Republican senator says Snopes settled 'eligibility'

World Net Daily ^ | 3/6/09 | Unruth

[curiosity]

Phil Berg does. Once Phil gets a case before SCOTUS on the merits, then you will see the floodgates open.

Yup, just like the floodgates will open when Berg gets SCOTUS to hear his case alleging 9-11 was an inside job. How's that one working out?

[FreeManN]

No comparison. There was one case filed against W.
How many have been filed against your boss, bo? It sure took a long time for bob the bo’s dumb lawyer to come up with that non-sequitur.

[sometime lurker]

No one here questions that 0bama went to Pakistan. The question is on what passport he traveled, and whether there really was a travel ban on US citizens going to Pakistan in 1981. I've seen that statement, but no source authenticating that such a ban existed. If there was such a ban, he could not have gone on a US passport and would have to have used another (possibly Indonesian) passport. It also matters who banned travel - if Pakistan banned US citizens, he could have gone on another passport. If the US banned such travel, wouldn't he be in violation of US law?

However, if there wasn't a ban, he likely traveled on a US passport and then this point shouldn't be included in arguments about nationality and citizenship. I got burned on this one because I couldn't back it up. If it's true, we should all know a source to cite. If it's not true, we're giving others a wedge to paint us as wrong.

[dixiechick2000]

"They're out in force."

I didn't know that!
This one was very obvious, though.
He/she would have to be for me to notice! ;o)

[dixiechick2000]

“Loved the first thing on your Profile.”

Thank you!
I love Monty Python, and not the DCs.
That graphic perfectly expresses my feelings for both. ;o)

You are a bold person to do what you did on Snopes!
And, to tick them off enough to ban you is a hoot and a half!

Hat tip to you, sir! ;o)

I read your homepage, and you are an excellent poet.
I love the poem about Viet Nam.
Thank you for writing it, and thank you for your service.

[zeestephen]

lurker,

I apologize.

I see the problem.

I wrote “How did Obama travel to Pakistan on a USA passport?”

Bad error.

US citizens could travel there in 1981.

I was actually trying to raise this issue:

Did Obama have a USA passport when he traveled in 1981?

I have read that legal requests have been made to confirm that Obama had a USA passport in 1981.

I have also read that Obama’s lawyers have blocked all those requests.

I've Googled all the best known lawsuits, but I can't find the link for this.

I'll get back to you when I dig it out.

Obviously, if Obama was traveling internationally in 1981 without a USA passport, that would raise some very interesting questions.

[zeestephen]

curiosity,

You are correct.

I completely bungled that question.

I was actually trying to raise this issue:

Did Obama have a USA passport when he traveled in 1981?

I have read that legal requests have been made to confirm that Obama had a USA passport in 1981.

I have also read that Obama’s lawyers have blocked all those requests.

I've Googled all the best known lawsuits, but I can't find the link for this.

I'll get back to you when I dig it out.

Obviously, if Obama was traveling internationally in 1981 without a USA passport, that would raise some very interesting questions.

[sometime lurker]

zeestephen, there are so many parts of this it’s hard to keep track. It would indeed raise interesting questions if there was another passport involved, although from reading these threads, I understand it’s not against US law. It would indicate dual Indonesian citizenship as an adult, though.