Posted on 11/19/2008 11:15:15 AM PST by Red Steel
WND AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Bush doesn't have a significant level of concern over allegations, including those pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, that Barack Obama does not meet the constitutional requirements to be commander in chief in the United States.
"Does the White House believe there is no question at all about the birthplace, and thus the required U.S. citizenship of the president-elect?" Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House, asked at a news briefing today.
"I think we're in good shape on that," responded Dana Perino, the spokeswoman for the president.
WND reported just days ago when presidential candidate Alan Keyes brought a lawsuit over the location of Obama's birth. The Constitution is specific in demanding a "natural-born" citizen of the U.S. as its president, excluding "naturalized" citizens and others.
The lawsuit said the California secretary of state should refuse to allow the state's 55 Electoral College votes to be cast in the 2008 presidential election until Obama verifies his eligibility to hold the office. There have been various reports – and a multitude of questions raised – about whether Obama was born in the U.S., and even if he was, whether he retained citizenship in Indonesia.
The legal action was just the latest in a series of challenges, some of which have gone as high as the U.S. Supreme Court, over the issue of Obama's status as a "natural-born citizen."
The biggest question is why Obama, if a Hawaii birth certificate exists as he stated, simply hasn't ordered it made available to settle the rumors.
Obama's half-sister, Maya Soetoro, has named two different Hawaii hospitals where Obama could have been born, but there have been suggestions he actually was born in Kenya.
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“Good shape”?? What does that mean?
“Good shape”? I love Dana, but this more evidence of the White House lack of communication skills.
Hooray for brave Les Kinsolving, for getting this issue on the official Whitehouse docket!
Look, I dislike Obama's policies just as much as everyone else and I have fears ranging from legitimate to howling fever-swamp delusional. I fear for what could happen to this country.
But can we PLEASE stop with this C.O.L.B. issue???
It's over.
The people have spoken.
He WON the election.
What do we think is going to happen? That the results will be overturned and McCain and Palin will take office? That Joe Biden will serve out the term? Nancy Pelosi will take over until this gets sorted out? That there'll be rioting in the streets and a widespread distrust of the electoral system in this country for the foreseeable future?
It's over folks. Let's start looking towards 2010 and stop looking like the moonbats who think BushCo intimidated black voters in FL and tinkered with the Diebold code in OH.
Owl_Eagle
“When the stock market crashed,
Franklin Roosevelt got on the television
and didn’t just talk about
the princes of greed, he said,
‘Look, here’s what happened.’"
-Slow Joe Biden
Like Al Gore says "The debate's over".
The fact they’d even want to talk about W’s opinion on the subject indicates there’s a big problem.
I think she’s merely saying that the White House doesn’t need to have an opinion on the matter. It’s sorta like saying “Next dumb question, please...”
“It’s over.
The people have spoken.
He WON the election.”
Does that trump the constitutional requirements?
We're? Odd choice of words from a WH spokesperson on this subject.
“WE”?
As in “We’re in good shape.”
Who are “WE”?
Does President Bush own stock in Obama Inc.?
What ever happened to “No comment”.
‘W’ hasn’t been overly concerned about anything for quite some time.
There it is.
It means the White House just like the MSM doesn't care if there is anything to this story or not.
Oh, stop it. Kinsolving is the idiot clown of the daily press briefings, in fact, if you want to make your issue into an irrelevant joke, have Les ask the question.
This man is indespensible. He's the only one in that press room with the cajones to ask what really needs to be asked.
Used to enjoy him when he sat in as a replacement on KSFO back in the day (10 years ago maybe).
OE, with respect, if there is something lacking in Obama’s qualifications to be President, then the American people can’t make him President - not without an Constitutional amendment, anyway.
This isn’t going away. We’re not going to waive the Constitution just because it makes people uncomfortable.
“It’s over.
The people have spoken.
He WON the election”.
...agreed. It’s over. However, I do believe we should have some sort of value system for God’s sake! The dems don’t care to have one but conservatives should! There’s an issue with BO’s birth certificate. Follow up and find out what the problem is. He still gets the Oval Office (vomit belch) but at least the public knows the kind of “flim flam POS” BO is.
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