Another new twist in birth certificate story: Hawaii "paper copy was destroyed in a fire"

World Net Daily ^ | March 2, 2010 | Joseph Farah

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Hawaii Department of Health claims to have an original copy of Barack Obama's birth certificate, right?

In fact, it is this established "fact" that has persuaded so many people there is nothing to the question of eligibility.

After all, an official in Hawaii has made a public pronouncement that she has inspected the document and declared on her own authority that Obama is a "natural born American" and thus eligible to serve as president.

For many Americans, that settles the question.

However, now a new version of the story is emerging.

The United Kingdom's Sky News reported Saturday: "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."

Which is it?

Does Hawaii actually have an original long-form, paper birth certificate for Obama, or was it destroyed in a fire?

It seems the story is ever-changing.

And that's why it's time for Obama to come clean.

There is little question the heavily Democratic state of Hawaii has no interest in providing any information that would disqualify the first president claiming to be from that state.

If indeed the state has a copy of the original birth certificate, as Director of Health Dr. Chiyome Fukino claims, it should be no problem for Obama to give her permission to release it publicly – and, once and for all, settle the controversy that has resulted in that state being inundated with inquiries from curious American citizens.

Fukino has released two public statements on this matter.(continued)

[ComputerGuy]

I want to see more than a BC. There might not be any ‘controlling legal authority’ that could compel disclosure, but short of being blinded by ideology, I can’t see how any thinking person would not be very suspicious.

[fatnotlazy]

There are other things he may have lied about — his education for example. A lot of those records cannot be located or verified.

Early on, I wasn't a “birther,” but as I watched this guy lie about EVERYTHING else, well, it just seemed he probably lied about his background too. He is a fraud and he's going through a lot of hassle and expense to keep everyone from finding out the truth.

[John Valentine]

Horsepatootie.

[HiTech RedNeck]

the devil dogs ate his homework

[ComputerGuy]

Early on, I wasn't a “birther,” but as I watched this guy lie about EVERYTHING else, well,...

Same here.
In 0bama's case, the absence of evidence just might be evidence of absence.

[ComputerGuy]

I’ll bet 0bama remembers all those black churches going up in flames.

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Marines ate his homework?!

[samtheman]

This dog ate his birth certificate:

[Sacajaweau]

I believe his birth notice mwas in a coupleof newspapers. Loss of the original certificate doesn’t mean he wasn’t born

[gov_bean_ counter]

Loss of the original certificate doesn’t mean he wasn’t born

Maybe Screwy Louie beamed him down from the Mother Wheel.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Take a “birth notice” from a newspaper to a job interview, the DMV, military recruiting station, college admissions office, county courthouse, passport office or your kid’s school and see how far you get.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Loss of the original certificate doesn’t mean he wasn’t born”

Maybe spawned?

[Fresh Wind]

Immaculated.

[DoorGunner]

Question: (IIRC) My own, personal, Birth Certificate had two little baby FOOTPRINTS on it. (To aid in identifying a baby in the case of a mixup.) Does anybody know whether Hawaii BCs do the same?

DG