Cryptobirfology and The Search For The Elusive OctPaw

Unlike Most Kittehs, Puff Appreciated Being Thrown Into The Family Swimming Pool

Martha Trowbridge of The Terrible Truth Blog is looking over her shoulders. She is convinced a Secret Society of Obots exists which engages in all kinds of nefarious business across the intertubz.  Here are a few lines from her latest Internet Article:

Truth, Obliterated: The “Obama Conspiracy Theory” Psychological Assault Weapon

America, if you’ve felt assaulted every time you seek the Truth about the personal history of “Barack Obama II”, you haven’t been over-reacting.

You have been assaulted.

Assaulted by the greatest Psychological Assault Weapon ever levied against Americans.

It’s name?

The “Obama Conspiracy Theory” Psychological Assault Weapon.

Its purpose?

To personally demolish you – thereby dis-engaging you from discourse about Obama’s personal history – so that whatever “Obama” Truth you’re on to, gets obliterated!

The “Obama Conspiracy Theory” Psychological Assault Weapon [OCTPAW] was designed by The Obama Campaign to utterly destroy those who question the “Official Obama Narrative”. Since its initial deployment in 2007, this weapon of words has been extremely effective – with ridicule, mocking, shaming, scolding, lying, accusation, word-twisting, confusion creation, threatening and intimidation embedded in its warhead.

It’s precision-designed to knock us, full force, back on our heels.

Here is the link to the full Internet Article, which is worth a read, out of morbid curiosity, if nothing else:

http://terribletruth.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/truth-obliterated-the-obama-conspiracy-theory-psychological-assault-weapon/

First, let me say that I agree that it would be very possible to orchestrate Internet response teams using sock puppets. And, I am sure some Companies are already doing it for marketing and damage control purposes.  You don’t have to imagine that some Birthers might actually be Obots punking the Birthers. The Fogbow Obots admit to such, and laugh themselves silly about it.  I don’t blame them.

There are probably other groups doing the same thing. I was once asked on the old Gretawire Forum, if I was secretly a CABAL Obot whatever that is, and warned about some undercover Birthers pretending to be Obots. Something like that, but I could never figure out what they were talking about and they erased their message really quick.  So who knows???

But there is a more simple explanation why the Obots might appear more focused and consistent. 

One, there are a lot less Obot/anti-Birther websites and they are information friendly. There are two primary Obot websites: Obama Conspiracy Theories and The Fogbow.  Obots and anti-Birthers, like me, who have their own blogs post links to articles there or are included on the blogroll.  The Obots only have to check one of those two sites and they can stay fairly current on most major issues.  Reference to 3 or 4 more blogs provides the remaining coverage of the news, even down to the micro level of providing individual Birther comments on selected threads across the web. Information is shared and discussed by all, and through this process, bad information is sifted out and the more correct facts and legal interpretations rise to the top.

Birthers, on the other hand, are spread out among a dozen or more main websites and hundreds of blogs.  In addition, new Birther blogs and websites are coming online almost daily, often recycling discredited legal theories or dis-proven facts.  But there is no mechanism, or even desire, among the Birthers to weed out admittedly bad or false information. In fact, Birthers actively discourage discussion and disagreement. Obots and anti-Birthers are usually not permitted to post at Birther websites, so bad information there has an infinite shelf life. Birthers live in their own insular world. It is an echo chamber.

Two, there is no consistent agreement among the  Birthers on why they are Birthers in the first place.  There are two citizen-parent Birthers,  phony Birth Certificate Birthers,  British Citizen Birthers, and 14th Amendment Sovereign Citizen Birthers.  That list is far from complete. Obots and Anti-Birthers do not suffer from all these internal inconsistencies and confusion. That is why the Obot/anti-Birther response to the Birther mis-interpretation of Minor v. Happersett remains consistent across all their websites and in discussion threads and forums.  No one had to  program the response. It is the logical result of having a good working knowledge of the applicable facts and law.

So if Trowbridge is looking for a sinister mastermind to explain the superior Obot organizational skills, it does not require a George Soros or “Uncle Fred” Newman.  First, do the arithmetic.  Next, look at the  Birther internal confusion.  Also look at the Birther paranoia and the tendency to stifle free and open discussions. Birthers just don’t know their stuff and are not willing to learn. Those are the root causes that lead Trowbridge to feel overwhelmed by the Obot and anti-Birther response.  

Trowbridge also slams the Obot’s for  ridicule, mocking, shaming, scolding, lying, accusation, word-twisting, confusion creation, threatening and intimidation.

Those are not Psychological Assault Weapons. They are just the natural results of Birthers believing really stupid things right out in public.  It happens to most people who believe really stupid things. Which do you think Moon Landing Deniers get thrown at them more often,  bouquets of roses, or cat calls and rotten veggies???  With all due respect, if a person is stupid enough to admit believing The Law of Nations referred to in the U.S. Constitution is Emerich de Vattel’s book, then they ought to be shamed, scolded, and ridiculed.

If a person thinks that the 99.9999% of the Conservative lawyers and judges in the country who don’t have eligibility concerns are in on a conspiracy, or that there is something screwy with every single judge who tosses their silliness out of court, or that French law is the source of Americans law. . . then that person should expect  to get bushel baskets of ridicule emptied out on them. If a person invents and spreads a Bari Shabazz story with NO EVIDENCE, then that person should be prepared to be shamed and scolded. They deserve it.

Additionally, pointing out mistakes to stupid people is not confusion creation — it is confusion destruction.  People should get smarter, not dumber when mistakes are corrected. The same is true of the other canards. In fact, from my experiences, it is the Birthers who lie, accuse, twist words, threaten and intimidate. How else does Minor v. Happersett become a magical precedent without word-twisting and lying by Leo Donofrio, Esq. and Mario Apuzzo, Esq.???  How else does not necessary to resolve these doubts get contorted by Birthers into “YIPPEE, they resolved the doubts in our favor!!!” ??? You gotta twist  them words real hard to make ’em say that.

You want threatening and intimidation??? Check out Orly Taitz’s reactions to any judge who rules against her, like Malihi’s Origin is Iranian??? Or, read the Internet Article here about Joseph Farah, which lists the name calling and slurs found in just one of his writings:

https://birtherthinktank.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/joseph-farah-goes-over-the-edge/

Plus,  Trowbridge obviously does not know her Obots very well. Dr. Conspiracy is pretty laid back.  He does his blog and covers the issues and provides an organized resource. If any of the Obots are organized to accomplish what is alleged, it is more likely the Fogbow Obots.  You can just tell by reading the two websites which group is more combative.  But the FogBow Obots would not hide. Nope, they would do it,  tell you they did it right to your face, and then laugh at you. Which tells me that Trowbridge didn’t do her homework before writing the Internet Article or it would have been called FOGPAW.

And that full force which knocks the hapless Birther back on his heels??? That would be The Brick Wall of REALITY. If someone persists in running head long into it, yeah, I bet they are going to stagger back some. Maybe Trowbridge should take her own advice. Get off the Internet and start doing things with her family and friends.  Go to that bar-b-que and just enjoy the food and fellowship.  Forget this stupid Birther nonsense.  Because if she doesn’t, and she  keeps up the delusional ranting,  she will probably find her friends and family forgetting to invite her. If they haven’t already.

Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter

Note 1. Cryptobirfology.  A new branch of science dedicated to the search for Birther facts and legal conclusions whose existence has not been proven. It is based on Cryptozoology, about which Wiki says:

 Cryptozoology (from Greek κρυπτός, kryptos, “hidden” + zoology; literally, “study of hidden animals”) refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. This includes looking for living examples of animals that are considered extinct, such as dinosaurs; animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which appear in myths, legends, or are reported, such as Bigfoot and Chupacabra; and wild animals dramatically outside their normal geographic ranges, such as phantom cats or “ABCs” (an initialism commonly used by cryptozoologists that stands for Alien Big Cats).

It is possible that Puff,  the OctPaw above, is a mutant Alien Big Cat.

Note 2. The Image. This fascinating piece is called Octupus Kitty, by aeryael and may be found here:

http://aeryael.deviantart.com/art/Octopus-Kitty-106374865

La Bocca Della Falsita (The Mouth of Falsehoods)

I Think I Found Mario Apuzzo's Missing Hand In Here

At Mario Apuzzo’s blog, he has a picture of himself next to an image of La Bocca Della Verite, the Mouth of Truth.

http://puzo1.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-putative-president-barack-obamas.html

I enjoy the universe of ideas and a sound mind and body.

Wiki says:

La Bocca della Verità ( “the Mouth of Truth“) is an image, carved from Pavonazzetto marble, of a man-like face, located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy.  The sculpture is thought to be part of a 1st century ancient Roman fountain, or perhaps a manhole cover, portraying one of several possible pagan gods, probably  Oceanus. Most Romans believe that the ‘Bocca’ represents the ancient god of the river Tiber.

The most famous characteristic of the Mouth, however, is its role as a lie detector. Starting from the Middle Ages, it was believed that if one told a lie with one’s hand in the mouth of the sculpture, it would be bitten off. The piece was placed in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin in the 17th century. This church is also home to the supposed relics of Saint Valentine.

The Mouth of Truth is known to English-speaking audiences mostly from its appearance in the 1953 film Roman Holiday. The film also uses the Mouth of Truth as a storytelling device since both Hepburn’s and Peck’s characters are not initially truthful with each other.

I wonder if Mario Apuzzo’s depiction of the Mouth of Truth on his website is deceptive advertising due to his latest journey into Soap Opera land. Here is a brief excerpt from Mario Apuzzo:

Is Putative President Barack Obama’s Mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, Really Jo Ann Newman?

By Mario Apuzzo, Esq.
November 15, 2011

Martha Trowbridge reports that she has uncovered the true identity of Stanley Ann Dunham, putative President Barack Obama’s mother. She writes in her latest article, Stan The Sham, and True Love, posted at her blog, Terrible Truth, on November 15, 2011, at http://terribletruth.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/stan-the-sham-and-true-love/  that Dunham’s real name is Jo Ann Newman.Why would Obama tell us that his mother’s name is Stanley Ann Dunham when it is really Jo Ann Newman, a white teenage girl from the Bronx, New York, who according to Ms. Trowbridge was Malcolm X’s teenage lover and devotee?

Is Obama telling us a lie about his mother’s true name because he wants to hide his own real identity?

Is he telling us that lie because he wanted to make himself more electable to the average American?

What would knowing that Obama’s mother’s real name is Jo Ann Newman tell us about Obama’s true identity?

And why would Obama want to hide his true identity?

You can read the rest of the nonsense at Mr. Apuzzo’s blog. (Link above.) While I love a good conspiracy theory, this one isn’t even up to the “I Had Big Foot’s Baby!” level.  The creator of this idiocy is one, Martha Trowbridge, who can’t even get her dots on the same piece of paper to connect them. I suspect there is a long scrawl of crayon in her home from her computer desk down to the floor, up to the wall, down the hall, and into the bathroom over to where the commode sits.

She supposes that Obama is actually some dude named Bari Shabazz who was the son of Malcom X, and therefore the mother must be poor Jo Ann Newman, who presumably is dead and can not defend herself from this crap.  And oh, Bari Shabazz is dead, too. And Malcom X.  And Obama’s parents and grandparents are dead, too.  They’re all dead. I would not be surprised to see lawsuits asking to dig them all up and perform DNA tests.

From the obvious lack of any discernible  brain activity, I would suspect that Martha Trowbridge was dead too, and awaiting a disconnect from life-support, except for the fact that someone keeps writing Internet Articles in her name about this crap.  A better name for her blog would be The Terrible UN-Truth.

Mr. Apuzzo is an attorney and should know better than to engage in this kind of ridiculous speculation. You can tell that it is speculation because he comes right out and asks:

So, who is Jo Ann Newman? Did she and her family and friends know Malcolm X?

The big question now is how we reconcile the name of Jo Ann Newman with the Stanley Ann Dunham life story that we have been provided. As we know, this alleged fabricated life story consists of, among many life events, a birth in Kansas; youthful years and schooling in Washington; schooling in Hawaii; a hasty marriage to and divorce from Barack Obama Sr.; a marriage to and divorce from Lolo Soetoro; a move to Indonesia; and the birth of Maya Soetoro in Indonesia.

Mr. Apuzzo, with all due respect, this is the kind of stuff you should have answered BEFORE you disseminated this garbage. I mean, you write this hit piece, and you haven’t even answered the question “So, who is Jo Ann Newman? Did she and her family and friends know Malcolm X? ”

And, you admit you have not figured out how you can reconcile the name of Jo Ann Newman with the life of Stanley Ann Dunham??? You mean little stuff like marriages to that Indonesian dude, and Obama living in Indonesia and Obama in Hawaii with the Dunham grandparents, and little items like that??? What in the world ever possessed you to climb aboard the Jo Ann Newman Express without checking out where it was going???

Take my advice. Get a second opinion about how sound your mind really is.  And keep your mitts out of the Mouth of Truth.

Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter

Note 1: The First Image above is of Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Wiki says:

. . .they spend the day seeing the sights, including the “Mouth of Truth”, a face carved in marble which is said to bite off the hands of liars. When Joe pulls his hand out of the mouth, it appears to be missing, causing Anya to scream. He then pops his hand out of his sleeve and laughs. (Hepburn’s shriek was not acting—Peck decided to pull a gag he had once seen Red Skelton do, and did not tell his co-star beforehand.)