Posted on 04/25/2011 8:55:15 PM PDT by Steelfish
CNN Investigation: Obama 'Birther' Claims Have No Merit See show times »
From Gary Tuchman, CNN April 25, 2011
A former Hawaii health officials tells CNN she has "no doubt" Obama was born in Honolulu Obama in 2008 produced a "certificate of live birth," which is legally accepted Various Obama family acquaintances remember the president's birth in 1961 Some critics of the president continue to express doubts about his country of birth
(CNN) -- Was Barack Obama really born in America? A new CNN investigation reveals what most analysts have been saying since the so-called "birther" controversy erupted during the 2008 presidential campaign: Obama was born in the state of Hawaii on August 4, 1961. Period.
Obama passes CNN birther investigation
While the president has made light of the controversy, the question remains political red meat for some of his critics. A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll showed that nearly 75% of Americans believe Obama was definitely or probably born in the United States. More than four in 10 Republicans, however, believe he probably or definitely was not born in America.
The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born" citizens can become president -- a vague clause that some members of the birther movement contend disqualifies Obama because, they insist, he was born outside the United States. Skeptics contend, among other things, that Obama was born in his father's home country of Kenya. Potential GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump recently seized on the issue, saying he had doubts about Obama's background.
Dr. Chiyome Fukino, a former director of the Hawaii Department of Health and a Republican, told CNN in her most extensive comments to date that she has "no doubt" Obama was born in the state.
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Bingo!
OK, the cert # placement is not a big deal. I wonder why they ever blacked it out in the first place? I see no reason for that. Why is the color of one of his alleged COLBs different than the other one put on the net? Why does one have creases and the other doesn’t?
You beat me to it. You did good to let Anderson Cooper know there are people who know enough about the Obama birth conspiracy to call him on his lie by omission.
The discussion after is interesting.
Anderson Cooper: The President could file a Freedom of Information Act and make this whole thing go away? Not that he’s obligated to, he’s shown this short form. But couldn’t he make this all go away?
Response from this guest (echo chamber):
“These people are crazy or bigots” and indulging this “fantasy” shouldn’t be done.
No the one saying a COLB can be legally given to someone born outside the state. It’s never once been admitted by MSM in any of their so called “investigations”.
Here is a good discussion of Sections 57-8, 9, 18, 19, 20 & 40 of the Territorial Public Health Statistics Act:
http://www.westernjournalism.com/exclusive-investigative-reports/clearing-the-smoke-june10/
My favorite was the claim Obama won’t ask because “it’d take weeks” to get the BC. !!!
Then the CNN lawyer guy said Obama doesn’t want to give the “crazies and bigots” the satisfaction of showing the BC.
If Anderson Cooper’s mother wasn’t Gloria Vanderbilt, he’d be mopping the floor at a bathhouse in the Castro and dreaming of getting a show at public access television on BAVC.
“a vague clause that some members of the birther movement contend disqualifies Obama because, they insist, he was born outside the United States.”
This guy’s not even an accurate journalist. I saw him smiling and smirking on Anderson Cooper earlier, and it’s hard to say who was the biggest idiot - him, Jeffrey Toobin or AC (particularly in arguing with Trump on the phone).
Yes, I knew that. ???
Don’t forget the CNN propaganda masterpiece...TAILWIND! (google it)
LMAO Is that like 'there's no point in drilling for oil because it takes years to get any!"?
Good find .. and dinging for other opinions.
The seal — could it be on the back ? I can’t
tell precisely.
The Diversion Continues.
Even if Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama had been birthed in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House he is NOT a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.
Right you are! I was screaming at the TV!
CNN admitted in not only on the air but in the CNN report at the link:
“Obama could file a Freedom of Information Act request to view his original birth certificate and make copies. But at this point, the White House maintains, nothing will satisfy the doubters.”
Pathetic...and desperate.
How do you know his certificate number? Could you read it off the telecast?
Obama's No: 151-1961 - 010641
CNN guy's No: 151-1961 - 310929
Now we need the date, time of birth, etc.
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