P.T. Barnum Laughs - The Birther Infomercial, Stealing From Suckers $30 At A Time
By dday Saturday Sep 26, 2009 11:00amTPM Muckraker has found the next late-night sensation - a birther infomercial entitled "Where Was President Obama Born." It's already received the usual 1:00-in-the-morning airing on at least one local TV station in Texas. The United States Justice Foundation, a Birther front group led by the aptly named Gary Kreep, paid $100 to the CBS affiliate in Lubbock for the privilege of gracing their airwaves. That seems like money well spent for the Birthers for reaching a few thousand eyeballs or so and filling them with wingnut ideology. But that's not the true purpose.
For a $30 contribution, viewers also get a fax sent in their name to the 50 state attorneys general and Attorney General Eric Holder demanding that President Obama produce his real birth certificate.
Getting 4 suckers to fork over $30 for nothing covers their whole expense, and looking at the production values, producing the episode didn't cost much more than $100 either. This is pure conservative hucksterism, where a few people make money off of whipping up fears for no real purpose.
And Bill Keller, the host of the birthermercial, is perfectly positioned to be that huckster - he's a fundamentalist preacher:
The program was produced by LivePrayer.com, a Web site affiliated with Bill Keller, a fundamentalist Christian minister who also hosts the infomercial.
Imprisoned in the late 1980s after an insider trading conviction, Keller later committed his life to God, attended Liberty University in Virginia, and founded Bill Keller Ministries, according to his bio. LivePrayer.com was "founded for the sole purpose of having a site on the internet where people can go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for prayer."
This has about as much of a chance at dislodging Barack Obama from office as the Sham-Wow, but both infomercials have the same goal - to get rich off of selling you garbage. Sadly, there are probably enough morons in America to make Gary Kreep and Bill Keller very wealthy men.
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I'd probably have a grin like that too
My Sham-Wow is not garbage!
That Slap-Chop thing's pretty good, too. Minces onions like *that*.
I'd pay attention if they had Vince, the Sham-wow guy.
Not to mention, Slap-chop...
"You're gonna love my nuts."
Here here! Damn straight!.... I take exception to characterizing a quality product like ShamWow as garbage to make a point. Perhaps ShamWow's imitators are garbage....but not Shamwow...look, I can't stand here all day doing this, try ShamWow yourself and see. The Birthers are just laughable anymore.
Just remember though, these people aren't racist assholes, they're just concerned citizens! /me pukes.
............out as 'mainstreaming' the mentally ill. Loonie Tunies denying the obvious facts of their racism.
Their gonnahrea and teen pregnancy rate is twice the national rate!
The rightwingers are killing their own with this tomfoolery...
The birthers need something better to do than steal from their own!
That's a shame. And I wish the same fate for those who refuse the H1N1 vaccine because it's a government plot to infect them with AIDS, insert a RFID chip or whatever the latest conspiarcy theory is. I suppose there IS a way to chlorinate that gene pool.
Harsh, I know. What can I say? I'm in bitch mode tonight (sweet smile).
There is something to be said for it...
I already have an online church, thank you. And we can out pray and out demi-god the bejeebus out of their pisshole online church!
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/
Bu... bu... but, can you burn 'virtual' books?
How much do these guy pay in taxes again?
Tax all churches.
Tax all churches.
That Keller guy does know that BOTH of those certificates that he showed in the first two minutes had "Certificate of Live Birth" printed on the very top. One was a recent one, like the replacement one that I received from the good state of Missouri, and the other, older one is like the one my mom gave me from her records. Wow...one was typed the other was printed. I guess the birthers only think things that are type-written are the real truth.
The newer one says "certification of live birth", which some are using to claim that it's false.
Even though that particular record is more than enough to meet the constitutional burden of natural citizenship...
Thirty dollars a month can buy you some primo online porn
And sixty a year some dirty mags.
silence and a $20 BJ in Amarillo? Well sign me up!!
If only these clowns would get a blowjob! It might loosen them up a little. Repression wreaks havoc on their minds.
You know a putz means penis, right?
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Oy! :-)
That's Oy Gevalt to you.
I still want to put up one of these in my front yard this Christmas, all decorated with tinsels and lights
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The "infomercial" also aired in Huntsville, Alabama, this morning. I was channel surfing around 1:30am and it was showing on our local CBS affiliate, WHNT-19. This is the same channel in north Alabama that, due to "mysterious" technical problems, blacked out the "60 Minutes" segment detailing former Governor Don Siegelman's legal troubles several months ago.
but I think I'll just keep looking for Jesus's face in my food.
Good advice, don't invite Him to dinner.
Besides it be pretty gross if he kept turning everything into either his body or his blood.
OK, I'm sick of this shit, and ignoring it is not going to make it go away. The democratic party contains the talents of perhaps the finest lawyers in the country and its time to use them. It is time to sue the hell of of the people that not only lie and slander the president, but bring in the hospitals and the state of hawaii. whatever legal edge we can build with these people to not shut them down (that would be unconstitutional) but to force them to go on defense is needed and needed now. Also, we need to dig up dirt on these people. We need to follow them with cameras and private investigators. This game can be played two ways. I'd be happy to buy some commercial time in Lubbock airing the truth on THEM. If they want to continue to push this line of garbage, they will not only expose themselves for people to look into their own lives, (and trust me with most of these people, the emperor has no clothes, if you know what I mean.) The truth is that they have no fear right now. Its time to create a little. Who wants to start. Who are these people, where do they live, what church do they represent (possibly tax violations?) what mistresses do they have, what drugs do they take, what bars do they drink at, how many of their kids have kids, who have they screwed over. The bottom line is that this is NOT about a birth certificate. Its about slowly stripping away the legitimacy of the president. And its time to stop it. You give these people a crack and they go in with a crow bar. Its time to fight fire with fire.
The only one with legal standing would be the president himself, and I'd doubt he'd want these concerns aired in a public case.
The ad refers to a "gift" of $30 in return of cost to them of about $1, bulk postage included.
They also get to sell your name and address for top dollar to other enterprising outfits.
I'm not familiar with US tax code minimums for gifts but it is most likely just under the wire.
In fact I, myself am quite willing to accept your "love gifts" of $49.99 or less and in return I promise to say something good about your state (Texas not included).
So don't delay, send a check or money order now to the P.O. Box listed in my profile!
Actually, I'm a Texan.
The ex's in-laws live there so do you see what you're asking?
Now if you're just a plain ol' Dem from the Lone Star, I think I could slip a somewhat redeeming phrase in.
It's only going to get worse. Someone SHOULD address it and SOON.
It sounds like a case for fraud to me.
and so is a tool and his money.
The guy's name is Kreep AND he's a lawyer - You can't make this shit up! Jesus, even Charles Dickens never went that far!!!
And Keller - another huckster. This guy figured after doing hard time for stealing peoples money via insider trading, he'd go the easier Elmer Gantry route to seperate fools from their greenbacks. No one ever goes to jail for taking money from religious idiots.
If I didn't have some human decency, this would be the route I'd take, too.
Look at all of the TV ministers and their pretty mansions.
Look at them talk about Jesus, of whom they know NOTHING!
Look at them just say his name knowing fools will throw money at them.
Look at them talking about people taking vows of poverty.
Look at them shit themselves laughing at the fools near poverty who give them money.
You have to be a pretty souless bastard to go this route. Or, a real Kreep!
Their true colors.
The RWNJ's are quite insane.
Is there any way we can rapture these crazies? Or wish them into the cornfield?
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I am banished to the 2nd level of Hell - lustful.
I am right there on the sixth level with ya.
Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis
You approach Satan's wretched city where you behold a wide plain surrounded by iron walls. Before you are fields full of distress and torment terrible. Burning tombs are littered about the landscape. Inside these flaming sepulchers suffer the heretics, failing to believe in God and the afterlife, who make themselves audible by doleful sighs. You will join the wicked that lie here, and will be offered no respite. The three infernal Furies stained with blood, with limbs of women and hair of serpents, dwell in this circle of Hell.
Bob Dole musta succeeded in running for head demon.
Isn't the earth going to be bad place to live after the Rapture?
I don't want Fluffy being minded by godless goats!
is comedy. Is there any way to get these guys an Emmy for comedy? Seriously. That's rich. Wow. I love the big Africa graphic that keeps coming up. There's something deeply, deeply racist about this. I suppose I shouldn't be laughing. 30 bucks to Fax something. Priceless.
Great scam! Hell, I can do even better...I'd rip these dumbasses off for only TWENTY bucks a pop! Maybe I'll go for the "Tenthers" and "Deathers". Nice way to supplement my income and do something patriotic.
I wonder how many Republican'ts had seen Reagan's or W's birth certificate before accepting their legitimacy as President? Sure, you can go online nowadays and see copies of these documents, but that's apparently not adequate proof of citizenship for the nuts.
It wasn't that long ago they were trying to get an amendment started to reverse the Nativist requirement of the Constitution for the Presidency so Arnold Schwarzenegger could run
But I'd think it be more of a lumber
And if Long Dong Silver ran he could ask, "Got any wood?"
Well, guess my hometown is finally famous for being the biggest of the dipshits.
Writing my local CBS station right now.
About 2 minutes after I contacted CBS local station in Lubbock, they wrote back and said they are not airing it. As soon as they found out the content they cancelled. dday and C&L please confirm and correct.
There are seven attributes of a man that God hates. God lays out the psychological profile of those traits he abhors. The following are from Proverbs 6:16-19 in the Amplified Version:
1. “A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others].
2. “A lying tongue,
3. “Hands that shed innocent blood,
4. “A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans,
5. “Feet that are swift in running to evil,
6. “A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath],
7. “And he who sows discord among his brethren.”
I know a lot of Republicans that those describe.
I do not resemble any of those and I am an Atheist.
That also describes a lot of preachers, priests and various other permutations of holy men. I guess that explains where Republicans get their so-called 'values' from.
Here's what it would take to cure a birfer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4n9vK0_mdk&fe...
This sums up the whole conservative movement pretty well. The politians, Limbuagh, Hannity and the rest get rich off the morons and the morons don't even realize they're being played.
I see how these religious and right wing pacs and orgs deluge some elderly with requests to help them fight the godless libs and dems in Washington. If they would only donate some money to them, they would fight for what is right. Complete hogwash and fleecing of the elderly. So sad.
I think this is great. Anything that eats up the money that would normally (or abnormally actually) be spent on weapons and ammo, is a good thing. Sure it's disrespectful of the President but he doesn't care about inbred racists. Let them all squeal like pigs and admire each others pretty mouths. It's what they were inbred to do. They have rights to be as ignorant as they want to be. This is America. Love it or get in the stall next to Larry Craig and let the devil make you do him.
really have a problem with this. It's not like the hucksters who created this thing are going to do anything with the money but line their own pockets. It sure isn't tax deductible. So all the money they get just represents funds that won't be going to some Republican campaign. All silver lining, no cloud.
Republicans don't understand the government. Republicans don't understand how the separation of powers works.
Republicans are mad at the DOJ [Holder] for doing something [conducting criminal investigations] that the President said the President preferred not to get involved in. It could not be more simple. When it suits them, the Republicans play stupid. Stupid is as stupid does. And boy can theys do stupid!!
... you're getting something tangible with a Sham-Wow!
…and is living with the Health Dept. in Honolulu. According to FactCheck.org “the [HI] health department holds Obama's original birth certificate” which makes all this crap a moot point. Just think, these people could be spending their hard earned money on car warranties or paying people to help them get out of debt or some such.
I can tell you where John McGramps was born:
The Panama Canal Zone, which truly IS outside the United States.
BID
Granted, I haven't been inside a church in a while, but do you really need a website to pray?
I remember seeing on one of Alexandra Pelosi's documentaries on religion in the South. There was a drive thru for prayer where you pull up and the person inside prays with you.
apparently you need to be in a building with other worshippers to do it right.
Funny how in the gospels Jesus says to go and pray in private.
Looks like the religious right is literally doing just the opposite of what Jesus would want.
At least what we see on 24/7 news.
6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:5-6 KJV
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Well one, I don't have a walk-in closet
And two, I think I was bequeathed Fibber McGee's closet.
I got this from Wikpedia
Teeny, also known as "Little Girl" and "Sis" (Marian Jordan) - a precocious youngster who was usually trying to cadge loose change from Fibber, and ending half her sentences with "I'm hungry!" and, especially, "I betcha!" Teeny was also known to lose track of her own conversations. When Fibber tried to show interest in what she was saying, she would seem to forget all about it. Her conversation would switch from telling about to asking about whatever it was. Then, when Fibber would repeat all she had been telling him, Teeny would reply "I know it!" in a condescending way.
Remind you of anyone?
C&L, can you hear me? Lubbock CBS is NOT showing the informercial. Please add an update!
Nevermind, it turns out they did "accidently" air it last night. Fuckers.
This guy uses the hair dye of those 80's "bad guy" WWF managers. And his low budget set looks like it was furnished about 40 years ago.
Is everybody blind? I would think that anybody who watched the Beckerhead Racistfest would have noticed the sense of pride that the inbred,racists grinning big ear to big ear displayed. This wasn't your average tractor pull or monster truck event, this was America crying out to the world "I'm Ignorant, What Was I Talkin About Agin"? When you see those eyes in those hydrocephalus heads light up, you know you're looking at true patriots. Is $30 too much to ask for the self satisfaction the dim pathetic morons feel when they get to dislay their racist bumper sticker?I think not!
and to the point.
Good post!
As i understand it, the holder of an 800 number is charged for each phone call they receive. If this is true , then i encourage you to call and call often. Making the call is free to you but not them. Phone lines are now open. Call now.
Whenever I see a 1800 phone # of a cause I don't like, I like to call it a few times. I'm not sure how often I can call it until i'm charged for harassment by the cell phone company though. Any lawyers care to help us? I can dial 10 times? 100 times?
Reminds me of hacking in the 80's with modems. Wouldn't it be funny to program your modem to auto dial the 1800#?
My computer speakers always buzz when I take a cell phone call, I'm calling them over and over again and letting the buzz amplify into the cell phone. LOL.
HAHA, I'm calling and getting put on hold. Every minute you're on hold costs them money too.
Is I love jesus and the fools will send you their money!
republicanism is a mental illness!
Everybody needs to know that its NOT NOT NOT about the birth certificate. Its about legitimacy. These people are trying every strategy that they can to de-legitimize the President. They are throwing shit against a wall and seeing what sticks. Same as Clinton...... whitewater, travelgate, flowers, Lewinsky, blah blah blah. We cant fight these people on their field. As I said in an earlier post, the best defense is a good offense. It is past the time when we can simple say "heres a link to the state of Hawaii's website". They are not interested in learning the truth, only in the delegitimization of Obama. So how do you fight that? You do the same to them. The mirror is a powerful tool. Who are they. Where are they from. Where does their money come from. Do they pay taxes. Do they employ illegal immigrants. Do they have any skeletons in their closet? Are they.....gulp...... gay. Seriously people. It is time to fight fire with fire. Enough of this intellectual exercise in futility, thinking that they will come to our side. We are on the side of truth and reality, they are not. We are fighting over the middle, who is easily influenced. Go listen in on your average political conversation at Craker Barrel. Yes, people talk about the birthers. Socialism. Why? Because they have the ball. We CHOOSE to play defense when we get in power. The GOP ALWAYS has the foot on the gas, even when they are in a minority. We have alot to learn from them. I'm not for doing anything illegal or even immoral. Only expose these people for who they are and reveal the intent of what they do, why they do it and as the cliche goes back to Watergate...... follow the money. Someone is paying for this, AND making money on it. Its the only reason its around. And the only people that can shut it down is US.
have made similar rants and while i agree 100%, do not worry too much. They seem to be blowing their wad real early.
It will quiet down when the health reform act gets passed.
they know they are just pissing in the wind.
If it weren't for 24/7 news and shit flingers like fox, You wouldn't hear much about any of this.
These squeaky wheels will stop turning when more things get done.
We gave the Dems a mandate in Nov. and they better know it and get going on the good stuff.
The Sham Wow actually does suck up water.
This has got to be the saddest yet funniest thing I have seen in a long long time. That people will send this scam artist money is beyond sad, that those same people are stupid enough to believe this crap is funny beyond reason.
Obama was born here, and there is nothing anyone can do to prove that to some people. Simply put they dont like that a (D) is president worse yet he's a black democrat. The same class of hate was thrown at Bill Clinton and he was a southern white male. The (D) By these people names are all the excuse many of these people need it's even worse that Obama happens to be Black.
Nothing else to do.
...work of infomercial art, I am completely convinced. I sent in my $30 plus $30 each for my three cats -- all of whom are extremely upset over the idea of Kenyan sitting in the Oval Office.
send this guy $30 worth of Monopoly money. Attach a note that says "You shouldn't have any problem accepting these bills for payment, after all, they're just as authentic as the claims you're making" and sign the name of your favorite cartoon character!
doesn't someone just tell these fools that if you have a parent who is a citizen, you can be born in hell and you are still a citizen. You are a citizen no matter where you are born if one of your parents is a citizen. That's a fact, jack. So why won't some fool tell these fools?
Does Texas count?
Well we already know from the new NYT poll that between a quarter and a third of the American public are stone idiots, so they should do quite well with this boondoggle.
In 2004 Kerry was harmed by infomercials supposedly hawking a DVD by the Swift Boat Liars smearing his patriotism and calling him responsible for American POW deaths in Vietnam. This aired on religious, rural and "family" stations in Texas. I am sure it aired on the same type of stations elsewhere in the country.
Because major media and the Kerry campaign don't watch those stations there were no media stories about this. In that case the donation to receive the DVD was $5 but you didn't really need to send the money - about half of it was in the infomercial. Just lots of flags and old veterans in their uniforms smearing Kerry.
Rural residents and seniors are the major watchers of those stations.
Sen. Kerry received the record low percentage of rural county votes for a Democratic candidate for President.
that you don't need to go to a website to pray 24 hours a day. There are groups all over the world, Catholic monks, Buddhist monks, Joe the Ragman sitting in his living room, who can and do pray 24 hours a day.....all without websites.....and all without sending some crank a donation.
Why don't you produce your penis dude so we can be sure if you're a man or a woman. "A-hole."
You know who else was born in Kenya? Richard Dawkins! He's such an evil crackpot, he believes Charles Darwin created the universe!!
Throw in a prayer cloth, a vial of "Oil for Evil" and you've got yourself a deal!
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