It’s not Orly Taitz’s meltdown (summarized here), it’s not the faked Kenyan birth certificate she released, it’s not that she sounds like the lost Gabor sister, it’s that she actually tries to argue Obama’s birth announcements were faked. Badly and pretty close to incoherently, but still.
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A lot of people believe in UFOs and all kinds of things. That doesn’t mean “UFOlogists” need to be considered newsworthy.
Someone had to do pre-interview prep of some kind.
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p>The truly sad thing is this won’t put an end to the birther movement.
I can only imagine Jon Stewart’s response to this. His first was priceless as he eviscerated Orly Taitz, the lost Gabor sister, as you rightly noted, last week:
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p>TRANSCRIPT: You know, I think the lost Gabor sister is right. Wait, she’s an attorney, a dentist, and a real estate agent. Are you looking to have a botched root canal, sue for damages, and then use the settlement money to buy the house of your dreams? If so, you can call me, Orly Taitz, your one-stop shop for all things tooth, legal, and shelter related.
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p>Ms. Taitz is substantially demented, but she is a lot of fun.
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Okay, I admit, I’ve been procrastinating today… I took a look at the filing in which Ms. Taitz put the so-called “Kenyan birth certificate” before the Court. She dated the document August 1, 2009, and then wrote: “Lughnasadh/LaLunasa.” (The filing is available on the CM/ECF website–you need a password to access it. The case number is 09-82, in the Central District of California).
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p>What could this mean? I wondered. Well, according to Wikipedia, Lughnasadh was an ancient Irish festival held on Aug. 1, which today is “observed by Neopagans in various forms” as well as by Celtic Reconstructionists and Wiccans. “La Lunasa” is also apparently the name Celtic Reconstructionists use to refer to the holiday.
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p>Has anyone seen reports suggesting that Orly Taitz is a pagan, or a Wiccan, or something? Not that it matters, I suppose, but it is just another oddity in this odd woman’s story. Also, I wonder whether her followers, who it seems to me are motivated to some extent by racial animus, would be pleased to learn that their leader practiced a non-mainstream religion.
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p>TedF
Orly Taitz certainly comes off as a kook here. However, David Shuster’s performance wasn’t so great either. Interviewers can elicit craziness from guests without getting into a shout fest. And some of the “hard-hitting” questions weren’t going to shed any light. For example, what is the use of asking why Ann Coulter thinks she’s misguided? What’s she going to say? “I think Coulter’s misguided too.” “Oh, well, if Ann Coulter disagrees with me, I must be wrong. Sorry.”
… you comment much lately. Vacation? Everything copacetic?
And I’m grateful that I missed the Crowley-Gates discussions. I finally had a chance to read Love in the Time of Cholera. Wonderful book.
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p>Thanks for asking.
my sister gave it to me to read and I really enjoyed it.