[El Gato]

I have always thought the secret he has tried so hard to protect is that he is illegitimate. Parents unwed.

I doubt it. For one thing it would have given him more "street cred" in "the community", since the vast majority of them fit into that category.

Second, and more importantly, it would have at least made him a citizen at birth regardless of where he was born, under the law as it existed at the time. (or now for that matter). If his parents *were* married and there is some evidence indicating that they were, and he was not born in the US, then he would not have been a citizen at birth, and would not be a citizen at all unless later naturalized. Either way, no one would argue that he could be "natural born". But if his parents were *not* married, he'd have been a citizen at birth regardless of where born, although if not born in the US of at least a US Citizen father, he still might not be "natural born".

He's the only person elected to the Presidency whose parents were not both US Citizens, exceptig of course those who became US Citizens upon the creatoin of the United States.

Chester Arthur was not elected to the Presidency, but rather as VP. Although, his father was not a citizen at the time he was born, at least he did live here permanently and later did become a citizen. Neither of those is true of BHO Sr. Arthur took great pains to ensure that his father's lack of citizenship was not revealed, as indeed it was not, until many years later, when a copy of his father's naturalization record was found. He knew that he wasn't eligible for VP or President, otherwise why conceal the fact of his father's citizenship status at the time of his birth?

The same if true of BHO, why conceal something that doesn't make you ineligible, and is otherwise fairly common, more so today of course than in 1961.

[kalee]

I think it is because of those intervening years. He was told and lived a lie. By the time he discovered the truth, he didn’t want to believe it, so conmtinued the lie.
Illegitimacy doesn’t matter to many NOW, but it mattered in the 60’s, the 70’s and the 80’s. He lived the lie and now he is stuck with it. To admit he lied would damage his credibilty as well as destroy the fascade he has created.

I think there are clues in Dreams of My Father that point to this.

[WellyP]

Obama v. Obama divorce papers: http://www.plainsradio.com/obama1.html

Soetoro v. Soetoro Divorce papers:
http://citizenwells.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/obamas-parents-divorce-decree-stanley-ann-soetoro-lolo-soetoro-child-custody-obama-indonesian-obama-not-natural-born-citizen-obama-born-in-kenya/
Obama’s parents Divorce Decree, Stanley Ann Soetoro, Lolo Soetoro, Child custody, Obama Indonesian, Obama not natural born citizen, Obama born in Kenya?

[MHGinTN]

My current theory is that he was born in Canada, to an unwed mother well before August 1961 (perhaps in the Spring even). His actual black father is not on his registry, his grandmother Dunham got him registered as a Hawaiian resident and the family had a new friend agree to marry his mother to give him a legitimacy.

It is astonishing how many Americans are ready to toss the Constitution in the toilet for an affirmative action hire just because 'he won so a majority wants him to be president'. Public education has accomplished its purpose in preparing the nation for communist usurpation and now we have it and don't even recognize it!