Posted on 02/04/2010 9:54:23 AM PST by truthandlife
President Obama today at the National Prayer Breakfast raised the issue of his own eligibility for office – saying that people shouldn't be questioning his "citizenship."
Talking about the issue of "civility," he said, "Now, I am the first to confess I am not always right. Michelle will testify to that. But surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith, or, for that matter, my citizenship."
Obama continues, "Challenging each other's ideas can renew our democracy. But when we challenge each other's motives, it becomes harder to see what we hold in common. We forget that we share at some deep level the same dreams – even when we don't share the same plans on how to fulfill them."
The questions, however, over Obama's "citizenship," actually go to the core of the American republic. Multiple lawsuits have challenged that he is not qualified for the Oval Office under the Constitution's requirement that U.S. presidents be a "natural born citizen."
The plaintiffs – who run into the hundreds so far and who still have a number of cases pending at the appelllate level – have alleged that failing to meet that constitutional requirement means he actually is a usurper, with no actual authority to be president.
On a forum page at The Hill newspaper, one commenter wrote that the president has only himself to blame for the questions.
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1. Indonesia would have no way of knowing his US Citizenship status. Also, the US doesn't particularly care about someone breaking Indonesian law.
2. A minor cannot legally relinquish US citizenship. It must be done as an adult.
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Same question that came into my mid. If it were a non-issue, you wouldn’t bring it up. If it were a non-issue then you’d just regard the birthers like I regard the 9/11 truthers.
Bill O’Reilly yesterday evening told us that two Hawaiian newspapers had duly reported the birth of Barack Obama (or whatever was his name at birth). I wrote to Mr. O’Reilly today, asking him to show us, on TV and his personal website, readable images of those newpaper items, in the interest of putting this troubling matter to rest.
He can be reached at “oreilly@foxnews.com
Obama says, “Challenging each other’s ideas can renew our democracy. But when we challenge each other’s motives, it becomes harder to see what we hold in common. We forget that we share at some deep level the same dreams – even when we don’t share the same plans on how to fulfill them.”
Excuse me, Mr. President, but you aren’t living up to your own words! When WE challenge your ideas YOU challenge OUR motives!! You say we’re playing politics when in fact, we are challenging your policies and ideas!!
Mr. President you have ZERO CREDIBILITY!!!
Because that would be more worth our time of fighting against his political agenda than a Pillsbury Bake-Off?
Over twenty posts now and I don't see any evidence of your concern.
Back to the issue of the thread...sorry folks.
Obama is hiding something, and that’s all I need to know in order to have serious questions about his citizenship. If he didn’t have something to hide, he’d be tossing his birth certificate in our face every chance he got....and he’s got lots of chances. He’s such an arrogant punk that he’d paste it over the seal on his podium if he HAD one to paste.
We have every right to question your citizenship Mr. President. It's part of the US Constitution (the document you seem to detest). All you have to do is produce it for all to verify and see and put it back into your quadruple locked vault with all your other secret documents (including educational records) that you've spent more than a million dollars securing to the max from anyone and everyone.
By producing your authentic birth certificate Mr. Obama, you give us two things:
1 - Proof of Citizenship (if indeed you are a citizen); and
2 - Transparency (for at least this one item, because you haven't given it to us for anything else).
The more secretive you are about your personal information and provable documents, the more distrustful we are of you and pretty much everything you say and do. By the way DEMOCRATS from your own party - and a great majority of other Americans are asking the same thing, so don't be accusing right-wingers, conservatives or independents of being the only ones asking questions about you because we, the people, have the right to ask and to have our question answered.
Back to the issue of the thread...sorry folks.
Obama is hiding something, and that’s all I need to know in order to have serious questions about his citizenship. If he didn’t have something to hide, he’d be tossing his birth certificate in our face every chance he got....and he’s got lots of chances. He’s such an arrogant punk that he’d paste it over the seal on his podium if he HAD one to paste.
Double post....fr hangups.
well, I question both.
why do we have to “make politics against Obama?”
It happens on its own.
And whatever do you mean, not seeing any evidence of my concern in over 20 posts? Does that make MY OPINION any less a valid OPINION?
This is an open forum.
I suspect that it dawned on someone at the White House that Obama’s remarks about the supreme court might backfire. They may decide to hear this issue as a way to give Obama the finger.
There are some interesting arguments based solely on the fact that his father wasn’t a citizen. If it went to the supreme court nobody could predict 100% how they would rule.
I suspect there is something damaging on the original (like lists religion as muslim, origninal middle name was Mohammed, or lists someone else as father). That’s pure speculation, but makes the most sense.
It was quite strange for him to bring this up at the Natl. Prayer Breakfast. It now becomes obvious that Obambi is bothered about questions of his eligibility! This is good IMHO.
He knows how to clear this all up but of course there is a reason he does not.
“But surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith, or, for that matter, my citizenship.”
NONE of us should ever question Obama’s faith.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hPR5jnjtLo
I believe it’s called a Freudian slip, something that seems to happen a lot with him.Like the Bolshevik remark.
And I bet the same people against Birthers as hurting the GOP, would find every reason under the sun to be against Palin about it.
and someone needs to ask Mr O Reilly who provided that information to the newspapers?
If it was the hospital or the State of HI, why is the birth of twin daughters to a local doctor, on that date at that hospital, not in the newspaper?
A doctor who happened to have an office at or near the same Kalanianiole address as used in obama’s birth ad
(and dear anti-birthers, no, don’t ask me to go get links for you- there were some very long and illuminating posts on FR and obamafile back when the issue was opened, links and websites that have disappeared)
FUBO... and your wookie wife.
LLS
bingo
This self described Muslim does not belong at a prayer breakfast....
Disagree?
When was the last time that you attended a prayer breakfast that focused on “THE SPEAKER”??? Nothing was stated about faith, God, country.
Nooooo. It was about putting down “HIS” detractors...those who disagree with “HIM”.....The Messiah!
Thank you voters! YOU ARE TO BLAME!!!
This IS NOT a Muslim country!!! Barry should not lecture US citizens from a pulpit!!!
And there are only 35 months left with this False Prophet running our country.
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