I have a few questions about this “birther” stuff.
I really don’t feel one way or the other about this. I guess I’m what you’d call an “on the fence” birther.
I understand that The King has shown some form of birth certification. I know it’s not an “official” birth certificate. I am also under the impression that the Governor of Hawaii (a Republican) has his “birth certificate” sealed...for whatever reason.
The questions I have are:
1. What exactly has “the regime” released for His Highness’s birth records?
2. Is there any proof, other than hearsay, that he was born in another country?
3. If all he needs to produce is a Certificate of Live Birth, why hasn’t he done it?
4. Is it possible that this guy is so devious that he likes to have this controversy out there just so that one day he will make “birthers” look silly? With his deceitful mind, I would not put this past him.
5. Why do so many conservative commentators refuse to address this? It seems like the majority of them refuse to think that this scenario could be possible and that anyone who thinks it is a possibility is a “whacko”.
I'll answer, but probably somewhat differently than the original poster. I've been following this for a while out of curiosity, and formed different conclusions than some.
The questions I have are:
- 1. What exactly has “the regime” released for His Highness’s birth records?
- 2. Is there any proof, other than hearsay, that he was born in another country?
- 3. If all he needs to produce is a Certificate of Live Birth, why hasn’t he done it?
- 4. Is it possible that this guy is so devious that he likes to have this controversy out there just so that one day he will make “birthers” look silly? With his deceitful mind, I would not put this past him.
- 5. Why do so many conservative commentators refuse to address this? It seems like the majority of them refuse to think that this scenario could be possible and that anyone who thinks it is a possibility is a “whacko”.
The answers from my reading:
- 1. They've released his Certification of Live Birth (COLB) which Hawaii also calls a "short form birth certificate." According to this official Hawaii site, Hawaii only issues the COLB in response to requests for a birth certificate.
- 2. No concrete proof. There are two alleged Kenyan certificates which surfaced on the net, both of which were shown to have significant problems, and one of which was claimed by a prankster. There is an interview with his stepgrandmother through two translators (English to Swahili, Swahili to Luo) where she says she was there when he was born, then on the interviewer stating it back, says that Obama was born in America. This one is particularly tricky because the interviewer asks a few questions where he doesn't distinguish Sr. from Jr.
- 3. There is no requirement that he do so. Hence the Arizona law - that would make it a requirement.
- 4. Yes. It's quite possible.
- 5. Probably influenced by the statement (click link to PDF) of the head of the Hawaii Dept of Health that she has seen his records and he was born in Hawaii. Pretty unequivocal statement to me, although some seem to think there's wiggle room in this.