serious doubts about electing a Catholic (OMG!) to the presidency.

This November, voters will have a chance to choose between electing a Mormon fascist and a Muslim communist.  Unlike A.D. 1960, no one seems particularly concerned.  But, is that indifference a welcome sign that we’ve become a religiously tolerant people–or does it signal just how far America has strayed from God?

Whatever this year’s election signals, it surely shows that this country has changed dramatically, almost inconceivably, in the last 50 years.  Who could’ve imagined this election just ten years ago?

We’ve come a wrong way, baby!

 

Is He In, or Is He Out?

Speaking about last Saturday’s Iowa Republican convention, National Public Radio (NPR) reported,

Ron Paul at the 2007 National Right to Life Convention, (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 ”If Saturday’s convention is any indication, Mitt Romney may not be in for smooth sailing at this summer’s national convention in Florida.

“Why the rancor in Iowa? Many longtime party activists say supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul are taking over and that tone continued throughout the day. Paul backers will make up all but a handful of Iowa’s 28 delegates going to Tampa.

“Of the 25 delegates up for a vote at the convention, 21 support Paul. They are unbound, meaning they can vote for whomever they choose at the national convention.”

Will someone please help me understand?  Is Ron Paul still competing for the Republican nomination for President, or has he dropped out of the race?

I’m a semi-intelligent, semi-informed individual.  I follow the news every day.  But somehow, despite Rand Paul’s assertion that Romney has won the nomination, I have not heard a definitive declaration that Ron Paul has stopped running.

So, if any of you know, please tell me–is Ron in or is he out?

 

Krauthammer: Obama Guilty of “Out-and-Out Lawlessness”

Fox News channel store in the airport (Photo credit: ario_)

Fox News syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer calls a spade a spade.

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http://times247.com/24-7-videos/krauthammer-obama-guilty-of-out-and-out-lawlessness

Here’s another video in Obama’s own words from A.D. 2008 and A.D. 2011.   He admits that he intends to act “wherever possible” without congressional authority to do so.   Obama’s own words support Krauthammer’s assessment.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0D_nkOI4gU&feature=player_embedded