Posted on 02/27/2010 3:23:27 PM PST by pissant
One of the more bizarre rows in American politics has resurfaced as the country prepares for crucial mid-term elections this year.
The so-called 'birthers' movement, which questions whether Barack Obama was born in the US and is therefore a legitimate president, has cropped up on the campaign.
A representative in Arizona's state senate has even introduced a 'birth certificate bill' because she says constituents are so worried.
The White House has consistently dismissed the issue. Authorities in Hawaii have provided an electronic record of Obama's birth because the paper copy was destroyed in a fire which wiped out much of the state's archives.
But J D Hayworth, who is running against former presidential candidate John McCain in the race to be Arizona Senator, questioned Obama's credentials on a radio show.
McCain, who lost out to Obama in 2008, criticised Hayworth for giving oxygen to the 'birther' debate.
And supporters at one of Hayworth's rallies openly questioned the president's right to be in office.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
I still have my birth certificate and I’m 81. I too traveled around the world, compliments of the USAF, and I still have my birth certificate.
Aren’t important records on file with the state required to be in fire proof storage???
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2009 09-063
STATEMENT BY HEALTH DIRECTOR CHIYOME FUKINO, M.D.
I, Dr. Chiyome Fukino, Director of the Hawai‛i State Department of Health, have seen the original vital records maintained on file by the Hawaii State Department of Health verifying Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen. I have nothing further to add to this statement or my original statement issued in October 2008 over eight months ago. ###
The March of never!!!
This is just so much smoke and mirrors. The state of HI has not verified ANY image the affirmative action liar-in-chief has claimed is authentic. The writer of the piece is either stupid or inept ... very little in the article is factual, and borders on outright lying for Barry's sake. Axelgreasy wants the issue floating, unresolved.
I think Obama looks a great deal like his grandfather Dunham.
When where?
The shoebox in the wardrobe containing his BC caught fire...
I still think the BC says Father: Unknown (Franklin Marshall Davis) or Mother: Madelyn Payne Dunham
I’d like to see this birth certificate!!!
Dreams From My Father Page 26
Obama is discussing an interview that his father..well, that BO1 gave to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin upon his graduation from the University of Hawaii.
Barry describes how his father was angry and although his father did not personally experience segregation -
he detected discrimination and self segregation and scolded the university and society in the interview.
His father did note with amusement that Caucasians in Hawaii were often at the receiving end of discrimination.
BO1 seemed to have a big, old chip on his shoulder.
And BO2 was upset that in the long interview-he never mentioned that he had a wife or baby son.
Which was odd.
Barry blamed this omission on a fight between the parents or an editorial decision.
Anyway-Barry wrote on page 26
I discovered the article, folded away among my birth certificate and old vaccination forms, when I was in high school.
Neither his grandparents nor his mother had ever shown him the article
( which was odd ) and it seems Barry was snooping.
I wonder if whatever was on the BC sent Barry into his high school tailspin of smoking crack , pot, booze ,
poor grades and generally not giving a damn.
He wrote in his book that he came to realize that his grandfather was a typical white liar who
made up stories about the family and its history.
And his grandmother was only slightly more believeable.
He no longer trusted their version of events.
There are bird species that deliberately put their eggs in another different species nest. The Mother raises the “different” bird not knowing the difference.
Obama the bird of a different color?
Some black guy who lived around Mercer Island way back when Stanley Ann conceived is being cheated out of the benefits of being the biological father of a Pres_ _ent. Sad really ...
This article is full of propaganda, but did anybody notice this statement?
“...paper copy (of Obama’s birth certificate) was destroyed in a fire which wiped out much of the state’s archives.”
I’ve never, ever seen this allegation before. That the State of Hawaii had “much of the state’s archives” wiped out in a fire.
Has anybody heard of this fire before?
So why does the Pres need an electronic copy when the rest of us who have had BCs destroyed by fire can get paper copies, complete with all pertinent info?
At that point, if states demand documents, what will their strategy be? No way will he show the BC, because it gives evidence that he is a fraud. I suspect they will pull the race card and foment riots.
They have 24 months before they hit this State eligibility snag.
Only 18 months from now, if he has any challenge from inside his own party(s) (Communist/Democrat/Marxist/Socialist/Fascist) that might demand his BC.
The clock is ticking on this bomb.
can you recall how long ago you heard that story...or where it may have appeared? I would love to find it...
I don’t remember seeing an article per se. It was being discussed on a thread right after the press mistakenly said Hawaii had destroyed birth records. It was the next excuse.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Obama: Original Birth Certificate ‘Lost in House Fire’
Obama Birth Certificate Lost to Fire in 1972?
Collin Shepherd
August 7, 2009
Responding to Hawaiian health officials, who confirmed that the President’s ‘long-form’ birth certificate has not been released to the public, President Barack Obama stated this morning that it is impossible for the papers to be released at all.
Through a spokesperson working for the Administration, the President now claims that his original birth certificate was lost in a fire in 1972. At the time, Mr. Obama was living with his grandparents in Honolulu.
“There was a small house fire in which the document was lost,” the spokesperson said. “That is why the President has been unable to comply with requests to release it. While the President understands the concerns of citizens, he hopes that this will put the matter to rest.”
This statement comes at a time when many people, widely known as ‘birthers,’ are questioning the birthplace of our current President. Though the ‘short-form’ birth certificate of Mr. Obama has been released, it has not quelled beliefs that he was born out of the United States, which would make him ineligible to be President.
“In reality, the short-form birth certificate should be enough,” the spokesperson continued. “I mean, not even everyone knows where they have their original certificate. The President is no different.”
According to reports in local newspapers, however, a fire was never reported at the President’s residence in the entirety of 1972. “The fire was small. They never reported it because it didn’t endanger the house.”
It is yet to be seen if this new evidence will end questions over the President’s place of birth. The President could not be reached for comment.
http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/08/obama-original-birth-certificate-lost.html
I should have mentioned that I never found a confirmation regarding the info in this blog post, and there are no sources provided in the post itself.
Obama: Original Birth Certificate Lost in House Fire December 3, 2009
This story has a "Source" link that leads to Liberty's Flame that leads to JumpinginPools.
“Hawaii refuses to release his b/c”
They follow their law. You have no right to that BC, and no court has said otherwise.
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