Moot Points Before I begin evaluating Polarik's claims, I would like to point out that the entire claim -- that Obama was not born in Hawaii -- is false. Representatives from the State of Hawaii have repeatedly authenticated Obama's COLB.
* 27-June-2008. Janice Okubo from the Hawaii Department of Health confirmed that the document was valid.
* 15-Aug-2008. Politifact validated the information.
* 31-Oct-2008 (alternate link). Quote: Health Department Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said today she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have personally verified that the health department holds Obama's original birth certificate.
He gets all of these wrong:
Point 1 :
We e-mailed it to the Hawaii Department of Health, which maintains such records, to ask if it was real.
“It’s a valid Hawaii state birth certificate,” spokesman Janice Okubo told us.
He conveniently leaves out this statement she made:
And about the copy we e-mailed her for verification? “When we looked at that image you guys sent us, our registrar, he thought he could see pieces of the embossed image through it.” Still, she acknowledges: “I don’t know that it’s possible for us to even say beyond a doubt what the image on the site represents.”
So therefore, she can't confirm that image on his site is authentic
Point 2:
; Politifact validating the info. They are just reporting the same quotes as quoted in Point 1. Not independent verification
Point 3:
This is what was said from Hawaii: Fukino said she has “personally seen and verified that the Hawaii State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures.
She did not say original Hawaii birth certificate. Under Hawaiian law, he could have applied for a Hawaii birth certificate provided he could show his mother was a resident of Hawaii one year prior to his birth. Part of that process is submitting your original birth certificate. So therefore, in accordance with state policies and procedures , they would have his original birth certificate on record. It does not mean it is a Hawaii birth certificate.
So, if this guy can't even get three simple points correct, why should we believe him in anything else he says ?
Exactly. Without proof, he's just another blind Obama defender.
The original birth certificate would clear this up in about 5 minutes.
Obama can't seem to produce that, and the State of Hawaii can't verify beyond a reasonable doubt that the image they received was that of an authentic, valid, birth certificate.