Obama Fail: Media Dumbfounded by Obama's Lies About His Kenyan Birth

I have been thinking that if Obama had a son, he would tell him to pretend to be born in Kenya too. 

All in all, it is really strange to read the dysfunctional liberal group think in the mainstream media when it comes to the news that Obama's book agent promoted him by saying he was born in Kenya. It is unthinkable that this copy was not run by Obama for approval. That’s not how that book agent business works.

We know, as a matter of fact, that liberals like Elizabeth Warren lie about their ethnic status to get ahead in the world of academic affirmative action. It is not surprising that Obama did the same by touting his supposed Kenyan birthplace. This latest story is a great confirmation about a long-standing pattern in Obama’s life – lying about his past.

For the record, Obama lied about the closeness of his relationship with Bill Ayers. He lied about listening to Rev. Wright’s extremist, anti-white hate speech. Obama lied about his political views at Occidental College hiding the fact that he was an out and out Marxist-Leninist when I met him in 1980. Obama lied in Dreams about seeing an article about a black man who had bleached his own skin. Obama lied in Dreams about his “composite” girlfriend, Geneveive Cook. He lied about her background, her ties to Indonesia, her Australian heritage – even the color of her eyes. Obama lied about Cook breaking into tears because she could never be black.

Obama is a serial liar. He hid his intense relationship with convicted felon Anthony Rezko until FBI surveillance revealed the full extent of this relationship. Obama does not have the integrity needed to succeed as president. Those who justify his lying about his Kenyan birth are defending a man who is not worthy of their time and attention.

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

Door-to-Door with Dr. Drew: Regretting I Only Have One Life to Give to New Republican Party

As you may know, I have been walking precincts today in support of U.S. Senate candidate Orly Taitz and U.S. congressional candidate John Webb. I've done this in Massachusetts and California in the past. I may be getting too old for it now.

The first thing I noticed is how dangerous it is to walk unfamiliar streets. The initial day out, I was walking with my friend Dave Duringer who is a great gun rights trust attorney and an insightful observer of conservative politics. I almost tripped and fell three times. Dave kept me from falling head first down a steep flight of three steps outside a home in Mission Viejo. He kindly blamed my glasses and eye sight. I know I'm just out of practice and talking too much.

After about three hours of it, we quit and joined the rest of our Tea Party team for lunch and cold water. It was only when I got home I realized I was suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion.

The second thing I noticed is one of the most consistent finding in political science. Most voters are not as up-to-speed on politics and political news as those of us who make it our business to study politics.

As far as I can tell, no one we met during these walks had ever heard of John C. Drew, Ph.D. or even knew about my report on meeting the young Marxist socialist extremist Barack Obama. It is extremely easy to over-estimate how well people know you or recognize your name. Building name identification, in any area, takes time and money. The situation, in my case, is so bad that I once introduced myself to a person who did not realize I had delivered a speech - with him in the audience - a month earlier. As they say, people need to hear a message about eight times before it finally sinks in. It is humbling to realize the truth of this observation applies to me just like everyone else.

More comically, I have been introduced to others as John Drew and then mobbed with affection when I was reintroduced as Augustine25. (I'm not joking.)

On the positive side, I had forgotten how charming and friendly 95% of the people are when you ring their doorbell and ask for their vote. 

Tricia and I went out walking precincts yesterday and today. (I think Dave has given up on me.) I'm a sort of nervous, nerdy type, but people listened to my spiel and offered us water and encouragement. I was startled by how many people thanked me for running for office. Tricia, of course, is a natural campaigner. As a young girl she used to visit gay bars in Laguna Beach to distribute Christian literature. She is cheerful, upbeat, and never forgets to ask for the homeowner's voter.


Campaign flyer for Orly
Taitz, John Webb, John Drew
and Dave Duringer.

 It was also encouraging to see how people maintain their homes. The Republicans we visited have lovingly assembled wonderful gardens with fountains and scuptures. As a group, we Republicans love our cars, trucks and RVs. We skipped the independent voters and Democrats. I think campaigns do that because they do not want timid volunteers turned off by angry, hostile Democrats who slam the door in your face simply because you are a Christian - something that happened to Dave, but not me.

I'm thinking now that we are wrong to only go after Republican households. Right now the Republican brand is damaged in CA and we are probably leaving many Tea Party types without literature and contact simply because they are not registered Republicans. My recommendation is to target neighborhoods with Republican majority voters...but to visit every house. We need to be building our new anti-Marxist anti-Obama party. Visiting only Republicans may turn out our people, but it doesn't build the party or let folks on the fence know we need them and that we are listening to their concerns.

Finally, I had forgotten how much I fear dogs. When I was campaigning for the state assembly in MA, I remember I stopped at a farm house and was immediately surrounded by a pack of five barking dogs. I was approaching each suburban landscape as if a similar feeding frenzy might erupt once again.

I can see why it would be smart for Tea Party constitutional conservatives to raise money and do targetted direct mail. I'm willing to give my life to build a new Republican party, but I only have one life to give.

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

Dr. Drew Reports on New On-Line Resources for Veterans Seeking Home Loans

I just ran across a website, United States Military V.A. Loan that provides solid and reliable information regarding how veterans get governmental loan benefits.

I know a little about this topic. After leaving Williams College in 1989, I took a job as a loan officer for a thrift and loan in California which offered FHA loans to veterans. I was impressed with the low rates and good terms of these loans and thought I might have made a mistake not looking into a military career as a younger man.

In retrospect, I was not cut out for a military career. (I'm not so good at following orders that I disagree with...) Nevertheless, I'm glad to see our nation doing something extra to provide housing security for those who have sacrificed for our country. I'm proud, in fact, that condo we now live in was once the home of a retired U.S. Marine who had a FHA loan on the property.

The bottom lines is that MilitaryVALoan.com is an excellent website that provides information about mortgages and loans. I can report it does not offer loans or mortgages directly, or indirectly, through any representatives or agents. Even so, it is a customer friendly site for for veterans seeking useful information about their governmental loan benefits.

Of course, I always recommend looking at more than one source. Accordingly, you can also find useful information at USA.gov. In my grant writing intermediate workshop, I often direct people to this website since it is the official U.S. Government web portal for all government transactions, services, and information. I often refer my students to this website to learn more about the specific government benefits that they are eligible to apply for on their own - with or without the help of a grant writing consultant.  

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

Updated (Again) Dr. Drew's California Voter's Guide for Constitutional Conservatives Tea Party Activists



Dr. Drew speaks on young Obama's
radical ideology at SOC912 meeting.

I decided to make some news by releasing my May voters guide. I took most of my picks from my friends at Atlas Pac here in Orange County, CA. I want to ask you to please vote for me. I'm running for the Republican Central Committee in Orange County, CA. I'm on a slate with other constitutional conservatives whose names I'm including below. I have highlighted the most significant recommendations, from my local perspective, in blue.

All in all, I think Orly Taitz is a great choice for the U.S. Senate because she will take the fight to Obama and help build a new anti-Marxist, anti-socialist Republican party. I like John Webb over Rep. John Campbell because of Campbell's votes in favor of TARP and against DADT. Locally, I'm going with Deb Pauly over Todd Spitzer.  Pauly has a reputation as a fiscal conservative who runs a tight ship. I think Spitzer was too soft on public employee unions last time he was an OC supervisor and I do not think it will be so easy for him to become a different person over the next few years. 

Faith Family Freedom
slate mailer featuring
Orly Taitz, John Webb
and John Drew.

Regarding the candidates running for the Orange County Republican Central Committee, I'm supporting all of the courageous leaders on our constitutional conservative slate mailer along with my friend Mike Munzing.

I'm also lending my support to all the brave public officials who denied Rep. Campbell the endorsement of the O.C. Republican Central Committee as well as a few of the candidates who have been helpful and encouraging of Tea Party philosophy. In the new top two voting system in CA, I think the recommendations of the Orange County Republican Central Committee will have much greater importance than normal. I'm confident the candidates I'm recommending will be fearless defenders against moderate Republicans and ruthless public employee unions.

June Primary Voter Guide

National
Ted Cruz - U.S. Senate, TX
Jeff Flake - U.S. Senate, AZ
George Allen - U.S. Senate, VA
Josh Mandell - U.S. Senate, OH
Richard Mourdock - U.S. Senate, IN
Jason Chaffetz - US Congress, UT
Eric Cantor - US Congress, VA
Paul Ryan - US Congress, WI
Allen West - US Congress, FL
Michele Bachmann - US Congress, MN

California
Orly Taitz - U.S. Senate
Tom McClintock - U.S. Congress District 4
Tony Strickland - U.S. Congress District 26
Ed Royce - U.S. Congress District 39
John Webb - US Congress District 45
Jerry Hayden - US Congress District 46
Gary DeLong - US Congress District 47
Dana Rohrabacher - US Congress District 48
Darrell Issa - US Congress District 49
Duncan Hunter, Jr. - US Congress District 50
Bill Emerson - State Senate District 23
Bob Huff - State Senate District 29
Jeff Miller - State Senate District 31
Mimi Walters - State Senate District 37
Tim Donnelly - State Assembly District 33
Mike Morrell - State Assembly District 40
Curt Hagman - State Assembly District 55
Eric Linder - State Assembly District 60
Joe Ludwig - State Assembly District 61
Chris Norby - State Assembly District 65
Craig Huey - State Assembly District 66
Phil Paule - State Assembly District 67
Don Wagner - State Assembly District 68
Diane Harkey - State Assembly District 73
Allan Mansoor - State Assembly District 74
Rocky Chavez - State Assembly District 76
Carl DeMaio - San Diego Mayor
Proposition 28 - No
Proposition 29 - No

Orange County
Janet Nguyen - OC Supervisor, District 1
Deb Pauly - OC Supervisor, District 3
Robert Hammond- Orange County Board of Education, Area 1
Ken Williams- Orange County Board of Education, Area 3
Greg Sebourn - Fullerton City Council
Ethan Temianka - Mesa Water District

Orange County Republican Party Central Committee

55th AD - Dennis White, Connie Lanzisera, Desare Ferraro, Karla Downing and Jim Domen.**
65th AD - Greg Sebourn and Pat Shuff
68th AD - Deb Pauly, Lynn Schott, Nick Wilson*, James Brownfield* and Walter Myers III
69th AD - Tim Whitacre, Brett Franklin, Thomas Gordon, Charles Hart, Robert Hammond and Cuong Sinh Cao
72nd AD - Dean Grose and Zonya E. Townsend
73rd AD - John Drew, Mike Munzing, Nina Davar, Kevin Richardson, Dave Duringer and Steve Magdziak.
74th AD - Jeff Mathews, Allan Bartlett, John Warner, Bill Dunlap, Gary R. Morse* and Richard Palmer.

I want to urge you to print out this voter guide and use it to help you vote at home or to make your choices in the voting booth. In my view, Orange County is a shining city on a hill which means that others are paying great attention to what we do in our community. If we are weak on defending constitutional conservative principles in support of faith, family and freedom, then others around the world will notice and adjust their behavior in a negative direction. If we are strong, then we will encourage others to be strong too.

*I've added some new names based on recommendations from folks at SOC912 meeting tonight.

**I've added more names to fill out the Tea Party roster in the 55 AD.

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

Better Late than Never: Dr. Drew Looks into the Complexities of Medicare Supplemental Insurance

I really appreciate it when someone sets you a clear description of what is going on in terms of senior government assistance.  As a political scientist, I understand that these issues are naturally complex and that we are struggling through the process of making sense of the challenges faced by everyone who will have greater medical expenses near the end of their lives compared to the beginning of their lives.

As you will see, Medicare Supplemental Insurance has a website that explains Medicaid in a fashion that will help you sort out your choices and options.

For example, Medigap Insurance is designed to cover the missing health care costs "gaps" that Medicare Part A-D does not cover. These include your copayment or your deductible. Medigap policies combine with Medicare to pay health care costs in full, where applicable. These plans differ from Medicare Advantage Plan policies because those cover Medicare benefits in isolation, while Medigap policies only supplement your original Medicare benefits.


This is why you will see that health care providers offering plans on Medicare Supplemental Insurance that label their plans as "Medicare Supplement Insurance", with policies clearly designated by a plan number A through N. This way, no matter who offers a Medigap policy, the benefits offered are identical. In a sense, the only real difference between policies is cost and the level of service.

As you will see from the Medicare Supplemental Insurance website, they have real people to help you and their website is consumer friendly.