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Obama Birth Announcement in Hawaii Newspaper

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2008-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Bury this turd already - its been a dead issue for a while. The only issue is whther he had dual citizenship, and if that affects eligiblity for the Presidency. I think not, since he otherwise qualifies.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-23 02:04|| 2008-07-23 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Yah, bury it. However, I happen to recall August 1961 very well. Why? My daily paper was putting up charts on the homerun counts of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. That was a great year for the Yanks, and baseball. Final HR totals: Maris: 61. Mantle: 54. Trivia: Maris didn't burst onto the scene that year: he was MVP in 1960.

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-23 06:20|| 2008-07-23 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 From the comments on that blog, one poster points out that he may have been born at sea when his mother went from Hawaii to Seattle. He suggests that were that the case, then it would not be automatic that he was given US citizenship.

So, the question I'd like to know the answer to is: Did his mother relinquish her American citizenship in Indonesia BEFORE she attempted to obtain a US birth certificate for Obama. She would not have been allowed to have dual citizenship in Indonesia. So she either had to be there on a visa or she had to relinquish her US citizenship.

Thus if she then went back to the US at a later date and tried to establish Obama's US citizenship at that time, she might not have been able to do it.

Normally, I'd have thought it all just a paperwork flaw and that Obama deserves his due, but if in fact she failed to obtain a US certificate for him at birth, moved him to another country as a child, obtained his first citizenship elsewhere and then and relinquished her own citizenship all before she attempted to obtain his US certificate... then it seems to me that he doesn't have the qualifications we look for when we demand citizenship of our ultimate leader.

But those are all if's. Once again, Obama deems himself too worthy to have to answer any questions from the serfs. And we know the media won't ask.

Posted by Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-23 06:56|| 2008-07-23 06:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Can a prosecutor bring suit against the democrat party for running a non-citizen for president ?
If so, then the democrats will have to prove he is a citizen, and all those questions will be answered.

Posted by wxjames 2008-07-23 10:24|| 2008-07-23 10:24|| Front Page Top

#5 my speculation is that he's likely a bastard (literally as per birth by an unwed mother) and is embarrassed by the fact. This may be the reason why he's trying to keep the birth cert under wraps.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-07-23 11:19|| 2008-07-23 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't think renouncing your citizenship means a whole lot. Even if Obama's mom did so nobody would take it seriously unless it was on film or something. Let it die.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-23 13:28|| 2008-07-23 13:28|| Front Page Top

#7 The page has been scrubbed.

Still think it's a red herring?
KOS did the same thing when the heat flared up over their CLB image.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-23 14:26|| 2008-07-23 14:26|| Front Page Top

#8 here ya go jim

Posted by Beavis 2008-07-23 14:34|| 2008-07-23 14:34|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought it was worth letting it die but the more you dig into it, the more perplexing it becomes. It doesn't seem to be just a matter of her being unwed. Let's face it, at this point in time, that would be a plus rather than a negative.

It seems to me that at the very least he should be able to prove he is a US citizen. If he's unwilling or unable to produce the paperwork then he is not eligible to run. The burden is on Obama to prove he is a citizen. It's just that simple. I see no reason to look the other way on such a basic issue.

Posted by Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-23 16:54|| 2008-07-23 16:54|| Front Page Top

#10 This is going to become a crisis. No matter who wins, Obama or McCain, if either was not born on US soil (Obama possible at sea or Kenya or in BC) and McCain in Panama - whomever loses will throw this to the courts and paralyze our country for God knows how long. This is going to create absolute havoc if the issue is not resolved to everyone's satisfaction before the election is conducted.

Posted by Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-23 19:15|| 2008-07-23 19:15|| Front Page Top

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