it is their duty to make anyone on the RIGHT side of the divide who is not a “Maverick” and not succumbing to attacking the RIGHT to destroy you. I hope you all in Congress recognize that fact and act accordingly which is to say ignore them and trudge on. I would like you to go to all of the members of the Republican party and let them know that Americans do NOT want the government in our healthcare and stop whatever your leftist members attempt to pass.

Congressman Franks, thanks for setting the record straight and picking Redstate as your place to do it. Some of us expect this kind of behavior by now, particuarly because we’ve been around the blogosphere for many years, but there are a few people in Washington who are still learning the landscape. I read your original remarks and I took them to be exactly what they were, and so (I hope) would everyone here:

There just was no “there” there when it came to investigating the “birther” claims. We *knew* that because of people like you, in the first place.

Thanks again and we have your “back” on this one.

Regarding those outlets that gave your office a call, to whom your office specifically refuted the reports, yet they printed them anyway.

If you feel comfortable naming names, I feel very comfortable publicly calling the world’s attention to their bias and slovenly ethics practices.

Thank you Rep Franks!

First, for basing your decisions on the facts, not suppositions, rumors, theories or blindly taking things at face value.

Second, for being willing to discuss this with concerned voters.

Third, for correcting the record when the media is too eager to embarrass Republicans with distortions and lies.

I too have seen the newspaper birth announcements for Barack Obama, that were in Honolulu papers in August 1961. While there is some remote and plausible scenario where he might have been born elsewhere yet get these announcements in Honolulu papers, that’s not how it works 99.99% of the time, and there is zero evidence for anything other than a birth in Honolulu. The birthers have become hermetically sealed to real evidence and facts.

I would not let ANY media source get away with this. Please DEMAND equal time to go on these shows, even the hostile ones (like Maddow) to correct the record.

Just you wait, sad but, true.

I want to see what he waxed poetic about in all his college papers, I really do…I feel, deep down in my heart, that would be really, really fun for me.

‘La vendetta es una minestra che se mangia fredda, my friend, or Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Enjoy the cold dish soon to be ex Senator Specter.

Unsurprisingly, these same journalists are not quick to apologize or print retractions.

Unfortunately.

Congressman Franks,

Further, I continued: “…the fact that we found [the evidence that Pres. Obama is a natural-born, American citizen] made it impossible for me in good conscience to go into a big lawsuit.”

Could you please follow up on this? I’ve been following this story myself and I have yet to see anyone prove the NBC issue in either direction. In fact there is a certain lawyer out there offering a $100K reward to someone who can prove Obama’s NBC status. I’d like to have that $100K so could you please provide the NBC evidence you uncovered?

Natural Born Citizen has everything to do with the nationality of the father and almost nothing to do with the place of one’s birth.

See this Law Review Article from the 1800s

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19071886/Are-Persons-Born-Within-the-United-States-Ipso-Facto-Citizens-Thereof-George-D-Collins

It appeals , in part, to the law of nations. The Constiution also appeals to the law of nations, meaning that phrases which have significance in the realm of international law we can be certain the framers had in mind by using such terms

IE:
Article I, Section 8
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;

Congressman,
Thanks for joining us on the pages here. It looks like the mistake was in clarity of message in the article. I agree that you were considering filing a court action, and made efforts to prepare, but in your research changed course. Had the report said “is considering” then it would have shown malice, but the “was considering”, though accurate, did not further explain you reversal.

Quite frankly, I think your honesty and diligence tells more about you than any article can. I hope you are able to tell your side of the story on an outlet that gets you wide exposure. As for the persistent “Birthers”, well, just tell them they aren’t doing us any favors.

“All the news that’s too good not to print. No verification necessary.”

I hope when his term or terms are up the supreme court has actually ruled on what a natural born citizen is.. I know I would not want for example Osama Bin Ladens son from perhaps an American woman to run for president just because the woman is a US citizen. That sounds a little crazy. The birth certificate is irrelevant regardless where he was born. It is the natural born situation. Natural born is only used in reference to the president of the united states.

You do yourself no favors by sitting upon the fence on the subject of presidential eligibility.

You make no friends on the left or the right by having made the point an issue that you yourself brought to the fore and then distancing yourself from it.

It matters not whether Obama himself is a natural born citizen or not. The issue at hand is do we still live by rule of law or not. If your answer is yes, then your conservative duty is to attempt to legislate a method to ensure compliance with the law. The law says a President must be eligible to hold the office. This President has skirted the law by stonewalling the question and thumbing his nose at the people and the courts have let him do it to the great frustration of the people. You as member of congress have the opportunity to pass legislation that would put a stop any brazen show of contempt for the US Constitution with respect to elegability, if not for this President, then certainly for the next. HR-1503 was written as a federal remedy for this problem. So tell us, do you support HR-1503 or no?

please pay no attention to the idiot known here as Britcom. He is a one issue pin-head who has shown himself time and again to be an ignorant fool.

Please focus on the issues that matter, and resist the move by the other party to turn the US into the latest version of a socialist paradise. The “birth” subject (I refuse to call it an “issue”) is, at best, a distraction and we don’t need any of those.

You state that several reputable news organizations misreported your remarks. Then you said:

While the story has been quite popular, enjoying generous coverage from several blogs and television programs including Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Rachel Maddow Show, Politico, The Huffington Post, and The Daily Kos, the story also happens to be completely false.

clearly you can see the problem. You have not mentioned any reputable news sources.

Unsurprisingly, these same journalists are not quick to apologize or print retractions.

What journalists?

You now feel the icy hand of the 601 Database redigestation error. So a little more respect and you’ll get to play longer.