Posted on 08/18/2010 8:47:17 PM PDT by RobinMasters
How many different name is President Obama legally authorized to use?
Is his legal name Barack Hussein Obama II, Barack Hussein Obama (without the designation "II" indicating Barack Obama Jr.), Barry Soetoro or Barack Hussein Obama Soebarkah?
All of these names appear in various documents produced since 2008 regarding Obama's life story and his passport records.
The White House has refused to release Obama's long-form birth certificate filed at his birth that lists the hospital where he was born and the name of the physician who attended the birth. Also, the White House has refused to disclose to the public his passport and travel records as maintained by the U.S. State Department.
The White House released this week a video displaying Obama's passport, but the name displayed does not match the name on the Certification of Live Birth, or COLB, prominently displayed on websites favorable to Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign.
In a thread that drew over 1,000 comments to a Politico.com article yesterday by former President George W. Bush speechwriter Josh Gerstein, titled "Don't look, birthers: Obama's passport," was the following comment:
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The lack of a “II” or “Jr.” is meaningless. I’m a “the third,” but you wouldn’t be able to tell by my drivers license or passport.
Eleven names.
Because his father is dead. Duh. If a person has a "Jr." or "II" after his name, it is usually dropped after the "Sr." or "I" dies. Things that birthers can't comprehend...
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