Call me Dr. Conspiracy
Today is the 161st anniversary of the publication of that classic tale of obsession, Moby Dick, one man against a great white whale, literally a man against a force of nature.
Our own destructive tale of obsession is Orly Taitz against the great black President, Barack Obama. Taitz herself has said of her quest:
My financial, physical and emotional resources are depleted.
Most recently, she hinted that she is having to take money out of her retirement account [link to Taitz web site].
Orly Taitz is set for her great battle this coming Monday. It will be, I think, the first time Taitz has ever tried a case with defense counsel present. Judge Reid is a stickler for the rules. It cannot go well. Ironically, Barack Obama is not even a defendant in this case. Orly may be sunk with the whale not even showing up.
Critics have said that the crew of Capt. Ahab’s ship represented a microcosm of America. Perhaps the birther movement and it’s opponents also represent a microcosm of America—something to muse upon while gazing into the fireplace in a cold winter’s evening.
Ahab lost all but one of his crew, his ship, and eventually his life in his quest. Let’s hope this modern tale ends better.
birfistan itself is a perfect microcosm of the conservative movement.
It was a dark and stormy night.Call me
schlemiel OrlyIshmael.“Let’s hope this modern tale ends better.”
I don’t. Several people in Philly have shouted at me “Orly Taitz is Jewish.” Thanks.
“… on a cold winter’s evening.” Great imagery, Doc!
So …. when Captain Taitz lays bare her chest mortar and bursts her heart’s shell upon it [the whale {Obama}] … how will the Secret Service react?
Perhaps, in Taitz’s mind, if victory eludes her, she will at least have the hope of pursuing Obama forever …..
Dream on, Orlequin.
Bearing in mind your past musing on the links between the taint of birtherism and personal destruction, coupled with general knowledge of the power of habit, obsession, and addiction …. it’s a very faint hope, Doc. Very good of you to hold it out.
The best thing for Taitz would be to fade into obscurity, relative isolation that would force her to discover what (if anything) is left of herself. It’s never to late to stop short of oblivion!
She just posted, rather amusingly:
And I just noticed her “disclaimer”:
Trying to square these two …. uhhh, what “other” writers? Taitz is warning us she isn’t responsible for what she types? LOL!
“I’ll chase him round 9th Circuit, and round the Georgia Administrative Court and round the Kansas Objection Board, and round perdition’s flames before I give him up.”
I always thought Birtherism was the Great White Wail.
Moby Birf or Birfer Dick?
Thomas Brown for the win! Brilliant, sir. If I wore a hat, you wouldn’t know it at the moment.
Doc,
Moby Dick supplies us with a quotation summing up Joseph Farah’s appalling contribution to Yellow Journalism:
“It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him.”
Orly says that she has seven witnesses in addition to the three stooges. I’m guessing Strunk, Daniels, Vogt and Papa. Can’t recall who else has previously testified on her behalf, although the GA transcript would probably tell me.
Won’t she be surprised when they don’t get to testify, or what little testimony they do give is immediately torn to shreds.
Orly’s witnesses in Georgia were:
David Farrar (plaintiff)
Chris Strunk
Susan Daniels
Felicito Papa
Linda Jordan
Douglas Vogt
John Sampson
Orly Taitz
Thanks, Doc!
The Indiana docket shows that a motion to dismiss was filed yesterday in IN. Haven’t seen the documentyet, though I am sure the fine folks at TFB are working on posting it.
Taitz says she filed a motion for default judgment because defendants have not answered here second amended complaint. I assume it’s not operative without the court’s approval.
Didn’t she base the time limits for a response on her idea of when she actually served the defendants? I don’t think Orly has ever managed to serve a defendant, so her estimates of timelines in which to respond are probably miscalculated.
Actually, they have answered (filed on the 18th). In addition, they were given an enlargement of time to answer to today, the 19th. Her claim for default (not gonna happen) is that they lied to the court about service to obtain the enlargement of time.
Doc said… “Judge Reid is a stickler for the rules. It cannot go well. ”
If Judge Reid were indeed a stickler for the rules, this case would have been dismissed long ago and this “trial” would definitely not be taking place, based on the state of the pleadings.
There is not going to be a trial Monday. I think Judge Reid was just sloppy in doing the strike-through on Orly’s POS proposed order. Judge Reid had to strike about 90% of it to get something close to reality. There is an operative motion to dismiss that will have to be ruled upon before getting even close to a “trial”. Regardless, based on Orly’s demeanor on Birther Boyles show yesterday she might have an even more stressful day in Indy Monday.
IIRC, Paul Irey is on the list for Monday.
IANAL, but I she is only declaring default against two defendants, the Elections Commission and the Secretary of State. They were already parties, so new service isn’t required.
See also my new article on this subject:
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2012/10/default-default/
I’m certainly open to this possibility; however, there is not a lot of time between now and Monday.
Well played, sir.
Awesome. 😀
Where would you like your Internet delivered sir? Well done.
I love that image of Moby Dick! I know you got it from Wikipedia but that’s not the one I have in any of my editions. It looks familiar nonetheless, somehow.
Doc somewhat resembles Melville. Hmmm.
It’s from a classic set of illustrations by Shute used beginning in the 1890s. Appeared in several editions, you can still find them, but they are pricey, even in crap condition.
Here’s an active listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOBY-DICK-OR-THE-WHITE-WHALE-by-HERMAN-MELVILLE-1892-ILLUSTRATED-by-SHUTE-/140870595672?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item20cc8ab458
How do you deplete emotional resources?
Apply psychic leeches … either real or figurative.
I see. Cool. Thanks.