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Saturday, July 25, 2015

Conservative scholar and author Andy Martin says President Barack Obama is “serving up ‘Kenyan catnip’ to a gullible American public;” Andy also challenges Donald Trump to “put up or shut up”

Conservative New Hampshire Republican Party leader and corruption fighter Andy Martin has been investigating and exposing President Barack Obama for ten (10) years, long before the national media paid any attention to the actual facts about Obama’s life, instead of Obama’s self-serving “nativity story” about his links to Kenya. Obama is now in Kenya once again peddling his “African” roots although there is at least a reasonable basis to doubt the accuracy and authenticity of that narrative. Andy was the first independent investigator to go to Hawai’i, in 2008; he looked into alternative theories that might explain Obama’s family origins. Andy returns to Honolulu in September, 2015 to continue his research into Obama’s background. In August, 2015 he will conduct a combined Obama/political conference in Washington, DC. In the following column Andy also challengers Donald Trump to “put up or shut up.”

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Obama continues to claim that his family origins are in Kenya, when there is a reasonable basis to doubt that claim

National media, in response to relentless prodding from Andy Martin, are at least starting to present a better picture of Obama’s “relatives”

Andy says, “Obama can’t pick and choose what he wants to acknowledge about his family history. If he wants to claim he is Kenyan, then he has to also admit that virtually all of his Kenyan relatives, including his late father, are Muslims”

In September, Andy returns to Hawai’i to continue his scholarly research on Obama

Please join us for an Obama political festival in Washington, DC August 14-16, 2015

Andy also drops a “stinker” on Donald Trump: “Donald should put up or shut up about his “investigators” and what they “found” in 2012; I question whether he sent anyone and whether he discovered anything. Mr. Trump, please show us the evidence

(Manchester, NH) (July 25, 2015) 

The media are full of glowing reports concerning President Barack Obama’s latest trip to Kenya (see links below). Nevertheless, there is a reasonable basis to question whether Obama in fact has Kenyan roots. And, if Obama is indeed Kenyan, why is there no mention of the fact that almost all of his Kenyan relatives are Muslims and adhere to the Islamic faith? Obama can’t cherry-pick which aspects of his “nativity story” he wants to present to the gullible American public. So right now a little truth serum might go a long way in reviewing the history of Obama’s origins.

First, let me point out one inescapable fact, a fact which explains why Obama’s supporters intensely dislike me: I have always maintained, and maintain today, that Obama was born in Hawai’i. The claims of some who have misused my earlier scholarly research and stated that Obama was born in Kenya are wrong. Period.

There is neither a rational nor a factual basis to believe Obama himself was born in Kenya. Where did the “Obama was born in Kenya” meme really originate? It was instigated by Obama himself. Barack and Michele have played mind games with his more credulous adversaries. Obama loves to drop hints about his Kenya origins so Obama-haters can lap up these misleading suggestions.

Obama dislikes me because I stick to the facts and search for the truth, wherever that leads me.

Deal with it: Obama was born in Hawai’i.

Is it possible that Obama is really the son of Barack Obama from Kenya? Very possible but, on balance, not very probable. Let me explain why.

First, a little history. Over the past decade, Obama and his cronies have harassed, abused and smeared me not because I lied about him, but because I told the truth. Next month we are going to hold a three-day event in Washington, DC, August 14-16; you are invited and welcome to attend. Two days of the conference will be devoted to examining my scholarly research on Obama. One day will focus on the tenth (10th) anniversary on what I claim is the most significant blog post in Internet history: my August 10, 2005 posting and news conference exposing that Obama’s narrative “Dreams From My Father” was fictionalized and that Obama was not in reality who he claimed to be. In 2015, he still isn't.

Fact #1: I exposed that Obama’s “father” (as I believed him to be in 2005) had fled to the United States because of his family’s involvement with the Mau Mau rebellion. Obama attacked me for exposing that fact and disclosing his Mau Mau ties. Later, when Obama went to London as president he admitted his grandfather had been imprisoned as a Mau Mau. This weekend Obama is meeting with the son of the original leader of the Mau Mau, “Burning Spear” Kenyatta. So my August 10, 2005 accusation that Obama had concealed his family history was later confirmed by Obama himself - after he was elected and safely ensconced in the White House.

Fact #2: Barack Obama’s putative father was a married man in Kenya when he left to study in the United States. He had a wife and children back home. In those days there was no Internet and no Google and no search engines to fact check around the world. Two sub facts follow from the basic fact of his marriage: (A) To assume the Kenyan Obama married president Obama’s mother, you have to believe he came to this country and deliberately committed a criminal act, bigamy. (B) No state in the United states recognizes a bigamous marriage. Thus, Obama’s parents were never legally married in Hawai’i. Perhaps that is why I could never find marriage license. (There is, however, evidence of a putative “divorce” from Obama’s actual mother and his “father;” one lie led to another.)

The “relatives” (half-relatives) Obama is visiting now in Kenya are products of his father’s “first” Kenyan marriage. (Obama pére also married a second time in the United States and there is a second set of half-siblings).

Fact: Going into 2007, the Chicago Sun-Times and many other media were accepting Obama’s claim that he had a “granny” in Kenya. Media finally, in 2015, are identifying her as a step-grandmother. The claim that “Grandma Sarah” was present at his father’s birth was always nonsense. The elderly lady was in all probability senile. First, she was exploited by Obama himself, who fed the false “granny” narrative to the media. Then Sarah was exploited by Obama’s opponents in 2008, when they used her to sustain their claim that Obama was born in Kenya. Obama provoked the lies in the first instance, and then he tried to profit a second time by seeking to attack those lies when they were parroted back by his opponents (which did not include me).
I was never fooled by Obama’s “Granny Sarah” nonsense. But the way in which Obama used Sarah shows how he uses false narratives to mislead his adversaries, and then attacks his opponents for accepting his own lies.

I have a theory about who is President Obama’s real father, both his biological father and his spiritual father, and that man is not Barack Obama of Kenya. When I became the first independent investigator to land in Hawai’i in 2008 I focused on Frank Marshall Davis. I was making overtures to Obama’s genuine maternal grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who was still alive when Obama suddenly diverted his campaign airplane to Honolulu.

This is my theory. I do not present my theory as a fact, because the facts are still missing. But what I presented as a theory in 2008 has come to be accepted by many Americans in the years following my initial presentation. You can also view the film I made on Obama in Hawai’i (the first one to do so) by going to www.BoycottHawaii.com.

My theory is that Frank Marshall Davis, another married man, was Obama’s biological father. Due to his marital circumstances, Davis could not acknowledge his nonmarital child. So he paid off the Kenyan Barack Obama to pose as the “father.” Obama/father and his “wife” never even moved in together. What kind of a “marriage” was it when Obama’s “parents” did not even move in together despite the fact Obama/father had an apartment in Honolulu? Obama-the-father never “abandoned” his son because the president was not biologically his son.

Five people knew the truth. Obama’s maternal grandparents, Obama-the-father and Obama’s mother, and Davis. They are all dead. Until we can get a DNA test, my theory will remain just that, a theory. Davis has children in Hawai’i and elsewhere and we will in due course learn the truth, namely whether my theory is correct or incorrect. Obama may even pull a Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner style switcheroo and “discover” that Davis is his father - but only after Obama leaves the White House. You heard it here first.

Obama did not learn the truth about his parentage until after Frank Marshall Davis was dead, which explains his passive-aggressive hostility to his mother and grandparents. That was why “Frank” is the only person mentioned by name as a male figure in Hawai’i in his “autobiography” “Dreams.” “Pops” (Obama’s grandfather) took him to visit Davis on a regular basis. Why? Because “Pops” knew the truth. Obama largely ignored his grandmother in Hawai’i until he learned I was snooping around in Honolulu. Then he decided to make a surprise trip to visit her in the middle of his presidential campaign (October, 2008). She died soon after.

There are two aspects to my writing about Obama:

Politically, I do not like the man and oppose his policies. I express political opinions that are highly critical of him. But my “politics” has nothing to do with my scholarly research.

When I dig into Obama’s family origins, and other aspects of his early years in Hawai’i, California and New York, I am simply looking for the facts and searching for the truth. When looking into biographical information about Obama I maintain the highest standards of independent scholarly research.

Despite the fact he has been in the White House for over six years we still know very little about Barack Obama’s origins. He peddles his nativity story to gullible supporters and liberal suckers in the mainstream media. But if you scratch below the surface, the many questions about Obama’s family history are not difficult to find.

On August 10 2005 I published the first objective, verifiable truth about Obama. History has confirmed I was 100% correct in my analysis and presentation.

Please wait for details about our conference August 14-16, and join us on that momentous weekend in Washington, August, 2015 when we revisit and celebrate my historic blog posting exposing Obama as a fraud. In the meantime, take everything Obama says about his origins (did he remind you during his current visit to Kenya that his father was buried in a Muslim funeral in Kenya? Surprise.) with a big dose of skepticism.

In September, I return to Honolulu. My scholarly research continues.

STAY TUNED FOR announcements concerning a momentous weekend in American history, Washington, DC August 14-16. Details will follow.

P.S. In 2012, Donald Trump claimed he had sent “investigators” to Hawai’i and “you won’t believe what they are finding.” I don’t believe Trump sent anyone and I don’t believe he or they “found” anything. Now that Trump is an actual, legal candidate, he should be asked to document and disclose the details of his “investigation,” and tell us what we “shouldn’t believe.” He should be called on to put up or shut up. An actual candidate must be held to a much higher standard of truth than a mere business blatherer.

LINKS TO THIS STORY (cut and paste the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/world/africa/obama-arrives-in-kenya-on-personal-and-official-journey.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-and-kenya-1st-trip-to-fathers-homeland-as-president/2015/07/22/9b7eb054-30a6-11e5-a879-213078d03dd3_story.html

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WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ANDY MARTIN:

One author has called Andy Martin the “big kahuna” of the anti-[Barack] Obama movement. Another said “Andy Martin is revolutionizing journalism… [Andy] brings to online journalism what Rush Limbaugh [brings] to radio or Michael Moore to film: sleek little stories that fit into larger political narratives…” Another says, “The only American journalists that are ‘standing UP’ [to Obama] are, Andy Martin…”

ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-seven years of background in radio and television and with five decades of investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, intelligence and military matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see http://www.boycottabc.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over forty-five years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

New Hampshire conservative Republican leader Andy Martin sends “An open letter to Donald Trump”

Conservative New Hampshire Republican Party leader and corruption fighter Andy Martin has known Donald Trump longer than almost anyone else in politics or business, going back to 1978. Andy is the only person who can lay claim to having “hired” Donald Trump, when he approved Donald’s application to move into Andy’s condominium building. Andy will be writing about Trump in the days ahead. But as Andy comes back from a leave-of-absence planning his 2016 “war room,” he sends Donald an open letter with some suggestions and reactions to “l’affaire McCain.”
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“Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct”

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National (866) 706-2639
Cell (917) 664-9329

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Andy Martin writes an open letter to Donald Trump

(Manchester, NH) (July 22, 2015) 

Dear Donald:

I have been aware of you to you longer than almost anyone except your closest associates and family. Way back in 1978 when you were newly married I sat on the board of directors of Olympic Tower and received your rental application. I “hired” you to move in. When you were planning the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue I was an informal consultant to the architects, Swanke Hayden Connell. Until recently I actually had a set of the blueprints for Trump Tower stored in my basement. In the 1980’s Spy Magazine had both of our names on one of its lists.

Last January I was attending a luncheon at Mar-a-Lago and you popped in to greet the guests. I saw you in a casual, informal setting. And, your wedding was held at my church in Palm Beach. You didn’t invite me but I followed what was happening from the parish; PB is a small town.

A close friend told me you would not run for president this time. I told him he was wrong; I was confident you would run, and I was right. (Read my “Psychological Profile of Barack Obama” and you will see I do a pretty good job of psychological profiling.) I predicted in February, 2007, eight years ago, Obama would be a failure in the Oval Office, see link [1] below.

So I think it is a fair assessment that based on decades of familiarity I may understand you better than anyone else in the political and media arena.

Preliminarily, I need to make it clear that I am not endorsing or supporting any of the presidential candidates. I am committed to the defeat of Jeb Bush but otherwise would support any of a number of qualified candidates, including you. But because of my antipathy to Bush (“it’s personal, not business”) I am avoiding any endorsement that Bush could turn around and use against anyone I supported.
    
1. The McCain imbroglio

As I said, I am not supporting any candidate. But even some of your strongest supporters cringed when you launched into an unprovoked attack on prisoners of war and John McCain in particular. McCain had given you a big opening to slam his poor political judgment and failed leadership. Instead, you gave a textbook example of your own failure as a potential leader.

I am not going to argue about what you said during and after the incident. The tape does not lie, and the tape is devastating. You tried to recover but there was no way to recover from the original remarks. In this letter I will suggest an approach that could put an end to the McCain situation. I hope you will accept the benefit of my half century in politics. Learn from my experience.

Because of your opposition to Jeb Bush, and my opposition to Jeb Bush, I want to rescue your campaign from yourself. You can undo the damage, but you have to act smart.

2. Follow your own rules and advice

You are running based on your record as a spectacularly successful businessman. Great. Notwithstanding what the political class says, and notwithstanding the snickers of the media class, there is nothing wrong with “porting” success from one area of life to another. General Dwight Eisenhower wasn’t a politician. But his existing non-political skills and experience allowed him to conduct a presidency that in retrospect is receiving increasing respect. I see no reason why a seasoned business executive cannot step into the Oval Office and be an effective president.

In a New York Times article (see link [2] below), apparently based on an in interview, you left the impression that you don’t prepare for speeches and you are treating a campaign for the presidency as an afterthought. Question: Is that the way you run your business, the way you built a successful empire? Not at all.

Would you go to a real estate or mortgage closing without reading the documents in advance and preparing? Of course not. Would you sign a contract without reading it? Of course not.

And yet you went to Iowa without any preparation; you previously announced your candidacy without a prepared text. You can’t treat communication as an afterthought. You can be both spontaneous and disciplined. That is the essence of a successful communicator. Very often I will see you give an excellent speech, and then you undermine the premise of your presentation with extraneous remarks.

In New Hampshire in April you said you wanted to be taken seriously as a candidate. Then you proceeded to deliver an unserious speech.

You are a supremely disciplined businessman, which is why you have survived failures as well as successes. So why would you reverse course and run an undisciplined campaign, why would you treat communication, the essence of the process, as an area where you are totally lacking in discipline?

Instead of discarding and ignoring the principles that made you a great businessman – which is, after all, your calling card as a candidate – you should adopt and adapt and apply your successful principles to your campaign. Instead of being a sloppy candidate whom the media expects to self-destruct trough your own lack of discipline, do the opposite: Discipline yourself.

3. The “laws of television”

I criticized John McCain as an incompetent candidate in 2008, please see link [3] below. And I created a phrase to explain how television works, which I call “the laws of television.” The laws of television also apply to you.

There are different sets of “laws” for television, some for when you are a host, and some for when you are a candidate. You can be an iconoclastic candidate; but if you violate the laws of television you can’t succeed.

There is nothing wrong with aggressively critiquing your opponents. You can dish it out, and they have to take it. But McCain was not a candidate, and you attacked him for his service in the military, not his failed political leadership over the decades. You gave the media a gotcha moment – by violating the laws of television.

McCain’s criticism of your supporters in Arizona was pathetic, part of his longstanding vitriol and hostility to conservatives in his own state.

I tagged McCain as someone who violates the law of TV way back in 2008. Which is why he lost. Don’t be a loser like McCain. Focus your attacks where they mean something, and discipline your speech (yes, the “D” word again). McCain gave you an opening to bash him for his ineffective political leadership and you blew it. Attacking McCain where he is invulnerable, his military service, was a mistake. The media were ready to pounce, and they did. And so did your opponents.

The spats with Rick Perry and Lindsay Graham are indeed sideshows. The critical comments about POW’s will have a more lasting impact if you don’t take corrective action.

So how do you work your way out?

You performance in Iowa gave hope to all of your enemies that your inability to control your extemporaneous remarks would finish you off with l’affaire McCain, or with some new gaffe.

I encourage you to keep on striking hard blows against the political gentry. That’s your job. But measure your speech by whether it advances your cause, to ensure you don’t undermine your own campaign. Obey the laws of TV and you might just win. Come across as angry and petulant on TV every time you are criticized and you can’t win. The American people love payback; have at it. Go after McCain or any of the others when they attack you, but be careful how you swing the bat. That is all I am asking.

4. Contrition is everything

Presidential press secretary Ron Ziegler is memorably said to have remarked that “Contrition is bullshit.” In the presidential process, and in the leadership process, contrition is everything. Your answers in Iowa last Saturday to non-McCain matters were less than stellar.

Go to church this Sunday. Apparently, for the first time, ask God for forgiveness. Acknowledge that it is not only experience and wealth that define a person; his or her spiritual health is also an essential aspect of any leader’s personality and profile.

You were married at Bethesda instead of a clerk’s office. You must have some beliefs. Nurture them. Integrate them into your daily routine. And, most of all, begin every day with a prayer, and end every day with a prayer. Humility and contrition will not make you a weaker man; they will make you a stronger leader who can lead Americans in the right direction. You don’t have to change who you are to make amends with God. The very essence of Christianity is universal forgiveness and acceptance.

Much more than just speaking about your own talents and success, speak about your belief in a higher authority, in a greater calling than just yourself. Those Marines and sailor who were massacred in Chattanooga did not die for themselves. They wore a uniform that called them to a greater sense of duty and commitment. Likewise, John McCain is far from a perfect man; but when he wore a Navy uniform he owed loyalty to a cause more significant than himself.

All of us are flawed, often in many ways. But we are also capable of rising above our own limitations. As you seek to lead this nation, kneel humbly. At my church where you were married, this Sunday all of us will make the confession of sin. There is no shame in confession, only honor. Only through confession, humility and contrition can you hope to lead the American people. If your goal is to win, be a winner with God. Your performance in Iowa was spiritually underwhelming. Don’t take your base for granted.

McCain is not the brightest bulb but he gave you a lesson in contrition. Instead of demanding a personal apology he shifted your guilt to a broader base of victims, veterans and prisoners of war in general. He looked bigger by doing so.

My suggestion: pick up the phone and call McCain. It is a gracious gesture that will charm your supporters and disarm your adversaries. If you want to erase the impact of the McCain imbroglio, just pick up the phone and call him. Say you are sorry you reacted without thought. Make a kind gesture. Your polls will skyrocket. Bottom line: if you pick up the phone, the McCain exchange could become a winner. If you fail to pick up the phone your candidacy could be impaired more than you realize.

Right now you are playing defense. And you will be on defense as long as the media can keep the McCain ringer around your neck. A simple phone call and a gracious conversation can make it all go away. You started the process on the O’Reilly Factor. Take the next step and make the call. You will be glad you did.

5. Don’t betray the faith of those who put their trust in you

Finally, you and I know that millions of Americans are beginning to put their faith and trust in you. Please do not betray them. Many loyal, hard-working Americans have been disappointed by the political process, by the scripted nature of presidential campaigns, by the governmental process in Washington, and by the diminution of America’s greatness due to the self-inflicted errors of our leaders.

Winning a nomination or winning the presidency is no easy task. There is no shame in trying and not succeeding. But if you run in a way that leaves a bad taste, or embarrasses you and allows the media to claim a “victory” in defeating you, then you will have breached trust with those many Americans who are desperate for a real change in Washington.

If you run an honorable and competent campaign, even one characterized by hard blows at your opponents, you will gain and retain the trust of the American people and ultimately you will strengthen, not undermine, the political process.

But if you run a campaign that is not honorable, then you will have left a bitter taste in the mouths of millions of Americans and contribute to the cynicism they feel towards our government and leaders. Don’t do it.

Use your God-given talents to lead our politics in a positive direction the same way you have led in business. You are not a perfect person, but you are an honorable person; bring honor to the presidential campaign and you will cap a successful career in the private sector with a genuine and even monumental contribution to the public arena. Run as an honorable man and you might even win. Without honor there is no hope of victory. With honor and decency you might be surprised to find yourself as “President Trump.”

I’ll have more to say about your campaign in the days ahead.

Sincerely,

Andy

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LINKS TO THIS STORY (cut and paste the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):

[1]

https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/the-mask-of-barack-obama-a-psychological-profile/

[2]


[3]

https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/andy-martin-takes-a-sledgehammer-to-senator-john-mccain%e2%80%99s-debate-performance/

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WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ANDY MARTIN:

One author has called Andy Martin the “big kahuna” of the anti-[Barack] Obama movement. Another said “Andy Martin is revolutionizing journalism… [Andy] brings to online journalism what Rush Limbaugh [brings] to radio or Michael Moore to film: sleek little stories that fit into larger political narratives…” Another says, “The only American journalists that are ‘standing UP’ [to Obama] are, Andy Martin…”

ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-seven years of background in radio and television and with five decades of investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, intelligence and military matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see http://www.boycottabc.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over forty-five years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Chicago News Conference: Federal judge in Dennis Hastert case partially agrees with Andy Martin

Conservative New Hampshire Republican Party activist and law professor Andy Martin will hold a Chicago news conference Thursday, June 11th to discuss his efforts to have Judge Thomas Durkin recused from the case of former Speaker Dennis Hastert. Andy originally exposed Speaker Hastert’s homosexual situation in 2010. Judge Durkin agreed with the claims made in Andy’s prior letter to the judge (the original letter is reflected on the docket sheet) concerning the appearance of bias. Andy is now asking the judge not to allow Hastert and the U. S. Attorney to “waive” the admitted appearance of bias. Andy’s latest letter to Judge Durkin follows below.
  
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Attention Chicago, National daybook/assignment editors

Announcement of Chicago news conference Thursday at noon

Andy Martin says Judge Thomas Durkin cannot allow Speaker Hastert and the U. S. Attorney to “waive” any appearance of bias

Andy has appeared previously in federal court to successfully argue against the U. S. Attorney’s office and private defense attorneys

(CHICAGO, IL) (June 11, 2015) 

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June 11, 2015

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U.S. District Judge
219 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60604

Re: U.S. v. Hastert, 1:15-cr-00315-1

Recusal of the Court for appearance of bias

Dear Judge Durkin:

I am following up on my prior letter asking the Court to recuse itself due to the appearance of bias.

I was gratified to see that you agreed with me, that there is indeed an appearance of bias in the eyes of a reasonable person concerning your participation in the current case, when a judge who has previously contributed to the campaign account of a defendant is subsequently assigned to hear a case involving that defendant.

By seeking to have you recused I mean no disrespect. Nevertheless, I believe recusal is mandated, not discretionary based on a potential “waiver” by counsel of the appearance issue.

By way of introduction, I have prior experience challenging judges for bias involving campaign contributions, as well as seeking to be heard as a representative of the broader public interest in contravention of the U. S. Attorney and attorneys for criminal defendants.

In 1978 I exposed that Peoria U. S. District Judge Robert Morgan (as I remember the name) had made a campaign contribution to Senator Charles Percy. Judge Morgan was very irritated when I exposed his contribution because his name was on a supposedly “secret” list of contributors to Senator Percy. The judge conceded the appearance of bias and recused himself.

The Seventh Circuit once wrote an opinion reciting my “legion” of battles with district judges over ethical lapses on the federal bench (the opinion reversed a district judge).

In a more apropos case in 1978, I appeared before U. S. District Judge (now circuit judge) Joel Flaum in a criminal case involving (don’t hold me to the exact names) Tom Bowler and the Brighton-Krug Construction Company. The U. S. Attorney and defendants’ counsel had negotiated a plea agreement, involving a nolo plea that would have negated any use of the plea in subsequent civil litigation.

Despite being somewhat troubled, Judge Flaum agreed with me, allowed me to be heard, and I proceeded to explain why the plea agreement was a bad deal for the public interest. Judge Flaum rejected the plea agreement, the defendants went to trial, they were convicted and a critical arm of the (original) Daley Machine organization was dismembered. As a result of my efforts taxpayers made a significant recovery.

So I go back a long way in seeking to hold federal judges to the highest standards involving the law concerning any appearance of partiality or impropriety regarding the reaction of a “reasonable” member of our society.

I would respectfully request that you follow Judge Flaum’s approach and allow me to be heard in this matter. There is no question that whatever “deal” Speaker Hastert receives from the Court, most people will feel he got off lightly. Mr. Hastert, moreover, is no ordinary defendant; otherwise I would not be seeking to hold you to the punctilio of the law.

I can also cite you chapter and verse when the supposedly neutral assignment “wheel” has been manipulated to steer cases to biased judges. Over the decades federal court has not been immune from political corruption.

Since I first walked into 219 S. Dearborn exactly fifty years ago this month, in June, 1965, my commitment has always been to the public interest.

Fighting for the amorphous rights of the public often encourages others, particularly our highly cynical media in Chicago, to ridicule my legal positions or to accuse me of being on a fool’s errand. But in the sweep of half a century, very few of my predictions, pronouncements or legal positions have been proven unfounded.

I exposed Speaker Hastert’s homosexuality in 2010, as my public blog postings confirm.[1] The media attacked me in 2010 for telling the truth about Speaker Hastert and Mark Kirk. But as you can now see, in due course I was vindicated.

I continue my corruption-fighting efforts with unabated vigor after half a century of devotion to the public interest.

I am flying to Chicago Thursday to lay a foundation for challenging any decision by Your Honor to remain in the case. I earnestly feel that you should not allow your prior contributions to become a distraction involving the Speaker’s prosecution. And while I am aware that judges occasionally let defendants waive conflicts arising out of combined representation, I am not aware of any high-profile case where, once a judge acknowledges that the reasonable person standard applies and that the appearance of bias is present, that counsel may waive that bias.

Defendants have a right to a fair and impartial trial. But so does the general public. The best approach would be for a judge from outside the Northern District to be appointed to sit, but I do not expect that to happen. Given your own prior relationship with the defendant, I respectfully believe that recusal is not discretionary and may not be waived by the parties.

I have emailed a copy of this letter to both the U. S. Attorney’s office and Defendant Hastert’s counsel (see below).

Respectfully submitted,

ANDY MARTIN

AM:sp

cc:
steven.block@usdoj.gov,
USAILN.ECFAUSA@usdoj.gov,
tcgreen@sidley.com,
jgallo@sidley.com,

June 11 Chicago News Conference Details:

WHO:

New Hampshire conservative Republican Party activist Andy Martin

WHAT:

Andy Martin continues to seek the appointment of a new judge to hear the criminal case against former Speaker Dennis Hastert

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, SE corner of Huron and Wabash Streets, Chicago (weather permitting; otherwise indoors)

WHEN:

Thursday, June 11, 12 noon

LINKS TO THIS STORY (cut and paste the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):

New citations after emailing:

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ANDY MARTIN:

One author has called Andy Martin the “big kahuna” of the anti-[Barack] Obama movement. Another said “Andy Martin is revolutionizing journalism… [Andy] brings to online journalism what Rush Limbaugh [brings] to radio or Michael Moore to film: sleek little stories that fit into larger political narratives…” Another says, “The only American journalists that are ‘standing UP’ [to Obama] are, Andy Martin…”

ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-seven years of background in radio and television and with five decades of investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, intelligence and military matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see http://www.boycottabc.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over forty-five years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

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[1]
http://andyforussenator.blogspot.com/2010/01/campaign-ad-calls-congressman-mark-kirk.html

http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2010/03/congressman-eric-massa-linked-to-rahm.html

http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2010/07/andy-martin-homosexual-mark-kirk.html

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New Hampshire News Conference: Conservative blogger Andy Martin seeks Hastert victim files (FOIA)

New Hampshire corruption fighter Andy Martin will hold a Manchester, NH news conference Sunday, June 7th to announce he has asked the U. S. Department of Justice to release the complete file on former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s victims. “I have previously disclosed the hypersexualized environment in the Speaker’s Office in Washington,” Andy says. “Representatives Mark Kirk (now a Senator) and Mark Foley were ‘regulars’ with Speaker Hastert. But what Hastert did as an adult, with other adults, is his business and their business. I completely respect the right to privacy of consenting adults, particularly since Hastert is no longer in office. What Hastert did as a school teacher and coach, is our business, the people’s business. The Department of Justice should release the full file on Hastert’s victims and do so immediately. I have filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking full disclosure.”
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Attention New Hampshire, Illinois, Washington, National daybook/assignment editors

Announcement of New Hampshire news conference Sunday June 7th

Conservative columnist and Republican Party maverick - and long-time crime fighter - Andy Martin announces he has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to release the complete victim files on former Speaker Dennis Hastert

Andy says the federal government should not conceal vital information about the former U. S. House Speaker

In addition to Sunday’s new conference, Andy has also scheduled a “bunker buster” news conference in Chicago for Thursday June 11th

(Please feel free to forward and/or post this email)

(Manchester, NH) (June 7, 2015) Corruption-fighter Andy Martin, who first exposed the homosexuality aspect of the accusations against Dennis Hastert and has been driving reporting on the scandal since then, will hold a Manchester, New Hampshire news conference today, Sunday, June 7th to announce he has filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with the U.S. Department of Justice asking that all of the files concerning former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s victims be released.

“We now know of apparently three victims: (1) individual A; (2) Steve Reinboldt (see link below); (3) the person whose family reported the abuse to Representative Mel Watt. Experience tells us there may be many more victims. Given Dennis Hastert’s important role in the U. S. Congress the public has a right to know what the Department of Justice knows about Hastert’s  history as a predator. Right now all we have is endless speculation.

“I have submitted my FOIA request to both the U. S. Attorney and Executive Office of U. S. Attorneys. A copy of my letter, without the heading, follows:”

Andy Martin, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Law

Executive Director       

June 4, 2015

Freedom of Information
United States Attorney
219 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60604

and

Freedom of Information (FOIA)
Executive Office for
  United States Attorneys
Room 2242
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Re: U.S. v. Hastert, 1:15-cr-00315-1

Dear FOIA Staff:

I would like to formally lodge a FOIA request for any and all information concerning the identity of “Individual A” in the above case, as well as the identities of any other individuals, in Illinois prior to 1990, excluding the Defendant, who are part of the investigation or file in the above case.

Since Individual A is apparently not being prosecuted, and there is no ongoing investigation about him or her, I believe that FOIA mandates release of any identifying information about Individual A as well as other individuals who were identified and became part of the file concerning the Defendant’s actions in Illinois prior to 1990.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Respectfully submitted,

ANDY MARTIN

AM:sp

cc: Hon. Thomas M. Durkin

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June 7th New Hampshire news conference details:

Who:

New Hampshire corruption fighter and conservative Republican Party activist Andy Martin

What:

Andy Martin asks U. S. Department of Justice to release Hastert victim files

Where:

Manchester, NH, Northwest corner of Elm and Webster Streets

When:

Sunday, June 7, 2015, 5:30 P.M.

LINKS TO THIS STORY (cut and paste the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/us/sister-says-her-brother-was-a-victim-of-ex-speaker-hastert.html?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-20150605-story.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3112252/Former-House-Speaker-Dennis-Hastert-abused-brother-high-school-wrestling-team-sister-claims.html


WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ANDY MARTIN:

One author has called Andy Martin the “big kahuna” of the anti-[Barack] Obama movement. Another said “Andy Martin is revolutionizing journalism… [Andy] brings to online journalism what Rush Limbaugh [brings] to radio or Michael Moore to film: sleek little stories that fit into larger political narratives…” Another says, “The only American journalists that are ‘standing UP’ [to Obama] are, Andy Martin…”

ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-seven years of background in radio and television and with five decades of investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, intelligence and military matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see http://www.boycottabc.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over forty-five years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.EnglishforAmerica.org, www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

UPDATES:

www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA
www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin

Andy’s columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com

[NOTE: We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the latest version on our blogs.]

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