Why is NO ONE Talking About Obama's Birth Certificate?

What makes you think he didn't provide his documentation to the people who decide whether or not he can run for President? Why should he put rumors to rest? He can't go to the houses of everyone who's heard this rumor and show each of them his birth certificate. Anyway, officials from the state of Hawaii have confirmed that Obama is a natural-born citizen of the US. That's why these lawsuits keep getting thrown out. http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=291913

I have responded to a post about this matter on a previous occasion. I think Obama should provide everything needed and it angers me that anyone running for the office of President is not required to put all necessary paperwork into the public domain before their name goes on the ballot. I am a naturalized US citizen. I was born and raised in the UK ( Sheffield England to be exact.) My first husband was an American serviceman - serving his country when I met him. We were married in Sheffield. Our first child was born in the UK in a British Hospital. Had she been born on the military base she would have automatically been a US citizen. Her father because of illness was sent back to the US and thats when I had to get papers from him, properly notarized and I had to make several trips to the US Embassy in Liverpool taking my infant child with me to get her registered as a US citizen. All this was done at my expense. She had to undergo a physical etc and finally I got her registered and she had her own US passport. She still has that passport and she is now 49 years old. I had to go through it all again for myself to get a visa to enter the country. I am not racially predjudiced because I have a bi-racial great grandaughter and when she has some unkind things said to her I have told her to tell whoever is doing it that she is not white - she is not black - she is like everyone else HUMAN. I think Obama will do a d3cent job as President but only time will tell. What I think about is what it will cost the country if he is proved to not be a born and bred US citizen as is required in the constitution for anyone to be the President. From all I have read about this I have some very great doubts that he is. Please Mr. Obama - sort it - provide everything that is needed to prove your citizenship one way or the other. If you are not a citizen as required it will certainly save a lot of hassle in my home state, Illinois, because our crooked Governors choice for the Senate won't be sworn in because you will still be our Senator along with Richard Durbin.

It is in all the tabloids right now. I didn't give much attention to it because of that. I agree with you even being canadian i think he should have no choice but to show his documents and prove that he is elegible just like anyone else would have to. I doubt very much that any judge will say he can keep them hidden. Who will be president if he gets kicked out? Do you know? I am wondering since I did not follow the us elections.

1) ANY child born to one parent who is a US citizen is automatically a natural US citizen if the US parent has resided for at least five years at some point in the US. Since his mother was born and raised in the US, Obama had natural US citizenship at birth. 2) It does NOT matter what any foreign country recognizes or does not recognize. ONLY the United States of America can revoke US citizenship and the USA recognizes dual citizenship until a child is old enough to choose. ONLY Barack Obama could have requested that his citizenship be revoked when he came of age. 3)He doesn't have to produce anything. The people charging he is not a US citizen have to produce his request for his US citizenship to be revoked and they cannot because it does not exist. furthermore, Obama is not the only candidate not to respond to these insane little lawsuits. John McCain ignored them also and the courts are rulling them without merit.

Good question! I think that Obama has bullied his way, or better yet wiggled his eyebrows and the press just swooned over everything he said and if you did ask a tough question as a newbie press reporter you were shooed away like an annoying fly. The mainstream media should be the ones who "investigate" all the discrepancies that they just love to create so they can stir up news for another day but this little tidbit of important information just seems to get a pass. Could it be that they don't want their golden boy to actually have flaws, it’s like taking the hot girl to the dance and she's turns out to be guy, the question is there, how come nobody is asking for an honest answer. You or I don't have the credentials it takes to walk into a room of reporters and ask those tough questions, if it does turn out that he is not eligible to unpack his Samsonite in the casa blanca it will be the GOP's fault for not reaching across the aisle. The only thing we need to be reaching across the aisle with is a vaudeville hook to yank this ridiculous cover up off the grand stage. I know you wanted a rational discussion but I'm just waiting for him to swear in with his hand on the Koran!

I am quite sure that the Washington machine and all of the gung-hos in suits (some of them blue and with certain bling), as well as all the lawyers and legislaters and all who are charged with the process of vetting any and all politician - especially those seeking national office, are better equipped than any journalist to assess the citizenship of an aspiring U.S. president. He survived the campaign - both primary and general, and if there were *real* dirt to find, it would have shown up, trust me. Just ask Nixon. Or Clinton. Or Blagojevich. Or Clarence Thomas. When the machine that is U.S. government wants to keep a secret from the people, it will. But if any politician tries to keep a secret from the machine - lotsa luck, pal, cause it ain't gonna happen. The one plus of this seemingly unchecked power IS our multi-party system. The police on one side of the aisle police them on the other side. Believe me, the republicans scraped under every crevice and dug and dug. Obama was vetted. He's clean.

The point is very simple. Obama will be the first 'black' president of the United States, even though he is only half black. The media wanted a black president and so they promoted him all the way. It seems that African Americans are to be compensated for what happened when their ancestors were brought over from Africa as slaves. Therefore they are allowed to get away with what others cannot and they are still being compensated. America has the Negro only colleges, O.I. Simpson got off for murdering his wife even though he did it, Tiger Woods had someone move the rock at the golf course so he could get his golf ball, most of the police chiefs on tv shows are blacks, blacks are in high positions, are allowed to be moral (mention that they go to church, while whites are snuffed at if they mention they are Christians on TV shows, ) so therefore Obama does not need to show his true birth certificate because of his ethnicity. And if it is proved that he was not born a US. citizen or he lost it when his parents or one of his parents moved with him, then he will still be allowed to be president of the United States. It is all about race guilt.

just one more reason I think Obama has more than one thing to hide. The truth is that no one cares that Obama may not meet the qualifications required to be the president. They don't want to offend anyone in the black community by kicking out the first black presidential candidate on a technicality. I guess we have come to the point in this country that political correctness outweighs the importance of upholding the United States Constitution. To deny him the job, even though he doesn't meet the qualifying requirements, would make us all racists and give the NAACP one more thing to b*tch about....

No one is talking about it because it has been checked and re-checked and the Hawaiian birth certificate is in fact valid. Obama has never refused to show the documents, that is another rumor. You can get the facts on this (and many other things democrat and republican based) by going to the website fastcheck.org And anyone who gets a rumor or email, should always check for the facts. Check more and more places, to filter rumor from truth. I think this issue has been brought up quite a few times here and other places. The rumors were dispelled and yet they keep persisting. I find that interesting as well. Seems to be the way things go these days. I am sure this and many other things will just keep going around and around. People who are against Mr Obama for whatever reason will always find negative things to say and rumors to spread. It happens over and over in this country for anyone "famous".

I don't understand why anyone is continuing to talk about this topic. The State of Hawaii has already comfirmed that the certificate image released by Obama's team is valid and that there does exist a record of his birth on file. Secondly, the Supreme Court (heavily Republican) has refused to entertain this subject because it is a non-issue. Why are both of those NOT enough for people??? Hawaii's laws make birth certificates NON-public documents. Therefore, when Obama released a copy of his, the filing numbers were blocked from view. Hawaii said it was a true copy. How can that not be enough?? The fact that this topic continues does make it appear to be racially motivated, whether or not you claim otherwise. The debate was closed long ago.

Hmmm I hadn't heard about any of this. Of course I don't pay as much attention to the news and politics now that I don't have anyone in my immediate vicinity with whom to discuss them intelligently, but I hadn't heard any of this. I was under the impression he was born in Hawaii. *shrug* Maybe I should pay closer attention.

i have no idea about all these things that you are saying. i am sure you must have some clue to all these things ,i hope your qs will be answered by mr obama very soonregarding the birth certificate issue. but i prefer you to raise the voice in your country rather than raising it here on the international lotting place... wish you a very happy new year.

Shewolf, what you are reading on the net from various people's posts isn't true. Obama released his birth certificate in September on his website. If you go there, you will see it. I would post the link but I'm not allowed. That is why no one is talking about it any more. There is and was only one lawsuit. It was thrown out when Obama made his birth certificate public. There is a great deal of misinformation floating around on the net. I suggest that you not believe what you read all the time in people's posts. Forwards especially are notoriously false. If you don't believe me, go to Obama's website. I actually printed out a copy of Obama's birth certificate (you can) to show my friend when he said what you are saying. These things you are reading can easily be proven false. If you want more information about this hoax (and yes, it is a hoax, along with the rumor that Obama wants to change our national anthem and the photoshopped picture of him holding a cell phone the wrong way) at snopes.

Why wasn't anyone asking These kind of questions 8 years ago when Bush Jr strongarmed his presidency? Everybody was "Unpatriotic" if they said anything negative about Ol Georgie.The Media destroyed you.Fox News was sure to have you in their crosshairs overtalking you on the air.Its amazing how "Unamerican" we all were.Um,Um,Um...I dare you questions George's Military background!Shame on you! What about Arnold Terminator in Cali? We Know he's German But we need not question how American he should be to hold a U.S political office!Theres no way the election was rigged! So what if Jeb is his brother and the Govenor of the state(My Home State)that this debacle happened!Its all just speculation and spin!!!!.......MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY.

The last that I heard on this was that it was legal. Even tho he was born in another country, his mother was an american and did not ever marry his father. Beyond that, I'm not sure of any of the details. Like you said, not much seems to being said about it. I hadn't even heard about the name change. What was that all about?

This is such a non-issue. If there were any credibility to the on-going lawsuits filed by Berg and his cronies they would be heard rather than thrown out. They have been repeatedly thrown out. Berg is an idiot. He is an idiot with an ax to grind. Let me help you here....Obama provided a certified copy of his certificate of live birth. This has been accepted by everyone who needs to accept it, including the courts. There have been numerous validations of what he has provided. Multiple "fact checking". It is unfortunate that there are so many that are determined to find fault with the President Elect rather than allow the democratic process to proceed as it was designed. I can assure you had the Clinton's found a shred of evidence that Obama was anything other than what and who he said they would have shouted it on the highest mountain tops. If the DNC believed for an instant their candidate could be challenged on something as petty and nonsensical as this, he would have never run let alone won the nomination. No one ever, not in any state ever gets their original birth certificate. The original certificate is always maintained either by the State or by the Hospital of birth. Generally the original certificate is sealed. I have two (2) original certificates. I have Certified Copies of both. The first is of my Live Birth. It says "baby girl" and my biological mothers last name. It does not list my father. It says I am illegitimate. It lists my race / ethnicity, gender, weight, and length at birth, date and time of birth. The second was issued 14 months later. It has my name as given to me by my adoptive parents. It copies my gender, weight, length, birth date and time. Interestingly, my ethnicity is changed on my second certificate. I am also not listed as illegitimate. My adoptive parents are listed as my parents. If I was not told I was adopted I would never have known that there was a different birth certificate or that my adoptive parents were not my "original" parents. Both of my Certified copies have the State Seal on them. Both also state clearly they are "Certified Copies" of original Birth Certificates. But just for fun: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/jun/27/obamas-birth-certificate-part-ii/ http://msgboard.snopes.com/politics/graphics/birth.jpg http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html This is what you fill out when requesting a copy from Hawaii http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birth.pdf

there's some what truth in what you argue, but look at what i see. barack the magic negro where's his birth certificate? obama and blago obama and rezcko obama's appointment of hiliary clinton obama with his shirt off, is that presidential. gay activist dont like obama inaguration pastor warren. obama visits hawaii for christmas, while citizens struggle. no such thing as office of president elect ( but at the same time) obama hasent offered what he's going to do yet. and he's president elect! its seems every way he can get picked at it's there, so we charge him on everything and demand he answer, as the first dude id be quite tired of this stuff. and do we really need to stall this transfer of power, while we occupy 2 countries, try to stop an escalading war in the middle east, fix the economic crisis, counter balance energy sectors, create jobs, secure our border's and combat health care the next bubble. that would be perfect to start out the new year, as world stocks and respect would crumple while america investigates the existence of a piece of paper. this process would damage america totally, as races will create a larger gap...funny how the first black president cant even get there after being elected, and thats they way things seem when the minorities now a "majority" get a glimpse at happiness, it must be challenged as closely as possible to keep them in their place, is it really worth it to challenge obama's birth right? no, because the u.s would never see another republican pres for a while as black and latinos would flood the democratic gates. denying barack obama now snatches hope that will cease to return to the american minorirty, this would give people reason not to care anymore. expect violence to go up.

This is because there is nothing to talk about. His birth certificate has been looked at by experts, it has been investigated, and even the supreme court (heavy right wing republican led) won't touch it. Face it: The election is over, and John McCain LOST. Case closed.

There was controversy regarding McCain and Obamas birth certificate. I am of the opinion if there was anything to find between the media, the Clintons and McCain, it would have been found. The highest office in the land isnt any different....that doesnt mean he needs to show it to the media. There can be unity in this country...it has nothing to do with a birth certificate. If you believe that a birth certificate can keep this country from becoming unified you are part of the problem not the solution. We have a president...lets give the guy a chance.

Who cares where someone is born as long as they do a good job at what they are doing. I'm more concerned with how he's going to handle the war in iraq,gay marriage, health care etc. I think all this harping about his birth certificate is stupid.