The Western Center for Journalism / By Gordon Smith

To: Bret Stephens
Deputy Editor; Wall Street Journal

Dear Bret,

I watched your segment on Israel & Iran on Fox this morning, and this email is NOT about that subject. I am writing you because you seem to be an intelligent, mature, and serious reporter.

I am a 20-year military service disabled vet, and I am completely baffled by something; I would VERY much like your input on this.

For the purpose of this email, imagine that I am representing MILLIONS of Americans who feel the pain and frustration I am feeling. Although I don’t deserve any special treatment for my disability, I DO feel for the sacrifice I made for our country. A decent reply to this email would be VERY much appreciated. I will forward it to the huge email base I have for this cause.

I will be VERY brief. Last week, the President of the United States and his dream team of attorneys were ordered and subpoenaed to appear at a court in Georgia to submit all the evidence that the judge asked for to prove Obama’s eligibility to be on the ballot in Georgia for November 2012. The President refused the subpoena, the lawyers never showed up either, and ALL the evidence presented ONLY by the prosecuting attorneys (including VERY experienced and professional forensic experts) was SO compelling…..it boggled the imagination that the judge wouldn’t be influenced by the facts presented in the case.

To make a long story short-the hearing lasted one day-the judge then made his ruling; Obama is “COMPLETELY ELIGIBLE TO BE ON THE BALLOT AND THIS CASE IS OVER”. The day before the hearing, the Secretary of State was on the same page as the judge and publicly declared to Obama and his attorneys (quote un-quote) “Not showing up at this court will be at your peril”.

So, Bret, here’s my question that MILLIONS and MILLIONS of Americans like me are asking.

WHERE IN THE HELL IS THE PRESS WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN?

Is it NOT news when Obama is subpoenaed?
Is it NOT news when Obama doesn’t show up?
Why do we who question Obama’s eligibility (again in the MILLIONS) have to get ALL our news of these goings-on from ONE source (World Net Daily)?
How can a judge and a Secretary of State issue a threat like “at your peril” to the President….and it NOT be news?

I could go on ad nauseum, but you seem to be an intelligent, mature reporter….so I am asking from my heart…

WHERE ARE YOU?

Maybe you don’t cover the Presidential beat for the Wall Street Journal…..but SOMEBODY there does.

Are ALL you reporters from EVERY paper, news media, and TV station THREATENED by your Editors NOT to cover this story of eligibility from the beginning?

On March 1st, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona will have a news conference (the press ALWAYS listens to Sheriff Joe normally when he says things of importance.) His year-long multi-task-force team of investigators will release all the information they have found out about Obama (birth, college, travel records, etc); this is all the stuff so-called “birthers” thrive on. I’m just wondering if we will have to read all about it at WorldNetDaily AGAIN?

I would REALLY like you to reply to my concerns above, Bret. MILLIONS of Americans are awaiting your reply.

One last word; I didn’t get spit on coming back from Southeast Asia at the San Francisco Airport back in the 70′s to have a President of the United States trample the Constitution & be a fraud, and to have it be hushed up by the American press. Maybe the President IS eligible to be in the Oval Office, but you know and I know that there are some serious pieces of information that the President is covering up. Otherwise, why would he have spent MILLIONS of dollars on attorneys these past 3 years to fight these fights. YOUR job and your fellow reporter’s job is to report these things, however ugly and tough. So the simple question is:

WHY DON’T YOU?

Remember what Woodward & Bernstein did about Nixon?

What happened to that investigative hunger?

Please reply, with honesty.

Cordially,

Gordon Smith
Medford, Oregon