RB made the claim that all this happened in 1980, IIRC.
Oops. Did I post it wrong? Sorry about that. Yeah, it was the summer of 1980, when Obama was 19 and his mom was finalizing the divorce from Lolo.
I’m hopelessly behind here now but wanted to comment to Parsy that Race’s situation is a bit different than the situation in most memory studies, because he’s not counting on his eyesight to confirm the accuracy of his memory. What seals it for him, if I’m hearing him right, is the connection between Obama mentioning Mombasa and Race’s own connection with Mombasa - and how he thought about trying to find this guy and show him the pictures. There’s the concrete reminder of the conversation - the Mombasa photos - which brings back the whole conversation. And the facts of the conversation is what he bases the identification of Obama on, not something more fallible such as eyesight.
I know you could bring up the belief that Obama was not in Hawaii in the summer of 1980 but if not then whoever forged the selective service registration that was supposedly done by Obama in Hawaii in 1980 is also in trouble. So take your pick; if he wasn’t in Hawaii then his selective service registration is proven to be a forgery by someone in the government (oh no! A conspiracy!). If he was in Hawaii then there’s not really an argument against Race’s account.
He’s lied so many times and in so many ways that no matter which way the ball bounces it spells trouble for him.