[PhatHead]

It doesn't matter where Obama was born. If his mother was a US citizen, then he is.

No, by law, that is not correct. It may seem like a technicality, I know, since his mother was a US citizen, and under today's law, he would be a natural-born citizen. But the law in 1961 was different, and was not without reason. Think of it - his father was a citizen of Kenya and his mother was (by law at the time) a minor. If she gave birth to him in his father's homeland, he is not a natural born US Citizen, and is not qualified to serve as President.

If all those things are true, this will be a very strange and tumultuous election year. Had the forged birth certificate only been posted on Kos, Obama could still ignore all of this, but it was posted on his own site, as well, so it is a real scandal.

Look, DG, I think a lot of the commentary on some of these threads can get a little over-wrought at times, too, but in reality, this issue is very much under the radar in the MSM. From my perspective, it has not been overwhelming the election threads on FR, either.

This new admission, I believe, forces the Obama campaign to respond in some way. If their only response is simply to remove the fake BC, the issue grows. If they respond with a legitimate birth certificate, it's over.

Obama's move.

[txhurl]

Perfect argument bump.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This new admission, I believe, forces the Obama campaign to respond in some way. If their only response is simply to remove the fake BC, the issue grows. If they respond with a legitimate birth certificate, it's over.

Obama's move.

Makes sense to me....

[happygrl]

Your response is absolutely correct Phathead. The law was changed in the 1970s to allow for citizenship to a child born outside the US, if ONE parent was a US citizen and the child was registered at the US Embassy. Prior to that, if you were an American citizen, and the other parent was a foreigner, if the child was born outside the US, the child was NOT a citizen, but had to go through the Naturalization process. I have direct knowledge of this process.

The real issue at question is WAS OBAMA BORN IN HAWAII AS HE CLAIMS OR WAS HE BORN OUTSIDE THE US AND ITS TERRITORIES.

I have seen nothing that indicates that he was not.