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The 16th question: Obama's passport

One wise Las Vegan (he won't let me use his name, but any politician would know who he is and stand in awe) says that in addition to my "15 questions" for President Obama, I should ask a 16th question ... and that question is this: "What passport did Mr. Obama use when he was shuttling between New York, Jakarta, and Karachi?"

Where what he sends to back up the validity of that question. I pass it along to you without comment.

Obama's Passport

While having little interest in getting in the middle of the Obama birth issue, Paul Hollrah over at FSM did so yesterday and believes the issue can be resolved by Obama answering one simple question: What passport did he use when he was shuttling between New York, Jakarta, and Karachi?

So how did a young man who arrived in New York in early June 1981, without the price of a hotel room in his pocket, suddenly come up with the price of a round-the-world trip just a month later? And once he was on a plane, shuttling between New York, Jakarta, and Karachi, what passport was he offering when he passed through Customs and Immigration? The American people not only deserve to have answers to these questions, they must have answers. It makes the debate over Obama's citizenship a rather short and simple one.

Q: Did he travel to Pakistan in 1981, at age 20?

A: Yes, by his own admission.

Q: What passport did he travel under?

A: There are only three possibilities. 1. He traveled with a U.S. passport, 2) He traveled with a British passport, or 3) He traveled with an Indonesian passport.

Q: Is it possible that Obama traveled with a U.S. passport in 1981?

A: No. It is not possible. Pakistan was on the U.S. State Department's "no travel" list in 1981.

Conclusion: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981 he was traveling either with a British passport or an Indonesian passport.

If he was traveling with a British passport that would provide proof that he was born in Kenya on August 4, 1961, not in Hawaii as he claims.

And if he was traveling with an Indonesian passport that would tend to prove that he relinquished whatever previous citizenship he held, British or American, prior to being adopted by his Indonesian step-father in 1967.

Whatever the truth of the matter, the American people need to know how he managed to become a "natural born" American citizen between 1981 and 2008. Given the destructive nature of his plans for America, as illustrated by his speech before Congress and the disastrous spending plan he has presented to Congress, the sooner we learn the truth of all this, the better.

Count me in as one of those inquiring minds who'd at least like to know the answers to these easily answered (by Obama) questions.

 

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16 Responses to "The 16th question: Obama's passport"
Interesting, but the wise Las Vegan forgot to include that one can apply for citizenship in some countries through one's father, without having to actually live in said country. In this case, it could have been done through the blood father or step father. One would need to check to see if this practice of obtaining citizenship was permitted by the countries in question, prior to the travel dates. This fact could add several more "Qs" to the above.
Written by: LV Cynic on Wednesday, May. 27, 2009 at 7:55 PM -- Report abuse
"The 16th question" if barry h obama doesn't have anything to hide --then why does he hide? Isn't anyone able to find the definitive answer---? Good article---who is going to be against harry next read----thanks
GOD-COUNTRY-PALIN
Written by: darrell coulter on Wednesday, May. 27, 2009 at 8:33 PM -- Report abuse
Jeez Sherm, do you just print anything anyone tells you with out checking it? Pretty embarrassing for the publisher of the so-called paper of record. I hope your employees are a little more diligent in their fact checking.
What the one wise Las Vegan (as well as the one stupid Las Vegan who posted this blog) neglected to consider is that it WAS possible to travel to Pakistan in 1981 with an American passport. See this article: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/14/travel/lahore-a-survivor-with-a-bittersweet-history.html?sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=5

or better yet, this travel advisory from the State Department: http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/travel/cis/southasia/TA_Pakistan1981.pdf

Maybe you should just stop blogging altogether. You seem to embarrass yourself more with every post. Leave the writing to the real journalists.
Written by: lvb on Wednesday, May. 27, 2009 at 9:54 PM -- Report abuse
If you refuse to think critically, then don't read this blog. Move on, please. Why not ask? Why not tell? What's to hide?
Written by: Sherm on Thursday, May. 28, 2009 at 7:22 AM -- Report abuse
Well, since the RJ has lowered its self to the level of conspiracy theorists......why not take it head on and add a Nevada touch to the whole enchilada?!?!

I hear, froma reliable source, that Obama has ties to aliens at Area 51, and has been in cahoots with them for some time.

The aliens thru vast mind control methods, subliminally planted pro- Obama thoughts in peoples brains......thus the major turn out to his rallies.

Everyone has been chipped, and will continue to support Obama blindly, until the chips are deactivated.

And he has a passport with the Raelian race of aliens, and Obama will be selling out the country and world to a take over by the Raelians (who come for a planet around the Beta Reticuli star), in the near future!!!

We are all doomed to slavery and horrible deaths!!!!

The above is pure fiction, however, the republican party is welcome to use my theory in their continuing fear mongering, and let John Ensign be the one to break this little story, since he's big on promoting fear!!!
Written by: Bertsos on Thursday, May. 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM -- Report abuse
Mr. Fredericks brings up a good point: If he has nothing to hide, why not just release his birth certificate and answer the passport questions? Then it would be over and done with.
Written by: MannyP on Thursday, May. 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM -- Report abuse
I am a Republican, and even I can see this is going too far. Obama was born in Hawaii, which is in America, to an American mother. Because he was born here, no matter who his parents are, he is an American.

We lost, fairly. Let's concentrate on getting our party back together to win elections rather than make ourselves look ridiculous with rumormongering and fake stories. This just looks desperate. Come on, people! Let's come up with ideas to fix this sorry state!
Written by: Susan on Thursday, May. 28, 2009 at 2:06 PM -- Report abuse
Wow Susan !!!

I applaud your reasonable thnking on this matter!!!

You might want to get involved in the state GOP or even better the national GOP........you might be able to bring some reason to the GOP, and not let Limbaugh, Cheney & Rove bury what's left of the GOP.

I think you might be of great service to the GOP, that is IF Limbaugh allows you to be involved.......he is the BOSS you know ;)
Written by: Bertsos on Thursday, May. 28, 2009 at 5:27 PM -- Report abuse
I, too, agree with Susan the GOP needs to worry about getting the party back together and fixing this state...HOWEVER, since Obama himself had made a big deal about 'transparency,' I do think he should produce a valid BC and stop the rumors. I cannot understand why he's spent so much money to block access to this document. Seems to me where there's smoke, there's fire...O is trying to hide something!
Written by: Justmy.02 on Friday, May. 29, 2009 at 11:34 AM -- Report abuse
Maybe Susan can share with us why she is so sure he was born in Hawaii? Is it because of the phony Photoshop forgery posted on the Obama web site, or because somebody told her? Inquiring minds want to know. Mr Frederick poses a legitimate question. I don't understand how he got elected without proving his citizenship. I can't get a driver's license without proving it. It reminds me of the Star Wars movie, with a slight modification:
Stormtrooper: Let me see your identification.
Obi-Wan: [with a small wave of his hand] You don't need to see his identification.
Stormtrooper: We don't need to see his identification.
Obi-Wan: These aren't the droids you're looking for.
Stormtrooper: These aren't the droids we're looking for.
Obi-Wan: He can go about his business.
Stormtrooper: You can go about your business.
Obi-Wan: Move along.
Stormtrooper: Move along... move along.

I'm still asking who this guy is. The guy that flies around on AF 1, spending trillions of imaginary dollars,firing CEOs of major corporations, and transferring ownership of major corporations into government hands.

Why is his life a secret?
Written by: Dave on Friday, May. 29, 2009 at 3:33 PM -- Report abuse
"If you refuse to think critically, then don't read this blog. Move on, please. Why not ask? Why not tell? What's to hide?"

Sherm, why not ask if the moon is made of green cheese, or if 2+2=4, while you're at it? Because with just a little bit of research you can find the answers to all of these questions yourself.
If you refuse to think critically about what your "wise" little friends tell you and refuse to check your "facts" before you spew them out on this blog, then just don't blog.
Written by: lvb on Friday, May. 29, 2009 at 9:47 PM -- Report abuse
Fifteen viable questions and now a sixteenth..... if Barry O (or his handlers) doesn't have anything to hide.... then why the secrecy.... keep pugging at them Sherm.... by the way are you interested in running against Senator Harry Reed....? sure think you'd make a great candidate....
Written by: Roland .Bell on Sunday, May. 31, 2009 at 1:56 PM -- Report abuse
Where is his college transcripts? How did he get financial backing?
Written by: irdev on Wednesday, Jun. 03, 2009 at 11:48 AM -- Report abuse
"So how did a young man who arrived in New York in early June 1981, without the price of a hotel room in his pocket, suddenly come up with the price of a round-the-world trip just a month later?"

Bingo.
Written by: irdev on Wednesday, Jun. 03, 2009 at 11:49 AM -- Report abuse
Actually, there is only one question we need for OBama to answer, and that is how he will respond to charges of document fraud in violation of federal and state forgery laws?"

THE BIG QUESTION:

"Mr. President. Now that your Press Secretary announced to the nation that you are responsible for posting on your website what was alleged to be a copy of your "original birth certificate," and given that we know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the image you posted on the Internet is a total fabrication, and that no such "Certification of Live Birth," document was ever produced by Hawaii, and that by creating and proferring this false identification document you committed felony document fraud, in violation of Chapter 18 of the United States Code, Section 1028, "Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information," THEREFORE, will you do the right thing and voluntarily resign, or will you continue to abuse your Presidential powers and aceess to unlimited funds, including the use of $195 million in unidentified Campaign finances, to fight the release of your vault birth certificate at every opportunity, to violate the Constitutional rights of private US citizens with intimidation and threats of sanctions should they pursue the eligibility issue in court, to stall and delay all pending court cases pending in the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) long enough to get your replacement Justice approved in time to prevent SCOTUS from ruling you ineligible, to forge a perfect-looking long-form birth certificate in case the SCOTUS forces you to show yours, and/or to let your Democrat and RINO buddies block any attempt by Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against you?

Remember, Bill Clinton was impeached for a far lesser offense.
Written by: Polarik on Thursday, Jun. 04, 2009 at 7:35 AM -- Report abuse
You can prove anything if you start off with a false premise.

Q: Is it possible that Obama traveled with a U.S. passport in 1981?

A: No. It is not possible. Pakistan was on the U.S. State Department's "no travel" list in 1981.

That is just the easiest to debunk lie in the whole pile of nonsense. Travel to Pakistan was not banned.

Below is a copy of the official US Travel Advisory for Pakistan for that time frame.

NO. 81-33A
Travel Advisory
Passport Services/Bureau of Consular Affa[irs]
Department of State/Wahington. D.C. 205__AUGUST 17, 1981

TRAVEL TO PAKISTAN

BEFORE TRAVELING TO PAKISTAN, AMERICAN CITIZENS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FOLLO[WING] UPDATED VISA REQUIREMENTS: 30 DAY VISAS ARE AVAILABLE AT PAKISTANI AIRPORTS [FOR] TOURISTS ONLY. AS THESE VISAS ARE RARELY EXTENDED BEYOND THE 30 DAY TIME PER[IOD,] TOURISTS PLANNING TO STAY LONGER SHOULD SECURE VISAS BEFORE COMING TO PAKIS[TAN.]

Source - http://tesibria.typepad.com/whats_your_evidence/2008/08/berg-complainta.html
Written by: Ken Potter on Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009 at 2:04 PM -- Report abuse
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