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"There is either something there or Obama/DNC is so stuck on legalese that they can't see the simple solution and just do it."

Agreed. I'm not an attorney, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn last night...IMHO there's definitely something there. I've seen the document purported to be a certificate of birth as many of us have. One thing stood out as immediately inconsistent: Father's race was listed as "African." That's incorrect both as a designation of race, and the word's usage for the time period in question. Official documents issued in the early 1960s would present the more commonly used word "Negro" as a racial descriptor. The big question is, will any of this matter to the general public? Much as a US Attorney must weigh the merits of a case before accepting it for prosecution, somebody's doing the same for this issue, and I fear deciding (or already decided) to walk away from it. As in any criminal case, the court could declare "nolle prosequi," and let it go...DANG!

One thing stood out as immediately inconsistent: Father's race was listed as "African." That's incorrect both as a designation of race, and the word's usage for the time period in question. Official documents issued in the early 1960s would present the more commonly used word "Negro" as a racial descriptor.

Hawaii wasn't as strict about these things as some other states. There are also different kinds of paperwork. If you looked at the records sent to the state health authorities, they might well have said "Negro." In paperwork for the parents and the hospital, whatever the mother said might be good enough.