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"The claim that Obama got into Occidental as a foreign student (presumably Indonesian) is a common birther myth. It has never been substantiated."

True, but what has been substantiated is that he had foreign students (Muslim Pakistanis) as roommates both at Occidental and at Columbia. See my link in POST-175 for Columbia roommate "Sadik" and below link for Occidental roommate "Hasan":

"Obama Espoused Radical Views in College" (Newsmax - 2/8/100)

Excerpt:

Dr. John C. Drew, a grant writing consultant in Laguna Niguel, Calif., tells Newsmax he met Obama in 1980 when Obama was a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Drew had just graduated from Occidental and was attending graduate school at Cornell University.
Drew’s then girlfriend, Caroline Boss — now Grauman-Boss — knew Obama because she shared classes with him at Occidental.
During Christmas break, Drew says he was at Grauman-Boss’ home in Palo Alto when Obama came over with Mohammed Hasan Chandoo, his roommate from Pakistan.
“Barack and Hasan showed up at the house in a BMW, and then we went to a restaurant together,” Drew says. “We had a nice meal, and then we came back to the house and smoked cigarettes and drank and argued politics.”

AND the claim that "Obama DID NOT attend Occidental/Columbia as a foreign student" is also NOT SUBSTANTIATED (to my knowledge). If any of you have substantiation of this post the link or source.

That's never been in need of substantiation, as far as I know.

"Obama Espoused Radical Views in College" (Newsmax - 2/8/100)

We need more Dr. Drew type evidence and less pixel quackery. I was hoping Breitbart's promised videos from Obama college days would show the man himself spouting the sort of stuff Drew quotes. Yes, he is a communist. No, he didn't forge his BC.

AND the claim that "Obama DID NOT attend Occidental/Columbia as a foreign student" is also NOT SUBSTANTIATED (to my knowledge).

True. But the burden is on those who say he did attend as a foreign student. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it should be assumed he was just a preppie with a tan from Honolulu. Given the fact nobody with access to the records has blown the whistle, the likelihood is there is no whistle to blow.

All of which leads to a reasonable request; can we see your school records please? Why such a request is met with deliberate distortions is puzzling and even more puzzling is how twisting the words of those who are asking for clarification is beneficial to anyone particularly conservatives or this forum.