I’m only going to comment on the signature images you posted.
The Selective Service signature would have to have been from a much earlier date than the one inscribed on the Statement of Candidacy form, given the timeline of events, correct?
Here’s my observation:
Men’s signatures tend to become more scribbled and stylized over the course of their lives. I know that mine certainly has. Most men develop a “signature” inscription over time which can sometimes be illegible, and wholly personal. I see this with most men whose signatures I’ve had the chance to observe.
Now, the more “stylized” version seems to be on what would by all rights be the earlier document on the chain. Did Obama not purportedly produce the signature on his Selective Service registration card long before he was ever a candidate for public office?
Clearly, the more legible signature is on the Statement of Candidacy form, which seems to indicate to me that it came before the Selective Service form signature.
Naturally, this is baffling in light of my preceding observations. I don’t have an explanation for it, or even a hypothesis, but I did want to add these observations into the mix.
My other observation, is that both signatures appear to be from the same hand, although they appear quite different in appearance. My own signature has evolved over my lifetime, but in comparing it to those I made in high school, it’s apparent that they were made by the same hand.
That Selective Service Registration was created, and therefore signed in 2008.
The Candidacy Form was signed in 2007.