If I were to sum up the significant events for birthers in 2014, I could end the article right now. 2014 is notable for it’s emptiness. So to fill up some space, I’ll talk about some of what they didn’t accomplish in 2014.
[Since this is being published a week before the end of the year, it may be updated.]
Cold Case Posse
Great expectations of some great release of information from the Cold Case Posse to occur in March of 2014 flew around the birthersphere, but the so-called “March reveal” never happened. In the wake of that disappointment, Posse video guy Mark Gillar Tweeted in April: “Between now and the midterms, shocking revelations will be brought forward by Sheriff Joe.” In June, pop singer and birther activist, and Cold Case Posse confidant Pat Boone pinned the time frame down even closer when he went on the record saying to Alan Colmes that the evidence that Obama’s birth certificate, the smoking gun, would be released by September. In July, Zullo spokesperson Carl Gallups said: “Been talking to Mike Zullo. Both the birth certificate and criminal investigations are still ongoing. Sheriff Arpaio is getting close to holding the press conference.” Expectations ran high for something before the November elections. Nothing happened.
In the meantime, local news media in Phoenix tackled Mike Zullo over a $10,000 gift from a source in his investigation. Add to that: the Cold Case Posse web site went dark for the Winter Solstice. Despite birther predictions, no anti-birther has offered to assist the Posse or to obtains its protection.
And to top it all off, Obama Conspiracy Theories ran a series of articles by former Cold Case Posse member Brian Reilly, castigating Zullo for unprofessionalism and erratic behavior.
Joe Arpaio
It wasn’t a progress-filled year for Joe Arpaio either. A recent court decision required Arizona to issue drivers licenses to undocumented persons with deferred action. A number of other anti-immigrant statutes in Arizona have been overturned, and Arpaio himself has said that his department no longer raids work places to find immigrants fake ID’s. Arpaio’s own lawsuit against Obama was dismissed by a federal judge. Just a few more items of bad news for Arpaio:
- Arpaio facing contempt of court citation from Judge Snow
- Arpaio’s attorney moved to withdraw from the case due to ethical reasons
- Case of child molestation found in the Sheriff’s Office
- Sheriff’s human smuggling unit found shaking down undocumented persons
- Arpaio paid money to Seattle scammer Dennis Montgomery
- Chinese spy found in Arpaio’s office after being given access to sensitive information
- Sheriff’s department lost track of a number of military grade weapons and was kicked out of the federal equipment sharing program
- Court-appointed monitor says Sheriff’s Office was conducting unprofessional interrogations
- “The Joe Show” documentary aired on national television, showing Arpaio’s milking of the birther issue for cash
- Former Deputy Chief Brian Sands said Arpaio had no evidence that Obama’s birth certificate was a fake in a tell-some book and generally exposed rampant unprofessionalism in the Department
Orly Taitz
- Orly Taitz was not elected California Attorney General
- Taitz web site hacked/infected multiple times during the year
- Taitz lost the Colvin case
- Orly Taitz was the victim of Identity Theft—somebody got her social-security number (bless her heart)
- No decision in Taitz v. Mississippi Democrat Party
- No decision in Taitz v. Johnson
Miscellaneous
- The Obama book by Phil Berg didn’t come out
- Birther Report went down due to 3rd-party advertising malware
- Obama smear author Dinesh D’Souza pled guilty to campaign law violations
- Stock market hit an all-time high, 11 months after Jerome Corsi warned investors to get out
- Alabama Supreme Court denied appeal in McInnish v. Chapman
- US Supreme Court refused to hear McInnish case
- US Supreme Court refused to hear Rudy v. Lee (amicus brief by Herb Titus)
- Birther Report did not move to a private server, even though they collected money for it
- Loretta Fuddy’s death ruled accidental
- Michael Shrimpton found guilty of “communicating false information” and was ordered to undergo psychiatric examination
- Birther attorney Van R. Irion lost bid to become a Tennessee judge
- Doug Vogt’s book “From Forgery to Treason” not published
- Birther-friendly congressman Steve Stockman not re-elected
- Doug Vogt loses birther lawsuit in Washington State and at Supreme Court
- H. Brooke Paige looses eligibility lawsuit at the Supreme Court
- Thomas Lamb lost eligibility lawsuit before the Alaska Supreme Court
- Walter Fitzpatrick III jailed for 3 years
- Robert Laity Supreme Court appeal denied
- Operation American Spring fizzled
- Birther cop was relieved of duty in Ferguson, MO
- Fair v Walker lawsuit fails
- Obama didn’t start World War III to hide his birth certificate
- Birther and SovCit Brent Douglas Cole jailed in shooting of highway patrol officer and park ranger
- Congressman Trey Gowdy goes on the record: Obama eligible
- Obama didn’t cancel the 2014 elections
- Jill Pryor (opposed by birthers) received federal judgeship
- Supreme Court refused to hear Voeltz appeal
- Liberty Legal Foundation ordered to pay sanctions to the Democratic Party of Tennessee over eligibility lawsuit
- Birther Paul “Jedi Pauly” Guthrie detained in the UK
- Lucas Smith was not extradited to Kenya
- Pete Santilli (nor Mike Volin, nor Mike Zullo) did not jump over the White House fence to confront the President
- Noonan v. Bowen denied review by the California Supreme Court
- No Congressmen express interest in investigating birther claims
- Tom Arnold’s FBI reports yielded no results
- No progress in Christopher Strunk’s New York lawsuit, next hearing in March of 2015
- For the sixth year in a row, neither Dr. Conspiracy, RC nor Foggy were charged, arrested, convicted, or imprisoned for any crime
- Obama still president
My god, it’s full of WIN!!
Merry Christmas to you, Doc, and a Happy New Year!!
I would only add one item:
“For the sixth year in a row, neither Dr. Conspiracy nor Foggy were arrested, convicted, or imprisoned for any crime. Moreover, a good friend of Foggy’s was elected District Attorney in his county.”
Need to now add under “Arpaio” his earth-shattering immigration lawsuit loss just decided Tuesday evening:
http://news.yahoo.com/u-judge-throws-arizona-sheriffs-immigration-suit-against-030104270.html
Just icing on the cake for a very unproductive year for the birther fraternity.
So much fail! =D
EPIC Birther FAIL On All Counts in 2014. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Taitz lost some other cases as well; she just didn’t publicize the results.
Taitz wasn’t disbarred. For her that’s a win.
She ran out of ways to spin getting her ass handed to her, as a victory.
Although not directly birther issues, birthers harped on Benghazi and the IRS, claiming Obama was going to be removed from office:
IRS and Benghazi Scandals Give Birther, Anti-Immigrant Impeach Obama Groups New Legs
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/05/13/irs-and-benghazi-scandals-give-birther-anti-immigrant-impeach-obama-groups-new-legs
The reality? Fail:
House Intel Investigation on Benghazi Clears Administration, Intelligence Community of Wrongdoing
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/393275/house-intel-investigation-benghazi-clears-administration-intelligence-community
and fail:
Darrell Issa’s Report Blows Up In His Face and Destroys The IRS Scandal
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/23/darrell-issas-report-blows-face-destroys-irs-scandal.html
Another misc. fail: Lucas Smith claimed Kenya was trying to extradite him (for treason, IIRC). When pressed to provide any evidence to substantiate his claim, he couldn’t.
Since we are talking about our delightful brethren and that which motivates and drives the “leaders”, I give you the Birfoon Prayer, chanted to the cadence of The Lords Prayer (mostly the King James Version, to keep it fundie)
Our Grift, which art in Internet,
Dollar be its Name…
Thy Bigot Come…. Their hate be Spun…
On Larry as it is on Oily…
Give us this day our Hellish Birfer Bux and Enhance all our Trespasses
As we laugh at those who fall for the Zullo,
For ever and ever,
Any Day Now.
Very nice chronicling of another year of Birther epic fail Doc. Now if we could just figure out why over half of the Republican party members want to buy into their nonsense.
Because it costs them nothing–except the presidency.
The Vogt / Birther Book “From Forgery to Treason; The Destruction of the United States from Within” also never saw the light of day. Instead, Vogt went dark and Irey fled the country.
Do you know of any confirmation that Irey actually left?
Items continue to be added to the article.
Cowardly Congressman Ted Yoho first supported birthers in 2013 and then weaseled his way out in 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uga78lCuAXI
Nevertheless, this veterinarian-turned-politician was reelected.
Isn’t Jedi Pauly back in the US now?
Judge Mental at the Fogbow verified he had been released from the detention center where he was being held in England:
http://thefogbow.com/forum/topic/7343-jedi-pauly-held-in-uk-immigration-prison-another-win/page-17#entry594074
Someone else found a rambling comment he left at InfoWars on 11/17 but he made no mention of his situation with England. I suspect he is back home in Indiana.
Let’s not forget Michael Savage’s claim that Obama was bringing the ebola virus into the U.S. in order to create a national epidemic.
The hasn’t been a case of ebola diagnosed in the U.S. since October 23.
I feel a song coming on.