Matthews criticizes "people like Lou Dobbs" for "saying, 'Oh, I think he's an American; I just want to know more' "
July 25, 2009 1:35 pm ET
From the July 24 edition of MSNBC's Hardball:
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The more that we fight against these loons and expose them, the better.
Keep the pressure on CNN & Lou Dobbs ...
It's a very fine line...
It is indeed a phony and I can see why the Obama does not want anyone to see it. What tipped me off is that the footprint is waaaaaaaay too small. Barrack wears like a size 11.5 shoe!!! His footprint would be off the page! Anyway, I am off to collect my reward on a birther site. See ya Obamabot losers!!!
My question: Why doesn't Obama simply get somebody to find his original birth-certificate, not the document of "Live Birth", and put this matter to rest forever. That is what I don't understand.
Again, I believe Obama. I just don't know why he don't show the actual "Birth Certificate".
Perhaps this is why:
In 2001 - the state of Hawaii Health Department went paperless.*Paper documents were discarded*The official record of Obama's birth is now an official ELECTRONIC record Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Health Department told the Honolulu Star Bulletin, "At that time, all information for births from 1908 (on) was put into electronic files for consistent reporting," she said.
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Doug
Even if he had the original, it would still be called a "Certificate of Live Birth" - (the birthers conveniently forget to mention that - further proof that they are really just looking to derail this administration).
the document that we have seen is the very document that is required to get a US Passport - they also forget to mention that Obama has one that he has used for years.
I never cared for Bush, I thought he didn't have the skills we needed as president. (Gee, look how smart I was) But; once he was in office, I gave him the benefit of doubt.
Now, Obama is president. He may not have all the skills that I want (looks better than Bush!) but; again, he gets the benefit of doubt.
All these birthers are either racist or are looking for excuses to get Obama out of office, because their guy lost.
Give it up!
He is American, his mom was American, which makes him an American.
All the evidence shows he was born in Hawaii, whether you like it or not.
There are not any birthers who have any evidence that he wasn't born in Hawaii. Everything that has been put forth is all HEARSAY. "My neighbor told me, i got an email, etc, etc"
If we go by the "long form/short form" theory, then I am not a citizen, because South Carolina not only doesn't issues long form birth certificates anymore, they don't even emboss them!
Please forgive me my rant. I know it won't do any good but; I just had to vent!!!!!
The birther nonsense is the most ridiculous political accusation I've heard in my lifetime. And the fact that Lou is on a quest makes him look bizarre and really out of the main stream.
That said, I heard both of his CNN broadcasts during which he discussed the President's birth certificate issue. Clearly, his primary message was that President Obama is a US citizen. He wondered why the President didn't put the issue to rest. There is and was no reason for other commentators to express outrage at Mr. Dobbs' statements. May cooler heads prevail. Most independents, and we are the majority of voters, are sick of shrill voices on both sides of the isle.