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Senator Questions Obama Eligibility
World Net Daily ^ | Feb. 22, 2009 | World Net Daily

Posted on 02/22/2009 5:02:19 PM PST by patriotgal1787

WASHINGTON – A U.S. senator has weighed in on the continuing controversy over Barack Obama's eligibility for office by saying he has never seen proof the new president was actually born in Hawaii.

"Well, his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate," Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told constituents in Cullman County. "You have to be born in America to be president."

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To: curiosity

Only one color for those afflicted with HTML hypersensitivity
(although I bet World of Warcraft is REALLY boring)

Dude, you can get one really cheap on .

281 posted on 02/23/2009 5:38:53 PM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: Earthdweller
Not a single person has viewed his vault copy.

So? The short form COLB that he posted on the internet, physical copies of which he permitted reporters to inspect at his campaign headquarters, is just as valid for the purposes for proving he was born in the United States.

There are the birth announcements in two Honolulu papers. Both papers are on record that they got birth announcements directly from the Hawaii department of Health, so the birther claim that his granny could have phoned them in doesn't hold any water.

There's the fact that a family friend, who was his English teacher, remembers hearing of his birth in Hawaii when it happened.

There's the fact that his Kenyan relatives all confirm that he was in Kenya for the first time in the late 1970's.

There's his Kenyan step-grandmother, who is on record that she received notice of his birth in Hawaii via a letter from Obama Sr in 1961. And no, she never said he was born in Kenya, despite Berg's attempts to twist her words.

There's the sheer impluasibility that his pregnant mother would fly to Kenya in 1961. It's highly doubtful she could even afford it, nor is there any reason to believe her husband would want to take her to Kenya. Quite the opposite: we know Bambi's grandpa disapproved of BHO Sr.'s marraige to a white woman, and we also know he was hiding from Bambi's mother that he was bigamist. It just plain absurd to think either of them would want to go to Kenya in 1961.

Finally, there's the complete lack of any evidence he was born in Kenya.

Taken together, that's a moutain of evidence, and that's why no one outside the tinfoil hat crowd is questioning his birthplace.

282 posted on 02/23/2009 5:39:14 PM PST by curiosity
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To: Earthdweller
Dude, conspiracies?! That's just crazy talk --
there are no more secrets in our modern-day world ...







283 posted on 02/23/2009 5:52:02 PM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: curiosity
The short form COLB that he posted on the internet, physical copies of which he permitted reporters to inspect at his campaign headquarters, is just as valid for the purposes for proving he was born in the United States.

No it is not just a valid.

This debate is for losers without the vault copy.

That said, our Presidency should not be subjected to a hunch by you are any of those you have been dancing around with here.

So go ahead, break your neck trying to convince people.

I laugh at you just like I laugh at anybody who thinks they know for sure if OJ killed Nicole or not...it's retarded.

If the glove fits you must acquit. Carry on oh opinionated one. Bwahahaha!

284 posted on 02/23/2009 5:57:32 PM PST by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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To: patriotgal1787

A friend of mine just told me that CNN aired info on Senator Shelby TODAY and he ‘supposedly’ said (or was quoted as saying) that we need to see Obama’s birth certificate to verify where he was born and that he is a U.S. citizen. I Googled “CNN Shelby” and found nothing recent on Shelby except for his comments on the Stimulus Package from 2/8/09. My friend is a a very credible source and not one to stretch the truth. Anyone hear of this ?


285 posted on 02/23/2009 6:12:55 PM PST by rocco55
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To: curiosity

Completely incorrect! Obama’s own grandmother claims that she was present when he was born in Kenya.

WHERE was Obama born in Hawaii? Where? .... He was born in Kenya.


286 posted on 02/23/2009 6:13:41 PM PST by real_patriotic_american
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To: real_patriotic_american
Completely incorrect! Obama’s own grandmother claims that she was present when he was born in Kenya.

Yeah? Let's see her affidavit.


287 posted on 02/23/2009 6:17:52 PM PST by Michael Michael
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To: Red Steel

All of you are reading the wrong constitution. It goes like this:

However, The Naturalization Act of 1790 was repealed and replaced with the Media Election Act of Nov 3, 2008.

You’ll notice in the excerpt of the Act of 2008, Section 3, that Kenyan children born overseas are not called “Kenyans” overseas anymore but are only called “future presidents of the United States.”

“SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, that the children of persons duly naturalized, dwelling within Kenya, and being under the age of twenty-one years at the time of such naturalization, and the children of citizens of Kenya born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States. Provided, that the right of citizenship shall descend on persons whose fathers are horny passers-by looking for sex in Hawaii. Any person heretofore proscribed by Illinois, or who has been legally convicted of having joined the army of Saul Alinsky during the Vietnam War, shall be admitted as foresaid, without the consent of the CNN, NBC, MSNBC, The New York Times, CBS and the LA TIMES . “

See? All better.


289 posted on 02/23/2009 7:50:34 PM PST by jackofhearts (Unko bachana kaun chahega (Who will want to save them)??)
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To: Earthdweller
No it is not just a valid.

Yes it is. It's sufficient to prove birth location in any court. It's also sufficient to get a US passport. What more do you want?

I laugh at you just like I laugh at anybody who thinks they know for sure if OJ killed Nicole or not...it's retarded.

LOL. So you think OJ is innocent? Okay. I guess there's no arguing with you.

290 posted on 02/23/2009 9:32:51 PM PST by curiosity
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To: real_patriotic_american
Completely incorrect! Obama’s own grandmother claims that she was present when he was born in Kenya.

No she doesn't. I've listened to the tape in its entirety. Have you?

Just in case you haven't, here it is:

http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/8167169.wma

WHERE was Obama born in Hawaii? Where? .... He was born in Kenya.

You've got it backwards. Listen to the tape. "Bishop" McRea asks her "where was Obama born in Kenya?" She answers "No, he was born in America."

Listen to it for yourself. Don't rely on what some 9-11 truther says about it.

291 posted on 02/23/2009 9:37:40 PM PST by curiosity
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To: curiosity
You just don't get it do you? Your arguments are just as lame as the people who are die in the wool believers that Obama's isn't a citizen. And no...I don't believe OJ is Innocent or that he is guilty either. Guess it never crossed your mind that there may be more than two choices to the question.

Now go back to your mindless certainty and let me be.

292 posted on 02/23/2009 9:38:32 PM PST by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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To: curiosity
You've got it backwards. Listen to the tape. "Bishop" McRea asks her "where was Obama born in Kenya?" She answers "No, he was born in America."

I've never been able to get through the whole thing because it's such a godawful recording.

But how does she answer "No, he was born in America"? I didn't think she spoke English. Or was that from the translator?


293 posted on 02/23/2009 10:32:50 PM PST by Michael Michael
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To: curiosity; Calpernia; Fred Nerks; null and void; pissant; george76; PhilDragoo; Candor7; ...
The problem with BHO’s laserjet-printed "CertificaTION of Live Birth" is that there's no certifying official that we can see who witnessed the events of his birth. Because Hawaii law allows the state to accept a COLB from even a foreign country, and convert it to a Hawaiian COLB, it is reasonable to skeptical a Form that has no certifying official listed as irrefutable PROOF of BHO's NBC status:


... and NO, the registrar's stamp does not act as this "eye witness" Certifying Official present at the time of birth, as we do NOT know what Mr. Onaka is exactly certifying in the (only) THIRTEEN blocks of data on the "CertificaTION of Live Birth" when he states: "I certify this is a true copy or abstract of the record on file at the Hawaii State Department of Health." TREAT THAT STAMP as if it were a Notary Stamp, where the Notary attests to the fact that the person signing the document IS who he SAYS he is; it DOESN'T necessarily mean the document is true or accurate! This is IMPORTANT, too, because Obama's form states in the bottom lefthand corner: "Date FILED by Registrar" vs. "Date ACCEPTED by State Registrar" as we see on OTHER examples of "CerticaTION of Live Birth" on the internet.


Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the "Father of Modern China," was able to file a “Certificate of Hawaiian Birth” application and immigrate to the US in 1904 using the COHB form in such a similar manner (the COHB program was terminated in 1972, but many of the loopholes still exist):
http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/vital-records/index.html
“Amended certificates of birth may be prepared and filed with the Department of Health, as provided by law, for 1) a person born in Hawaii who already has a birth certificate filed with the Department of Health or 2) a person born in a foreign country.”

In the case of BHO, an independent certifying witness is pretty important. If it turns out his mother filed an affidavit of some format, say on a "Certificate of LATE Birth" as the “root document,” well, I dare say the anti-Obama attorneys will have a “field day” with that “root document.” Tearing apart Ann's “affidavit testimony” should be a rather easy task based upon other court-entered prima facia from both divorces in Hawaii, possessing many inconsistencies and errors in fact... Yes, it's rather easy with Hawaiian Rule 902 & 903 regarding evidence and testimony to provide Berg, Taitz, Pidgeon, and others much "opportunity" to "discredit the witness" Ann Dunham, IMO.

Here's an example "Certificate of Late Birth" from Arkansas (note that a half-brother "having knowledge of birth" is the "certifying official" [weaker prima facia]):


Edith Coats here, who was born in Hawaii, has an “independent” certifying official witness on her COLB (Dr Noda was the attending physician, affirming “I certify that this child was born alive on the date and hour stated”):


Alan here, an "Army brat" born in Hawaii, has an “independent” certifying witness (a Capt M.D.) who affirmed “I certify that this child was born alive on the date and hour stated.”


Even “the King” has someone certifying his birth in 1937 in Tupelo, Mississippi:
“I certify that I attended the birth of this child who was born alive at 11:35 am on the date Jan 8, 1935” signed W. R. Hurst, M.D.:


Note that the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth form REQUIRES the “the Attending,” be it a doctor or some other official act as certifying official of the events of the birth (blocks 9-13) :


BHO's original form would NOT have used THIS US form, as it wasn't in existence until 1972 when the law required the U.S. Social Security Administration to issue Social Security numbers and to obtain more stringent evidence of age and citizenship or alien status and identity. However, based on the Hawaiian "CertificATEs of Live Birth" above, a Block for the Certifying Official would still be present, as well as the hospital, and if any information is in Block 23: "Evidence for Delayed Filing or Alteration".


No, I could care less about his APGAR Score... BUT because there's is SO much controversy regarding Obama's COLB, I AM very interested to verify the location and time/date recorded by the Certifying Official/Attendant of his COLB. Forgive me for not accepting "Fact Check" and "Snopes" as the subject experts on this matter...

Now, if you're willing to blindly accept the current COLB he's offered via Fact Check (LOL), with all the known loopholes it is vulnerable to via Hawaiian Law as well as the specifics of his early childhood, then Vladimir Lenin's phrase "useful idiot" might just pertain to you...

294 posted on 02/24/2009 1:37:22 AM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: BP2

Great work BP2.


295 posted on 02/24/2009 2:33:59 AM PST by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: BP2
There is undoubtedly something on Obama's vault-copy birth certificate that he doesn't want the Amnerican People to see.

However, Obama is not a "natural born citizen," and therefore ineligible to serve as POTUS -- no matter what is or isn't on that document.

Natural Born Citizen -- The Law


296 posted on 02/24/2009 3:35:29 AM PST by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: Michael Michael
Ahh, the Obot returns.

No forensic expert has said any such thing.

Sandra Ramsey Lines said exactly that.

Sandra Ramsey Lines is a former federal examiner and law enforcement officer. She began training as a forensic document examiner in 1991. She is a Certified Diplomat of Forensic Sciences, a member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, a member of the Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, and a member of the Questioned Document Subcommittee of the American Society of Testing and Materials.

In a sworn affidavit, she testified the following: "After my review and based on my years of experience, I can state with certainty that the COLB presented on the internet by the various groups, which include the "Daily Kos," the Obama Campaign, "Factcheck.org" and others cannot be relied upon as genuine."

Go back to the DemocraticUnderground will ya?


297 posted on 02/24/2009 3:40:57 AM PST by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: Michael Michael
That's incorrect. The original meaning of the term came from the English common law, which requires only birth in the territory, regardless of the citizenship of one's parents. I previously cited James Madison, and I would like to think he was aware of its original meaning.

Completely incorrect.

To be a "natural born citizen" one must be born in the US mainland of TWO US citizen parents.

Read the caselaw Obit


298 posted on 02/24/2009 3:43:39 AM PST by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
So he's eliminating McCain as well?

That is correct. McCain doesn't meet the test for "natural born citizen." He was not born in the US mainland.

An argument can be made that his father was a de facto ambassador and therefore eligible under the "ambassador" exception.

Glad to see you're back.

I assume you have now accepted the FACT that Obama is not a "natural born citizen" since I sent you the applicable Supreme Court findings.


299 posted on 02/24/2009 3:52:25 AM PST by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
McCain had the additional claim to being a natural born citizen because the Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. Territory when he was born.

Even if that were true, the Canal Zone is not the same as the U.S. If a Panamanian national, for example, gave birth to a baby in the Canal Zone that child would not have been a U.S. citizen. If she have given birth in New York City then the child would.


McCain was not born in The Canal Zone. He was born on August 29, 1936 in the Colón Hospital in Colón, Republic of Panama.

300 posted on 02/24/2009 3:57:46 AM PST by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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