Things you might not know about Barack Obama (Holds Kenyan since 1963 citizenship)

Rocky Mountain News ^ | Wednesday, August 6, 2008

[Red Steel]

Entered Harvard Law School in 1988, was elected the first African–American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude in 1991.

Won two Grammys for Best Spoken Word Albums for an autobiography in 1995 "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" and his second book, "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," published in October 2006.

Mother Ann Dunham died of ovarian cancer in 1995. Father Barack Obama Sr. was killed in a car wreck in 1982.

Spent four years in his stepfather’s native country of Indonesia.

Is the fifth African-American senator in U.S. history

Is the first presidential candidate to come from Hawaii.

Favorite movies: "The Godfather" (Parts I and II) and "Lawrence of Arabia."

In his early years he was known as Barry.

According to his memoirs, he admitted using alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in his youth.

His first name comes from the word that means "blessed by God" in Arabic.

At his wife's suggestion, he quit smoking before his campaign to win the Democratic nomination began.

Holds both American and Kenyan (since 1963) citizenship.

[Nathan Zachary]

"Obama...Does he pledge allegence to the flag of Kenya or the USA? Where is his heart?"

He regularly called himself an "African-American". That tells you where his heart is. Hyphenated-American hold an allegiance to another country.

Hyphenated-Americans are for those immigrants who are in their first generation of tenure here in America and haven't yet become true Americans. If and when they become true Americans they will find that they have no need to continue to tie themselves, via hyphenation, to their past national origins and ancestry.

Hyphenation raises the specter of nationalistic allegiance to a country OTHER THAN America. To most Americans that possibility is repugnant and traitorous. As for those of us who prefer to remain just 'plain' Americans, we do so because we know that we already possess the most valued status symbol in the world, that of being an American citizen, desired by many and consider to be the pinnacle of national identity! Actually we are quite 'smug' and proud about that fact. Why would we ever want to change and become something less?

[Non-Sequitur]

Canada allows dual citizenship but does US?

Yes.

[wideminded]

When it comes to intelligence, which his followers and the media say is genius level, there is no actual measure as to how smart (dumb?) this moron really is.

The article in this thread says he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. I've always heard that only the top 10% of students in a law school qualify to be on the law review.

[Non-Sequitur]

He has never explicitly renounced his Kenyan Citizenship and is therefore a Dual Citizen...

According to the Kenyan Constitution, when he turned 21 Obama would have had to renounce his American citizenship and if he did not then his Kenyan citizenship was voided.

...and almost certainly ineligible for the Presidency of the USA.

Incorrect. Article II of the Constitution gives eligibility for president. Obama qualifies.

Also Under the British Nationality Act 1948 Barack Hussein Obama, Jr, was born a British Subject since his father held a British Passport and was a Subject of the British Crown.

Superceded by the Kenya Constitution adopted in 1963. Under that, all who were considered colonial subjects became Kenyan citizens.

There would also appear to be evidence that his mother acquired Indonesian Nationality when she married his stepfather and that he did too.

Highly unlikely.

[HighlyOpinionated]

The Truth Hurts. And the Truth About Barry Obama Hurts the Most. Barry Obama IS shallow, out of his depth, is elitist with a wife who complains about spending $10,000 a year on after school activities for their children, who earns more than 90% of the US working population and 99% more than the world's population and still complains about having to repay student loans they were eligible for probably only because of Affirmative Action.

Barry Obama wants voters to think that because as a CHILD he lived in Indonesia he is an "expert" in foreign affairs. But the TRUTH is that he won't explain why his step-father Lolo Soetoro enrolled him in both Primary Schools in Jakarta, Indonesia, as "Barry Soetoro, Indonesian Citizen, Islam Religion." Barry Obama wants people to think that he's a Natural Born US Citizen, BUT HE HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE A CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE. For all the US Voters know, he was born in Indonesia and adopted by Lolo Soetoro. Why would Lolo Soetoro lie when he enrolled Barry in school?????????

For some unknown psychological reason, Barry Dunham Soetoro (Obama) decided when he was in school as Barry Soetoro that he wanted to be President of some Country. And for some reason, unbeknownst to anyone other than himself and possibly his mother, he or they decided that the easiest Country to manipulate for that end would be the United States. Barry Dunham Soetoro (Obama) could not be President of Indonesia or Kenya because his step-father was not a high official in the government of Indonesia and his birth-father had gone out of favor in Kenya due to his drunken behavior among other political events there. So the closest relative, Raila Odinga, the Marxist Kenyan, was given a million dollars to aid him in his quest for Presidency of Kenya. How that was or will affect Barry Soetoro (Obama) is unknown at present. And Barry Dunham Soetoro (Obama) wrote his books and manipulated his personal history in order for him not to have to answer the hard questions of his life. Where WAS he born? Is he a Natural Born US Citizen? Is he "black" enough or is he Too Much Arab? Has he fooled the public with his "I am a christian" fable?

Barry Dunham Soetoro (Obama) is a celeb in the mold of the celeb "Karen Johnson." And that's all he is. He is not Presidential, he's a wanna be. (Do you know who Karen Johnson, the celebrity is?)

You know Karen Johnson as Whoopie Goldberg.

[rodguy911]

Yeah could well be,but as I recall the CCF(Clinton Crime Family) are beyond sore losers,they are vengeful.

[Fawn]

The Clinton minions who own The National Enquirer took out Edwards......

Kind of hard to believe that --knowing the the National Enquirer was the first media who broke the Monica Lewinsky Blue dress stain.

[knarf]

OK ... So was he originally Barak Obama and was changed (adoption) to Soetoro ... or did he keep Obama and was just known as Soetoro ?

[rodguy911]

Excellent post IMHO this could well be a smoking gun! Boma may be a tri citizen, Indonesian,U.S.and Kenyan. At the very least U.S. and Kenyan. In which case as I have read before he is eligible to run for the office of potus but not hold the office.

[rodguy911]

Google his mothers name in Indonesia,he took that name for a number of years as well as “Barry.”

[moonpie57]

You seem knowledgeable on the subject. Did you go to the link I posted? I’m curious as to your thoughts on the rest of it.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“Holds both American and Kenyan (since 1963) citizenship.”

Dual citizenship?

[rodguy911]

I still think that if we know what we do just imagine what the Clintons must have on him! They have the money, power, influence and wherewithal to basically destroy him. I wonder what is going on. It may be all about the 25 million bucks hill is looking for that she invested in her campaign. Money and power are strong lures for the CCF.

[rodguy911]

Its getting interesting.

[rodguy911]

Brilliant post, we need answers that the DBM will only hide, ignore or lie about.

[Peter Libra]

On your query re Soetoro.

I never thought I would be a little paranoid- always a first time. I scramble for old reliable friend Wikipedia. Nothing to the point, then an entry caught my eye elsewhere. Alleging Wiki was absolutely silent on the naming of young Soetoro. Ok, so the jury is still out on Wiki.

It seems early on it was, of course, Barrack Obama Jr. Then Obama Sr left in a hurry. Along came Soetoro, when the lad Obama jr, was about six years old. Off they go to Indonesia. The lad became Barry Soetoro. He is said to be registered as a muslim student there.

Now off goes Soetoro Sr,and Ann Dunham Obama Soetoro is said to divorce him. I presume he(Presidential nominee). was known as Soetoro, his stepfathers name for over ten years. I do stand to be corrected here.

At about 18 years of age, young Soetoro, then changes his name to Barrack Obama.

[rodguy911]

All that still does not explain away the invalid birth certificate and if that's invalid where the hell was he actually born?

In 61 most white girls that got pregnant by black men usually left the country and went somewhere to "have the baby." Especially, when both sides of the parents were pissed, as Dunhams parents reportedly were.

[rodguy911]

You can be a dual citizen but from what I read you can not hold the office of potus as a dual citizen.

[Former Fetus]

Canada allows dual citizenship but does US? Yes.

Are you sure? As a naturalized citizen, I will never forget the words of the oath I took: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;

I don't know what this means to you, but to me it means that I gave up my Spanish citizenship the day I became an American.

[rodguy911]

You are correct and your reasoning is exactly why a dual citizen cannot be potus.