Hawaii AGAIN declares Obama birth certificate real

[G_j]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_birth_certificate

Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real


By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer – Tue Jul 28, 1:54 am ET

HONOLULU – State officials in Hawaii on Monday said they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen, and therefore meets a key constitutional requirement for being president.

They hoped to stem a recent surge in the number of inquiries about Obama's birthplace.
"I ... have seen the original vital records maintained on file by the Hawaii State Department of Health verifying Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen," Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said in a brief statement. "I have nothing further to add to this statement or my original statement issued in October 2008 over eight months ago."

So-called "birthers" — who claim Obama is ineligible to be president because, they argue, he was actually born outside the United States — have grown more vocal recently on blogs and television news shows.
Fukino issued a similar press release Oct. 31, but was prompted to speak out again because of the renewed attention on Obama's beginnings. Hawaii's Health Department has been flooded in recent weeks with questions from individuals and several national TV news networks asking for proof that Obama was indeed born in Hawaii.

"They just keep asking over and over and over again," Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said.

The Constitution states that a person must be a "natural-born citizen" to be eligible for the presidency. Birthers contend that Obama's birth certificate is a fake, and many say he was actually born in Kenya, his father's homeland. They've challenged his citizenship in court.
One widely circulated YouTube clip of a town hall meeting showed a Republican congressman getting booed for saying Obama is a citizen. Talk show host Rush Limbaugh and CNN's Lou Dobbs have also raised the issue, and 10 Republican members of Congress co-sponsored a bill that would require future presidential candidates to provide a copy of their original birth certificate.

However, it appears Congress has moved on and has accepted Obama's island birthplace. The U.S. House on Monday unanimously approved a resolution recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hawaii becoming the 50th state. A clause was included that reads: "Whereas the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961."
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[WeDidIt]

1. Not good enough

The bastards won't accept it.

[alc]

2. I don't think this helps

They should have remained silent. Just about any time any government official says "trust me, I have proof but can't show you" I get suspicious. This issue is so ridiculous that I don't care but I could imagine some other people having my normal reaction to such a statement.

[spanone]

3. not a normal reaction. get over the horseshit.

[MineralMan]

4. That's your normal reaction to statements from

goverment officials? How odd. Why would Hawaii's Whatever of Health lie about this? Cui bono?

[alc]

5. that's my reaction to "trust us but we can't show you"

For example when the white house says "trust us, there's nothing funny going on with the visitors we've had but WE CAN'T SHOW YOU who they are". That makes me wonder who the visitors are. On this issue I think everyone should stop talking about it (except the wackos who want it to keep going and who get that when anyone new joins in).

[sweetpotato]

6. They DID show us

A copy of the original birth certificate has been produced.

They DID show us. They aren't hiding the original proof.

[Bitter_Clinger]

7. My Reaction to Statements From Government Officials...

is not any different. I never bought into the whole "Obama is not a citizen" nonsense, but if I had had my suspicions, it would have taken more than a government representative saying, "trust me" to alleviate them.

[brooklynite]

8. How do we know the "President" isn't a pod-person who REPLACED Barack Obama?

I saw it in a movie once, so it must be possible...