"Internet rumor?" That's not true.
The Obama birth story was begun by Politifact, the political blog at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida.
They were researching an email rumor about Obama's name, and searched public records to debunk the rumor. It was only when they reported that the Obama campaign refused to provide the newspaper with a birth certificate that the "birther" scandal began.
From April 18, 2008: No Muhammed or Mohammed in Obama's name
We have now searched every public record we can access and find nothing to support the notion that Obama has a second middle name of "Muhammed" or "Mohammed."We have a copy of Obama's marriage certificate from the Cook County Bureau of Vital Statistics in Illinois.
We looked at Obama's driver's license record in the state of Illinois...
We searched property records for Obama...
We also found Obama's registration and disciplinary record with the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
We tried to obtain a copy of Obama's birth certificate, but his campaign would not release it and the state of Hawaii does not make such records public.
-PJ
We tried to obtain a copy of Obama’s birth certificate, but his campaign would not release it and the state of Hawaii does not make such records public.
-PJ
Good Post.