Officer Calls Obama 'Usurper,' 'Imposter' President (Military.Com)

[struggle4progress]

February 25, 2009
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan

Using words such as "imposter" and "usurper," an active-duty Army officer in Iraq has joined a California lawyer's lawsuit intended to force President Barack Obama to prove he is a legal U.S. citizen, and therefore able to legally serve as the commander in chief.

"Until Mr. Obama releases a 'vault copy' of his original birth certificate for public review, I will consider him neither my Commander in Chief nor my President, but rather, a usurper to the Office -- an impostor," 1st Lt. Scott R. Easterling states in his letter published at Defendourfreedoms.com.

An Army spokesman told Military.com today that officials are aware of Easterling's letter.

"We are taking a look at that ourselves right now," Lt. Col. Christopher Garver said. "We are always trying to balance our ... military requirements under the Uniform Code of Military Justice versus critical freedoms that all Americans enjoy" ...

http://www.military.com/news/article/February-2009/officer-calls-obama-usurper-imposter-president.html?col=1186032310810

[geardaddy]

1. Throw him in the stockade. n/t

[maxsolomon]

2. discharge the idiot

today.

[gizmo1979]

3. A LT. what a

joke.Who cares what a snot nosed LT thinks?

[vaberella]

10. Quite a few people might care.

why? Because we have Senators doing the same bullshit. This is dangerous and we need to take it seriously than discount it as people ranting and raving. These people are getting enough recognition they're in the damn news.

[Pab Sungenis]

4. Two words:

"Dishonorable discharge."

[fascisthunter]

5. and this guy is supposed to protect my rights?

no thanks... he's just another tool of the right wing.

[Aristus]

6. I recommend a Field Grade Court Martial for insubordination, reduction in grade

to E-1, an appropriate term in Leavenworth for conduct unbecoming, and a dishonorable discharge.

Insubordinate POS! :grr::mad:

[tabasco]

12. Just chapter his dumb ass out.

He is loyal to a radical political party, not to the nation.

[noiretextatique]

7. hey scott: the usurper and imposter

just left office in complete disgrace. another thing: you probably should stop listening to hate radio.

[w4rma]

41. Has hate radio been taken off the military radio, yet? We need to get on that. (nt)

[Avalux]

8. Sorry, but wearing a uniform means no shit talking about the Commander in Chief.

Everyone knows that. This guy needs to be dishonorably discharged because he cannot follow orders and has become a liability to the mission.

[tabasco]

I hope the lieutenant has civilian career in mind.

He's unfit to wear the uniform.

[geardaddy]

16. He had a civilian career

He was a contractor for Halliburton in Iraq.

[tabasco]

21. "Had" being the operative term.

I don't think there's much of a future in gold-bricking for Halliburton.

[geardaddy]

23. That's probably why he joined up.

He wanted to be in Iraq.

[Peacetrain]

9. President Obama is Commander and Chief..head of all the militaries

and this guy is headed for a court marshal..

[PM Martin]

11. COURT MARTIAL! An enlisted solider will not follow the commands of the

Commander in Chief? Court Martial him!

[lldu]

14. He is not enlisted.....

He is SUPPOSED to be a gentleman and officers are not enlisted. Officers are commissioned.

This guy seems to have joined just to make trouble. In the military you are not allowed to talk trash about the Commander-in-Chief. Whoever is letting him do this is just as guilty as he is. He should already be thrown in jail, as well as punished with failure to show, failure to follow a command from his superiors as well as having Obama come down and say "I Won!" to his face.

[tabasco]

19. "martial"

and he's an officer, not an EM.

But still, he cannot not be insubordinate or disrespectful to the President.

He signed on the dotted line and now doesn't want to honor his contract.

[kiranon]

44. Agree. n/t

[trackfan]

13. He needs to be slapped down. n/t

[mwei924]

15. Someone forgot who their boss is..

[Best_man23]

17. Obama's mother was born in KANSAS

It doesn't get much more American than that.

If you read the story, this LT was a contractor with KBR, then enlisted when the Army raised the maximum age to 40.

I also object to the military's "handling" of these incidents within the ranks (this is not the first). If an officer had said something similar to this during the Bush years, he/she would have been staring at an immediate Court Martial.

[TheWraith]

18. The Lt. Col. is being polite.

They're trying not to make a stink about it, is what they're doing. Because using that kind of language, and refusing to recognize presidential authority, constitutes grounds for court-martial, probably on charges of sedition.

[ddeclue]

20. Then either let him resign his commission and pay back anything he owes to the gov't

for education benefits, etc. or if he won't do that court martial him for insurbordination.

It isn't his job to practice democracy, it's his job to defend it.

If he wants to complain about Obama, he needs to do it as a civillian.

:argh:

[cliffordu]

22. Execute this ratfuck traitor.

[truebrit71]

25. That would certainly send a message..

..

[EraOfResponsibility]

24. you DO realize this is not the REAL reason he's doing this

the birth certificate thing is a coverup for the fact that this officer does not want to recognize a black commander-in-chief. THAT'S what this is really about.

[Cha]

37. Yeah, 'cause the

the "birth certificate thing" is just plain stupid.

[PopSixSquish]

26. Important Things to Note From the Article at the Link

"If an officer actually believes there has been some misconduct by the president, Tully said, there are ways he could have responded.

Under Article 138, he said, any person can bring an allegation of misconduct by a commander through the chain of command, "though I don't think has ever been used to allege misconduct by the president."

He may also have tried reporting his allegations under the whistleblower protection act, Tully said. But the Defense Department directive on that spells out the inspector general and the Congress as the places to take allegations, he added.

"People in the military ... have rights protecting them for reporting misconduct, but there are strict procedures," Tully explained. "And joining a civil lawsuit and calling the president of the United States an imposter is not one of those avenues."

This LT is well and truly fucked...

[skeewee08]

27. Well if Jindal runs in 2012 I want to see his Birtch Certificate then! As well as Palin,Mittens

and any other rethug they can come up with!

[Life Long Dem]

28. When Obama orders the troops back, he can stay in Iraq.

[DianeK]

29. just curious...

why is this an issue? hasn't it been established that he was born here?

[struggle4progress]

30. Never underestimate the persistent nuttiness of a fruitcake

[PatGund]

49. Not to the birthers....

The birthers either claim that:

1) He was born in Kenya, not Hawaii
2) He was born in Hawaii, but lost US citzenship when his mother married Lolo Soetoro, (note, under US law it is impossible for a minor to lose their US citizenship)
3) Is a citizen, but not a "Natural Born Citizen" due to the fact his father was not a US citizen. (note, not supported in US law)

[TexasObserver]

31. He has to be forced out of the military immediately.

For any officer to say that about his Commander in Chief is intolerable. It's insubordination, and it calls for his removal from all military service.

[Still Sensible]

32. Mr. Gates, will you please do your job?

and order this man's commander to surrender him to the nearest stockade to face charges.

[TexasObserver]

33. They really ought to ship him to Shemya, Alaska for mess hall duty.

Let him serve out his time in the military at a place where the term "cabinet fever" has real meaning.

[Politicalboi]

34. Where was his voice

While killing people in Iraq in an illegal war? Where was it when an election got decided on the Supreme Court? And another stolen election in 04. He'll be Rush's next hero and doing interviews getting his 15 minutes of fame. These assholes should again think about Hillary and if this were true we would have President Hillary Clinton today. I mean Bill is an ex president who has the know how and the people who could have brought this to light if it were true. They would have finished Obama off after the first debates with all the dems before everyone got to know him. If the Clinton's couldn't find it no ones gonna find it.

[struggle4progress]

35. He was making money from the Iraq war

[Politicalboi]

39. Oh well then that's ok

LOL! I can see why he wouldn't open his mouth under Bush. Like someone else said it's probably because President Obama is black. He should be arrested. He could be a threat if he goes back to being a "civil"ian.

[Cha]

36. What the Fuck..we elected

him fair and square. Where was this disrespectful asshole when bush was installed?

[BlueStateGirl]

38. Could someone please tell me what a vault copy of a birth cert is?

It sounds like some made up bullshit to me.

[BlooInBloo]

43. White folks don't need them - everybody knows that.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

47. It doesn't matter. If they showed it, the "birthers" wouldn't believe it anyway. Pointless.

[mitchum]

40. That's a motherfucker in need of fragging

[Arkana]

42. Well, he better be dishonorably discharged and/or court-martialed.

[Urban Prairie]

45. The only salute

That this offal-stir deserves from his fellow officers and subordinates is the middle finger.

[RamboLiberal]

46. A 2nd idiot soldier has joined in

2nd U.S. soldier in Iraq challenges eligibility
Says issue could decide if 'we are a Constitutional Republic'

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Posted: February 24, 2009
8:30 pm Eastern


By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily


Another U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq is joining a challenge to President Obama's eligibility to be commander-in-chief, citing WND's report on 1st Lt. Scott Easterling, who has agreed to be a plaintiff in a lawsuit over the issue, as his inspiration.

"I was inspired by 1LT Easterling's story and am writing you to inform you that I would like to be added as a plaintiff against Obama as well if you feel it would help your case," said the soldier, identified for this report only as a reservist now on active duty in Iraq.

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The second soldier wrote, "I am an Army reservist who was activated last August and am currently serving with a military police battalion in Camp Bucca, Iraq. I will be here until at least June 2009."

He continued, "When I enlisted last year I had to show my birth certificate, as well as my driver's license, high school diploma, college transcripts, social security card; I also filled out loads of paperwork to include listing the names, addresses and phone numbers of my family members and had to answer any questions regarding foreign travel.

"I think it is reasonable for Obama to prove his citizenship status thus certifying his eligibility. I too raised my right hand and swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States," he told Taitz. "I believe the case you are filing could very well determine if we are in fact a Constitutional Republic or a nation of mob rule. I would be honored to be a part of your efforts."

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89941

[Phx_Dem]

48. This traitor needs to be court martialed. Pronto. n/t

[MadMaddie]

50. Umm time for 1st Lt. Scott R.Easterling to be Court Martialed

Maybe he has forgotten but the military is not a Democratic organization, it has military rules for specific reasons. To speak out like this against the President while in uniform leads to mutiny among the ranks and this is why it is not allowed. Totally unacceptable.