[RSmithOpt]

I heard the audio when the Gov made the statement. IIRC. I could be wrong....played it 3 times, she never said Zero had an original Hawaiian BC....just she had seen the BC.

[Red_Devil 232]

You are right the Governor never made that statement but Fukino did!

[Beckwith]

I heard the audio when the Gov made the statement. IIRC. I could be wrong....played it 3 times, she never said Zero had an original Hawaiian BC....just she had seen the BC.

That is not accurate, although your interpretation was clearly Fukino's intent.

What Fukino said, was:

"I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures."

She does not say she has seen the document.

She says she has seen that the document is "on record" according to the state's policies and procedures.

Whenever dealing with pols, you must parse the language carefully. Remember, "depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."