[magooey]

I wonder if this birthplace question, which won't go away, is why Obama, the Kenyan, has looked so distracted lately.

A current list of preliminary conclusions from the thread discussion.

1. Obama not being open about his original certificate of live birth is, in and of itself, very discouraging.
2. It is also divisive, and is beginning to form cracks in civil society.
3. It shows that Obama's relation with the public is not as open and forthcoming as Americans expect from our leaders.
4. Obama's lack of documentation for his career to date become more disturbing in light of the COLB question.
5. BHO's willingness to fight in court against releasing his COLB claiming the contents may embarrass him, raises many questions about the character of Obama himself, in addition to whatever is in the COLB.
6. We are still unsure if his true current name is Barry Soetoro or Barack Hussein Obama.
7. The MSM was protecting Obama while hammering the Candidates from the other political party.
8. There are concerns about his secretiveness regarding all aspects of his past. The man is a cipher.
   • His records at Columbia University have not been released.
   • Editor at Harvard Law Review, but wrote nothing there.
   • Taught Law for many years, yet wrote no scholarly papers.
   • Practiced law, but client lists have not been released.
9. Hypocrisy demanding in depth vetting to work in his administration despite his own secretiveness.
10. Between secretiveness, hypocrisy and the beginning of a cult of personality with his own Presidential Seal and Greek Temple Investco Field investiture, Obama invites comparison with totalitarians of the recent past. The spectacles and psychology of A. Hitler come to mind.

[Boardwalk]

I would like to see the MSM get on point #8!!