(CNN) – President Obama released his original birth certificate Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding the issue had become a "sideshow."
“We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do," said Obama.
The surprise release follows recent and sustained remarks by businessman Donald Trump, among others, that raised doubts as to whether the president was born in the United States.
“Over the last two and half years, I have watched with amusement. I have been puzzled with the degree with which this thing just kept going,” Obama told reporters Wednesday.
Responding to the development, Trump said, "I have accomplished something nobody else has accomplished."
"I want to look at it, but I hope it’s true," he told reporters in New Hampshire. "He should have done it a long time ago. I am really honored to have played such a big role in hopefully getting rid of this issue."
Earlier Wednesday, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said the debate has been "really bad for the Republican Party."
The so-called "birther" debate is "good politics" but "bad for the country," said Pfeiffer.
A new CNN investigation revealed earlier this week what most analysts have been saying since the "birther" controversy erupted during the 2008 presidential campaign: Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961.
While the president has made light of the controversy, the question remained political red meat for some of his critics. A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll showed that nearly 75% of Americans believe Obama was definitely or probably born in the United States. More than four in 10 Republicans, however, believe he probably or definitely was not born in America.
See Obama's Certification of Live Birth
The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born" citizens can become president - a vague clause that some members of the birther movement contend disqualifies Obama because, they insist, he was born outside the United States.
Skeptics contend, among other things, that Obama was born in his father's home country of Kenya.
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I wonder what them hicks will say now
While I do not believe the President needed to respond to these nutjobs running around like idiots claiming he was not born in America, hopefully these idiots would now shut up and find something else to do with their time. Birthers go to h*ll!
Seeing is believing, unless you are a Republican/Conservative/Tea Party Member.
Its about time. Now all the crazies can go away
What a joke this even needed to happen... The collective IQ of this country is very much in question, shame of these people.
this won't shut them up. "it's all part of the conspiracy". Facts are meaningless in the worlds of the truly delusional.
Two words Tea Baggers: Suck It.
Good. Finally this can be put to rest.
Darn, does this mean the Donald is going to have to talk about real issues now?
Well where is it?
Suck it, birthers.
Good, but I am 1000 percent sure that many GOPers will continue to be denial on Obama's original birth certificate. Nothing will stop them from questioning him more about this.
Good. I am glad he finally released this so we can move on to more important things. Can't wait to see how the racists in America try to play this one.
This won't shut up the conspiracy nuts, I'm sure they'll think its fake.
Ok, Trump. Where are those tax returns you promised?????
Finally. Now we can put this stupidness behind us and focus on real issues. Obama, you should have done this a LONG time ago. I don't understand why you thought it was good to keep this myth going.
That's it? Where is the document. Let's see it.
Hope all you idiots are happy now.
Now I suppose some brain dead psycho is going to start a conspiracy theory that it is all fake and has been a plot by some foriegn government to have a black "sleeper" inserted into our WASP government.....
these are the same folks that sympathise with the South over the Civil War....
That's too bad for Obama. Now all the attention can turn to his accomplishments. Or whatever you call a third war, 9% unemployment, Gitmo-still-open body of work.
Well? Where is it?
Ok, if he released it, where the heck is it? Why is it not shown here?
This really makes a lot of Tea Partiers look like morons...I will expect an apology letter from them and a thank you note for being the best President in generations.
Don't do it...why play down them? they will only say it is a fake, or something is missing. Please stick to your guns, they need to prove you wrong, you just need to keep the bickering going on in the GOP.
Where is the rest of the story?
I never understood the secrey, and I haven't seen anything yet. We've never known so little about our President- how bout them college and passport records?
Where can we see it? I've got to get my analysts on it asap.
It's about time! Was that so hard?
they will say it's a forgery.
When it comes to being President, Donald Trump is a poser!
I wonder if Trump and the rest of the Birthers are going to demand a carbon-dating test on a piece of the document just like they did with the Shroud of Turin.
You know of course that birthers will cry "forgery!" at this. Considering the fact that it took 2 1/2 years for him to get around to it, their claim has plausibility...
What will The Donald say now? That it is a forgery? In my mind, the birth announcement in the paper settles it. There is no reason that would have been false, since the information at Obama;s birth came to the paper from the Hawaii Health Department. Time for the GOP to move on to serious issues, of which there are plenty.
This won't satisfy the birthers, because they'll just claim that the certificate is phony. Like the moon landing hoaxers, 9/11 nuts, etc., all evidence contrary to their beliefs is dismissed.
Oh come on – can't you already hear, "How do we know this wasn't faked?"
We'll see.
Yea, the proof will be in the originality and age of the document....
Cool. Finally!
John McCain has a more serious issue with his birth certificate but very few raised that issue before. Omaba's brith cert. is obviously is a racist issue.
Oh lovely, now he's giving in to idiots who don't have any right to the information they are seeking. Personally I think it's time for the birthers to prove their right to be in America – show us YOUR birth certificates fools or get out of our country
Where is it? The Long form?
Great-now maybe with that out of the way we can work on the important matters-like defeating President Obama in 2012 and saving this country from any further slide.
There is so many things going on in the country and people are soooo ignorant!!! Who cares if the President was born in the US GET OVER IT!!!! Focus on your own family and keeping your job!!
Photoshop'd IMO.
Finally! While I have no doubt he was born in the US, this was a ridiculous issue to keep hanging out there.
where is it?
If Obama senior is listed as his father then he is NOT a Natural Born Citizen but if Frank Marshall Davis is his listed father then he would be a Natural Born Citizen and fully legal and qualified to be POTUS.
...attaboy, must've been under the sofa cushion all this time.
Great – why the delay and fillabustering?
About time! Wonder if its a fake! hahahahaha
Now let's see his academic records....
It's about time Obama did what he was told to do. That's all Trump or any citizen has asked, that he show his real birth certificate. Now we can examine it and try to figure out why he stalled for so long. Now maybe he will also release his grades and papers from college.
just watch. they are gonna say it's fake.
Well lets see it!
I'll believe it when I see it and only then!
Sooooo, where is it and why did it take 2 years? Did it take that long to create one that looks official? I want an independent carbon dating of the paper and ink. I don't trust the clown as far as I can toss him.
It will not matter..now the claim is" it's a forgery"
I wish they did not release it...
Give Trump credit. He was able to make happen what no one else could, getting Obama to finally release his birth certificate. Go Donald!
It's about time. Wonder where he got it. Outsorced from China?
Finally. What was the big secret??? Now maybe he can get this country back in order. What a waste.
So... ... ... Where is it? Released to whom?
And the birthers move on to questioning Obama's primary school grades...." He just doesn't look like he was good at spelling as an 8 yr. old...He can't be president – No president has ever looked like him".
GOP YOU are doing this to yourself. The smartest thing you ever could have done was reign in the Birthers, but you encouraged it. You OWN it.
Took them long enough to make one up!
Oh I am so confused. I thought that the State of Hawaii was prohibited by law from releasing the long form to ANYONE. We have been told that even the president couldn't get it. So they were lying to us???? Again??? Shocking.
It won't matter. The birthers believe that Obama was born in Kenya more strongly than an Evangelical Chirstian believes Mary was a Virgin, more than a Hindu believes having a burger and fries is horrific, and even more than a Muslim Fundy believes that 17 Virgin (camels?) await them after self-destructing. The facts have nothing to do with the "reality" between the ears of the birthers.
Good for him. It's about time.
WHY? Do not give in to these wackos.
For someone who was going to bring the country together, by not releasing his B.C. earlier was a bad decision on his part. He let the issue fester for political purposes. For pledging to be the most transparent presidential administration he has released little to none of his life's records.
Finally maybe now we can put this sour issue behind us.
It's just a shame that he has to show this. No other president has ever had to do this. I am white but I have to think this is racially motivated. Unfortunately this will just cause the "crazies" to find something else. Maybe they will decide his mother was sent to Hawaii as part of an elaborate plot. You just can not reason with irrational people who want to hate regardless of facts.
This will be the greatest advertisement ever for the capabilities of Photoshop.
I'm surrounded by birthers. Trust me, this release will NOT make this issue go away. They'll only say it's a forgery, and I'll have to nod and sigh my way through more rants about elaborate End Times conspiracies.
LOL While patiently laying in wait, BO reeled in a number of loons from the GOP and Tea Party, including doofus Donald Trump. Now BO gets the delight in springing the trap. It serves the suckers right.
So what your saying is he finally got a good enough fake doctored for release?
It's about time! Nothing like a petulant game of keep-away by the bullies in the schoolyard to exact a response.
OK... so where is it?
only took 3 years to see a simple document on this fool *sigh*
What was so hard about that? Why didn't he do this 3 years ago?
Good!
That takes the issue off the table, knocks the wind out of Trump's sails, and means that a solid Conservative (Bachmann?) can run against Obama on his RECORD.
Thanks, Mr. President!
so, where is it CNN? You are the reporters, where is it? We are just supposed to take your word for it?
Hopefully this will shut people up. I have my doubts though.
This is so ridiculous. But I guess they felt they had to do it. So be it.
Now Trump has to release his tax information. It's on now. Now we will see who is honest .
Still won't be good enough for the Birthers!! Wait and see what comes up next...!
Like we can trust that whatever suppositely certified document they put out is authentic!
Oh no, what will the fringe right make up next?
That's ridiculous...many people have called his birth location into question but its only when some one that gets regular media attention does it that we actually get to see it? As the people of this country we have a right to know his birth location and this should have been revealed long ago. I have to question the legitimacy of this document considering the manner in which it has finally come to light. I doubt very seriously it will matter because I doubt he'll be back for another term.
He capitulated. Not that I blame him - you have an annoying gnat buzzing near your ear long enough, you just want to *swat* it.
It's about time. Now everyone can put this issue to rest.
Wow, now that was brilliant wasn't it? Why wait till now to release the birth certificate? Obama should have released it during the campaing. Another perfect example of "un able to make decisions" promptly!
I wonder what Egomaniac Donald will say now? Hope he didn't spend too much money on those "investigators".
And where is the birth certificate?
You know its fake and a big conspiracy
What a shame. I was hoping he wouldn't release it, letting idiots like Trump make fools of themselves.
Good, now maybe all the idiot republicans will shut up about it. Eventhough I always believed that the President was always an American. Go Pres Obama finally shut those republicans up once and for all. You have my vote
Finally we can stop hearing about the birth certificate that doesn't even matter. Who cares if he is an "American". Not that there is such a thing anymore as this country was sold out to foreigner, international corporations long ago and I doubt the "American" people will ever get it back. So regardless if the president is a natural born citizen... sit down, shut up, forget about the life you thought you'd have and get back to work! We have stock holders in China to answer to!
Another PhotoShopped version.
And now we wait for Donald Trump to find some new way to take issue with it.. I'm not even sure why the Obama administration bothers with these people any more.
Hurray! Now, let's move on.
Ok, good. Can we please let this rest now. It's getting old.
Mr President. You have over spent $4,000,000,000,000 we need a distraction. Release your birth certificate and for the next ten days the media will go back and fourth with each side claiming authenticity and the other that is is falsified. That will give us enough time to slip another $500,000,000,000 through the cracks.
Prediction: the birthers won't accept it.
Seems to me that should have been part of the Vetting Process the Democrats should have taken on a long time ago. Would
have saved lots of time for all
hahaha take that dumb Trump
Hey, Sarah....I care if he was born here. The Constitution set it up so that forigners could not become president and run the us in with another country's best interest in mind. We are supposed to have an AMERICAN president with AMERICA's best interest. obama does not! Even if he was born here, he still treats the US as if it were not his home nation and that's why we are in the shambles we are in.
Was that so hard for him to do?
Chairman O has always had the power to put this issue to rest and now the specter of the birth certificate as a campaign issue is gone.
Next topic please.
I do believe the president was born in the USA and think this issue should die, BUT Sarah, any President of the US should be a citizen of the US.
Should have done it years ago.
This is absolutely ridiculous. With everything the nation is facing, and the main concern for Conservatives is a birth certificate? It's a shame that the White House has to confront this...AGAIN! Take the Romney approach Conservatives, focus on the real issues if you want to take on Obama in 2012.
This will not stop the Birthers. Within days we'll hear them say the long form released is a fake and Obama wasn't born in U.S. You can't stop stupid people from being stupid. You can't change the opinions of bigots. There will still be Birthers and this story will only die when the press stops reporting it.
Good thing he's had how many years to forge one?
I Think Donald should release his barber shops location. I dont believe thats his real hair.
The birth certificate is a hoax!
Finally, I'm just glad he did it because it shuts up Trump. Find something else to whine about lol.
HAAA HAAA. What now birthers? I guess you may as well come out and reveal that you really just didn't want a black guy in office, cat's out of the bag.
Oh has he. I can't wait to see it.
What, has it taken him this long to have a have-decent forgey made?
Isn't it amazing how when Trump started questioning his college records and now all of a sudden magically a long form is going to be shown. While he is in the mood why not release all of his records?
Why didn't they do this years ago and avoid all this????
Long form or short form?
Where's the rest of his documents?
Now the million $ question is... will republicans be able to read and understand this certificate?
Sarah – who cares if the president was born in the U.S.? Seriously? Have you not read the U.S. Constitution? You know, that little document that pretty much lays the foundation for every form of authority in our great nation that the libs are desparately trying to ignore and render obsolete?
And yet... you see fit to call others ignorant. Do you not see the irony here?
This is going to be good. Now the Tea Party and everyone else that wanted to see this can learn the truth and drop the subject.
OOH! Doesn't this mean that Trump needs to dislcose his finances?
That was the deal, right. Trump took the bait and offered the challenge.
Birth Certificate for Financial Disclosure. Mate in 3, Mr. Trump.
Where are the VOID when Copied Marks?
Why won't the White House release the Presidents Bris certificate. What are they hiding?
I would never have referred to myself as a "birther" by any means, but the more the white house avoided the topic, the more I began to wonder. Obama may have found this all amusing, but the more he avoided, the more I felt like maybe there was something to this theory. Thank you for putting this to rest!
Is it me or does it look Photoshoped?
I guess he and Dan Rather have had enough time now to make a plausibly document.
so what the country is going down the toilet
...but the certificate contains an 18-minute gap...
I still think that Obama was born in Kenya! Maybe it is a fake certificate that he printed off his computer printer!
So, where is it?
Now we can only see the long form birth cetificate for Trump's hair. Is that thing legal, don't you need a special license or permit to own that kind of animal?
Now for the allegations that the original Birth Certificate is also a fake............let the conspiracy theories begin!
@Sarah, while I agree this is also ridiculous it is in fact a requirement of the Constitution that the President (ANY President) be born in the U.S. Having said that, this president IS a U.S. citizen so that is what the Conservatives need to get over.
Great reporting as usual CNN. Especially this barely 2 paragraph article with no link to the item in question, no description, no picture....
Where is it?
Is the ink dry on it?
Now next:
grades from Harvard, applications, selection criteria, SS number, ???? this guy is a mystery in the making, I think he is an alien left here by his parents from Krypton! he has as much documentation as superman had!
Just saw the long form...sorry its not long enough..needs at least another inch to be real
Next Trump will be saying President Obama was not born at all. He is not from Earth. Go Dumb Trump.
Can we see this document?
Nooooooooooooooooo!
Birtherism was a great boon to the Dems.
Why didn't he do this before he became President?
the topic is getting old but you should care
...anymore questions?
Now Trump has to live up to his end and release his tax and income information. Obama called his bluff and I think he is ready to fold.
I can't believe there are people who don't believe he was born in the USA. Other countries must think we're a bunch of morons.
I would say this is a tactical mistake on his part. The "Birther" movement juat looked kinda looney, and that could always be used against them. Seems that he just lost a rhetorical weapon in his reelection campaign.
So how many minutes before the birthers declare this a fake and continue their pointless cause?
It is now time for Trump to shut his mouth.
Sarah – the Constitution cares.
If it finally took Trump to get a birth certificate produced think what Trump could "possibly" (and I say that with caution) accomplish as president. At least his kids aren't like most rich kids, in jail, drunk, on drugs, making sex tapes, or going through Daddy's money as fast as they can, but actually have jobs and work. Shows how much influence the tea patsies and birthers have (not!) if it took Trump to get this into the open.
This says "Certificate of Live Birth". But that is not the original birth certificate. Where is that?
Sarah:
"Who cares if the President was born in the US GET OVER IT!!!! "
It is a constitutional requirement!!!! Get Over it!!!
It takes a special man to make George Bush look competent. Barack Obama is that man.
Sarah,
I agree the issue has been made too much of when there are more pressing concerns. But to say "who cares," is blatantly to disregard the Constitution. Once that begins, as it has, what else might one say who cares to?
Joe
It doesn't matter, these nut job birthers will still complain.
So what's the big deal? Why did this take so long?
Grand, I'm far more interested in his college transcripts.
I am over here LMAO! Barack Obama just called Trump a liar...HAHAHAHAHA
Donald Trump – YOUR FIRED! Will the next candidate please step up to the podium. We are all looking forward to the next Republican wild goose chase with baited breath.
Trump just got trumped. Nice move President !
Yeah....I still don't believe it. Just like when Dan Rather had those documents made up with Bush's military record.
You have to hand it to Trump...the man gets things done.
sarah the president of the us must be born in this country one a several requirements.
Perhaps he was born in Hawaii but was his citizenship relinquished by his mother when she married her 2nd husband. How at that time did he travel to Indonesia on a US passport and attend the madrasa there if he was a US citizen.
Pathetic we are focued on this... and this is coming from the right wing conservatives who want to pay attention to a birth certificate document... i mean I'm not suprised cuz why would they want to focus on getting our country back from the wraths of hell they left us in when Bush was in office
It's about damn time! Now folks can move on...Does make you wonder, if he had it, why did it take so long to produce it and put an end to the speculation?
Yay I hope those coffee partiers and birther fools will finally be silenced for ever
It's good to see that our Black president is half White.
Where he was born is really a moot point, I've always said. His father was a Kenyan. That automatically disqualifies him under the 'Natural Born Citizen' clause put forward under the 'Law of Nations', per our Founding Fathers. Look it up.
@Sarah,
Only people who believe in the Constitution. I know that doesn't matter to liberals but it does matter to some of us. Especially us veterans.
I bet there was a lot of strategy involved here. Letting Trump and others make fools of themselves first, then release the birth certificate; well played. Still a crappy President but well played sir, well played.
He should have made this available in 2008! Look at all the wasted time and energy that resulted from his refusal to provide this. Sure, it's easy to say that people shouldn't be wasting time on this, but obviously it matters to a great many people and only one man had the power to shut all that down.
Maybe now those racist morons can realize that he WAS born here and is trying to bail us out of 8 years of their crap! Stop giving tax breaks to the rich and plotting to cut SS and Medicare to pay for it.
I wouldn't have caved to the birthers if I were Obama. Now they'll find some fault with the actual certificate – it's not wrinkled enough, it has the wrong color ink, its serial number is out of sequence, the list will go on and on. You cannot win with these people, ever!
Oh, for crying out loud! So many more important things going on and people are wasting their time on this drivel!
thats cool. now ill be able to sleep at night.
Yea, let's vote Sarah Palin for pres in 2012. She can see russia from her window ye know.
Won't matter....now all the idiot birthers are gonna say it's a fake certificate anyways.....
America just seems to be getting stupider by the day....no wonder it seems like we're swirling down the drain.....
I wouldn't have done it. No other President in history had to do it so why should he have?
The reason so many people are confused and saying that President Obama is not a citizen is because many people are ignorant of the fact that Hawaii is part of the United States.
This will not convince those ignorant birthers. They don't care for facts they would rather believe fantasies.
This won't shut up these morons they will move to another method of pushing their racist agenda. The stupidity of the right is astounding.
And now the next round of lies and BS from the Birther crowd can start.
And Joe, we went from a shrinking economy to a growing one, from losing 1/2 million jobs a month to gaining some
You have a really screwed up idea of 'slide'
Hopefully now, the extreme examination of President Obama will stop. He WAS born in the United States . . . next we know, Trump will say the President is an alien and this is a forged document. Now, ALL Presidents should be put through this mess . . .what accusations, just because we have a black President. Let him do his job instead of being distracted by stupidity. I am not a person of color, I am a white person in the North; can't wait to hear Trump's rantings as soon as he gets off the helicopter in New Hampshire.
Sarah says, "who cares if the president was born in the US GET OVER!!!"
umm...i would think that all ppl that care about the Constitution of the United States care. just a hunch though
The WH did release the long form? Where is it? Also about time I mean Obama has the CIA it his call if they (CIA) cant forge a birth certificate then what good are they.
Donald Trump gets results. We can thank him for this.
SO where is it I see no picture of it here is this more gov.coverup?
FAKE! There is no way I believe this now after 3 or 4 years. This gave them all the time they needed to further set up this Obama FRAUD.
Another controversy laid to rest. Maybe now we can unite to do something positive for our country and put aside our differences. This constant need to finger point and cast blame is counterproductive and a waste of time and energy.
This won't shut them up. Now it's going to be labeled a forgery by the birthers. They refuse to accept his citizenship because it shatters their image of America. In their America, a liberal dark skinned man with a funny name could not possibly become their President, succeeding in ways they never will.
I'm sure they'll say something else if "fake." But at least he can stop everyone getting all of this free press.
... and the world keeps on spinning.
This will change nothing. 99% of the birthers will swear the birth certificate is a fake.
DEFEAT BO IN 2012. Get this guy OUT OF OFFICE!!! Time for some ACTUAL CHANGE. Remove the HOPELESS party out of office!
Couldn't they have just done this from the beginning and saved everyone all the wasted time spent on this??? The issue could've been resolved on day one. Seriously.
Wonderful! Proves his father was NOT a U.S. Citizen, therefore Obama Jr has DUAL Citizenship, and therefore by definition is NOT a Natural Born Citizen. Obama, being a Constitutional Laywer KNEW this a priori and thus has committed intentional criminal fraud. Time for an arrest!
Joe Vermilya:
What I like about your post, even though I disagree with it (I am a supporter of this administration) is that you respect the office and address President Obama by his title. Thank you for reminding us that we can disagree but still be civil and respectful!
If 4/10 of Republicans don't believe he was born in the US after countless newspaper clippings from that day or several different birth certificates then I fear what they would do should they win the presidency in 2012. Things would continue to slide, they'd fall off the side of the mountain.
Honey Badger don't care!
We should now demand to see Donald Trump original birth certificate.
Ok Trump, you satisfied now? Now shaddup and go back to running one of your casinos into the ground.
It's hilarious that the GOP cannot get their collective act together because of issues like this. There really needs to be a serious conversation within the Republican Party about fielding a serious candidate. I know that they are out there, so why can't they come up with one. Romney is unelectable due to being a Mormom and from the North East, Huckabee, well, we'll just say he's a bit too Baptist for some, and the rest of the pack, Palin, Trump, Bachman, et al are just too extreme for the more sensible voters. Although I believe that President Obama has really shown himself to be a centrist leader and I like him, I do have some issues with his administration. So, if the GOP wants the independent voters, please come up with a centrist candidate that will deal with real issues.
Now Trump can shut-up and I guess this puts him out of the race since it was the only thing he was campaigning on. That leaves, well no one, to run against him. This is over before it even started.
The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born" citizens can become president – a vague clause that some members of the birther movement contend disqualifies Obama because, they insist, he was born outside the United States. A VAGUE clause....that tells me enough about the person/persons at CNN. That's all I need to know when reading this kind of inept reporting.
I bet this still won't satisfy the naysayers.
"Who cares if the President was born in the US..."????????? ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!! We should ALL care! He should have done this from day 1!!!!!
Thank you, Donald Trump!!!!!! You forced the issue successfully! Now, where are the school records, and why has obama used a Conn. SS number?
Frankly I think the WH made a mistake cataring to the ridiculous 'birthers' out there. This won't satisfy them, they'll just say it's faked and merely serves to keep the issue alive. Ignore them utterly, it's what you do with crazies.
@Az. What exactly was the issue with McCain's certificate. He was born at a U.S. military installation, which is still legally a U.S. citizen. The "birther" issue on both sides of this is just ridiculous.
hope the birther's can get on with some really important business for our country now..they are nut-jobs though..so not much hope...
It took them guys so long to produce this "birth certificate" it is obliviously a FAKE!! He was born in Africa, just LOOK at him!
Trump gets results, how long have people been asking for this, and he ask and its finally released, now that shows power
Sarah, there ARE so many things going on...and you say people are ignorant?
It looks like the
onald" has been "Trumpt-ed"
Uh, I care if he was born in the US. If not, then he shouldn't be president!
I'm not a birther, but for you to say that it doesn't matter is just ridiculous.
@Sarah, Of course Obama was born in the U.S., but how can you say "who cares?" If any of the birther claims were true, it would be wholescale fraud, invalidating his entire presidency – undoing every bill he has signed or every order and appointment he has made. Bogus though they be, the claims were quite serious.
Hey ignorant republicans, heres mud in your eye
McCain was born in Panama. No one had an issue with that because he was born to american parents. Wouldn't the same argument apply to Obama. It is all about race. This country is going backwards while others like China are taking over.
He was born in France.
@Sarah "Who cares if the President was born in the US" - ask the framers that question. It matters that a president swear his allegiance to only this flag. Not being a citizen of this country opens the potential for outside influence or improper dealings with other countries as the person's allegiance would lie elsewhere.
sarah, nothing is more important than where the president was born.
I have watch this controvesy with quite a bit of interest. I recently had to get a copy of my birth certificate from California, on it was the same heading as Obama's, therefore I must not have been born in the U.S. either.... Silly people...
It's a forgery.
He could have resolved this matter months ago. He refused to.
I cared. Because if he wasn't then there would be more sinister corruption going on.
Where is it? Show it to us and let it be held up to the same scrutiny as any other person's document. Will it be heavily redacted or will we be able to see the relevant info about parentage, etc? And will anybody ask the serious question as to why it took 2 years to do this? And furthermore, will he now release his other records, college, etc (I don't care about baptismal records, they don't mean much anyway), just as other presidents have done. We have no released history to verify the qualifications of BHO. I doubt that CNN would hire a correspondent who wouldn't supply corroboration for the work and education history that he put on his resume. BHO works for the people, he, nor any other president is a king. We fought a war to rid ourselves of the tyranny of a man's crown. Now that you guys have sufficiently stalled long enough to whatever obfuscation is about to take place, I pray the truth will be easily seen. Either way, this president is not a good president. Neither was GW Bush, nor Clinton, nor Bush the First. All are an inbred political family who plays good cop/bad cop with the American people. Neither party cares one whit about the law and the constitution. They rely on the media and entertainment industry keeping the people lulled by their pastimes so the plan to oppress and merchandise can move forward. I ask that you all give we the people the opportunity to hear ALL candidates this election cycle. Don't freeze out Ron Paul. We need more choices than one in two!
Oh no, what will Donald Trump complain about now?
Won't make any difference. The conspiracy nuts will say it was faked somehow.
That's not a real birth certificate like the one the hospital gives you. I don't believe it.
If Donald is going to run for President, I think we need to make sure he is a USA citizen. I want to see his birth certificate. Maybe we need to see every candidates birth certificate. you never can be sure with those politicians you know.
Okay now that we got that out of the way, let's get on to something important like jobs and rising gas prices. Our government is a joke.
So tired of the non-competative white trash whiners. He's legit, get over it. Now try to find someone better than Trump to run for your abortion-stopping, Jesus-forcing, war-mongering, military-worshiping base of degenerate families.
I mean, I am not trying to say it's not real....but can you trust that a government that has lied to it's own people countless times can't come up with a birth certificate, i can order one for 10$ from the state any day of the week, guess who runs the states.....
now Trump and other racist assholes can shut the phuck up!! You all didn't do it to the previous Presidents' all of a sudden NOW you want to see a birth certificate.....really??? EASY WIN FOR DEMOCRATS IN 2012!!!!
OK Rethuglicans, what now? Maybe Obama isn't Black? I bet Trump is really sitting back today – worried about gas prices, hopefully his company won't go under so he'll keep his job, hopefully my check this week will cover my car payment, yada yada yada... So out of touch, always out of touch...
Sarah... what???? Who cares????!!!I CARE! It's against the law for anyone who is not born in the U.S. to become president. Don't you care if your president is a liar and is breaking the law? Nevermind, you're probably the reason Mr. Hopey Changey is in office. Now, go back to watching General Hospital and don't worry your pretty little head over things like this.
Awww..... Those birthers were REALLY funny! Although this probably won't stop them. It probably won't even slow them down. The real issue is what will they do now with their spare time? Trump has to be an alien with that hair....
It won't help – Republicans, especially Tea Party members, don't care about facts.
Sarah it mattered because a person not born in the usa cannot be president even if they are a u.s. citizen – thus saith the constitution.
It's about time. How hard was that? He should have just released it instead of making people think there was something to hide.
And by the way, you are required to produce a birth certificate to get a driver's license or passport? Then you should be required to produce one before you can run for President.
It doesn't matter, those crazy birthers and that racist Trump will still say it's a fake. But now, time for the racist to show is stuff, since he said if Obama showed his birth cert, he will show is tax returns. I highly doubt that since he show something that wasn't is true birth cert already.
WAY too late, obama, you are OUT!! Your total disrespect for the American People will GUARANTEE your LOSS at ANY and A:LL elections!! Start packin, because the American People are FIRING YOU! Your reign of arrogant, disrespect, for the people that you WORK FOR, is inexcusable, and there is exactly NOTHING that you can do or say now to change the American People's opinion of you.
I'm sure its a fake. Back to more important things like fixing our economy or wars in the middle east.
to quote sarah, "Who cares if the President was born in the US" there is a little thing we call the CONSTITUTION?????
take a look sometime....
Okay, now turnabout is fair play. For all those who have challenged the birth certificate, we to the left of center would like confirmation that those to the right of center are indeed citizens. This documentation will be required before any further votes are cast.
Come on CNN, show the bloody photo in high-res already! With this issue out of the way, Trump has no platform to run on anymore.
Because we have something called laws in this country... The presidency isn't exactly something we American's take lightly.
While I don’t agree he should have to release it, I feel this is the right move as the “birther” issue was becoming a bothersome cancer on civil discourse. With any luck this will actually help move the country forward. Additionally, anyone who continues to press on this after the fact should be exposed as a willful disruptor and henceforth ignored outright.
OKAY, let's see it!
Oh good, now we can focus on really important matters that truly affect the future of our nation. Like the 24/7 news coverage of the Royal Wedding.
@Sarah: Its actually very pertinent to being President. How can one uphold the Constitution if they pretty much used it as toilet paper...?
I agree its past time to lay this debate to rest, and also to focus on defeating Obama in 2012
A vague clause? Huh? It is very specific! Who cares, Sarah? The founders put it there for a reason so we do not get a usurper, or worse!
BREAKING NEWS!!! PRESIDENT OBAMA RELEASHES BIRTH CERTIFICATE. I don't understand how this has risen to a breaking news story. I find it shameful people even questioned it.
Yeah I have a hard time seeing this stopping the birthers from saying he was born in Kenya.
Sarah, it is a little thing called a constitutional requirement.
Once the Long form has been validated, it can all be put to rest.
It's about time. Obama should have released it two years ago and saved us all a lot of grief. Darn Hawaiians.
Finally we can stop hearing about the birth certificate that doesn't even matter. Who cares if he is an "American". Not that there is such a thing anymore as this country was sold out to foreigner, international corporations long ago and I doubt the "American" people will ever get it back. So regardless if the president is a natural born citizen... sit down, shut up, forget about the life you thought you'd have and get back to work! We have stock holders in China to answer to!
This is crazy, just a total joke to me. I can't believe this is even an issue...uh...yea, I can believe it. Some people is just so stupid. We are doomed.
Sarah – regarding your first statement. The law in this country is for us to abide by thus if the president isn't a natural born American citizen, she/he can not be president. the rules are in place for a reason and too often our society and specifically our political leaders have tilted/bent the rules to suit their needs.
Regarding the second part of your statement, you nailed it
Well it's about time!!! We wouldn't want to wait till three months to the end of his term before it's determined that he was never eligible to hold office. Does anyone realize how silly this looks to the rest of the world?
Is this really a story? This guy is a complete disaster and CNN is focusing on a stupid Birth certificate.
I am sure the FBI or CIA can FORGE this document... it is most likely NOT REAL.
Okay, now what will the Extreme Right-Wing of the Republican party try to pin on the President. Donald Trump is seizing on the ignorance of a part of the Republican party. As a African American I am appalled by the disgraceful way Trump has smeared the President and his "legitimacy". I will never watch any show that Trump is a part of in any way, I will never step foot into any casino, hotel or any business that Trump is a part of. Americans should boycott Trump!
Well, was he born here or not? Unless I'm missing something in the text above (subject to update), it does not show that confirmation was made. I suspect he was born here, and agree, we need to work on getting this guy out of office next election!
This is a trivial matter when considering all of the destructive policies of the Obama administration. Let's focus on what's important–getting this man out of office!
Now Lets see what the next trump card is in Donalds deck for President
Meh. Anyone who doubted this was already so distrustful of him that they won't be swayed by this. Anyone who did not doubt this probably won't care.
I guess that Trump will have to pick something a little more substantial to run on. Maybe it will shut up Trump (I doubt it) but it won't satisfy the birthers. The nutbags will still find something wrong with it that makes it invalid or they will claim that it was forged.
That's cute. Republicans still freaking out that Obama "might not be born in the US." What did Bush do in 8 years? Nothing. Now imagine if Sarah Palin became president in 2012 and Trump as VP. Hahahaha
Um, people care because it's the law. I agree it's been blown out of proportion, but it should have been produced from the onset. He only has himself to blame for this one... and before you say he "shouldn't have to prove it", actually he holds public office so it's a good idea to do what your constituents ask (even though thats rare nowadays).
The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born", so will Trump now argue that Obama was born through Caesarean section?
In before the wave of tin-foil hats who proclaim that this is clearly a scam put forth by the regime to try and lie to the American people.
He could have taken care of this years ago. Instead, he let it become an issue ON PURPOSE. We need a leader in the White House not a guy who plays political games all the time.
It doesn't really matter where he was born. What matters is showing him the door next year.
yeah, so?!!! How is this going to help us with the economy???!!! Idiot Trump could focus his energy on some philantropic values instead of starting this ridiculousness.
So what's next? Is he going to look for his mother's birth certificate? Or maybe he will travel to Kenya and check their records just to make sure Obama wasn't born there?
This is complete bull folks...
About time. It was his constitutional responsibility to clear the matter up. Why did he not do so a long time ago?
Hey...stop printing off dollars for a minute and print me off a birth certificate will ya.
"Great-now maybe with that out of the way we can work on the important matters-like defeating President Obama in 2012 and saving this country from any further slide"
Why would you want to defeat him? Let's hear more, moron!
Ok, so where is it? The picture still shows the certificate of live birth.
The President should of dealt with this long ago iunstead of allowing it to become fodder. There are many things this country should be focused on and it sue is not this.
I'm a Democrat, and my party going after Bush's service record during the '04 election was just as ignorant. For Pete's sake, let's get on with more important matters!
Wowwwww what a slap for the birthers, Republicans and the right wings!!!!!!!!!! What a shame for this country what have we became?????Just because the president is a black man!!! Shame on us.....
I care if he was born here and others in the US do as well. Your ignorance is disgusting!!! The man is destroying our Country.
To the TRUE belivers of this stuff it wont matter the TRUE belivers will just say its fake
He should have kept it behind closed doors until after the GOP presidential candidates had come forward and self-identified as birther loons. Now we don't have an endless stream of prominent Republicans making themselves look like idiots. On this issue at least...they're still doing pretty well on all the other ones.
How could people honestly think that one would've gotten as far as becoming President of the United States without being a "natural born" US citizen? Idiots.
Hopefully this will shut the birthers once and for all, but convincing idiots sometimes is bound to fail. I'm sure they'll move on to their conspiracy theory.
So after all this time Hillary Clinton was wrong, WOW! Where is a copy of the birth certificate? I see where they claim he has released it so the next question is has anyone been able to verify it? Still having trouble believing that Obummer spent all this time and money for no reason at all.
We all should care where he was born, because that's in the Constitution for a reason.
Now I want to see the rest of his records that have been hidden.
It doesn't matter if they release, the ignorant will always come up with other insane ways to attacking rather than discussing important issues. Can't wait to see what the 'right" makes up now that this one is put to rest. Sigh....
So, where is it? Let's see it! Post it for the world to see.
I guess if you don't care about laws, you wouldn't care if laws were followed for anyone to become president... But seeing a long form really proves nothing since Hawaii (and other states) allow issuance of amended b/c if the parent has lived in Hawaii for at least a year. My b/c from Louisiana is really a lie because it's an amended one due to my being adopted. (yes, that matters to ME because I believe all adults are entitled to see their ORIGINAL, unamended birth certificates. Mine actually shows my adoptive father as signing it 2 days after my birth and I was adopted at 3 months of age. But I agree with Joe – He's got to GO!
Maybe these idiots can stop wasting our President's time now. And this guy Trump wants to be president???
As a liberal, I really wish he didn't do that let the republicans argue about his BC... It makes great TV.
Sarah, Who cares about the Constitution, who cares about any laws in this country. People like you are the major cause of problems in this country. You either do not realize that laws are the basis for our society or you are a kool-aid drinker for king obama.
The release of the birth certificate will not sway most Republicans. They live in the Fox News World of conspiracy theories, paranoia, and angst. Science and logic are of no importance to them: they prefer to stew in their own pitard.
Great. Now we can work on the fascists er mean Republicans and defeat them in every election.
This should end the storm of POTUS Birth..
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ok let move on please..
Sarah – people care because to be president YOU MUST be born in the USA.
Sarah....you ask "Who cares if the President was born in the US GET OVER IT!!!!"????? Well for starters its against the law and the Constitution......its people like you that truly frighten me for the future of this country.
As many have already said, all this will do is change the tact to saying that it's all a cover up. I can see it now. 'Why did it take them so long to release it? It's because they were busy making the fake certificate in secret and couldn't let anyone find out.' *sigh* Idiots.
AZ, John McCain was taken to court over his birth, and this was after having served in the military and having been a POW for many years. If McCain is not beyond question I can assure Obama isn't either.
Your race card is out of credit. Time to apply for something new.
Yeah Joe because there is nothing I want more than a party in the White House that was more concerned about the current Presidents birth certificate than issues like job creation, cutting taxes for big oil and corporations, tacking the rising debt.
Regardless of Birth certificate we need to vote this buffoon out of the White house.
WORST PRESIDENT IN OU LIFETIME
Racist? No! Concerned with all the lies and corruption in the capital? YES!
No right to see the information? Not true. The requirement to run for the office requires it to be shown.
Sarah, I care if he was born in the U.S.. If he wasn't he is not eligible to be president! It's that whole Constitution thing.
Ok... So let's see it... And Sarah you're an idiot... It absolutely matters if he is born in this country. We are a nation of laws. If we don't like a law we are free to change it. but until it is changed it MUST be followed.
They should have waited until the republican primaries were started.
Defeat Obama in 2012 and give presidency to one of the morons who raised the birther issue. Sounds like a plan
Uhm, how do you have a story like this and not have a link to the document? I also like how they cited a "recent" CNN poll that said 75% of Americans believe he is definitely or probably born in the United States and totally ignore the much more recent (this week) poll showing less than 30% feel definitely that way now.
I'm not a birther, but lets be honest in reporting. Let's also remember this could have been provided back in 08 and none of this would have ever happened. Now, they have waited long enough that the REALLY whacked out birthers will say it is a forgery and have a plausible argument becuase of how long it took to "make/find" the form.
Another non issue out of the way. Now if they can only make Trump shut his disgusting mouth!
I agree a lot of other issues to worry about besides a birth certificate. I do have a problem though with saying "Who cares if he was born in the US" ITS THE LAW thats why you should care. This should have been covered before he was elected. He should never have ran if he wasn't able to or willing to produce a birth certificate. Agreed not a big issue but just like Illegal Immigrants and, tax evaders, etc. WHY do we keep blowing of LAWS in this country. When I get stopped for speeding I get a ticket because its the LAW. We are not suppose to pick and chose which ones we follow.
NOW lets talk about the issues. Born in the US or not he is not quailified to run this country... He is driving us into the ground and he has to go. He is worthless and hurts this country everyday he wakes up and goes to work. Please vote next year and send him packing. Get him out. Tell him he is no longer needed. I hope beyond hope that he gets beat so bad in the election that he crys and is embarressed about what he has done over the last two years. Leave already you owere finished the day you took the oath.
He obviously had this the entire time so I assume he thought he gained political advantage from calling people birthers and such. It would have been simple to release this back when the Clinton campaign first raised the issue.
A "Certificate of Live Birth" is not a Birth Certificate. They are different documents, a Certificate of Live Birth is not even an official document for the Little League that my Children play for. Everything in our nations capital is an absolute joke! Both sides of the aisle need to be relieved of their duties!
@Sarah – it does matter if he was born here or not. You don't elect people from other countries to lead yours. That said, I'm sure the birthers will denounce this and decry the certificate as fake. Doesn't matter what is produced or how many witnesses come forth. They'll never believe it.
FINALLY! Let's move forward please everyone. As a doubter, I am now convinced. I don't know or care why it took this long for the Obama administration to settle this with presenting the certificate. But here it is. Can we now focus on jobs and the economy?????
Good! But, why did Obama wait so long to release this? It would have saved everyone the trouble of dealing with the "birther" issue.
I think the "birthers" were silly and grasping at straws. But, the President deserves his share of criticism for needlessly dragging out this whole saga.
Sarah,
The reason it is important is that little thing called the constitution. I had my doubts, but that would have been the greatest scam ever pulled over on the American public. I mean besides TARP, the GM bailout, and Quantative Easing. And honestly I don't think Obama is smart enough to pull over a scam that grand.
The Picture of this Birth Certificate is NOT an Original Certificate of Live Birth! I should know, I was born in Hawaii and that is the New Certificate! No one has shown the Original yet!
This whole birther issue is pure racism! No other president's citizenship has ever been questioned in the history of this nation. When a black man becomes president, everything about him is questioned. It is definitely racially motivated and that's a shame. It goes to show you that even if you are bi-racial, you are still considered black and thus is treated as such. Blatant racism!
This also proves that Obama gives in to easily. To foreign and domestic nut cases. They should raise the age to be president to 60. Maybe then they have matured enough unlike Obama.
How embarrassing, shameful and just plain sad.
How much man hours and money was waisted because Obama wouldn't do the obvious right from the start the first day this came up. Another reason he isn't qualified for the job.
Sarah, who cares? Well the law cares, and a lot of Americans care. Soooooo hush.
So Obama's father was not an U.S. citizen, therefore, Obama is not a natural born citizen and ineligible for President.
I say he must resign now. RESIGN NOW.
It's about time! He must have enjoyed the furor over this, else why would he have waited so long to release it. Hopefully we can now get on to more important things. I for one am relieved. His name is on my military retirement orders. If he was ineligible that might have invalidated that order and I would still be in the military!
I am always amused how people were not concerned about the "slide" this country was in for all of George W. Bush's reign. The recycle centers will probably see a huge influx of tin foils hats tomorrow.
Now lets get a birth certificate for Trump's hair! That thing has a life of it's own!
I agree with Sarah. There was no need, no need at all to make this an issue when there a bigger things to worry about like our soliders being killed or gas prices going up or keeping people off the streets and world hunger. IDK Some people need to stop worrying about who our president is and where they're from and start supporting who we have to get the change made.
I knew this was probably all ok. I could not imagine him getting that far without it not being ok. Why take 2 years to release it? What was the big deal? Now what about his college thesis? Mine was "Mehods of Hotel Site Selection and Economic Feasibility." For a POTUS promising transparancy why hide it? He is the president of the dems and repubs. If a significant proportion of your consistancy wants to see it, why hide it? Don't play the race card with me. He would not get a pass if he were white.
Hey Sarah, I care if the President was born in this country. I care about the rule of law and how nobody, especially an elected official, should be above it.I'll get over it when I see the certificate.
So why, exactly, did this take so long? Because it took this long for the damage to his campaign to exceed his contempt for anyone who deigned to question His Lordship.
Oh Sarah, what has happened to the intellect of our people? "Who cares if the President was born in the US"?? I do! The fact that the Constitution of the United States requires the President to be born in the US or one of its territories or military installations is pretty significant, don't you think? Having a counterfeit leader lie to his constituents is not healthy... not that I'm implying anything.
Finally! Thank you Mr. President. Was that so hard?!
The most important thing is that we Americans don't have the right to elect anyone we want to be President. Gosh forbit, a foreigner!
I saw a comment John Adams made when he heard the head of the US was going to be titled President of the US. "President!" he said. "There are Presidents of soccer teams!" Or something like that. He wanted a more elaborate title.
Too late for credibility...give me the full resourses of the N.S.A. and C.I.A. and I will produce a birth certificate showing I was born anywhere you want, any date you want.
It always amazes me how people will just adopt whatever beliefs suit their political and financial purpose, regardless of the facts. Oh and by the way, global warming is a big hoax perpetrated by the illuminati.
Why the sustained, shrowd of mystery? Why didn't the Bama produce this document two years ago? This light-weight, community organizing, Marxist must be defeated in 2010 so we can restart the engines of Capitalism and unleash the power of a free market to cure our economic ills! What I do not understand is that Marxism has a 100% failure rate historically so why to people think it will start working now in the USA?
Of course this wont shut them up, they will now call it a fake, a forgery, not the readl deal. These people have an agenda.
This oughta be rich...
That 25% of the population will still have problems with this thing. Even though they have all the proof they have been asking for, they now have nothing to talk about. Then, it will be plain to see that this is a matter of race, not national orgin. Again, I applaud John McCain for calling it just what it is; – RACIST. Don't think the world is not watching how this president has been treated. Lord, I do pity the next republican president. What now, Mr. Trump?? Apologies??
Its good this happen, but we all know that the birthers are going to fine something else to say. this thing is not over which is stupid.
It's sad to see President Obama cave to this as well. The birfers will now just move the goalposts, say this is a phony or that something is wrong the long form and nothing will have changed.
As a Tea Party member, it's nice to know that the establishment Republicans will start talking about real issues.
hope and change turned into song & dance didn't it.
Oh, I see. G.W. gets 8 years to screw up the country, but Obama is a failure if he can't fix everything in 3 years. It wouldn't have mattered if Obama or McCain had won the 2008 election. This country was in a downward slide long before the election ever took place. So Obama is in the driver's seat and gets all the heat – fair enough. But cut the guy some slack. It may take a generation to get back to where we were before G.W. (i.e. Chaney) drove us into this mess.
Let me guess, this is a forgery too?
this is the same document they released in the past. it's not a birth certificate but certificate of live birth. HUGE difference. why can't they just release the actual birth certificate if it exists and get this over with??
should have waited...did it too soon
I didn't really care about this issue – However I find it amusing it took the POTUS this long to make his birth certificate public.
Any president is going to be in a bad situation, get over it and realize that nobody is going to fix this country, it's just disgusting to think that Donald Trump is possibly thinking of even running for president. He's a hoax, Paris Hilton of the "adult world". With him in the competition it's just a game now. No real morals or ethics, just a petty game.
The official Birth Certificate will be released for public inspection just as soon as the ink dries!
Somehow I doubt it will placate the birthers. Call me crazy...
OH NO! Everybody run for your lives! There is a birth certificate on the loose!
They know that can't win on the issues so come up with something that has totally been discredit several times.... IF that is the best they have is to argue something as simple and stupid as that they need to lose and not run the country... We see what bush did....
What took you so long, Obuma? I don't need that excuse not to vote for you, Obuma. Any excuse will do, one trick pony... so long fairwell... Pack your bags and make plans for new schools for the girls.
Ah!! Almost had me...It's dated 4/25/2011!!!! Look at the bottom of the document...All this is is ANOTHER certificate of live birth, not the original!
95% of conservatives vote against their fiscal interest in the hope that Corporate America will someday make them rich. They are easily convinced and manipulated by the rich (Trump) into voting their way with crap like this. Wake up America, it's time to storm the Bastille. We greatly outnumber the wealthy if we could just get on the same page and vote our interest.
Awesome! Now put it to rest! This fool and his followers should be excoriated on the issues, not his BC.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!! WE ARE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD!!! PLEASE, let's move on. We all know that the birthers, repubs and tea baggers will still not be satisfied...and WHO CARES what they think. OBAMA 2012
What is meant by "natural born" anyway? If my parents are citizens of the United States and I am born in Great Britain that means that I am not a citizen? I am not "natural born" as far as our government is concerned? And yet, if an illegal enters the country and immediately gives birth, that child is a citizen and considered "natural born"? That makes not one lick of sense. To my mind, if you are born of citizens of the United States you are a United States citizen, and as such are eligible for president. The other option makes no sense.
"Seeing is believing, unless you are a Republican/Conservative/Tea Party Member."
All you've seen is a headline and that is enough for you sheeple. We still haven't seen anything tangable. All we have is Obama's word. We all know what that is worth.
We've now seen far more evidence of Obama's birth than we ever did of George Bush's military service.
Are you happy now. If not , look for something else to talk about. He is the President Of The United States. You can like it or not. If not, make sure you go out and Vote.
I hope the news media goes after the liar trump and makes it misserable for him. I think he owes the whole U. S. A. and apology.
Please remember that it was the HILLARY CLINTON campaign that started the birther movement.
The American far-right fascists are the world's dumbest people. They just never cease to amaze me with new idiocies.
I never understood why they wouldn't release this earlier; they were willing to release the other short form certificate during the campaign (in response to Hillary's inquiry) when they should have just shown this one.
Sarah, while I agree that this has been completely overblown you should care if the President of the United States was born in the U.S. considering it's one of the requirements outlined in the Constitution. I had no doubts Obama was born in the U.S. because I'm scared to think anyone, including the gigantic political machine that enabled Obama to be elected without almost no experience to be President, would have the audacity to subvert the Constitution.
Mr Trump has been Trumped!!!
i can understand why someone who KNOWS the truth abt the birth certificate would be a little smug. but without the release of it, i don't understand how one side of the issue can be so certian the other side is wrong, and their side is right when there is no proof either way. how could u have been so sure. to trust blindly the words of any politician is the sign of a fool. i trust none of the politicians R or D, and expect them to answer to us. not the other way around
The extrim right will find another issue and keep on making a full of themselves. What is next for Mr. Trump?
Where did they release it to? Into the wild? Plus even if there has something that has been released they have had years to phony it.
I'm torn about this decision. He shouldn't have to stoop to their level but most likely wants to try to end the distraction so we can focus on what's important in this Country. I sense it will still not satisfy the birthers.
Better late than never. Why the heck didn't he just do this in the first place? This would have saved him a whole lot of grief. John McCain released his and so did Bush.
Great, now this is settled. Now maybe the POTUS can prove his leadership skills.
I am actually disappointed he did this, the birthers were great at splitting the GOP and making them look like fools.
Mind you this won't shut the birthers up because, as others have suggested, they will claim its a fake.
Statistical bias?
If 75% of the country believes he was born here, but only 40% of republicans, the sample is obviously heavily skewed to the left.
This was a bad move by Obama. Everyday he withheld this the GOP looked dumber and dumber. Now it can be put to rest and they can go after his actual record.
"We've never known so little about our President- how bout them college and passport records?"
It's not the President's job to provide every random document some idiot demands. This is nothing but Republican harrassment out of bitterness at losing the Presidential election, just like the endless investigations of Clinton.
As I've always said, it doesn't matter where he was born. His father was a Kenyan, at that time a British sovereignty. That automatically disqualifies O, under the Natural Born Citizen clause in the Constitution, which the meaning was taken directly from the 'Law of Nations'. Look it up for yourself. That is, if the American Constitution, and the US remaining a Constitutional Republic means anything to you.
We need to show our 9 year old son's actual birth certificate so he can play Little League Baseball...seems to me maybe you should have to do the same to be President. This whole thing should never have been an issue in the first place. Just show it and move on. I really think it made the President appear that he was hiding something. And the issue is fairly important, as natuaral-born citizenship is a key standard the American people deserve from their leader – to know he's leading the nation of his / her birth, not some adopted country they may or may not be fully committed to. If he was born in Kenya, for example, people might question if he had some lingering loyalty there. I want my President acting in the best interest of THIS nation first, NOT the rest of the world. My VOTE and my TAXES demand and deserve it.
How is the clause in the U.S. Constitution that a President be "natural born" vague? It seems pretty staightforward to me. In order to qualify to run and serve as President, or Vice-President, you must be born in the United States and reside in the country for at least 14 years. Wow, that's hard to understand.
So, lessee that thing – why wasn't it includiong in the victorious news article?
Ummmm this is a certificate of live birth not a "BIRTH CERTIFICATE" which is what Trump has been railing about all along. So this is pretty pointless.
Can only Neo-Liberals see it because I have soured this page and can't find it. Not even a link!
obama should not have to release any additonal information other than what is out there at this time...i would let the bitrhers continue with their rant....it only shows that the repub and tea partiers are a bunch of nuts...this birther hulllabaloo only shows how neither party or group should be electable because of thier stupidity
Why is it he is the ONLY President in US history not to reveal his birth certificate? Why did he not send this out 2 years ago? People are "crazies" or "nutjobs" because they know the law of the land and question why someone wouldnt be open with them, especillay after the BS "change" and "transparency" he campaigned on.
Sadly this means nothing, these birther clowns and people like them will have some new madness to cry about in 3 hours.
First, the long form is not usable as legal identification, only the short form is...that is HI law and 1 of the reasons it was so hard for the President to get a copy of the long form. The other reason it was so hard and took so long for him to get it to show it was he had to file a FOI request that takes months to process, see reason 1 again. Obama is 1 of the best, if not the best, President this country has ever had. BS like this prevents him from doing his job, which is normal procedure for conservatives, going back to the beginning of this country. The only thing Obama could do better is telling conservatives where to go.
A "vague clause" , Does CNN not understand what "Natural Born" means? That clause is not up for interpretation, it only means one thing; Born In The USA!
If it took this long for him to finally release the document instead of when the controversy first started, then it probably is a fake.
This is indeed a sad day in the history of this country. And yet, this issue will not die because some will likely claim that the long form released today was doctored or altered.
I dont see it. Way to go CNN. This is not a story until a copy of the long form is provided for all to see.
Now let's see the long-form birth certificates of EVERYONE else in the political arena. It's an insult and he should never have consented to it.
This was the dumbest story ever.
I still don't believe it
This is not a private family matter, this is information that the American people have a right know. The presidency happens to be the highest office a natural born citizen of the United States of America can hold FOR the people. It's very important that the law of the land is followed in how an individual get's there.
All good and well if something raises a legitimate question regarding the leader of our country. However, now that they've shown the birth certificate, let it go people!
Do you think this will silence the crazies? Their main issue is not his birth certificate, it is his race. They just couldn't accept a black president.
So 50% of republicans believe Obama is not American. Stunning!!! Of course this noting to do with him been black with a funny name. Don’t remember anyone questioning Clinton or Bush nationality?
Unfortunately this will just encourage them.
I care whether the President honors our constitution and disagree with that "natural born" is a "vague phrase." The phrase intends to protect us from takeover by foreign (hostile) governments. Geesh. It's so obvious the intent.
What took so long to release this long form birth certificate? If it was so easy to do it now, what took so long to make this matter simply go away?
Shaking my head ...
The birthers are the 9-11 truthers of the right. There is no amount of evidence that will convince them that he was born here. Just like there is no amount of evidence that the 9-11 truthers will accept. They poll saying 60% of Americans aren't sure he was born here is because of the phrasing of the question. I'm not SURE of where I was born. My parents may just be lying to me.
As Michael Savage predicted long ago. At least now we know it takes a good deal of time to create an exact replica – finding paper, ink, typewriter, etc. to match the era. With today's technology that can can position each atom to create letters, there really is no way of spotting a well crafted forgery. Alas, we still will never know. At least now we can concentrate on matters of real importance, such as discussion of the effects of his economics, such as Henry Hazlitt wrote about in Economics in One Lesson so many decades ago. Mr. Hazlitt was right. A quick read – and free from Mises.org in .pdf form.
Doesnt matter if its now being proven. ANyone in politics can pay anyone to make a birth certificate, most all illigals do it. He wont be re-elected for he hasnt done anything good for the American people but runin the lives of our future childrens, children as well, many lives now. For you to say that SARAH, you must be an illigal as well cause in order to be a president you MUST BE BORN in the UNited States. Maybe you should focus on whats going on now, and whats going to happen in the future when there is no SSC, no retirement for our kids.
No amount of proof will silence them completely. What fuels all of this is plain and simple mistrust. They will now claim that this long form has been faked, and they will claim that they needed time to forge the document so it could not be released early. - It will just go on. They will pose the question why didn't he release it earlier. Same tactics and bull.
Ok. That 's not enough for me. Now i want to see a recorded video of Obama's birth.
So why did Obama pay millions to hide this info???????? It just dont make sense......
Knowing the media attention getting Donald Trump, he will have to come up with another lie about the original birth certificate to continue the media attention and keep polling numbers up among the racist people in the GOP he represents.
If anyone is in doubt over Fox's conservative spin (which I can't imagine anyone is anymore) check out how they word this story on their website: "White House releases what it says is President Obama's birth certificate." Lol. Pandering, pandering, pandering.
All of the people who have said "we'll see" just crack me up. You know these are the people that, once it's scanned and uploaded, will look over it with a magnifying glass looking for any potential blip to make it look like a fake or a forgery. It's pretty sad that people are so desperate to prove that a black man could not possibly be a legitimate President. Why isn't disagreeing with the man's politics good enough? Why are these racists so hell bent on trying to nullify his election?
There is so many things going on in the country and people are soooo ignorant!!! Who cares if the President was born in the US GET OVER IT!!!! Focus on your own family and keeping your job!!
"Who cares if he was born in the United States?" Who cares?! I rest my case.
COLB is not the same. Why is he sealing his college transcripts? Imgaine if Bush spent millions sealing his school records?
Finally! Should have been done 2 years and 2 million dollars ago!
So, what took so long and why did it take such drastic measures for it to presumably be produced to us?
Sarah...that is the problem with how too many think... It does matter that our President was born in the US as a citizen. It is the aw after all.... I agree Joe V...move on. Saw another report on CNN that many think there is something that O really needs to keep in the dark not related to his birth. I am not a birther, but have wanted the facts.
As an attorney, when someone refuses for years to show a document, and then one magically appears, especially when the person who finally provides it has access to the best document makers available, doubts will always exist to its authenticity. Especially when Obama's grandmother has stated Obama was born in Kenya.
Call me crazy but why didn't he just do this a long time ago and put it to rest already?? Maybe now we can finally move-on to the serious issues our country faces.
Like this will accomplish anything. Just like the moon landing conspiracy nutjobs, they will call this one fake and start finding faults with it. Maybe the font type isn't correct, or its not the original, its a copy of the original! Until every nutjob can actually hold the original, they won't believe it. And then they wouldn't believe it anyhow. How do we know its THE original if its the government providing it? Only originals made available by fellow birther nutjobs will be accepted..then dismissed!
Who cares Sarah? Are you kidding me?? I realize progressives do not care about our Constitution but true Americans do. It is pathetic that so many of our so called citizens could care less about the few documents that are in place to prevent governmental tyranny. I only wish our citizens would learn to elect only those whom follow said documents!
This whole flap wouldn't have happened if he had just shown it to us in the first place. And, yes to Sarah (earlier posting), it does matter that he was born in the US, because the CONSTITUTION requires it.
this has to be one of the best examples of misdirection of all time.For 2 years people have obsessed over this issue, trying to 'uncover the truth'. Of course the white house could have released this 3 years ago, but then critics would have found something else, perhaps something real (not that we all are without flaws), to be critical over. This cat and mouse game has been an effective diversion of resources IMO.
Let's see, for an administration that has perpetrated fraud against this country for the last two-and-a-half years, we finally get to see the President's "real" birth certificate?! Regardless of whether the birth certificate is authentic, its NOT the most important issue! Even though we know less about this man than any to serve as President in the country's history (Medical records? Education records? Etc.), we should be most worried that he is taking the country down the path towards full-fledged socialism and economic destruction... Now THAT should concern ALL of us...(Media Matters and Democrat tools excepted!)!
So, perhaps it was not helping Obama to stonewall on this, contrary to what the MSM was saying. Why else would they release it?
Obama cave in ... I would never had release the birth certificate because you did not subject Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, George Bush, Dick Chenney to the same insult .... if you have subjected everybody else that run for President to the same insult, I would understand Obama releasing his birth Certificate but Obama to do it now ... Obama cave-in .... Trump Won the argument when Obama cave-in
Come on people ... Trump played the media and and made the administration blink. All this wasn't about the birther issue, it was about influence and manipulation. Ultimately Trump won in whatever game he's playing.
Obama cracks under public pressure. Still waiting to see it.
Oh, okay. I'm convinced now. My bad. Never mind.
The fact remains that even if he WAS born in Kenya, since his mother was an American citizen, he'd still be a "natural-born" American. Just like any person physically born in the United States is a natural-born American citizen, so are the children of an American citizen, even the child is born abroad.
Many in this state...embarrass us as a nation–when naysayers state the President of these United States was not born here!
America! Wake up and get your damn act together! Now that he has produced it (long form), ONE more time...what next will they go after him with? ALL of us are cognizant as to why this is occurring! In my 68 years on this planet, I've never witnessed such an atrocity in my life!
just remember it was Hillary's campaign that raised this issue during 2008
There should now be a requirement that all presidential candidates product an official copy of their birth certificates, since they have given our President so much grief over his.
I cant believe that CNN has given this story about Trump and the birth certificate so much airtime. I am ashamed that CNN is doing story's on this when we have so many other issues going on in the world.
This will not be the end, they will just say it is fake or something.
2 things
1. I'm conservative as it gets but have never believed this was going to be an issue. Obama played them for the fools and let it go for awhile and now has released it all in an effort to make them look foolish. It's worked. He could have done it a long time ago but did it this way by design.
2. To Sarah: Who cares? The constitution cares. Your statement is obviously one that you wouldn't make if it was a President that you didn't like. What a ridiculous thing to think.
It's about time! Can't help but wonder why the "smartest president ever" would spend millions in legals fees to avoid doing what probably took all of 10 minutes. Of course no one ever claimed he was smart with money...
@Sarah... It matters if he was born here becuase if he wasn't everything that's been done the last two years is void. Do you realize what a major set-back that would be for a country that's already in bad shape? Yes, we should focus on our own priorities. But, the well-being of your country should be one of those priorities.
Also, this proves nothing. I don't consider myself a "birther" but I have my doubts. I want to see an official document, not some article on CNN.com that just repeating what's been said a hundred times before. I have an email with pictures of a Birth Certificate of Mr. Obama from Kenya. It looks legit to me.
Ugggh... Really this is what we waste our time on... I meen it isnt like the economy is crud and the gas prices is in shambles. Hello!!! I want to know what are government Dems and Repubs. are going to do as a nation of one to fix this. I could care less right now a bout a birth cert. Jobs are being lost and families are loosing homes and starving. Our education STILL is bad and our government can not get along for two seconds to help there people. Subject is done. Silly to begin with. Move on and start caring about what is going on in your american peoples lives.
Sarah,
You think that if a President was holding office ILLEGALLY that it is a "so what?"
Jeez, woman. It would be the biggest political crime ever committed. He, again puts out his "Certificate of Live Birth," which is NOT a Birth Certificate and thinks we believe this is proper and sufficient documentation. I call BS, again.
Obama created the controversy by refusing to show the evidence he was a native-born American when the issue was first raised. Given the murky background of his sleep-around mother and spells of foreign residency, there were ample grounds to believe this graduate of the Chicago school of politics had something to hide.
Why on earth did it take this many years to produce this document? They could have shut up the nut jobs on day one if they had done this then. It does make you wonder why?
I don't think the president needed respond, the white house should have kept the issue untill Donald Trump become the point man for the republican party, and that would ensure Obama reelection. The release of the birth certificate is another weakness in the democratic party.
Let's remember that it was the Clinton campaign that first started this all if you want to put blame on someone. Did it get out of hand? Sure it did but why not release it when the Clinton campaign first questioned the whole thing. Let's put it to rest and face the fact that gas as doubled since this man took office and we are a weaker nation then before.
@ Sarah... Who cares? The Constitution does. If we ignore this litle aspect of it, then we maybe we shouldn't care about other tiny details of the Constitution such as Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Religion.
If he was smart he would have never released it and let them go into the campaign with the birther argument. He's not going to get republican votes anyway so why appease them? Let them look like idiots up until election day! bad decision Mr. President. If was more powerful to keep it hidden.
Now was that so hard Mr Obama? Showing your birth certificate to the people you serve.
Finally he submit a document that proves he has a constitutional claim to the presidency. My question now is why did he wait this long to confirm it? For those of you who don't think he had to do this read the constitution. The reason this was required was because a significant number of people don't think the powers that be in all branches of government are trust worthy. I fact because it took him so long to do this, there will still be some that will claim this might be a forgery because why else would he not disclose such basic information unless he had something to hide. Bravo Mr Trump for making him verify it to the American people. Now will the document withstand scrutiny or will it be like Dan Rather's fake letter lol.
what beleive is that Donald Trump should go for medical treatment, because only a sick person would act they he dose.
Any Republican politician who ever spoke of the birther issue should be considered a traitor to their country and should be removed from their position or voted out of office, if the document is legit. Does anyone else feel that the repubs caught wind of the release early and that is why some have stepped away from birthers over the last couple weeks. We arent stupid GOP. They should be held accountable for the lies they told americans and the disgrace they ahowed the position of POTUS. The republican party should be put on Probation and not allowed to hold the position for two terms for the blatant disrespect and treason shown by running a smear campaign against the president of the united states.
Just to jolt a few memories, this distraction was started by a DEMOCRAT who was a big Hillary supported going into the Democrat convention. Now that this seems to be a settled issue we can discuss more important issues like the budget and Obamacare. It seems to me that this non-issue has dragged on for so long because some people (perhaps on both sides) have been trying to dodge the important issues at hand.
I never doubted it for a moment. With that said, I can't wait to see him voted out of office in 2012.
What now DUHald Trump??
Well two things are clear. Obama finally got the message that a simple truthful act can stop wild speculation and CNN's audience is largely left wing nut jobs. And Sarah, it does make a difference because it is a Constitutional requirement.not that the rule of law means anything to liberals.
I don't remember in my 40 years of living on this earth, so much contraversey with birth certificates from any other president. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Regan, Carter, Ford..... I haven't seen any of their birth certificates. Why now????
This whole fiasco makes the US look as crazy as North Korea. Why is everyone so easily led by these crazy stories when much more important issues are ignored?
I am sorry that it came to this. It was totally unnecessary. What will be next? His report cards? Obama is the President...deal with it.
What other president has had to go through this nonsense?
Why are all you libs frothing at the mouth about silencing people who seek facts. It was never clear that he presented his birth certificate. If this had been Bush then I'm sure that all of you would have been just as determined to witness for your self what the facts are. If you're all going to talk about "Nutj Jobs," why don't you also address the "Truthers?" Aren't they eqaully nutty in their quest for "truth?"
This is so sad.
What other President's have we demanded this from, oh wait, NONE. Just the first black President.
Very proud day America...very proud!
It won't change anything for birthers. When presented with contrary evidence, believers only become stronger in their beliefs. It's a proven psychological fact.
really, so even WH think these birthers gonna believe him if he shows his long birth certificate, I think I am smarter than WH people. These birthers are not gonna believe what they doesnt like, 'Obama not an American Citizen period.' no matter what.
Is Donald Trump going to man up and say he was wrong. And that he been lying the hole time. But I guess that what Republican do best Is LIE. What will Donald Trump Lie about Now. The man Is a IDIOT.
Who cares?! Are you saying you don't believe the Constitution should be followed? The qualifications stipulated in the Constitution was meant to prevent a person with foreign allegiances from becoming the President. Now you can see what is happening to this country, all because some people have taken the liberty to pick and choose which parts of the Constitution they want to follow. Obama's birth status was governed by the United Kingdom, meaning he was born owing fealty to to the monarchy of the United Kingdom. It is not possible for him to be a Natural Born Citizen of the United States. NBC is a qualification mandated by the US Constitution, whether you like it or not.
This entire controversy was created by Obama. He could have released this years ago. Now that he has waited so long and fed this beast until it has become bigger than life, I don't think this will end the discussion. People will just think he had one printed. Duh, he does run the government! I am not saying that I believe that he had a fradulent one printed, just that many people will believe that he did. I never thought this was an issue worth discussing. His ignorance "IS" the issue.
This has to be the most inept White House ever. If they've had this in their possession all along, why wait until now to show it? They've showed every other version of the birth certificate but this one? I doubt the media will even ask the question for fear of appearing "mean-spirited," but this seems pretty bizarre.
What took him so long?
now if we can just rid the democrats of the 9/11 Truthers we will have made good progress in quieting some of the loonies on both sides!
Just because he's a natural citizen still does not make him a good President.. Unemployment still too high, inflation growing, 14.3 trillion $ in debt and a President whose energy plan is buy a hybrid car... The man is the greatest failure of our time and will make Jimmy Carter look like a great president in comparison.
This proves he is NOT a Natural Born Citizen. He is born of only one parent which is American and British father. Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen.
Only 38% of Americans believe with out a doubt Obama was born in the US. From what I am seeing here this does not close the issue.
Obama could have done this a long time ago and shut these people up but he wanted this to happen just look at the comments made here in his defense. He wanted to do this in order to keep people from looking into his real failures and president and I give him credit for a smart move it has worked.
He should have never released it. They conspiracy theorists will only move the goal post to some other ludicrous issue. It really is a shame as there are real issues that are being ignored.
Me is right. The collective IQ in this country is less than ideal. Thats why we have a solialist in the white house. The voters fell for his sales pitch of a moderate and did not have the ability to see through it. And as a response to just me, it WAS nedessary for Barry to release it. Thats why he did. It was politically damaging for him to NOT release it.
No was that so difficult? And to think of all the money spent to hide it up to this point.
I guess now we'll have to focus on the job this guy is doing. How's the economy doing again? Gas prices? Inflation? Two and a half wars? Now if only the media (yes, CNN included) would report on this stuff and how this guy has impacted it.
To all you who say "where is it, let us see too" I respond: do you have your original birth certificate handy? Can you show it? I know I can't; I have a notarized copy of my birth certificate (complete with raised seal), but the original is secured in the offices of the state where I was born. And, I agree, this was something keeping the nutjobs busy (sort of like putting them in a round room and saying there was stimulus money in the corner); wonder what red herring they'll ask us to find next??
Why did he spend over 2 million to keep it secret? Now its, here it is? Bad way to spend money, but then we all know that by now Obama doesn't know how to manage money. And Tom, a 9/11 conspiracy theorist is Obamas own Van Jones, a true leftist. He that throws stones.
It is just a shame for Republicans to question the 'President of the United States' , I wonder if its related to Mr. President being the first "black" president. I have never seen so many questions arising in U.S history about any White President? Come on Americans! just rise out of this narrow mindedness. No wonder the Republicans don't have anything good to talk about.....
Poor Donald Trump, He spent millions of dollars for verifying the established fact. In such a bad economic situation, this money can be utilized for creating jobs.
Oh good. Now we get to see Trump's tax returns!!!
LOL, it's a forgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NIce try, but STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-RIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, we can put this issue to rest. Unfortunately, this is only a brief pause in the Republicans vicious personal attacks on anyone they disagree with politically. Let's see what they come up with next. Like the mythical monster, they will regrow another head for this beast, point to it and say "be afraid"! It's only going to get worse as 2012 gets closer.
The lack of journalistic integrity shown in the past months is disheartening. Only when liberal media types began questioning whether these claims had any merit did this 'release' even get tabled. I really didn't care about the BC; moot point. It was obvious politics were driving its prior secrecy.
How about releasing all the rest of the records that are being kept secret, hmmm?
why does his long form have the name barrak Hussain Obama and his original birth name was Barry Soetorro,same last name as his sister?and he has admitted that was his birth name.Go figure
But THEY told me he already released his birth cert. Could THEY have been disingenuous.
Obama the Drama King. He could have done this 18 months ago. Game over...can we move on to something much more damaging to this White House – their track record in office?
Anyone who supported this movement that has directed focus from far more serious national and world issues is a stumbling block to the success of this country and should be regarded by all as an enemy.
WHY???? Obama... WHY??? YOU CAVED IN AGAIN!!! We know your a natural born citizen. They just want to get under your skin.
i want to see it first, then carbon 14 dating, and an proclamation from the govenor of hawaii,
Can't believe the president came down to their level. I would have let them all squabble over it while getting the economy back to par and winning in 2012.
I say it is about time he showed his birth certificate. I was rather neutral in the whole process when the "birther" concept ignited in 2008. However I also believe that every candidate for the Office of President of The United States should show their birth certificates. I state this not as a political issue, but as part of the job hiring process. We as americans have to prove that we are allowed to work in the US and in order to do this we have to show two forms of Identification. One of those could either be a Social Security Card or a Birth Certificate. If we have to show our documents to our employers; shouldn't the candidates have to show theirs to their potential employer (the citizens of this country)? It only makes sense. But yes, I wonder what the "birthers" will say now?
I'm sure all birthers will simply call this a forgery. Nothing will change unless Obama miraculously turns white!
Much ado about nothing!
The President is not giving in to the idiots that are wasting precious time with this issue. He just wants to get this major distraction out of the way. There are many more important matters at hand! "The president believed it was becoming a major distraction from the issues we are having in this country," said communications director Dan Pfeiffer, calling it a "fake controversy" and "a sideshow."
Now Trump, start helping the people in need. There are so many of us that need help from people like you! Do something about about it. I dare you!
Transparency!! Finally!! Both sides were wrong on this issue...the "birthers" made too much of a big deal about it and Obama could have answered all of the questions years ago. If you think the "birthers" did it for political reasons, you are being intellectually dishonest if your thinking doesn't also tell you that Obama did it for political reasons.
This is great–now let's look at what the President has done/failed to do and make a decision based on his body of work.
Best president in generations? Good lord that statement is skewed. Even for an Obama supporter like myself that is stupid, he really hasn't done much compared to his promises.
Now was that so hard???? Now let's move on to his law school and undergrad grades.
About time! I thought he was waiting for it to get closer to election first.
Never seen a president DISSECTED and picked apart in my life! Ummmmmmm. I wonder why!!!!!!??????
43% of Republican voters don't believe President Obama wasn't born in the United States. This leads me to believe the Republicans are relying on the moron vote to push them over the top.
Now watch as the birthers move the goal post once again and claim it's a fake. They'll never be satisfied!
All I'm seeing is a "Certificate of Life Birth" this is still not the same thing as a Birth Certificate. All this means is someone brought a live baby into a hospital.
1 – I guess it is inconceivable to you sheople that such a document could be forged. If this is truly IT, this idiot waited this long to release it? I'm sorry, the behavior is inexplicable. Real proof will be in an analysis of the original with the State of HI. Sorry, but the long delay prompts reasonable due diligence to confirm it is legit.
2 – While the (non-Democrat) experts analyze whether this is a legitimate doc or a forgery, we can start asking questions about all his other records – passport, college records, loan records, law school review articles.
3 – Why release now? It's taken this long to create a forgery they thought would work. Sorry sheople, the delays in getting this out have fueled the new issue.
you know what this means,
OBAMA will be run again next term!
I haven't seen it yet, but it's obviously a clever forgery created by the CIA and FBI. Oh yeah, he's still black so it doesn't matter.
Thank You Donald Trump for FINALLY getting this President to release his birth certificate (something I had to show to get a passport)!...
Now, keep pressing him on his college transcripts – something else we should be able to see – and something my firm requires prior to hiring anyone!.... The President works for us! Not the other way around...
I could care less where ANY president was born! I want to know what we can do to lower gas prices, lower unemployment rates and get on the right track! This is not a problem Obama created alone.....your beloved BUSH had 8 years of his grubby hands in the making of these monsters! I don't care if you're democrat, republican, black, white, male or female..US born or NOT.....no politician has ever had the true average Americans best interest at heart!!!!
As a libertarian (fiscal conservative and social liberal) I never cared about this issue. There are plenty of reasons to dislike Obama and work to defeat him in 2012 that don't involve clinging to dubious conspiracy theories. How about the fact that he's yet to do a single thing to create jobs? Or that he has no concept of the idea of sound fiscal policy? Either one of those, on their own, are enough to convince me that he doesn't deserve a second term.
Uh, could we please not muddy the water with the facts. That wouldn't be very Republican.
Good, that's all we wanted to see. Why in the world did he delay doing this?
Now was that so hard???? Now let's get a look at those undergrad and law school grades.
Good – now maybe Donald Trump will shut his pie hole. That's probably giving him too much credit. He – just like the rest of the Tea Partiers – will just find something else to nit-pick. Now that they have the document, they'll want to know why it took him so long to produce it or just question the validity of it.
This is not the complete form. It does not show what "race" the mother put him as when he was born.
The crazy thing is that if President Obama wasn't born in the United States then he never would have made it past his initial announcement (February 10, 2007) that he would be running for President. It's disgusting and completely insane that there was a "Birther" movement in the first place.
Trump should just shut his mouth and get on with life. The President was born in the US, if not he could not have run for the office. There are more important things to worry about than, what a loser like Donald Trump. He should just shot his pie hole and get on with his life and leave the President alone.
Far Left will believe ANYTHING! Far Right WONT believe anything. I don't think where he was born matters much cause his mom was an American Citizen. Unless someone can prove to me Obama Mama renounced her US Citizenship Baby Barack was born an American Citizen. The Birthcirtificate is either a fake or genuine article, but it doesnt matter cause only moderates like me listen to reason.
What is the authenticity of this Document? It is a fake document. You can get this type of certificate for illegal immegrants for l100 bucks from scams run by illegals.
I wonder how long it will take before someone starts saying that Hawaii was not a state in 1961, and as a result, Obama was not born in the US. I'll get my egg timer ready.
Funny, its still called a certificate of live birth. The birthers will love that....Donald is an idiot.
"The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born" citizens can become president – a vague clause "
What exactly is vague about that?
He must have been running scared of the reelection or the states that are proposing laws to have this released. It makes you wonder why he spent all that money hiding it.
I want to see the certificate of live birth for Chester on your head. What college did you go to and pay back all of the money you got from the government to bail you out of your bankruptcy.
So now this is all said and done.... will we cover more important news. If a little common sense was inserted at some point it would of never reached this far.
yeah this proves..i mean our goverment has never forged a document right? i mean he spent tons of money and many years hiding it and just hours after he appoints Leon Panetta the head of the CIA they release his BC.you supporters may drink the kool aid but i wont.
Wow Sara – talk about ignorant. The simple base CONSTITUTIONAL requirements for anyone to be President of the United states 1) Thirty-five years of age. 2) A resident of the US for 14 years. 3) A natural-born citizen of this country. Do we ignore the CONSTITUTION just because you don't think it is important. The "natural-born citizen" clause was established as a requirement to ensure that no one with dual allegiance becomes Commander and Chief of our armed forces........Mr. Obama obviously has a dual-allegiance.....his father was a Kenyan and a British Subject under the British Nationality Act of 1942.
Everyone keeps giving attention to Donald Trump, and all of his inflammatory, degrogatory remarks. Lets just ignore him, and maybe he will go away! I must admit that I am somewhat disappointed that the Obama administration gave credit to the claims made against his birthplace and heritage by responding to this ignorant drivel!
"There's no underestimating the intelligence of the American public." Henry Louis Mencken
Winning heck-WON!! Donald plz use your time better, go find a better hair piece AND please do something with those nasty wrinkled fish lips
I certainly can't find fault with the birthers for asking to see it, just don't understand why he hid it for so long! After all, it's one of the requirements for being President. Most any job requires that you prove you are eligible to hold the position, and I expect any candidate of any party to prove it, too.
I do hope this ends the controversy.
OK the docs are released. Let's move on to more important things such as lowering taxes, finding jobs. And being able to live without worrying how your next bill is getting paid.
I'm sure that the Donald has also skeletons in his closet... All the rich do!!!!!
Like a balloon that has just had a pin stuck in it, Donald Trump was just seen flying around in circles....with all the hot air leaking out! Now let's see his income tax report! Now Donald wants to show that Barack Obama is dumb and didn't deserve to go to college???? Let's see the Trump's grades....and let's plaster all the juicy details of his school record, marriage record, bankruptcies, infidelities...etc. The problem with Democrats, and even President Obama, is that they are too mind-manntered. There is only one way to fight these people......STAND UP TO THEM AND GIVE THEM CRAP RIGHT BACK! Donald...looks like you've just been FIRED!
People wonder why our country is constantly held back as much of the world progresses? We let the irrational (and worse) distract us with silly issues like this. They make horrible decisions and thrust their ignorance into the spotlight so we can see the ugly underbelly of our culture. I wish President Obama had not released his birth certificate but I understand why he did. It is this type of poor judgement that ran our country into the ground for 2 terms prior to Obama. Now they desperately want to de-legitimize a good President who has to clean up the Republican mess...why? These sick people need to grow up and get out of the way.
This is the "Certificate of Live Birth" which he showed before NOT his hospital birth certificate. Ridiculous!
It's been a valid question and I don't know WHY Obama refused to show it. Every job requires some kind of proof of citizenship. THe people who are critisizing the "birthers" are the ones who are MADLY IN LOVE with Obama and wouldn't care where he was born.
Why is simple compliance with the US Constitution considered by so many to be an unreasonable demand of "hicks," "nut jobs" and "fanatics?" We can't get a social security card or drivers license without showing our birth certificate! Surely something as consequential as holding the highest office of the US government and upholding the US Constitution should require confirmation that all candidates for POTUS are in compliance with the prerequisites mandated in the Constitution. This would never have been an issue if the birth certificate had been presented by or before Obama's nomination. It should be a standard part of the process.
Sarah it didnt matter because a child born to a US Citizen is a citizen regardless of where the birth occurred. His mom was 100% a US Citizen. but then again IM MAD I WANTED palin the moron as vice
Geoff
Sarah it mattered because a person not born in the usa cannot be president
Finally, why not shut all the whackos up in the beginning....now maybe he can actually get people back to work!
Too bad, this whole saga has been very entertaining to watch! Will be interesting to see how they respond now, probably suggest it's forged since he's had some time to get it worked on.
OK, the birthing issue is over the top. But to question Mccain's legitimacy is just as bad. he was a service baby and ,by the way , served our country more than most.
This will not quiet the conspiracy crowd. There will still be those that say it is a forgery, that he is not a citizen, that blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
I still want a different president
That's not a birth certificate. That's a "certificate of live birth". It doesn't prove anything.
Now that this has been once and for all resolved, hopefully our politicians and businessmen will actually start doing their jobs and focus on our country's welfare!
If it took this long to find it or produce it, I doubt that it is real.... It doesn't matter much anyways.. He has already ruined the USA for the time he has been in office.... He could have been born on Mars and it wouldn't change a thing.
This marks the beginning of political silly season .......lol
this was released today because Donald Trump is due to officially announce his entry into the 2012 race today in NH. The White House trumped Trump's big day.
This certificate shows he is not "Natural Born" as required by the Constitution
Trump gets results – awesome! Can't understand why the President didn't release this earlier. Not a birther by any means – I knew if the Clinton's couldn't find anything nefarious on his b.c., no one can. However, I was questioning why it was kept a secret. Looks like it shouldn't been.
Well, Trump did it. He got the results. Great, now let's move on and focus on getting America back on track.
McCain had no problem with his birth certificate because his father was in the military. That's why he was born in Panama.
So . . . if the White House released the birth certificate for Obama–where is it? Why isn't it embedded in this story?
Still pending are a number of questions. For example, the birth announcement in the Honolulu Star gives an address on Kalaniole Highway. Mama Obama and the grandparents never lived at that address.
Why did they give a fake address?
And when did Obama re-acquire citizenship? When he was in Indonesia he was listed as Indonesian at the madrasa?
Where are his college transcripts? What nationality does that show?
Any loan broker will be able to see the issues with this instantly. The white glow around the "typed" letters reveal that the print has been "set" onto this form. In forgery, it is VERY difficult when the forger needs to forge both the print AND the background. Look for yourself. Notice how the green background is missing inside most of the "looped" letters like o's, l's and others.
But hey, the liberals and the media won't care about
"minor" details like that. They tow the line regardless of the truth.
Unfortunately, this document only confirms that which the GOP is most concerned with. President Obama is half Black.
And that's what really bothers some of them.
Geoff, then McCain should have been out of the race also, he was most certainly not born in the U.S. but why did not one contest him? Just wondering. Silly Silly people and your theories, a truly educated person would have conceded many, many months ago that the birther theory was just a bunch of hogwash...
Well it's about time! So this proves he's a citizen but he still isn't eligible to be President because both his parents weren't US citizens. Same as Schwarzenegger ...
Now, will Trump release his financial records over the last 25 years, so we can see EXACTLY how and why he declared bankruptcy 3 times? Fair is fair, Donald, now do what you promised, or be called out for the liar and con artist you are. Actually, never mind, we kow you are a cheat and a liar.
It won't make any difference. The birthers/republicans/tea party will never accept it.
McCain is not "natural born". He was born in panama. Regardless of his family's military history, born in panama or on a military base located in panama, neither are Natural US.
Someone in the admin finally learned how to use photoshop, yay...
What a courageous act for the President to finally present a birth certificate! I know it took a lot of soul searching and it was tough for him. We knew he had transparency in him somewhere. We just had to search for it.
@ Springmountaineer: "I never understood the secrey, and I haven't seen anything yet. We've never known so little about our President- how bout them college and passport records?"
Wow, really? REALLY? So let's go back and ask George W., Clinton, Bush Sr., the Reagan estate, and all the previous presidents or their estates' representatives if they could - just for certainty's sake - produce birth certificates, college and passport records. We wouldn't want someone to go down in history as "real" president of the US until we've plummed those depths. This is SHEER IDIOCY. Move on to something that (1) matters and (2) isn't a conspiracy theory. PLEASE!
Time for his arrest!
Wonderful! Proves his father was NOT a U.S. Citizen, therefore Obama Jr has DUAL Citizenship, and therefore by definition is NOT a Natural Born Citizen. Obama, being a Constitutional Laywer KNEW this a priori and thus has committed intentional criminal fraud.
How about the phoney SSN?
This is really disgusting. No other president in history had to do this. Why does this President has to endure such attacks adn disrespect? I know some of you don't think a lot of this is racially motivated but it is. He IS our President, so deal with it.
Look the liberals asked for President Bush's school records, service records, and even a transfer order while he was in service. Obama is shady... Still have questions of who he is and what he has done. School records, over seas activities, MONEY???. The liberal media sure dug up a lot on President Bush's school days and service records. GET OVER IT... we would like to know Obama's COMPLETE story.
to the people being directed here from drudge that have no idea to operate the internet. you have to click on the link to the pdf about midway through the article to view the birth certificate.
From the most transparent President ever, only took 3 years. Now let's see some school records and passports.
the white fading around the letters is interesting.... mine doesnt have that.
Certificate of Live Birth and an actual Birth Certificate aren't the same. Sorry.
This country has had a lot of presidents & this is the first time one of them is asked to prove their place of birth....the funny thing is that when you point out to ANY "birther" that their request is based only on racial scrutiny they hide behind the constitunional requirements to desguise the fact that this is the 1st time in history a race of white Americans is asking another American to show proof of birth just because he comes from African people....& if that's not the case, & if their only goal is to uphold the constitutional principle that only people born in US soil can run for the presidency (whichi by the way Hawaii IS an US state) then by all rationality ANYONE who voted for John McCain on the last election voted for someone who was not born in the US because unlike any other candidate or president for that matter Johnny Mack was born in Panama....in an US Naval base. I wonder if he would've been president how many black people would've bother to ask him to prove he was born in America?
Now was that so hard?
Take that Donald!!!
Now the media can move on to the Afterbirthers who demand to see Obama's placenta!
The truth never gets in the way of a truly determined stupid person. Here's hoping the birthers will still keep grinding on it. I'm enjoying this Republican circus parade that's careening towards 2012. It has no one capable of being the ringmaster to lead it and has no shortage of clowns that can make us laugh as they dance down the street.
These are the same people that will be in church on Sunday and declare that they are Christians. They also want you to believe that God has share his grace on America. This country is at an all time low. People from other countries get to look at America's true values.
People seem to forget that John McCain was not born in the US. So if he became president do you think this much of a stink would have been raised. Facts people facts
we are all too naive....he let this continue to distract everyone from his miserable tenure as a president. His track record on the issues is worse than deplorable. Now his train wreck of a presidency will take front seat. And that he cannot escape so easily......
Kenneth the VI of Minneapolis, that is not always the case. People need to stop stereotyping party members, and pushing a wedge deeper inbetween the two. It's this kind of nonsense that has lead to the more radical from both parties being elected instead of common sense indivduals who understand the meaning of comprimise and working together for the good of the country. I myself am for the most part a few conservative Republican, but I share some liberal beliefs with the other party (abortion, gay marriage, and a clear defined seperation of church and state). I can't stand Obama, and disagree with tons of his policies and ideas, and hoped in the beginning he wasn't born in the US so he wouldn't win. But if the Clintons couldn't dig up the dirt, it's not there. Most of us agree he was born in the US. There are just enough folks that think he wasn't to keep the story going, and that = news, because those that believe it want to see the reports, and those against it love using these stories to bash Republicans. Stop feeding the frezy on both sides and this will die and fade away.
It took the guy 2 yrs just to make the decision to release his birth c. He's our chief executive, LAUGHABLE!
DOESN'T MATTER WHERE HE WAS BORN
his father was not an American citizen – which makes him a DUAL CITIZEN not a NATURAL BORN citizen ... hello – why is this so hard to comprehend ?
OBAMA will NEVER BE a "natural born" cititizen unless his BC shows his daddy ain't BHOsr ... and was really some US citizen (like Malcolm X)
so it doesn't matter if he produces a HI Birth Certificate or not ... as long as his daddy was NOT a citizen, OBAMA will NEVER be eligible to hold the office of president
plain and simple ... discussion over.
Thank goodness the techonolgy to create fake documents doesn't yet exist. If it did, we would have illegal immigration; identity theft; underage drinking; and who knows what else. BHO is one and done. Bank on it brothers.
This could be another fake. How can we trust anything this guy says?!
NOTHING will stop the birthers. They cannot admit it is really all about race so they will either find a new issue to argue about or they will claim this is yet another forgery. It is a sad situation in America where so many people are still so ignorant and bigoted.
A man with as "adventurous" a family and geographic history as President Obama, who sought the office of President of the United States, should have expected that his history would come under intense scrutiny. That is par for the course. He could have defused this years ago, by putting the documents out in the public domain. Candidates of both party's release tax and other personal data, but Barrack thought he was above it and let the questions fester. He has only himself and his ego to blaim for the uproar.
Is it possible that being the president of the U.S.A that you could have any document you want forged? Not that I care one bit. I sure would like to have a leader for this country to move us forward with out caving to corporate and foreign interest and put AMERICANS interest ahead of there political aspirations.
I am so sick of Trump and the Tea Party morons. Didn't you hear that Trump now challenges Obama's grades in college? The moron has no clue how to even manage his hair, I think he should start there and shut it once and for all. I didn't care for Trump before, now I truly dislike him.
"Couldn't they have just done this from the beginning and saved everyone all the wasted time spent on this??? The issue could've been resolved on day one. Seriously."
Hey guess what... this issue isn't really an issue. Since a long form birth certificate is not required to be presented to run for president or any other official office for that matter. He provided the necessary documentation already... only birthers said there was some sort of conspiracy. Time and time again they've been proven wrong and defeated in court... but even this release won't make them shut up because they are still only upset that he's black.
Take a look at this thing people! It is an ABSTRACT! It is NOT a long form BC. NOT A LONG FORM.
This is the same thing he released before. This proves nothing, it is NOT a long form!
Ok, now let this rest. However, you know there is always going to be that ONE person who still do not want to believe the President was born in the UNited States. GOD himself can come down and tell these people they will find SOMETHING against the President. that is what HATERS do no matter who you are in this life.
Seeing should be believing. Too bad the people showing have proven themselves time and again to be liars. That being the case, seeing still leaves dubious. Believe it or not, your character does matter.
I'm disappointed that they released the certificate, as those idiot birthers never had a factual leg to stand on. By so much as acknowledging their craziness, it lends it merit, even in debunking it.
The only motivating factor behind questioning Obama's birthplace is, and has always been, racism. No such questions would ever have arisen from a Hawaiian-born white candidate. Deep down, America refuses to see a black person with a different-sounding name as being truly American. It's a bias that assumes that truth lies in the majority, and that America is only for "people like me."
Congratulations to the far right for lowering the tenor of American politics to fearmongering and racial slurs. I'm sure the burning of the Bundestag is right around the corner.
This is sooo ridiculous. There are other issues that have priority.
More reasons for the others countries to laugh in our face.
We are the leader in the world but make an issue about such a ridiculous point.
You know what? This is one of the lowest points in American History regarding the highest office held in the land. He should not have had to produce anything at all. I truly question the IQ of this country. Now the argument is going to be, "Why did it take 2 years to produce, why is he producing it now, did he change it in those 2 years." This is ridiculous. This is a bittersweet moment. I'm glad he produced it but I feel that he shouldn't have had to produce a damn thing. Why didn't we ask the previous 43 Presidents for their Birth Certificate. For the first time in my life, I'm ashamed to be an American. What are other countries possibly saying about this? I can only imagine. For people who dwell on this, get some priorities. Because when I fill up at the gas station, the last thing on my mind is President Obama's birth ceritifcate. I'm worried about the amount it takes to fill up my G6, the amount it takes to fill my refrigerator, the amount that goes into my monthly bills. America, you should be ashamed of what you are and what youv'e become.
'themoi – If it finally took Trump to get a birth certificate produced think what Trump could "possibly" (and I say that with caution) accomplish as president. '
Is that your reading of it? lol. I read it totally differently. I read it that Trump came out and publically said that after all his research he has information that the document is missing. That was his big claim and now Obama has come out and said you know jack. Its made Trump look like a fool.
Trump owes me $20.
This is a certificate of live birth, not the long form borth certificate. Plus there is no state seal or anything. This form can be duplicated forged very easily. I WANT TO SEE THE LONG FORM OBAMA!! Until you produce that I will contend you are hiding something and you were not born in this country.
A 'vague' clause? Lol. Only liberal media would say that. Another reason to not trust CNN.
McCain was born in Panama no? so why didn't they make a fuss about him?
Is it just me or does this look extremely photoshopped? I am surprised so many of you take this at face value..something aint right, and it doesnt take a genius to see whats up
I am so happy he has finally released this. The whole issue takes focus away from the true failings Obams's presidency. Now maybe someone can figure out what happened to that "laser like" focus on jobs, an ill and poorly defined foreign policy, an energy policy that is designed to inflict hardship on the population, and why the concept of providing equal opportunity has been replaced by trying to create equality of outcome thus punishing success, hard work and ingenuity. Kudos to Trump for finally making enough noise to get this issued resolved. The American people should thank Trump and those who wanted this issue laid to rest like some within the Republican, Democrat parties and some in the Tea Party movement. Thos of you trashing the birther's today actually should be thanking them. Now the light of truth can shine on Liberalism.
Actually, it's perfectly acceptable to request proof of citizenship when the party is in question. My question is why didn't they do this from day one? I wouldn't have a problem showing mine.
Those of you who espouse disdain for those who question his citizenship should ask yourselves why it took so long for him to produce this document. Doesn't that seem even a little suspicious to you? It should.
Why was it so hard to show this from the very beginning? Unless someone gets to independently analyze this I have my doubts.
Why don't they insist that Trump give up the name of the person(s) responsible for providing that horrible hatchett job of a toupe'?Come on America, lets talk about the REAL issues!
Obama's long form birth certificate confirms he was/is INELIGIBLE to be President – since he is NOT a Natural Born Citizen.
By diverting attention to his birth certificate, Obama is hiding his ineligibility in plain site. US birth is necessary but insufficient. BOTH his parents would have had to be US citizens at his birth.
Obama's father: Barack Hussein Obama, Birthplace: Kenya, East Africa.
Birth to an alien Kenyan colonial, who was NEVER a US citizen, gave Obama British citizenship at birth. That automatically negated his being a "natural born citizen", thus irreparably disqualifying him from being president.
Refusal to provide prima facie evidence of his qualifications further disqualified Obama by breaching Amendment XX sect 3 of the US Constitution. Since as "president elect" he refused his burden of proof, he consequently had "failed to qualify".
Obama is INELIGIBLE. His inauguration was "Null and Void" and "of No Effect".
Uphold the Constitution. Restore the Rule of Law.
Im sorry our president has had to go through this. I am so upset at Donald Trump and all the reset of those who ever doubted him. With the technology and many ways poeple are able to access original documents don't you think they would have accessed that infomation prior to even considering him. The things people do when they see a brown face in power is a clear indication that we have not progressed as a nation or a country. When President Obama run again I will do everything in my power to see that everyone I know vote him back in office. Get off your high hourse people he has done more for this country than the Bush family ever did in their many years they were in office. I still believe in our President. YES YOU CAN! and he should not have responded but he did because he know's that there is more important issues in our country and to have this hanging over his head is just distraction from the bigger issues we have.
Why'd it take so long for him to show it?
I am sad that he even gave into this crap and released it. Do people really think that they just let anyone become president
The very people that did not believe President Obama was a citizen, are the same people who does not believe in EDUCATION!
That's a certificate of live birth. Anyone and everyone can come up with a certificate of live birth. This has been known all along. What everyone was asking for was a copy of the original birth certificate.
I agree nothing will shot birthers up. They have been into facts denial from teh beginning. We have epople commenting here "where is it" and "let's see it" even though there is a copy posted on the front page.
this is the most waste of time when this country is having the most problems ever due to the past admin
Man! finally!
I'll never ever understand why it took so long. It took the hair piece – the Donald to bring it out.
I have no doubt where he was born. This is not the long form by the way. According to the COLB he cannot be president as his father is not a U.S. citizen.
doesn't change that he was still born a DUAL CITIZEN AT BIRTH. He admits that he owed allegiance to the British Monarchy at birth. There's nothing that can be done to change that one little fact. A natural born citizen cannot owe any allegiance to any foreign government at the time of birth. What is so hard about that concept?
I'm a Birther. I haven't seen it yet, but if he releases the birth certificate, and if its authentic. I'M DELIGHT that he's finally done the right thing.
So hilarious how everyone here is so liberal.. how odd? LOL How absolutely ridiculous that the President didnt release this asap and took this long to address an issue..,..... oh wait... thats right, thats how he does everything!!
A diversion from all of the misery this country is in.
President Obama, I offer you an apology on behalf of our fellow citizens. Racist thoughts and actions are cloaked in many forms. We have an obligation as citizens to call out those who need to learn new values and tolerant attitudes, ESPECIALLY those so called leaders capitalizing on bigoted ignorance while remaining silent.
What a Shame!! asking the President to show his Birth certificate...I wonder what others think about us now???
That is a certificate of birth, not a birth certificate. Big difference. Where are the footprints, doctor signature, etc. This is not valid enough to even get a drivers license in many states. Where is the birth certificate? While you are at it, how about releasing college transcripts so we can see some grades. G W Bush and other presidents revealed theirs. Did he ever take a course in economics? Would love to see those grades!!!
According to the information contained on this birth certificate, wouldn't that make Obama's FATHER the President? Since Pres Obama has never referred to himself as Barack Obama II?????
I think that the President's calculated witholding of the long form certificate was brilliant political theater. He allowed so many "birthers" to show their real face and in so doing expose themselves as hateful, paranoid obstructionists. Now it is time for these doubters to turn toward the REAL issues facing this nation and work with this President to get us back on track.
While I'm not a birther, I do find this 'release' fishy. Wasn't it first reported, prior to the election, that there was a fire in the hospital and the record was lost? Then, after the election, HI changed their laws re public inquiries into birth certificates. Then the Obama camp stated they could not obtain the original but had the short form. All of sudden, we're presented with this copy which, if you look at it for more than two seconds, shows different typewriter type and color variations around some words. Honestly, I thought the birthers were crazy but the more the certificate tune changes, the more I think conspiracists are onto something.
I'm sure this isn't good enough. They will still contend that he wasn't born in the U.S. You know why? Because they are all racists!!!!!
See, was that so hard?
Why we couldn't have done that two yeas ago is just beyond my ken...
What a stupid debate. Even if he was born in Kenya, his mother is American which makes him a citizen regardless and eligible for the presidency.
Hey why dont we stop airing stupid things there is people starving missing killed kids missing everything that is more important than this leave him alone hes already president just stop
Forgery! A 50 year old piece of paper doesnt look loke it was printed yesterday
Good, now we can FINALLY focus our attention on the president's lousy policies, divisive class warfare rhetoric, and feeble leadership skills. Thank goodness!
You are fired obama....worst president in history....
Just goes to show a communist can be born ANYWHERE!!
I guess the president played his "Trump" card!
Finally! Now the left can quit trying to coin pejoratives, like 'birther' and go back to slinging the mud they are familiar with, calling opponents 'racist'.
it's a copy, and a bad one at that. what's up with the right hand boarder? where's the notary stamp? if they showed the libtards a cracker with the name Obama on it, they would go running off saying it was real.
Great! Now we can get on to the business of talking about the real issues that divide us. Let stop the goverment from printing an endless supply of dollars through QE2. Then we can talk about raising taxes on the wealth makers (anyone working) to fund the dubious schemes of politicians to BUY the votes of the wealth takers (those who sit on their arses and collect goodies from the goverment).
The birthers are gonna say it was just printed on an HP inkjet printer. No stopping conspiracy whack jobs.
What a shame. This country has fallen into that great big hole of insanity. Anyone should be happy to be born some-where else.
Doesn't matter. The ultra right wing freaks are too stupid to read.
Im really hoping that we can finally put an end to this... While the birthers are annoying, there are so few of them they can be ignored... the antibirthers are plenty and equally annoying. Lets move on. Can we children?
John McCain DID show his birth certificate when asked to do so. Being born on a US military base in a foreign country is the same as being born in the US. Now, why wait years and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to prevent the simple showing of Obamas document? Will he now open up his educational records in this new spirit of cooperation and openess? Will he now produce people that remember him from college? Will he explain why he and his wife are no longer lawyers?
I am surprised he did this. Now this means that his political record will be in the forefront, which will doom him for re-election. He should have kept the birther movement going as a distraction to get people off of his failures. Now hopefully people can debate actual issues and policies that are affecting us everyday Americans. I am not worried about if Obama was born here, I am worried about things like the strength of the dollar, jobs, the economy, the deficit, etc.
I wonder what took so long. Were they fabricating it or what. If Obama had produced this 4 years ago this would not even be an issue. No one has to wonder what else he is hiding.
Well Well Birther's get that a BC so now u all can go back home now with your heads between your legs and figure out what u can come up with next its a shame that he had to do it at all, I find it rude and a total invasion of ones Privacy Rights to demand something that isn't yours to demand if it were ur persona life u would be all up in arms about it, now hush lets move on with the real issues in life and don't forget to pull the stone back over your heads when u crawl back into the ground and as for the GOP guess what THE BALL IS IN OUR COURT NOW WHAT MORE ARE U GONNA TRY AND PULL OUT WITHOUT IT GETTING THROWN BACK IN UR FACE!!
I've always thought if this was a real issue, Hillary would have taken advantage of it in 2008. But why the heck did Obama wait so long on this when he could have done this before the election and had it out of the way?
If it's not one thing it's another....what are they gonna come up with next...hummmmm let's check his DNA to see if he's human
Thank god...maybe now these clowns will STFU.
Nothing new, still not a full birth certificate. This is only the same old "Certificate of Live Birth". Why does he continue to hide his full birth certificate?
Well, if it's real, why did he take 2 years to release it? If it's real, good–it's a step in the right direction. Now: grades, please, and university papers (just as we saw for Bush)
This is not a birth certificate but a certificate of live birth. In either case morons, you lose with this guy because he is destroying the jobs and the economy and yet you don't care.
I can not help but ask myself, what new stupid, ridiculous, sneaky, tactics the Republicans and the so called Tea Party are going to come up with next.
Obama could have put all this to rest at the beginning but waited until now. Why?
This whole affair has been nothing but a game on Obama's part. His poll numbers have dropped below a level his handlers are comfortable with and now they've pulled a 'gotcha' to get the numbers headed back up. Not a coincidence that it corresponds with the beginning of his re-election campaign.
The bump will be brief. People have an issue with the direction Obama is taking the country; this 'gotcha' stuff is nonsense straight out of a high school popularity contest.
i'm printing this on a tshirt and wearing it everywhere
Fiinally someone with gonads made BO produce his birth certificate.
Linda B, shut up. YOu do NOT speak for everyone. SPeak for YOURSELF. That is what YOU want people to do against Obama.
Anyone else read the image provided? Mother's full name is Stanley Ann Dunham? Stanley?
Amazing!!! – The reason this was never produced (according to Obama and all his sheep) was supposed to be because the "long form" never existed... That Hawaii didn't use them.
Now all of a sudden it DOES exist??? Either Obama is a liar or someone decided they better print one up real quick.
Way to go!!! if it doesn't exist, just print one up!!! (something Obama has learned to do – if we don't have enough money to run the country – just print some more!!!)
No ALL you ignorant HATERS cab shut the HELL up!!!
What are you going to complian and whine about now! The color of the paper? The font print?
What the hell are you petty and juvenile
people AFRAID of??
From now on EVERY WHITE PRESIDENT better provide proof if their birth certificate that's for dam sure!!!!!
I'm so sick of hearing about this GARR-BAGE!!!!
No Linda B!!!
There is nothing the President can do to change your mind. Please don't lump the American People into your personal opinions. I'm sorry lady but we didn't elect you to represent us. We elected President Obama.
Wow amazing how a birth certificate can cause so much un-productive bull crap. Do we really believe that he would of became president if he was not born in the United States.. .really? What drama us american's can cause. So sad.
That looks awfully pristine and new for a certificate created in 1961. If it was that easy to do why not just release it on the first place? Something just doesn't add up. I don't trust ANY politician.
A great Republican Abraham Lincoln once said – Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Most of you people just do a great job of the latter part of that statement
Okay, Donald–show those tax returns! And your REAL birth certificate, while you're at it–not the little document the hospital gives you for your baby book. Ha ha.
@LindaB I wish you tea baggers would stop trying to speak as if you represent the entire nation. The "American people," as you put it, will not be "firing" the President. They will vote and it will be decided in a close match. So far, it looks like he will be re-elected because the Republican party does not have any strong candidates. Sorry, I just had to give you a dose of reality, you delusional hack.
Can you please mail a certified copy to Donald Trump who has nothing else better to do? Maybe he can frame it and knowing his cocky attitude he still won't believe it.
Yeah, right. The lizard people are behind this.
Ahhh, finally. Transparency at last. Let's move on to further opaqueness: How's them grades @ Oxy,hmmm? Commie jerk.
Next thing you know he'll be releasing his school records and explaining who paid for his education at Harvard.
would it make the trabaggers feel better if he were born on the planet Krypton???
Umm. He was born Barry Soetoro....
Why the hell wasn't this done two years ago when Hillary first brought it up?
LOL Trump has just been trumped!
I am so utterly disgusted that it got to the point where the White House felt it was necessary to do this. When the loudest voices in this country are a pack of paranoid rumormongering bigots, we're all in trouble.
Be ashamed, America.
I wonder what them hicks will say now
LOL, now the experts will take over and etar this forgery to shreds by showing it to be as "real" and "accurate" as were the documents the totally disgraced Dan rather produced in his FAILED attempt to interfere with a national election.
Not all conservatives think Obama was born outside the US. For me, his mother was a US citizen therefore he is a US citizen. This is all a distraction to take our eyes off of the important issues. Both parties are screwing us and they're scared. There is a lot of things wrong in this country and it's not the citizens that are the problem. It's the 545 people running our government, both Democrat and Republican, that are robbing us blind and ruining this once great country. It's amazing what you can get away with when you turn the people against each other.
Why did it take so long to produce this?
Now Glen Beck has another book to write about how the government secretly forged his birth certificate. Will the coverups never cease?!?!?!?!
This is NOT the birth certificate that was requested. This is just the Certificate of Live Birth that everyone knew existed. This is nothing. The Dems made John McCain produce his real long-form birth certificate. Why shouldn't Obama do the same?
Well, it's about time. What took so long??? Whether I support Obama or not – I still want my president to show accountability and respect for the people who put him into the White House. He is a PUBLIC servant.
Now those PEEPHOLDERS (Iscariots) would say "my minds made up don't confuse me with the facts"
To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem. America
"Birthers", "Tea Partiers", why don't we address these morons by their true identity; "Republicans".
You 'Anti-birthers' are truly clueless.
I DARE YOU: READ THE CONSTITUTION
No, as usual CNN mis-reports – and it's on purpose! Some may claim he was born in Kenya. But the Constitution says the President must be a "natural born citizen", which is not the same as "citizen" or "native born" – it means BOTH parents must be US Citizens. Obama's father was NOT a US Citizen.
Amazing. look at the morons STILL spewing there idiot rantings. These are the MOST incredibly STUPID people on the planet. Well, next to the mideast.
Why was that so hard for this guy .... He is the most devisive president this country has ever seen. He will never get my vote and NO, it is not because he is black. People who scream Racism all the time are usually the real bigots.
Okay; Trump...ur turn; you can stop the "bloody" crying..Show us your tax return; you fraud!!!
I just lost lots of respect for Donald Trump and gained even more for our President!! I was even considering voting for Trump if he ran-NOT ANYMORE!! Get with the REAL issues Donald!
It's still a copy. In fact, it's the third version Obama has released so far. It i obviously not a photoopy of the original by looking at the borders. Read the bottom of the document. Look at the border and how it is the same as the page. I'm not sure this is copy of the original.
I always knew he was a US citizen because if he wasn't the Clinton machine would have got him on it. What I want is his college transcripts. Every Obama sycophant tells me how brilliant he is, can't say I've seen it in his actions so may be his grades will prove it.
Wow, you Liberals are vile! Name calling, insults, etc. At least the Conservatives act like mature adults.
Well chosen battle...morons.
It doesn't matter too late people make their main's already don't you see, they did is the reason now trying to do anything they can to change peoples main.
I congratulate Mr. Trump. He was able to do something that the media had never been able to do. So many people said there was no long form. This proves that EVERYONE born in the US has a long form. I don't understand why people say that the Live Birth certificate was the only thing available. No it's not people and this is proof. Why Obama never did this simple task is confusing and strange. To deliberately hold something back is not right.
Who wants to bet that the nutbase still wont believe it?
It's not a fake...It is a CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH that has been generated recently. It is not a BIRTH CERTIFICATE. A BIRTH CERTIFICATE is a document that is generated on the actual day of birth or soon thereafter and records the individuals weight, race, time of birth, doctor on record etc... This particular document is pretty much a summary document that can be generated by the local government office. It is genuine in the fact that the state of Hawaii is generating it but doesn't document the citizens actual birth. It is a "replacement" for a lost or abandoned document.
Wow! This is the first time that a US President has to release his live birthcertificate. Why a black president is subject to SPECIAL SCRUITINY?
He should not have even had to do this but I understand why. And those0 of you demandin his college transcripts and passport papers just shut the hell up. Why didn't you care that bussh bought he way into college or care that he bankrupted numerous businesses he owned but claimed financial smarts or other crap he did like lie about WMD's and authorize war crimes? Ignorance ans stupidity runs amuck in the GOP and tea party. I BEG you – GO AWAY before you ruin America more.
Hussein....thats all I gotta say...
The GOP had nothing to do with the birthed issue. It was Jerome corsi and world net daily. I have always said that we had to deal with the fact that his mother, his grandparents, this country and American unversities produced the little communist in chief in the White House. His mother was obviously an American citizen. End of the citizen question.
There-was THAT so hard? I thought when he took office he was going to be "as transparent as possible"-I guess NOT. This guy is a load.............
LindaB and all you other Beck worshippers can put this in your corn cob pipe and smoke it! It would be nice to think this will finally silence the ignorance out there, but you Repubes were never much on facts. As always....see you in your 2nd term President Obama! Dems actually like it when you guys get together and let all that ignorance and bigotry come out for all to see! Keep talking....you prove our point all the time!
I am sooooooo happy to see the"pin" in the balloon of Mr. Trump...he will not run for president! He's all "talk" & no show.( In any case, Mr.Trump has no government history to qualify him for presidential candidacy. Whay has no one pointed THAT out?) President Obama has his right to privacy. Trump has no business taking credit for anything!
Dear LindaB – I think it's safe to say from your rant that YOU do not speak for the AMERICAN PEOPLE, you are clearly only speaking for yourself. Please keep it that way. Now, anyone want to hazard a guess on what the 'B' stands for......?
Yippee! Now the birthers will have their"birther" shells peeled away revealing the true reason for their so-called cause: RACISM! Yep, there's a black man in the White House. You lost. Move on...or out! America's passin' you by.
The wonders of Adobe Illustrator. What a joke this form is. By the way, at least get two different people to sign for the parent and the attendant. Geez, could it be anymore obvious that the same person signed it?
Total arrogance by our lazy, ghetto-rich marxist muslim brother Barry Hussein Obama. Sometimes I don't know if he's really stupid or really smart - either way, he has to go.
This is plain right out racist. How come all the other US Presidents never had to show there birth certificates? This simply proof that as a Black people, we have to work twice as hard to proof ourselves. This is the most ridiculous story that have ever been heard. Donald Trump needs to show his proof as Presidency including his marriages, education. Is he going to be working for the middle and poor classes? How will the middle and poor classes going to be treated under Trump presidency? Trump needs to look and see what is going on in his back yard from his childhood to now.
About time .. what took so long, anyhow .. maybe he can get some real work done now.
Hey Look the Ink is still Wet!!
To all of the posters asking "Where is it?" There is a link to the pdf of the document in the story. Thanks for illustrating your lack of skills.
To the posters stating that this issue will go away. Keep dreaming. The people who didn't see the link (don't actually read thoroughly) will beat the dead horse until they are dead themselves.
LindaB,
You are shaming yourself and your country. Please stop. You have no right to speak on behalf of others. I am proud of this hard working President of the United States. I will likely be voting for an extension of his service to this nation.
Although I'm happy to see this Marxist release proof that he was born in the US...why now, after all the legal proceedings, and a state ready to pass a law requiring documents to be on the ballot. I don't know if this is fake or care at this point..I just want this Marxist gone and on the ash bin of history for his many failures while holding this office, like all communists before him...
And all you useful idiots that cry racism... "lick the hand of your masters" and continue to ask for mercy from those that own you, you are no use to us that want liberty.
To the morons shouting vulharities to the Conservatives, one question... WHY didn't your buddy bring this up TWO YEARS ago, instead of hiding it exactly like a criminal would do? The only one looking stupid from all of this is HIM. (And you, with your comments here.)
And the headline on Fox News is "White House Releases What it Says is Obama's Birth Certificate". That "What it says" part is proof enough already that this isn't going to matter. The moron birthers are still going to keep believing there's a giant conspiracy to hide the "fact" that he wasn't born in the United States. Fox is already fueling the conspiracy by putting "What it says" in their headline.
Was that so difficult.
So African is a race????
I like how the last paragraph is worded – a vague clause- freedom of the press how vague is that??? They run stories that are half truths, doctor photos, misled with dramatic headlines and inject as much drama as they can, they use words like congress is at "WAR" or hell you know the rest. Not many people have read the Constitution and its not taught in the schools and even a WP journey said he couldn't understand it and it was like a 100 years old. Don't see any reporters with their vague clauses in syria, why is that?
If the issue is at an end, stop reporting it. Don't you think that our country has much bigger issues to deal with. Possible suggestions: Skewed unemployment statistics, $4.00 a gallon gas, total overhaul of contry's infrastructure or possibly the new Caste System that is taking over our country. You know, the Serfs and Nobels.
I was not a birther but I always wondered why Obama refused to release this.
There is no smoking gun after seeing it so I am still wondering why did he hold it back all these years instead of just silencing the birthers when the issue first came up?
Obama should have just told everyone STFU. Either charge the Hawaii government with fraud or drop it.
So, Obama's mother, Stanley, was 17-years old when she was impregnated by a 24-year old man. That means that Stanley and Obama Sr. were "dating" when Stanley was just 16 years old. That would be statutory rape – even in those days. Today, that would be an episode of, "To Catch A Predator."
Now, IF Stanley had lied about her age so as to not get Obama Sr. arrested for statutory rape, THEN that would be an interesting find. Mr. Trump has said his investigators found some interesting information. I bet that's exactly what they found out.
Next they're going to want the little certificate with his tiny foot prints on it. It will never end.
Obama is not American screw him. He paid 2 million dollars to cover this up. So it's fake. All you little prius people can go suck a big one. Obama sucks
finally, hillary is proven wrong... lets let this thing be now...
I guess the junior president figured out that his plot to keep his birthplace an issue so he could attempt to discredit "birthers" had spun out of control, when polls show that only 1 out of 4 were convinced he was actually born in the United States.
It was a lame attempt to keep people talking about anything and everything but the junior president's policies that are destroying our country.
Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents who were both citizens of the U.S.) may be president of the United States.
A birth certificate does not prove citizenship.
I was born in Germany but I never held german citizenship.
This is a FAKE. With all the resources the govt and Obama has, they can doctor anything.
Considering there was no record at the hospital itself (until after his election) is a huge red flag.
4 out of 10 Republicans can't read.
No matter, Donald Trump will move on to questioning Obama's grades and how he didn't graduate from college.
Quote from "me" – "The collective IQ of this country is very much in question, shame of these people." April 27, 2011 09:01 am
Oh the irony....
Foxnews.com's take on this: "White House Releases What it Says Is President Obama's Long-Form Birth Certificate"
So now lets get the rest, college transcripts, etc. It is called vetting and it should have been demanded by the press over 3 years ago.
It's was nice of ZERO to finally display what any other person would have done over two years ago.
Soooooo..... What revision is it?
Two years in the making makes me think of the Name of the film... "The Greatest Story Ever Told"....
The 'birthers' won't miss a beat. Facts have no meaning to those morons.
Well, but it is not saying that he is not a muslin(muslim) , nither he is not socialist, or he is not racist(Glenn beck) what else? they would find all kind of crap to say.... they just hate his guts, it does not mattar what ever he does , they wont like it.
so he better work his way and ignore them in order to do something for the country regardless of the elections too, because his job is to serve the country and do the right for the goodness of the nation, not to satisfy haters trying to get reelected.
Such a big deal over this? It won't appease the birthers anyway. Now they'll want to analyze the ink on the paper to make sure it's 50 years old. So disrespectful. They wouldn't be doing this if his grandmother was still alive. It's embarrassing as a Nation. The modicum of respect I had for the Donald is now permanently gone.
Trump got the President to do what he wanted. He got the President to release his birth certificate. Maybe we have the wrong person in the White House.
Now that Jack*** Trump is taken full credit. What an egoistic manic
This is only a computer image, which could be altered. Also, where are the college and university transcripts, and health records?
Well, now we know that trump's out of the picture, can we focus on a real candidate who isn't a birther who can unite folks from across the political paradigm?
Ron Paul 2012.
Donald Chump.......you are fired. Now it's your turn. You said that you would release your tax returns. Bet you will not do that. FOOL.
Will Donald Trump now provide a birth certificate for that thing living on top of his head?
I find it curious that the Tea Party, or 'Tea Baggers' as most term the group, is targeted. The Tea Party movement has nothing to do with birth certificates – it has to do with liberty, which is being stifled wholesale by both parties.
What will people say now!! Ummm...."it's the economy stupid?"
it's not that we don't think he's a citizen, we don't believe that he's a NBC. there's a HUGE difference between citizen, and natural born citizen. this is stuff that you're supposed to learn in a basic high school government class. Clearly they're not teaching this anymore. anyone born in the US is a citizen. not everyone born in the US is a natural born citizen. it takes TWO citizen parents not one. TWO. even the father of the 14th amendment states as much quite clearly. Obama's father was a citizen of Kenya/United Kingdom not once did he ever apply for citizenship.
Yes, now the reporters will stop asking Trump about the damn birther issue and he can use his interview time to talk about real issues. That is if he gets any interviews anymore on msm.
Its about time that this was produced so that the real issues could be attended too. I still don't understand why it took such a long time to just show the certificate. I also love how CNN has this under breaking news.
@LindaB: are you serious? Nobody was more arrogany than W and where you when he went into Iraq! The birth certificate thing was a joke! I can't believe the President even listened to those idiots. Meanwhhile MILLIONS were against the Iraq war and Bush went in anyhow. THAT is arrogance!!
Why 2.5 years to produce it? Why millions of dollars to fight it? What has he managed to hide by now? Way too late, even if not monkey business happened. It was way too late about 2 months into your presidency. You proved total and absolute disregard for the people of the USA who wanted transparency. You have yet to show your college records, your law school papers, anything at all.
You are a loser in my book, and always will be.
Can't wait unitl 2012.
What tookj the idiot so long? Thats all he had to do to begin with...distick!
Shenandoah, you're making my region look stupid. Stop it. Yes, his father was a Kenyan. The ACTUAL point is that his mother is AMERICAN. That means he's American, as well. It doesn't matter if he was born on Mars, he'd STILL be an American. Birthers are ignorant fools who salivate over the little tidbits that Fox lets fall from their table. Now, if you will all kindly stop wasting our oxygen, we can go about our business.
Why is is White under all of the letters? Looks like it was put in. On my birth certificate there is not white around all of the typing? It doesnt make sense?
I don't get why he didn't just show this 3 years ago – was he drawing republicans into discussing a non-issue? What a waste of time and therefore money
Interesting to note that nobody's comments are mentioning the loss of freedoms. You're voice that is currently being freely expressed is targeted by the administration. This is not about Left or Right, it's about the Constitution and our Libertys. Liberals and Conservatives, you are being used. When the power brokers are done using you to establish their control grid, you will be thrown overboard and left to die. As an illustration, we're on the Titanic my friends, it's time to united around our Constitutional libertys and resist imperialistic national take-over.
LindaB: Hmmm....I'm confused. He won the election....soooo.....you can't guarantee his loss "at any and all elections."
...I'm just sayin.
Wow...he was born here...great. This still does not negate the fact he is the worst president this country has ever had. To say he is incompetent would be flattering at this point.
Bush (who was horrible too) was blamed for gas prices, why do the liberals not blame Obama? What happened to all you war protesters?
This president is a clown.
Now they can put it in his presidential file just like they should with any one who is president of the United States. This should be a requirement to be compliant with the US Constitution and so there should be no questions asked.
Read it is not a birth certificate.
This is great! The middle east is in flames, the debt is 14T, unemployment is 10%, the Feds Bernanke is about to have its first news conference in 96 years, China owns our country and the big news of the day is that the POTUS is now releasing his long form birth certificate because he can no longer take the heat for his inability to be transparent, and he is going to have a press conference about it!?!?!? Its his UN-AMERICAN polices, beliefs and disrespect for the American people that is the real issue....not this BS long-form/short-form birth certificate crap! Obama will soon be FIRED!
Now for his college and Law School records (that no other president could seal.)....to be released to the voters...
this man is not very smart to embrace secular socialism which has failed worldwide and there are 14 trillion reasons he is clueless in this utopian fantasy quest. In 10 years he will be remembered as a dimwitted immature puppet president who failed at his Castro-like dream but our shame will live on after that...
Good move, but it won't change a thing because the birthers won't believe anything that doesn't fit into their theories
Here's how it usually goes...
Birthers: Show us the proof
(whatever group): Ok, here you go
Brithers: We're not buying it
Geoff, you are incorrect. The Constitution requires a person be a "natural born citizen." Despite popular belief, this does NOT mean you have to be born within the borders of the country. As long as you were a citizen of the United States at the moment you were born (and meet the other requirements), you are eligible to be president.
Linda – Don't be an idiot. President Obama is the first president in history to have been made to show this form. And he shouldn't have had to. I'll bet you didn't demand it of his running mate – or any past presidents, either. It is shameful that he was asked to take this further than anyone else ever has been. Damn racists!
The real question is – why did he spend so much time and money to hide this in the first place?! I know that had I to choose between showing my real birth certificate, passport or all my school or military records or pay $100,000,000 – I would certainly do so. As a matter of fact, I had to do so to get a security clearance – and initially to serve in the armed forces... It is just not logical.... Now, when can we have access to his school records and all the other records he sealed?
I didn't see an official seal on that birth certificate. One cannot help but wonder why all his records have been sealed at great expense. Looks like he was hiding something. I am glad he finally released this thing. I think that we have more to worry about than his birth certificate.
This proves he was born a British citizen and ineligible to hold office as President.
The birthers will not be persuaded, that's the beauty of conspiracies and their theorists. To them truth and proof can always be faked.
@ Linda B Can you be more specific what the hell you are mad about Obama ?? Obviously you did not vote for him so you are not the people he work for.
YOU FOOLS! Especially the Biblically defined kind concerning folk who do not consider God in their normal lives. The arrogancy of the President feeling it beneath him to follow even a minutae of the Constitution in allowing us to see this basic proof of normal birth in the United States IS THE QUESTION. Many of us already suspected, nearly every one of us you call tea party folk, that he was just holding it back to provide the very mock dicreditation of those being suspicious. The very fact that he was holding back on something important to the constitution in the first place was a slap in the face of the America he hates...and from the tenor of the stupidity of the posting...many of you also.
Unfortunately, his father is shown as African (not a true nationality) which creates more speculation. If true, however, it proves he is not a natural born citizen, and has no right to be president.
Cue the crazies: "It's not real! The CIA faked it. He's only half black!" You can't fix crazy by showing it a piece of paper. Obama should release a truckload of Prozac instead.
Which day will live in infamy more, December 7, 1941 or August 4, 1961? I say the latter.
It's sad to see the silly comments from those who thought Obama didn't need to prove anything to become president of this country. Why was it 'idiotic' to ask for the same verification they demanded of President Bush and that every other president has provided? Perhaps they've forgotten how the media went after McCain because he wasn't born in this country but on a military base – which, according to the law, has always been accorded the same status as being on native soil. Or how they demanded to see everything from Pres. Bush's life and still were never satisfied. Now that the supposed BC for Obama has been released, I hope he'll release the rest of his records that he's hidden UNLIKE every other president before him. Let's see his grades at his various schools, his passport, his adoption records. The media demanded these of Bush and he released them. So why not Obama?
I don't understand why someone had to alter/add the background pattern to the document. Look at the left side and lower left of the document. Why is the pattern missing, as if the page is stuck through a slot and the pattern has been blended into that of the document. This will only raise more doubts about the authenticity. Sad.
Good! Now, can we get back to fixing this crappy economy, which the President has done absolutely nothing to address?
Wow.
It almost looks real.
Pretty sad the prez-a-dunt can't get it and hold it in his hand to show us.Digital copies are just fine(sarc).
More do nothing and lies from Osama(whoops).
This will bolster the Half of Demo-traitors that are certian 9/11 was a Bushcheneyhalliburton inside job.
Tsk.
Tsk.
Tsk.
I never believe all the drama but did it really take the CIA 3 year to forge it. The Mexicans coming into Texas can forge these documents overnight. I have really lost confidence in our government!
could be -- could be -– time will tell if this is legitimate or not. now youre right – its time time for trump to show the taxes – fair is fair – lets hope that BOTH the birth certificate and the tax returns are not frauds
Assuming this document is authentic, I'm still puzzled why he waited this long to show a simple birth certificate. It's like begin accused of stealing from the cookie jar, then intentionally waiting the whole day to finally open your hands to reveal no crumbs. Strange behavior for a president.
Anybody trained in Photoshop could recreate this, and with the governments endless supply of money, they could pull anything together. Still don't believe it.
You dam right he needs to show his credentials,not that our government can't put out some authentic looking documents. Go TRUMP
Well it only took 3 years to produce something as simple as a certificate. If my calculations are correct, it will only take about 20 years or so of asking for jobs and a reduction in the deficit before they finally address that.
I guess the Donald hit a nerve when he questioned how Obama got placement in to private schools without the grades. It's obvious that Obama was affirmative actioned all the way up to the White House into a job he definitely wasn't prepared for. I mean who really thinks socialism helps economies?
Something still doesn't feel right about this whole birth certificate controversy. I had been questioned by my liberal friends on my thoughts and had always told them this birth certificate thing was a technical issue that didn't interest me as I am more concerned about Obama's socialists beliefs. What doesn't make any sense is why he didn't release this with the first lawsuit instead of hiring attorneys to get cases thrown out? I still don't understand why he didn't release it earlier as he could have saved a lot in legal fees. Is he just playing games? He dhould have released it and got to work on finding a way to reward achievers rather than loot them of the products of their hard work becasue anyone with knowledge of world history understands that the achievers make the lives of the nonachievers better unless you penalize them and then they leave or stop achieving. aatlas will shrug in this country soon enough.
I bet 99.9% of you liberal waste bags can tell me what Obama had for diner last night, being as though your head is shoved so far up his rear. Good luck with that and enjoy your record fuel prices, douuble digit inflation and soaring debt.
Well thank goodness that the technology to create fake documents does not yet exist. For if it did, we could have things like illegal immigration; identity theft; underage beer buying; and who knows what else. Why, the CIA or KGB might even make up things to achieve whatever. Whew, I am relieved. In any event my liberal sycophants, you guy BHO is done. Bank on it; love it; live it. HEADLINE: JIMMY CARTER SAVED-Handsome Articulate Black Man Rescues.
Some of you are just down right mean! Sure it's a law requiring our president to be born in U..S.A. but come on! This right here exemplifies why our country is in disarray. All anyone wants to do is argue about who's right and who's wrong. There is no right or wrong, just do what's good for the country as a whole! Is that tooooo much to comprehend? Stop fighting with each other and work together to make this the best country ever! Geesh!
Looks to me like the Obamama was statutorily raped by the elder Obama. If she was 18 at the time of birth she was 17 when impregnated by the Kenyan tomcat who was 24 or 25.
White people please stop!!! Is this what is really important now a days??!! The man showed you his birth certificate a long time ago and that wasn't good enough. He's the president of the United States why would he lie about where he was born just to get in office? Get over it, the people have spoken, this time the minorities won!! Bush was a golden ticket for your ideas and ways and now he's gone. Do you hate him that much to constantly bring petty negative attention to America's eyesight? This shouldn't have been an issue in the first place. The only people that are worried about this are Rich White Republicans.
My only opinion/comment is/was if I have to show and Certified/Seal Embossed Birth Certificate to get a Passport...why wouldn't you need to provide one to be President of the United States...Certificates of Live Birth are not acceptable to get a passport.
The Saltines still will not believe!! LOL
Well Trump what'cha gonna do now?
Why has all the text and some of the white of the original document been lifted and put on a different back ground? I can photoshop better that that. I think this version is being presented to further the controversy, not end it. I'm not a birther, but this is a weird pdf.
This birther issue is such a waste of breath. I know the Republican party is grasping at straws-look who they have as potential presidential hopefuls. They will try to disprove this isnt the actual birth cert. It will never end when you are grasping for straws.
LindaB-ummm ...yea he isnt gonna get fired.
OK Rethuglicans, what now? Maybe Obama isn't Black?
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LOOL< typical uneducated liberal. Hussein Obama in fact is NOT black except in skin color. He is the product of a BI Racial marriage and is half white.
AS is the norm for the libs, he is politicizing this aspect of his race.
It goes to show you how unreliable Donald Trump, the Tea party, Birthers, and Republican idots are. All of them are idiots. Barack Obama is doing a wonderful job. If he was white or any other race this would not be an issue. All of them can fall off a cliff !!
this should have been brought up BEFORE he got elected. now there is no way to tell if this is real or not. what is real is the fact this is a corrupt government period and we can't believe anything its says or does. If you don't agree you are not living in reality right now
This is the same Certificate of Live Birth he released 2 years ago. Take a look at it in the PDF. It is not his Birth Certificate. What does he think I am blind?
The "M" in Dunham and the "M" in the Obama signature are obviously not the same. One slants differently from the next. Also the typed "M" on the P.m. is not the same sized font as the rest of the type. I think this will raise more questions than answers. It looks like some of this has been forged or altered.
I'm a registered democrat and voted for Obama.
As it's a constitutional requirement to be a natural born US citizen, I'm almost more annoyed with Obama and his White House for not releasing this much sooner. For years, there has been so much distraction about whether or not Obama was born here. Why not just set the record straight from the start?
While I've never doubted that he's a US citizen, I did have concerns that he was hiding 'something.' It's not like people were asking for personal details about his private life; they were just asking for authentication that he is eligible to be president. Seems like this is something that should be have been released a long time ago.
Shameful now Trump needs to put up all the dirt that he has hiding in his closet or shut up. Lately he has been looking like a Jersey Shore want-a-be with his freaky orange tan and bad day haircut.
This does nothing to change what he has done to America and the American People. WORST POTUS in all of recorded history. He will hold the record for decades at least, if not centuries. Ok lefties, commies, socialists, and pinkos, let er rip...
Looks like Trump is already getting things done. More than we can say for Obama. "Yes we can" – No you can't.
Why did he spend over $2,000,000 covering it up?????? Why was this so difficult????? Now he can get back to driving inflation which is the reason YOU pay more at the pump now. Thanks Malbama.
this is really a non issue, but you gotta ask, why spend 2 million hiding this in phil bergs lawsuite and suddenly produce it, with this government, i dont rule out a forgery..but as I said it's a non issue, barry has dual citizenship in the usa and indonesia.and is there for disquailified to be the presidnt....but hey, why let a silly thing like the law get in the way of the lefts agenda to socialize america....and why the certificate of live birth, instead of this from the get go ?
Only in racist america does a president with a muslim name have to prove he's born here.
FYI all presidents in the past names are of European descent. Why didnt we ever ask any of the others to prove if they were born here?
There is so many things going on in the country and people are soooo ignorant!!! Who cares if the President was born in the US GET OVER IT!!!! Focus on your own family and keeping your job!!
Yes!!!, thank you sarah, there are much more important things to worry about. the energy czar, Stephen Chu, wants to see $10 a gallon gas. What about the mexican border? El Paso/Juarez is more dangerous than Iraq or Afganistan, but the president sees nothing but peaceful poor people who just want a job and a safe place to raise their families. The president wants to turn the country into a socialist state. Well we had one it was called the USSR and we all know how successful that little experiment was. History has a way of clearing up chaos. Wait until all the young voters graduate from college and find that the Obama administration has destroyed any chance that they will be able to find a job. They can't afford to drive a car at $10 dollars a gallon for gas. They cant afford to buy a home. They wont be able to afford a family so abortion will be the answer to that problem Lets see how they react then. If you are under 50 you have a great world to look forward to.
So now he has TWO birth certificates? Why is it that this supposed hospital in Hawaii would not release these to begin with? Has anyone told obama's Grandmother that she and his half sisters were not at his birth when they have told all along they were??? By the way, THANK YOU "LindaB" for telling it like it is going to be!
the osamabama is not an american. being an American is a philosophical concept that is the antithesis of everything the osamabama stands for. he and his conies are a danger to our country and the world.
Great, let's move on. But first a journalistic criticism. The logical fallacy is guilt by association. The fact is that the vast majority of Constitutional scholars agree that "natural born" means born in the US. Not stating that was bias reporting. Now let's move on. Re-elect or defeat the man based on your view of his policies and leadership. Don't like them, vote him out, like them, then re-elect.
Why do most birther posts begin with "I'm not a birther but..." They don't even have the go nads to say "I am a birther" and a birther is a racist without enough go nads to say "I am a racist." The data tells me that 40% of Republicans are delusional.
Saying that this PROVES Obama was born in the US is like saying that the FBI claiming to have not found any of the four black boxes from 9/11 means that none of the planes even had one.
I can't believe how disengaged these birthers are acting now. First its "Well, where is it?" which im sure will turn into some lame soundbite. Then when it finally does get produced, as most have suspected, some will say its counterfeit and others will say dumb cliches like "now was that so hard?" like hes taking a suppository. Then after THAT dust clears I'm sure it'll be something else like "well what about gitmo, unemployment, and that third war?" But...nothing will ever be good enough because lesser folks need to feel that drama in their lives. Its not enough to say that Libya isnt a fraction of what Bush (or pick any other R pres in the recent past as well) subject our troops to or that there isnt enough leeway with the republican house and supreme court to give talking about gitmo a reasonable shot (if they dont let obama close gitmo...they can say he didnt fulfill a promise...politics for a talking point). If we were able to support Bush through his 8 years of raping americas middle class coffers, the very least the easily duped can do is stfu and let the next 4 years of Obama happen – because it will and frankly History will look at him very favorably...as the savior of the US in a time when Republicans let corporate america run rampant for 30 years of pillaging and exporting jobs. Im not sure why History and facts are such a problem for most of America (prolly hasta do with our horrible education system which places behind dozens of other first to third world countries – largely due to 'conservative' budget cuts) but guess what folks? Once we're all dead, the only thing that'll matter will be what the President did or didnt do and after the terrible job Bush 2 did, the follow-up act could have been Dane Cook and he would have gotten a better review than Bush in the end. History and Science is the present and future of truth and logic, not faith and beliefs. Welcome to the Age of Information.
I can't believe that in the year 2011, we are requiring a black president to go to such links to release his birth certificate to prove he is an american. Would he have had to do that if he was white and say from Texas. This is just not right and he needs to be focusing on more important issues that he inherited and is trying to do his best to clean up. I would never vote for someone who thought that the most important thing you could think to say about the president was that he was not born in the United States so Donald Trump needs to move on before he destroys his own chances as a politician. President Obama has done everything he could do now to stop this from going further and after today, he shouldn't have to speak about this subject again. Furthermore, there were presidents that were raised oversees due to military families and other obligataions, so I don't personally think that it's unusual that this president spent sometime in another country. We had a chance when he was elected to stand out in the world. It takes away from the real issues that most of us are really concerned.
I'm amazed by how many people think this is a "tea party" issue. The tea party is about government spending and overtaxation. The only people that these bogus claims resonate with are those who've never been to the rallies.
The crazy birthers will just say it's a mistake, a fake. The president should not have bowed to these holigans and racists. No president since the frounding of this Nation has had to do this. Why did bow to these punk birthers, and clansmen.
Let's call it what it is.... If he were white this would have NEVER come up.
Geoff, try again. The Constitution DOES NOT state you must be born IN THE USA to be President. It states you must be a "natural born citizen". The Constitution never defines "natural born citizen" though. So before you go off spouting "facts" that aren't really, please do some research.
It takes a normal citizen 3 days to obtain a birth certificate. It takes a government worker 3 years. Just goes to show how inefficient and slow the government and government workers really are.
"And by the way, you are required to produce a birth certificate to get a driver's license or passport? Then you should be required to produce one before you can run for President."
Do you REALLY think that when you run for President and fill out all of the paperwork required that he didn't have to produce identification? Do you even know what is involved in getting a security clearance for a regular job? And BY THE WAY, of course he had to "produce" a birth certificate before he could even get to the point of becoming a candidate – YOU want him to produce it for YOU – but the President is not obligated to prove anything to YOU. You would assume that any other President has been properly investigated. This whole nonsense is completely disrespectful and no other President has had to be subjected to these questions and lack of trust. Disgusting.
Why has our president waited 2 years to do this? Makes no sense.
Obama just laid the TRUMP card!
I heard today that until this recent run that Trump was more prone to support a Dem' than a Rep. Trump really bugs me with his use of eminent domain through the use of politicians. Donald just wants to get more publicity.
Well hopefully now Trump will shut his flappin' yap.
I have to show a birth certificate to get a job why not the president?
Trump is such an idiot and hopefully he gos bankrupt again very soon. The Feds should sue Trump for his treasonus acts, while he still thinks the birth certificate is a fake. Trump is making America look like Chumps with his stupid behaviour.
Why did it take so long to produce. Even though I was pretty sure that this hack was born in the USA, why all the secrecy? It makes sense as this is the most nontransparent administration ever, even though the left wing sheep say otherwise. Why after 2 1/2 years? Do not confuse Tea Partiers with the Birthers like to many wackos on this board are. Just show how unintelligent and ignorant they are by spouting of Media Matters and DNC talking points. The Tea Party is for less gov intrusion, smaller gov, and accountability to reduce spending. We DO NOT have a tax problem in this country, we have a SPENDING problem. And no, the GOP does not want to kill old people or cut funding for the poor. If nothing is done, there will not be social security, Medicare, and all the entitlements people use...especially people who do nothing but pop out 10 kids and spend their welfare checks on drugs and lotto tickets. EVERY in this country has the ability to make their own choices, some succeed, some do not, and some want others to pay their way. The people who really need help, such as the disabled, elderly are the minority. Government does not create jobs, government creates the conditions that create jobs. More handouts is not the answer. The tea party is for this, it is not an extreme or racist movement. That label is put on by the extreme radical left because when given the facts, the left resorts to name calling such as labeling people racist. I am not name calling here, namely pointing out the facts. This is from a right leaning independent who knows that both parties are to blame and both parties need to work together. But the left needs to understand that the people had a voice in the last election, and they spoke by giving the GOP the house because of all the Dems back room deals, Obamacare, and runaway spending.
Why is it if we question a man's background (because clearly he wasn't being forthcoming about it) you are instantly deemed a racist? This information should have been made public before his name was even put on the ballot! People don't question the President because of his color, they question him because they don't agree with the policies and direction he's taking the country. To instill race into legitimate questioning of any elected official's goals is simply inflammatory and shows that you are grasping for straws when faced with a reality that a LOT of people don't agree with the policies and political stances President Obama has taken.
It's about time – glad to see this was done, and yet I wonder why it was not done before. The American people have a right to question ANYONE who runs for the offfice of President about being a natural born citizen. I know – so many want to make an issue this is not important and anyonw who dares request this proof of information is crazy or just a hick ...trust me it is important for many reasons. I'm thankful that President Obama decided to give this proof.
The certificate number on this one is 151 61 10641, the one on factcheck.org is 151 1961 010641
Where are this FAILURES school records?
This ain't proovin nuthin! I still don't balieve this crap!
He was waiting for his approval rating to hit 40% before he did this.
I believe Obama is a natural-born American citizen and was born in HI (even if he wasn't, his mother is American, and he's held no other citizenship, so end of question). However, with the CIA at his beck and call, I don't see how this would discourage conspiracy theorists. With all the CIA has done in the world and with technology the way it is, forging one little birth certificate is about as difficult as being asked to change the toilet paper in the men's room. Obama should have left it alone. He has bigger problems, like his politics for example.
the idiot is the President for not showing this sooner........not the citizens for asking!!!!! by the way, where is the one with his footprints?
So, where is the birth ceritificate???? Live birth certificate is not a birth certificate.
I thought his real name was Barry soetoro.
What is wrong with some of you??? Of course his father was not an american citizen, because he came here to go to school and I am sure it was on a student visa, his mom is an american citizen so that makes him a american citizen, nice try though
'Jan -but was his citizenship relinquished by his mother when she married her 2nd husband.'
A child cannot have their citizenship revoked by a parent under US law.
Doesn't matter. He's still an awful president.
F you Donald Trump. You couldnt even run your own companies without running out of money before reality TV saved your sorry ass and now you want to run the country? A total waste of time and resources that could have been spent helping people instead
obama has done exactly NOTHING good for this country. He has ONLY done things that benefit HIMSELF, and screw the rest of us...And, if the Black race, wants a true BLACK,AMERICAN HERO, I suggest you look at ALLEN WEST!!!! obama IS, and ALWAYS HAS BEEN, a nobody, with exactly NOTHING to offer the American People but lie after lie...And THAT, is a PROVEN FACT!
They should have held out till Election Time... it was a good instrument to make the buffoons like Donald Trump and Michele Bachman and Sarah Palin look like real big idiots, uneducated imbeciles!
Trump said he was going to release his own birth certificate, but he couldn't find it because he was born in Canada.
I am so sick of all of this and of Donald Trump. If our President wasn't of color, and if everyone who was so afraid of him weren't still so afraid of him this would never have happened. No other President in history was ever this disrespected. For all those who complain about the job he's doing, please by all means run for office yourself and see if you can do a better job. This country is being laughed at for making such a big deal out of this. Please Trump...RUN for president, Obama will win by a landslide.
@JR
"No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States." – Article 2, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.
Where in this does it even say WHAT a "natural born" citizen is? It IS vague. And if you take it at face value, the NOBODY alive today is eligible for the presidency. It feels like so many birthers don't even know The Constitution that they are supposedly trying to defend.
OK libtards, I have to agree unless this is a complete photoshop perfection it appears he was born there. A couple things though. Why didn't he just release it long ago? Why all the court fights worth hundreds of millions of dollars? And even beyond this, the question still persistents – What is a natural born American. Does it mean born on American soil/territory? Does it mean born there and having both parents American citizens? Beyond Obama, this question needs to be answered.
do you honestly think thats original , if it was so easy to show it what took so long , dah is anybody home
Wait, every Democrat in America including CNN with their countless stories all said that he had already released the birth certificate, so....you mean Democrats have been lying this whole time? Wow, shocker.
Trump 1, Barack and his Alinksy Rules for Radicals playbook 0. Nice victory Donald, maybe the president is ready to be president to all Americans now, including his "enemies", as Obama has defined not as Al Queda terrorists but as every American right of center in this country. I know those who believe they had microsoft fonts in 1972 (every Democrat in America), will say he never said that, but the decent Americans (non Democrats) can check out his speech to Univision last fall and see his exact words.
oops..."natural" – before the spelling police show up.
The birth certificate should have been posted months ago. Period. I don't believe insulting particular political parties over this issue needs to be our focus. There are so many comments posted here about "hicks" and the uneducated that it should be an embarrassment; not all "hicks" vote Republican, and not all Republicans care about the birth certificate, much in the same way that Democrats aren't all socialists. What if I just wanted to see the document as a concerned citizen? Is that a reason to call me uneducated and a Tea Party idiot? Hardly.
And, @Az: everyone is really getting sick of hearing the R word. Obviously this country and younger generations got out and voted for a mixed-race president. Can you really call us racists? If you are having real issues, I hope you'll contact me and I'll help you lodge a complaint with the ACLU.
I hope the GOP is happy. They've made themselves the tin-foil hat party, who would rather focus on non-issues than real problems.
Independent, but I'll think twice as long before voting GOP in any election.
Idiots.
To any and all of you saying this is a racist issue, suck it. You're nothing more than idiots who can't see past race. You're the racists. I can understand why you'd try to paint others with your brush though. Maybe someday you'll grow up and realize that sometimes people don't like other people because of their actions. Then maybe you'll stop blaming the world for your personal failures.
As for John McCain, he was born in Panama, but to two American parents. That being said, I'd disqualify him as well.
And I'm really glad Obama was elected instead of McCain. He's the reason we got some decent congresscritters in, and will be the reason we get a fiscally responsible president in '12. Thanks for being such an abysmal failure, Mr President! The pain we're suffering now will hopefully remind everyone why voting for Democrats is so irresponsible.
yet again, foolish conservatives are proven wrong.
of course, we already know this won't be enough for the most foolish among them.
They'll say the certificate is fake. Or that everyone who they show it to is in on the conspiracy. Or that they want it signed in blood by ten eyewitnesses, then delivered to their front doorstep accompanied by Jesus. You can't make a conspiracy theorist shut up...any evidence you come up with is just more proof that there's a conspiracy.
Now we have proof that while he was born in the US which was not the real issue for all you who don't follow the facts or the US Constitition this proves that he is not a "Natural Born Citizen" as is required and not entitled to hold the office of President.
5 minutes on photoshop and I can give you the same thing.
Well, now we at least know why he was hiding this. What's his problem? If he spends a inordinate amount of time and energy and money trying to cover up this tempest, what else is he hiding from the American people. And to all you insult-hurling loudmouths who think disagreeing with the President on his policies is racially motivated, you are a disgrace. Begone.
Why so long. Would have been a simple thing to do long ago. The Obie One is just playin' politics. He never stops.
I think that it is totally ridiculous they post peoples personal business on the news world wide. Lets be real here give us real news not peoples personal life info.
TRUMP DID IT! And yes, he deserves credit for forcing Obama to provide transparency. NEXT UP: Release Obama's missing records from Occidental and Harvard universities!
Where are all the birthers comments? Waiting for Faux News to tell them what they should say?
tea party and repugnants: nothing but a bunch of ignorant, racist, over-the-hill fascists. Go away ... far, far away ... to Iran where you can have your kind as President.
Crazies NEVER go away. They will claim some "conspiracy" plan.....
Great . . now let's move on. I don't think he should have released it to the public, my guess is that he was protecting his monther whom he loved. She signed Obama, but the typed name is Dunham and she was only 18 years old on date of birth.
I can see why he delayed this, I think in the future we should have a process and all candidates should be treated the same way. For example an election commission could certify all national candidates. I feel bad that he could no longer protect his mother.
Well, where is the Hawaii info?
I am quite sure a PDF scan of an official documents would reveal watermarks... And there are none.
Nice photoshop work though.
are you people serious? you really think he just waltzed into the white house after he was inaugurated? i know yall have a lower-middle class style of thinking, but there are, kinda, you know, institutions that makes sure he meets all of the requirements. if every US military member recieving just a Secret-level clearance has to go through a massive check, of course the President goes through one.
i dont get how this is insulting 'the people' either, because a) more like the people were insulting him when he thought it was plainly obvious that he was born in hawaii, b) he already produced one version of the certificate.
get over it.
it's the economy stupid, it's the economy stupid, it's the economy stupid....
Name calling on either side of a disagreement only shame the name caller and do not reasonably resolve the point in question. Please argue logically with facts. Two facts are certain. The President's father did not live in America and the President spent a his youth growing up in a foreign country. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to ask for reassurance that the President was in fact born in the US. Because of these facts it seems equally unreasonable for the President to withhold the proof and ultimately the reassurance the Nation needed to stop this controversy long ago. The real question is what was the motivation behind the decision to withhold the proof and all the speculation to continue?
This won't get Maobama elected in 2012. The Black Liberation Marxist is finished. As for the BLM's release of the BC, it's nothing but another distraction from an otherwise unqualified human.
a lot of people on here really should get a life and calm down..you're gonna make yourself have a massive typing almost every other word in caps as if you have turrets (no offense to anyone who actually has turrets) and you can't speak for all American people on this so-called firing (the President) and my (American) opinion has not changed where our President is concerned.
So his mother was nocked up by an East African student and that love child later became a U.S. president. I think people should stop talking down to Obama because he has achieved what for most of us is an unreachablel goal.
Stanley?
Dear Donald, STFU ! ! !
YES! Finally. Now maybe the crazies will go back to focusing on how bad vaccines are or whatever the conspiracy de jour is at the moment.
The Republicans do this every time a democrat wins the Presidency. It was the Whitewater scandal when Clinton won and now it' the "birther" issue with Obama. They think that Americans are stupid enough to fall for it and a minority usually does.
Was that so hard Barry?
Explain why my Hawaii Birth certificate is Black with white lettering an my sisters who was born in 1961 and me in 1962. Obama's is the new one. Ahh the bliss of hope and change.. Money can get you a birthcert from any state blank ..all it takes it money.. Forall you you not born in Hawaii at that time and call ppl names are sad.
Every presidential candidate should be required to submit a "birth certificate" prior to running. Black or democratic presidential candidates should not be exempt until the 3rd year of holding the office. I don't know why all these nut-jobs have a problem with tha simple requirement. Turn this around and make him a conservative and their vitriolic hatred would surely flow the other way.
It still doesn't take away from the fact that he has disdain for American culture and quite possibly is the worst President in U.S. history. No other President in U.S. history has spent trillions like this ideologue. But hey, the Liberals will still suck the kool-aid bottle and believe he's their messiah.
This is not the end of this controversy. They'll just say "but its not real!"
Friggin ridiculous. First, I am disappointed that Obamam felt the need to pacify a fringe group. However, now that he has, can you Tea Baggers shut your holes?
Is African really a race? If so then I am a Texan.
This is just the same old meaningless Certificate of Life Birth that is about as valid as a Mexican Matricula card. Medical records of the birth from that Hawaii hospital could help.
I am not, and have never been an Obama supporter. Not because of race or citizenship, but because of a diff in morals. My husband is an African americian hospital executive, and goes through the same stupidities to prove himself to the "good old white boy". Racism is very much alive and real. When are people gonna grow up?!! (and yes, I'm white)
'Well it was about time im sure its fake as im also sure somebody has already said. lol
Now that Donald Adolf Trump has been totally discredited as a human being and political aspirant he now becomes a viable Republican candidate. Obviously, he'll take credit but he'll also call into question the validity of Obama's document – cuz thats what Republicants do!
I guarantee this will NOT help. Remember that part of the "controversy" is that his dad was essentially British. (Just like our Founding Fathers, FYI). The Birthers also claim that he is ineligible because of that.
Plus, I'm sure they'll find something wrong with the long form version as well. You just can't please some people.
I'm sure the birthers will not be satisfied. They will ask for independent labs to test the authenticity of the paper, ink and the maker of the typewriter used to write the certificate. If the original typewriter can't be found, that will be the problem.
LindaB Sorry Linda, but you don't speak for ALL Americans.
it is a fake
The father has the same name as his son? No wonder. I think that's what's causing all the confusion.
Wow, it sure took his team a long time to 'produce' this one...
"I wonder what them hicks will say now"
They'll say, "You idiots still voted a guy in who is out to destroy America." That's what, Vlad.
Hey hillbillies, will you now puleeeeeeeeeeeeeese SHUT UP!!
It probably took so long because his mom had it in a lockbox somewhere and couldn't find the key until now. That's what would happen if I were president.
Trump is not a billionaire. I like to see his bank balance and lists of his ass*ets !
I love this quote from the writer of the article
"The U.S. Constitution says only "natural born" citizens can become president – a vague clause"
Yea, I see how that can be confusing, what an idiot. At least now maybe this will go away.
They shouldn't have done it and let the birthers continue. It made Trump and others look like idiots that they are. The controversy was hurting the Republicans more than anyone else. The birthers will now move on to some else equally brilliant, like "yeah, but why don't you release your kindergarten grades? Is it because they reveal that you worship satan?"
Was that so hard?
wait, am i the only one who didn't know barack was actually "junior"?? i wonder if he also had a dog named indiana...
How hard was that to accomplish? Why didn't you just release your records long ago and be done with the entire mess/
Quit wasting our time Mr. Transparency. Get it done, get it in the open, and move on.
I didn't care a hoot in he'll where he was born. He was the least qualified of everyone that ran in '08 and he has proven it. It wouldn't matter to me. He still doesn't get my vote. Stand me up against the wall, blindfold me and give me a smoke but he'll never get my vote!
A. No need to see his birth certificate. B. His father was not a US citizen. C. His mother was too young to convey US citizenship to him. D. He is not a natural born US Citizen. E. He is not qualified to be President. F. He is holding office illegally. G. All of his actions in office are null and void.
Sorry, doing this 2 years after being elected means this is a fraud document. If it existed it would have been produced before the terrorist Hussein Obama took office.
I am pretty sure most people know this is a fake document produced by the left, at least the more intelligent conservatives know, you moron doosh bag liberals have no clue and think it is real.
Whine all you want... I have managed to hold onto my job, my 401k is up almost 70%, I'm even able to manage to do some part time consulting on the side. All since Obama took office and in spite of how Bush left it. I realize that some people are having a hard time of it, but you won't convince me that Bush or McCain wouldn't have continued to make it worse. Now if I could only make it into the 45% of you who don't pay any taxes.......
Brought to you by the same crew that gave us the Dan Rather Bush memo.
'That automatically disqualifies him under the 'Natural Born Citizen' clause put forward under the 'Law of Nations', per our Founding Fathers. Look it up'
Far more impressive legal minds than yours state you are incorrect, sorry.
how tea party, taxed enough already relates to racisim is beyond me, it's talking points for the commies on the left...we dont just need to clean house in government, we gotta get these commies social suck off's outa here also.
Lame. He will not get a second term and that's what this issue is about. He has simply failed on too many levels.
So how hard was that? It is part of the job description; we have every right to make sure the criterion are met. It is the law.
The Clintons are the ones who started the question and it was a legitimate question.
Did all of the other presidents show their birth cert. Dont thiink it was an issue before. Now what will Donald Trump do with all his rich spare time now. Get a life Donald may be time to look for another wife or something. Donald for President what a damn joke..... Donald Trump you are FIRED!!!!!! Now shut up....
Yeah right. Check out you tube video Michelle Obama home country. And natural born means mother and father born in US too.
Vlad,
"Them hicks" would say, "what took so long?"
Click the link, people (Obama's birth certificate [PDF]) Click the link!
It surprises me that people will allow such flimsy documentation for the the most powerful job in the world that is far exceeded by what is required for a person getting a job as a cleric in a bank or a passport for that matter. This line of reasoning is insane.
I don't know what's wrong with Trump. He is not just taking on the president but, he is taking on the government. They might have made a fake birth certificate. Just to prove him wrong. It's not like it takes a rocket scientist to make it. Watch out Trump their trying to make u look stupid.
Obma sucks. He is so far not done anything for our country but hurt it. We need a new president.
If our constitution requires that our president be a natural born citizen, why is it so absurd to require proof of this? I never doubted he was born here, but I do believe every president, republican or democrat, ought to be required to prove this before they are allowed to take office. How is it that presenting a birth certificate is required for most jobs, and to get a passport, but not to become president?
I don't understand why it took Barack sooo long to reply, on this birth issue? I have talked with many people on this issue and alot of them think he is the anti christ! He is eating our country from the inside out. He won't get my vote in 2012. I can't beleive he is going to run again in 2012. I beleive he won't get another term, people are fed up with Barack..God help us all!!!
Something hinky about the background of that photo. Too early to come to a final judgment. Remember Nixon and the Watergate tapes. Remember Clinton. It is beginning to unravel, but it isn't over.
Thank you Mr. President. Now, was that very hard. Humans are naturally suspicious. When you withhold information like this people are bound to let their imaginations run wild. Please use this as a learning experience. You have enough other things. to spend your political capital on.
I don't care where the man was born, he isn't getting re-elected
Everyone recognizes how birthers use this faux-issue to cover up their racism. Their poor little brains can't comprehend that a black person legitimately won the Presidency. After all, how can they think whites are inherently superior when Obama represents direct evidence to the contrary? So they kick and scream, trying to maintain their racist beliefs, trying to grasp at anything that means Obama illegitimately won the election. Get over it: Obama is an intelligent, successful black person. WAY more intelligent, and WAY more successful than YOU. I'm all for debating the differences between Democrat and Republican politics, but this birther stuff is clearly masked racism, and it really puts this country to shame. Grow up, people.
Donald Trump is a snide, two-faced, ignoramous who very conveniently ignores his own record as an adulterer, philanderer, bankrupt, SEC-investigated hypocrite. Anyone with a brain cell and a conscience shouldn't be associated with him or his businesses in any way.
Zaggs – "I'm far more interested in his college transcripts."
Agrees.
Trump is like a male Sarah Palin...so much hot air when he speaks.....no substance at all. Sounds so angry at everything.
don't care, still won't vote for him worst pres. ever
This issue would not even be in an issue if Obama was 100% Caucasian American. Some people and their prejudices....
Is that all they got against him!!!
WOW... I took one look at the image and I can already tell that it is a fake. Look at how the lines on the birth certificate curve on the left side, and then compare that to the green hash pattern (=||=||=||=) both on the side of and on the surface of the certificate itself. The hash patter doesn't curve in the same manner that the lines of the birth certificate. That means the black "ink" of the birth certificate was superimposed (cut and pasted) over the hash pattern and proves that someone digitally altered this image of the birth certificate.
I see you birthers still are not convinced. GET A LIFE, move on you are not winning on this issue or any others. Also I find it highly offensive some of you calling my president a terrorist.
Wow. Some of you people are waaaaayyyy too paranoid to be healthy.
Obama could stop reacting to such stupidity if THE NEWS CORPS would STOP allowing Donald Trump and idiots of his ilk to bully their way into monopolizing the news cycle. That's really all the Donald wants. He's a business man and he knows he can get free publicity by bullying the President. PLEASE, STOP ENABLING THIS IDIOT!!! The next time some fool says something so inane, we all want to go dunk our heads in a bucket of cold water, USE SOME DISCRETION AND DON'T PUT IT AT THE HEAD OF THE NEWS FOR 4 DAYS IN A ROW!!!! The media is our BIGGEST problem.
As a graphic designer, my first instinct was to pull that PDF into Adobe Illustrator. Since it was a scanned document from 1961, I figured it would be one large, un-editable image. In fact, there are no less than 10 separate elements that can be individually resized, repositioned, and scaled. This would not be possible if the document were simply scanned. Elements that I can manipulate and are not part of the main image include: the April 25 date, the date accepted by registrar general, the date accepted by local reg. 21, the signature of the state registrar, pretty much all the text as a separate image, and lastly the green background. There is obviously some editing going on here, as I've also seen a copy of the same certificate without the green background. What gives? I'm not a birther, but this is weird. Easily verifiable to anybody who has Adobe Illustrator.
Sadly, this won't stop the die hard conspiracy theorists from continuing to spew their garbage. This whole thing has been completely insulting from the beginning. Show me where any previous President was ever subjected to this type of humiliation. Like him or not, he is the President of the United States and is due the proper respect that titled commands of the citizens of this country. Today should be the end of all of this ridiculous speculation about where he was born, but it won't be because people are too ignorant to see the truth even when it is right in front of them.
Just like the UFO conspiracy, this will never stop. People will believe what they want to believe and nothing can stop them from believing.
Yep, here we go, lets turn this into a battle in a fake vs real.. why did it take 3 years to even show it to the people that mattered??
Why didn't he show it when asked which was required by McCain? Why did he wait almost an entire term to produce it? Why did it take a Donald Trump crazy type to get him to come up with it? By the way I just want someone in office who loves this country. I have lost family members Dem and Republicans in the military conflicts to preserve the rights of the constitution. I don't care if the next President is either party. I just want a God fearing, flag loving, country protecting, job creating, Israel blessing President !
As a conservative I've always thought this controversy hurt the conservative cause. I think Obama made a big strategic mistake in releasing this document; you should never interrupt while your enemy while he's making a mistake. But finally and thank God! Now hopefully we can focus on all the real reasons this guy is unfit to be president as opposed to this idiotic "birther" red herring.
1 – I do not feel like an idiot.
2 – Obama: "We have important this to do." AND WE HAVE NOT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS?!?!?!
3 – Why won't the left reasonably, honestly these answer me two questions: Why spend all that money? Why waste so much time and public credibility? I have not received any answer to those two questions that failed to include irrational abuse and ad hominem attacks
This is an open display of racism. Let's get beyond this and let the President do the job the majority elected him to do. Trump and other critics need to get away from this and show some respect!
While I do believe that Obama was born in Hawaii, I find it extremely humorous that the Liberals believe in a 9-11 conspiracy but yet the gov't is too inept to be able to forge some documents to have it appear he was born in Hawaii.
Responding to the development, Trump said, "I have accomplished something nobody else has accomplished. I became head court jester for the birther movement and once again managed to prove what a baffoon I am." When asked for comment, Trump's hair said it was very embarrassing having to go around with such a fool stuck to its bottom.
America...the world who once laughed with you, now laughs at you.
The President claims this has all been nonsense about the birth certificate. What I don't understand, is why he waited 3 years to produce the copy????? He himself could have alleviated all this mess a long time ago by simply providing the certificate.
1. I don't know why it was so hard to just show this from the beginning or why it wasn't required when he put his name on the ticket...ALL candidates should have to provide proof of US birth before running for president.
2. All of this won't matter when he is voted out in 2012. It will be a flash in the pan and the issue will be "trumped" by the way he continued to allow this country to fall into disarray...regardless of birth.
3. Conspiracy "nuts" have exposed MANY a government coverup. I would rather they keep digging than be like some of you sheep that will believe it's raining simply because the guy behind you, pissing on your back, tells you so. Those people are the "nuts" to me.
no doubt about birth certificate who fake is Obama,they switch the samples that Obama looks much older than 50
“We do not have time for this kind of silliness." It was a valid question that deserved an answer when it was originally asked. Why this simple thing took so long is the real silliness.
Now they'll start demanding his 'permanent record' from high school
LOL. I love the responses here so much. "Yea, that's right, Tea Party."
Ummm....If it was no big deal, why did it take him so long to show everybody and LIE about it. "It's missing, it's missing..." Liars.
Speaking of conspiracy theorists...I'm pretty sure 99% of those nutjobs are on the left side (9/11 conspiracy ring a bell?)
"Greatest president..." No wonder our country is in the toilet if this idiot is our best president. He hasn't accomplished one single thing he said he would. Has anyone else seen "the change" he was bringing. It's nowhere to be found. He's a fake and a phony. All he is good at is being black and being a charismatic speaker.
if mine looked that good I would be about 2 years old please........
I'm so glad Obama finally did this. I'm so sick of this birther debate; it was funny at first but turned annoying really fast. I can't believe what some people will try to pull these days.
Nice, when can we expect to see this important document in the Smithsonian?
I think it's sad that "THE PRESIDENT" of the United States had to succumb to low sleazy tactics such as this. We have to many other issues locally and globally to contend with. People forget it is God who takes up and takes down. So, God a...llowed him to be put in place as the leader of this country..It's our responsibility to pray for him and not beat him down. Psalm 75:7 “But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
This puts the issue to bed for all but die-hard racist morons. Watch carefully those that continue to quack like a duck.
If any of you think that this will make all the "crazies" go away, guess again. They are here to stay. Just wait.
Its already greatly moderated.
It's about time. When we apply for a replacement drivers license or submit to an IRS audit, we have to supply documentation that is insane. If you are so arrogant and condescending that you can't follow your own government's rules to run for President, then why did you take the oath of office in the first place? What took you so long to have an aide produce your birth certificate? Don't insult us with sly, political accusations against the one man who caused you to step up and accept your responsibility to the American people. We ALL have busy days. You are not the only American with a schedule and fires to put out.
I find it humorous and quite sad; that the author of this article being American, would consider our President being natural born as a "vague" reference. Wow! Now I have read it all! This vague part of the Constitution (which everybody in this regime) is so eager to change. Is the very thing that affords you a place to live, safety, and a lifestyle. This Constitution is what makes this country great! We don't need to change....YOU ALL DO! I find it interesting that he has a step-cousin in Kenya...who happens to be one of my Skype buddies. And he openly admitted that they celebrate him there....I wonder. I wonder why when they called our fearless leader out on the birth certificate, why he couldn't produce it with nothing to hide. I wonder why with his hat in the ring (once a again for President) why he is just now showing us. I wonder how it got lost, since I am able to produce mine in a couple of days. Why does he need 4 more years to complete his agenda? What is he trying to accomplish? He ran on a change ticket...but the only thing that has changed is that he is trying to weaken our nation. But there is a person bigger than him....His Name is JESUS CHRIST. And he will reign supreme in this country!
After all is said and done...this document still is missing an Embossed Seal. And clearly the dated "language" of the document is a sore thumb as well. This joke will blow up quite nicely on the Obama clan indeed...
Sadly, as you can see, the idiots won't go away. They need to be put down, like a rabid dog.
Nope. Not good enough. I want to see carbon dated umbilical cord.
But....Hawawi was not a state till three years later...soooooo
Funny – give the fools what they want and they get even more angry. What are you people going to to when we re-elect President Obama for a second term? I get this picture in mind of a sudden widespread outbreak of spontanous combustion.
The best part of this is that now the Birthers are forced to face the facts.
We knew all of you were idiots.
Today the truth, which everyone else already knew, is that you were wrong.
Today even the Birthers have to look themselves in the mirror and realize that They are Idiots.
It is such a warm fuzzy feeling. I cant stand stupid people.
yeah stick it to em obamamamama
This is unbelievable!!! No other President in history had to prove their citizenship, but then again no other President is history was BLACK! Please… this a joke, NEXT!! Racism; a prejudice or belief that people of different races have different qualities and abilities, and that some races are inherently superior or inferior. We need to do better... A JOKE!!! How does this revelation help the countries current issues?(don't worry I'll wait) IT DOESN"T!!! RIDICULOUS!
amazing what photoshop can do
Mr. Obama, you really must think we are stupid. If you had this certificate before, why on God's green earth didn't you show it sooner. Did you say to yourself, the Republicans will make a show of this in the future and I'll use it against them and to my advantage? Or were you hiding something. In either case it is not the way I would expect the President of the free world to act. Shame on you.
What else, birthers? Wanna do DNA test? Or verify his college transcripts?
Since the right has had nothing of substance to say and have become very seasoned with look over here while we are sneaking around SCREWING you over there – this is nothing new. When will the ignorant part of our population ever get a clue and be able to see the forest through the trees – oh yeah – so far I see that as – never! Trump is a first class loser. If it comes from the Tea Party – it should automatically seen as a load of crap. Our country is going straight down the tubes (yes way before President Obama for you who think he achieved this deficit – guess what – he didnt! Takes money to turn things around – but of course if he had inherited a surplus from the prior administration instead of a huge debt? Didnt see alll the repubaggers crying about it when Bush had the deficit in a complete downward spiral – they only seem to notice the deficit when they dont like the president or the party he is affiliated – spectacular!
This does not prove anything. Why could he not have ha it released before now? Maybe because it is fake? Has any of you dumbacrats thought of that? It took him so long to show a copy of it because he had to get together a story so he could could get a birth certificate made up. Just because he was able to falsify this information doesn't mean that he was truly born in America. How is it that none of his class mates from college and or high school remember him?? Also he is muslim. He went to a muslin place of worship and people there do say they remember him. So besides the fact weather he was born in America or not he is muslim and those are the people who attacked the United States on 9/11. So we have a terrorist running our country. Thats just wonderful(SARCASM).
Wow, That means Hawaii is actually one of the US states( even though it is an island in the pacifuc) !
Maybe Trump should revisit high school Geography books, if he actually ever went to high school that is!
I have the same type of birth certificate. Except mine has a state seal on it, there is no seal on this one at all??
Don't you love it when people who don't know the law make grandiose claims about what a legal term means. I am particularly referencing the gentleman above who claims that since Obama's father is Kenyan, that negates Obama's natural born clause.
Nowhere in the Constitution, legal document, or any court decision does it state that a natural born citizen must have two resident parents. In fact, courts have ruled that as long as the child is born in the US, even if to two alien parents, they are natural born citizens. Lynch v Clark (1884) stated that "The only standard which then existed, of a natural born citizen, was the rule of the common law, and no different standard has been adopted since. Suppose a person should be elected President who was native born, but of alien parents, could there be any reasonable doubt that he was eligible under the constitution? I think not. The position would be decisive in his favor that by the rule of the common law, in force when the constitution was adopted, he is a citizen.".
Lynch v Clark was later confirmed by the higher court ruling in United States v Wong Kim Ark (1898), which itself was referenced in Ankeny v Governor of Indiana (1999) – which has what I find to be the most definitive answer to the case: "Based upon the language of Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 and the guidance provided by Wong Kim Ark, we conclude that persons born within the borders of the United States are “natural born Citizens” for Article II, Section 1 purposes, regardless of the citizenship of their parents. Just as a person “born within the British dominions [was] a natural-born British subject” at the time of the framing of the U.S. Constitution, so too were those “born in the allegiance of the United States [] natural-born citizens.”
As for those that still have issues, the courts have decided on the eligibility of both McCain and Obama time and time again - Berg v. Obama (2008); Hollander v. McCain (2008); Cohen v. Obama (2008), Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (2008).
So please stop trying to use your interpretations of a document you learned about in grade school civics class, accept that you are incorrect, and move on.
Check the bottom left corner of the document. The word 'laser' appears. Laser printers weren't yet invented in 1961 (Obama's birth year). First laser printer was invented by Xerox in 1969. The first commercial laser printer was developed by IBM in 1975. Does Obama think the public is stupid?
It is not a long form birth certificate, it is just a certificate of live birth. No doctor signatures, a lot of stuff are still missing. This does not solve anything. Again Obama has shot himself on the foot and by releasing this clearly shows that they're getting desperate and it's clearly bothering him. Bad move !!!
Good. Now that this is taken care of, we can all focus on that royal wedding. Its not getting enough coverage.
Birthers, don't let this stop you from pushing this "important issue". I swear the Birth Certificate clearly states under 8,9 &10, that Barack Hussein Obama's place of birth was: KENYA, EAST AFRICA ! Read it yourself, I promise it says that!
Now for reality .... that is information on his father, but it is on the birth certificate. Don't let the (real) facts stop you from pushing this issue! It hasn't so far.
Please support Trump in all the Republican primaries, reward him for being the one who forced this issue. Continue with this issue after the Republican Convention into the General Election, please! It a winning issue, I assure you .........for Obama!
Just because there is a Hussein in his middle name and that he is black, people question his birthplace. I am honestly quite sick of the racism. Give the President some respect please.
This is how the Democrats do things in the political arena and probably in their daily lives. I would bet $ that most of those people on the reality TV shows like survivor are Democrats. You watch these posts. The ones that are the most degrading and the meanest are coming from Democrats. They appear to be bully's. You'll also notice that when someone like Trump or Palin scares them, they will strike out the hardest against them. I would vote for Trump any day of the week. He has something our sitting President doesn't have- common sense and he is not a politician. That's why he speaks what he thinks and not something wrote for him off a teleprompter. Obama can't think for himself. He can't write for himself either-look at who really wrote his books and who puts those words on the teleprompter???
This issue makes me more sad and disappointed than angry. People like Trump to further their "sick" cause, shows the WORLD just how little America has grown. Imagine, just 25% of the people have this much power to cause such uproar over something so disrepectful to our president .
Where is the foot prints and palm prints that should be on there.? They are on mine and I am as old as he is and when is African a race it should be negro in 1961 terminology. Also factcheck.org was pointing out how the raised seal on thier document proved it was real... Why is this missing one?
I guess what confuses me is why the President would spend $2 million on lawyers just not to have to show it. Just because he can waist peoples money and make his lawyewr buddies rich I guess.
Not good enough! I won't be satisfied until I see the birth with my own 2 eyes on a videotape...and there had better be some identifiable landmark in the background too...a lady in a grass skirt and a lei or something.
ME, you got me.......................AC
In my opinion Obama is a smart, intelligent, educated, curious to understand things, naturally good person, and a great US BORN president. President Obama, keep up the good and extremely complex work that you've been doing, Sir.
"We do not have time for this kind of silliness." No, but he has time for a little b-ball, many rounds of golf, a White House party every other night, filling out his brackets, vacations every other week and travelling around the world prostrating before foreigners. Will this document be examined by experts to see if it's a forgery? Doesn't matter liberal loons, your boy isn't coming back for a 2013 encore. He is a failure. Winning? Not! Bye-Bye now!
I really wonder if the tea partier/birthers have ever read the constitution. I am not a scholar on the subject but in plain English it state that if one parent is a citizen then the child is a citizen by birth. If he was born in the moon, he would still be a natural born citizen.
Secondly, college transcripts, none of your business. If someone as dumb as Bush was not required to show transcrpts, then it follows that Pres. Obama shouldn't need to do so.
Finally, Trump. I really had to laugh, he is indeed a carnival barker – just watch 'You're Fired' once and you will see the narcistic arogance of this little man. That he sould try to take credit for this is just one more reason why Mitt Romney should be the Repub candidate.
Sure Donald, you played a big role in getting rid of this issue-as if we're to believe that 'getting rid' of the issue was what your aim was! Your goal was to bring down a sitting president-let's not equivocate here. That you might just bring down the government with him is merely "collateral damage", eh Chump? But, given the nihilism of the radical-racist-right it's all part of the game. Go build a bunker, rich man!
It's truly amazing that the facts always seem to ruin a good story. Folks, Article II Section I of the Constitution staes no person except a natural born citizen, OR a Citizen of the United States shall be eligible to the office of the Presidency. If he was born on U.S. soil, HE IS A CITIZEN. In 1961 Hawaii was a U.S. State, ergo he is a citizen. John McCain was born in the Panama Canal region. was he ineligible? NO! Please educate yourselves...
The absolute best part of the President's speach today was his discription of some as "carnival barkers". lol
I will never vote for a man like Donald Trump because he said on CNN's Larry Ling show that he takes his own revenge. Sorry Don, vengeance belongs to God, not you.
To All, Ask any government office worker if the "certificate of live birth" is good to prove anything for legal or lawful purpose. The only legally accepted document is a State Certified Birth Certificate with a raised seal!
Obama did not 'refuse' to release this earlier; it a law in Hawaii that the original (everybody's) is not released, only the certificate of live birth. The original is kept in storage but officials got so tired of explaining all this to reporters that they finally gave the White House permission to show the official document. Evidence that he attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School is also available to anyone who wishes to see it but it is more advantageous to say that Obama is 'hiding' the truth about his past!
They're just right wing pigeons from outer space. Sent here to destroy the human race. They don't give a damn about you or me. They just buy guns and watch TV. Let's go!
For those of you who thought you were electing Obama as King ... the supreme rule of the land is not in any of our government, but in the Constitution, (Lex Rex .. "the Law is King"), and that Constitution tells us who is eligible to be elected President. The fact that this President has not, (till now, it appears), proffered the actual qualifying document is a shame. Why blame those that demanded he follow the rules. The "silliness" is pinned on Obama, not those that called him on it.
"Mr. Obama, you really must think we are stupid."
aireal, you ARE stupid.
The certificate shown is obviously a FAKE merely a FORGERY by the US government. Our government printing offices can make anything from money to birth certificates. They certainly had enough lead time to make it.
Now Donald Trump should release that thing on his head so that we can all see what is written underneath it, namely, IDIOT.
So this is what they finally came up with, another certificate of live birth. Maybe it's real, the last one that was posted turned out to be a total fake once it was analyzed. most curious though that they don't have the typical statistics recorded on this one, like the weight and length of the child, I've never seen one from any State without those facts, plus the footprints they usually have, at least back in the 60's they were still including those things. And why does it say certificate of live birth. Do they issue a certificate of dead birth? Every one I've ever seen just simply says Birth Certificate. Is Hawaii that different? My Grandson was born in Honolulu, I'm going to go find his certificate and see if there are any differences between the two. But IF this is real then why did he spend a million bucks on Attorneys trying to keep it hidden. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about this guys past. Maybe that's because the media has done a lousy job of digging out the truth and presenting them to the People. Obama says he is only bemused by all this, me, I'm disturbed by the whole thing, by both sides.
All Presidential candidates MUST from now on show the following:
Original, LONG FORM birth certificate.
Original, LONG FORM birth certificates of both parents – to make sure they were human (and American).
Original transcripts of all colleges and schools the candidate has attended.
(and if they are from an Ivy League, they MUST tell us how they got in – GW Bush got in with a C)
Military release date, type of discharge. If they never served, we want to know why?
And lastly, a formal release date from a mental institution (REQUIRED for all Birthers). We want to why they were released, and if they are now capable to run for the presidency.
And for Donald: Do you have a license to wear the thing on your head? And release those shady financial dealings and your 'net worth' immediately – you promised.
And where the heck is YOUR birth certificate, Donald, you MORON?
Everyone forgets that though not all hicks are Republicans nor are all Republicans hicks, It was The Republicans that are hicks and the hicks that are Republicans that made this such a burning issue to the exclusion of all other important problems this country faces today. It was Bush who raised the National Dept Limit 4 times during his 2 terms with the support of every Republican and most Democrats. What are the all Republicans saying now when a Democrat proposes
raising the debt limit? It was Bush who got us into 2 unnecessary wars, paying for them on a supplemental budget (a credit card) and at the same time squandering a surplus left him by Clinton, yes, Clinton to give the wealthy a tax cut and a few years later gave them another tax cut on borrowed money. I will not go into the various and sundry reasons of why he got us into two wars o0ther than to say his reasons were nothing but outright lies.
This is a 'certificate of live birth' – not the original birth certificate. My brother has one of these – he was adopted. It lists my parents – his adoptive parents – as his mother and father. It lists the name they gave him – obviously not his birth last name of his birth mother or father. This proves nothing except the fact that the WH and POTUS believe the American people to be stupid and gullible. Try again Barry – we're not buying it! I wonder if we'll ever find out what you were truly trying to cover up with this shell game of yours?
Trump gets it done. Trump is a doer. Trump for President! If this was such an easy thing to do why did it take so long for Obama to release it? This "birther" issue has been going on for years and he just releases it now. Why? This is a secretive and suspicious man. I wouldn't believe a word he says. Keep drinking the kool-aid lefty loons!
Now will he admit he is white???
After watching this crazy issue unfold and unfold and unfold over and over again from the fringe (20%) of the nation I question Obama's timing on releasing this. Why? Becaues he could have now waited until election time and made a mockery of any who brought it up near the end of campaign season. My point is that over 75% of American's already thought it was a non-issue, why not wait until releaseing the obvious information could be politically useful during the campaign. Let those who bring the issue up during the campaign and push it look stupid after being told for 2 yrs by everyone and there mother that hew as born in the U.S.....just saying...
I think it is very sad that it has come to the point that it's neccessary that the birth certificate of a US president has to made public to silence a large group of US citizens, including one that seems to have the ambition to be the next one. I hope that someday the US citizens will return to their senses and be the proud people again bound by the fact that they are all US citizens.
Birthers are DUMB!
The President birth certificate should'nt be any further issue, unless CNN keep beating an already dead horse. If this continues then the beater mental state is questionable. This is journalism for the sake of rating and this is the only reason to continue this by CNN, because CNN months ago establish this. Our society has serious problems perpertrated by media baiting and subsequent public feeding. Intellectually yes-intelligent no. Continue on more positive options.
There are lots of stupid people.
Why is only ""natural born" citizens can become president – a vague clause?" It isn't vague at all. While I never doubted Obama's citizenship, had the birther's claims been true, it wouldn't be a vague question at all as to whether the President was constitutionally fit for office. This same question was raised regarding McCain who was born in the Panama Canal Zone. It is the reason we cannot have a President Schwartzenegger or Granholm for example without amending the Constituion. Again the birthers are off base, nuts, crazy, insert your adjective, but that doesn't mean that Consitution is vague on this point.
Funny, he thought it was humorous and stood by to watch the circus but, just like the job he is doing, stood by, did nothing, when all it would take was a quick release looooong ago to put debate to rest. I think Barry needed a diversion out there to take the focus of the wonderful job and vacations he is doing. Wonderful job being a sarcastic statement and vacations being an understatement. Okay, BC checks out, just have to wait out the full 4 years to get him out of office... as gas prices rise, the likelyhood of relection lowers. Even my wife has buyers remorse for this guy and she is not one to admit mistakes. How about that for an electoral segment.
RE: ME "Also he is muslim. He went to a muslin place of worship and people there do say they remember him. So besides the fact weather he was born in America or not he is muslim and those are the people who attacked the United States on 9/11. So we have a terrorist running our country. Thats just wonderful(SARCASM)."
So now all Muslims are terrorists? Really?
I thought naturalized citizen meat that your parents also had to be born in the U.S. If that is the case then we know President Obama's father was born in Kenya.
this proves nothing. What about the one from the hospital?
Unbelievable, people... Please realize that this the previously released document is the only document any citizen can get to prove their citizenship in Hawaii. This current document was released by bypassing the law through a Presidential request to end this nonsense... No citizen can acquire this document if they wanted too...
sorry I misspelled the word meant.
Wonder what topic are the Republican/Tea Loosers are going to start now???? JOKERS!! so glad they have found a lider.....Donald HA HA HA HA
I'd like to hear how Obama is the worst president ever? Oh yeah, because he's black. Lets make everyone think that so we can never elect another black person. You non reading back woods ignorant inbred racist trash. Go read something for once in your lives.
Only those who wanted to believe this "issue" would think the "delay" in producing the document.
Frankly, if I were the President, I would have told them all to go feck themselves.
As it stands, the PRESIDENT sure made the GOP look like a disorganized, rabble-rousing bunch of hillbillies.
WELL PLAYED SIR.
Why is he doing this 2 years later?
It could be real, but could be fake..
Hmmmm.... This is so hard to believe.. yet, why would he lie about where he was born? And how could he even BE ELECTED President without them doing research on where he came from originally..
UGH Our Government stinks..
I wanna move to Denmark or Canada..Lord.
One explanation is that Obama's mother Ann Dunham, flew to Kenya in 1961 with Obama's father to meet his family. According to some news reports, Ann Dunham, was not accepted well by her husband's family because she was white:
"Obama's family did not take to Stanley Ann Dunham Obama very well, because she was white, according to Sarah Obama. Shortly after she arrived in Kenya Stanley Ann decided to return to Hawaii because she later said, she did not like how Muslim men treated their wives in Kenya. However, because she was near term the airline would not let her fly until after the birth of her baby. Obama's grandmother said the baby—Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.—was born in Kenya and that shortly after he was born, Stanley Ann returned to Hawaii."
Of course Obama needed to release his birth certificate; his eligibility to be president has been questioned since the beginning. Trump does not have to release his birth certificate because he is not a public servant, nor does he hold the highest office in the country. Liberals can whine like babies that Trump needs to release his birth certificate and other information but the fact is that Trump is a private citizen, and Barack Obama is a public servant; they are held to different standards as they should be.
Wow...the liberals buy this certificate as genuine. You idiots crack me up. It proves nothing. You can print anything at a print shop. Some idiot said "see? it even says White House on the top right hand side so it has to be real" You liberals are completely dense. I have a bridge I wanna sell ya......SUCKERS!
But doesn't the Constitution ALSO say, in addition to "natural born", the President must be a U.S. Citizen, meaning born of 2 U.S. born parents? His birth certificate above clearly states his father was born in Kenya & his mother in Wichita, Kansas. Not only that, is there proof he denounced his citizenship to Indonesia where he had to have citizenship in order to attend school there? I'd hate to think we have a President who's also an Indonesian citizen. No wonder America's so screwed up right now!! We have a President who doesn't know where he's from: Illinois, Kenya, Indonesia or Hawaii.
FINALLY, now may be the GOP will get back to what is important. Here is a nice dose of STFU.
"So besides the fact weather he was born in America or not he is muslim and those are the people who attacked the United States on 9/11. "
Hitler was Christian – what is your point, Mister KnowNothingAtAll?
"weather"?
And you are calling people name?
LOL, you are a moron.
To paraphrase Chris Rock in 'Dogma', "A black man can steal your car, but he can't be your President."
It's been about racism from the beginning. Sorry the Commander in Chief didn't come in a color you liked. Deal with it.
Well, I have to say, it's more than a little bit pathetic that it has come to this. Are we as a nation really going to sit here and allow fringe groups and nutters to badger the President of the United States into releasing his birth certificate to satisfy their wacko conspiracy theories? It's insane. Do they really, REALLY, believe that the U.S. Congress, the FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service (et cetera) would have even let Barrack Obama RUN for President if he weren't an American citizen. I don't get it. I guess I don't have to. The Tea Party and the Birthers are racists hiding behind the guise of patriotism and ethnocentrism... It's bloody ridiculous. Where was the fuss about John McCain? He was born in Panama. Oh, I know, because he's a) republican, b)white, c)rich, d)a military veteran. He satisfies all the requirements apparently. God forbid an educated african-american win the election... it's clearly rigged and he's CLEARLY a foreign national hellbent on destroying America. Give me a break.
But since we are setting a precedent, let's go a step further: all potential candidates must now: a)provide a valid, notarized birth certificate, b)provide two pieces of mail from their current address, c)submit to a credit and background check, and d)pass the United States Citizenship Test. You know? To weed out the idiots.
"Who was the fifth President of the United States?" Uuuuh, Abraham Lincoln!
"Sorry, you're wrong. You are no longer eligible to run for President."
What has the United States come to?
Sweet a fake birth certificate, now the president can get back to wrecking our economy, losing jobs, and ruining our healthcare system. You liberals sure are smart!
It sure took a long time to come up with one. I guess his dog ate it. I wonder if the ink is still wet?
If his mother was Jewish, he would be Jewish. If his father was a muslim, he is a muslim. Was his mother Jewish or his father a muslim?
This birth certificate thing is ridiculous.
No one has ever seen the birth certificate of mccain, bush, clinton, bush reagan,and no one cared
Now it´s a big thing all of a sudden?
Birthers = racists
Obama is correct, this has been a big waste of time The Republicans were swept into office on the pledge of jobs, jobs, jobs. What have John Boehner and company done since getting elected? Nothing but social agenda items. Not a single jobs bill out of the house. And they expect us to believe their campaign promises (lies). Time to rebalance the house.
I just dont understand why CNN or any other News channels would entertain Donald Trump....what a waste of TV news. As far as some Americans believing that OUR President was NOT born in the US, shame on them, we are to stand up behind our President, what a laugh we are giving the other countries. I would like to see Trump be investigated like our President is..Again shame on the American People,,,,we the People of the US voted for Pres Obama.
Yes, The Donald is proud of keeping the news cycle on his lunacy about the President's birth certificate, because he has nothing else to offer. It is reassuring to know that The Donald will be the sole authenicator of our Presidents birth certificate. Should the US President have released this earlier – he already did so why should he have. And to think we the taxpayers paid for the President to send a messenger to get the certificate, is infuriating. Will this end the birthers doubting the Presidents birth certificate. If they did not believe the first one he released why should they believe the State of Hawaii on this one. The only sane sensible thing to do about The Donald's allegations, comments and political campaigning is to give him no TV coverage cnn. Come on CNN grow a spine and report the news not hysterical rantings of a mentally ill celebrity news hound. The Donald seems to be hanging out too much with Gary Busey and Charlie Sheen.
How insulting has this all been to the State of Hawaii, that people might believe their long-established process was somehow shielding some sort of skulduggery on behalf of the the President of the United States! Trump in particular ought to be persona non grata in Hawaii, along with the rest of his smarmy ilk.
SHAME ON TRUMP!
This just reinforces that Trump will do anything to feed his appetite for publicity. Donald Trump is now PROUD that he caused the president to waste his valuable time responding to him and all of the other morons who thought that the original birth certificate did not exist. Even the most casual observer of this non issue saw that the OFFICIAL birth certificate (available on Obama's site since before the election) was based on the original and is the only CERTIFIED certificate provided by the state of Hawaii. So why would someone of Trump's stature not be able to see these simple logical facts? Some say it is his seeking publicity and others say that he is racist while others say that he is just a moron. I say that it is "all of the above." This display of trump's "carnival barking" just reinforces the opinion that he is just a narcicistic and racist moron who was lucky enough to have a wealthy father and who used that wealth plus the US Bankruptcy process to multiply it to the billions he now has. And instead of using his wealth for positive and productive endeavors, he chooses to waste his and the country’s time and energy bloating his considerable ego. I hope he does run for president just so that we can see Obama’s intelligence juxtaposed to Trump’s idiocy and lunacy.
are you kidding me? we have much bigger problems in this country whether Mr. Obama was born in the United states or not. He was elected he has served 2 + years of a 4 year term give it up already. How about trying to get the other jack asses out of office who have ruined this country and sold it to the highest bidder and made the American Dream an American Nightmare.
All of you birthers need to go back in your mother's basement and put more tin foil on your heads....morons!!!!!!
I was born in 1965. All the birth certificates from the 60's look very old, type was done on a typewriter not a computer and the paper did not have the computerized water marks that you see on Obama's certificate. My children's birth cert. from the 90's are on that paper but not the older certificates. The Obama birth cert. looks way too NEW. I challenge other Americans born in the 60's to look at their certificates (it must be the original with the raised seal that you can feel). Look at the paper and the type. Your copy will be a copy of the original certificate kept at the county clerks office and it wouldn't look New. I am very concerned that our government is trying to pull a fast one. Trump is right to look into this and he better look long and hard!
We have wasted so much effort, time and money on this guy. This is what hapens when you get elected because you are black. WE NEED TO GET RID OF THIS FOOL YESTERDAY!
This country is full of dopey people. He presented the birth certificate and you're still babbling on about nothing. Meanwhile you dopes are being lead by a couple of oil billionares(the Koch brothers) who could care less about the american dream or the enivironment. I feel like I'm getting dumber just reading this tomfoolery. Ron Paul2012
This is just so sad and how twisted the Republicans have become. They tried everything they could to bring Bill Clinton down, without success and so far this is the only thing they could think of to bring Barack Obama down. Don't worry all of you drama kings and queens–the GOP isn't done yet. They don't know how to work well with people who think differently than them and don't know what compromise means. So they'll find some other way to try to discredit him. And that's why our country is in such a mess!
Just signed up for facebook so that I could respond. How is it that no one questioned what Crooked Chaney did to become VP. He switched his state of residence from Texas to a summer home in Montana or Idaho so he could run, because the President and VP can not legally come from the same state. Eventhough that is where he spent the majority of the year. Outrageous, but no one complained. Just one of many quick shifty moves. ......Also, Obama is an American. Get over it!
I would hope this shuts up the doubters but it won't. That right wing part of our country won't believe it unless Fox News says the issue is over! The President supplied the LEGAL copy required at the time he ran for president. Most of us never see our "original certificate" as they are locked up in the town or city vaults. Donald Trump only accomplished showing he is ignorant. Let's see if Trump releases his tax records as promised....
Now the dumb Americans are jobless. Unbelievable !
Scrolling through these comments, it's mainly bashing conservatives, republicans, and the tea party. This is just pathetic. He didn't show is birth certificate, and until he did, he wasn't qualified to be president. It's not a race issue. Quit using that as an excuse to dismiss the stupid things he's done.
I'd also like to know how this makes republicans look bad. He did not provide something he had to provide. So, sticking with the constitution is only for idiots now? Yeah, there was a big deal over this. If he was a republican, democrats would make the same big deal over it, if not more of one.
The fact he produced it now, doesn't make us look like idiots, just finally shows a little proof. Remember 2nd grade? You had a friend saying something ridiculous? Say, your friend said he could fly. Okay, prove it, right? He never did. He kept refusing to prove it. Well, naturally, you wouldn't believe him! This is that same situation. He claimed he had it, but never showed it, and kept refusing to prove it. Naturally, you should doubt it. He's shown it, problem solved. But that doesn't help his case, and put republicans to shame. It just means he finally did something, he was supposed to do 2 1/2 years ago.
There is a war going on, Soldiers steady dying and getting wounded, families are hungry, unemployment is up, and all these simple minded a-holes can focus on is where this man was born? It's damn ridiculous!! Leave the man alone about stupid stuff and focus on getting our country back in order!!
The President of the United States is still a black man. As long as that's true, the nutters will dispute his legitimacy.
Now President Obama can say to the birthers:
KISS MY B.A.!
That just has to be fake. It has to be! If it's legit, then what the hell are we gonna complain about now?
I like Obama's strategy... He took his time and waited until every dimwit and mental defective jumped on this 'birther' issue; and then he pulls out the original document.
Brilliant... In one felt swoop, he makes them all look like a bunch of morons!
This controversy should have and could have been nipped in the bud if only Obama had presented the documentation when he ran for office like all the others. He didn't so I blame Obama as the cause of the controversy and finally when he realized the question would not go away he decided to deal with it rather than continue the charade. He is the only one to blame in all of this all he had to do was provide the document and he had the staff which could have and did do it for him. Go Figure!
It's sad we live in a country where a man is forced to show his birth certificate because he is different in skin complexion compared to the 43 people prior who have led the same position. High volume of ignorance to say the least. This man is trying to fix issues this country hasn't seen since 1930 and people still attempt to villify him. Last time I checked, Obama didn't start two wars, give tax breaks to companines outsourcing jobs to China, give tax breaks for the rich, ignore our economy while fighting two wars, increase spending on prisons while cutting education, the list goes on. As a child my mother often told me as a black man I would have to work twice as hard as others and I would be viewed under a larger microscope because of the complexion of my skin. Either she's a psychic or America as she knew it has not changed in the racist ignorance that still exists.
I'm glad that Hillary can finally stop with this birther argument. Funny how most libs dont know where this all started.
Obama is AFRICAN.
Obama is African American.
I never knew there were soooo many completely ignorant people in this country. Do you take the time to speak before you type? Do you read what you typed before you hit "send?" Some of you posting comments here sound like you have never read a book in your lives. Perhaps you should educate yourselves a bit before commenting on things that are obviously above your level of understanding. And further....for those of you who so stupidly keep saying, "Where is it?".....Open your eyes and notice the link to take you to the document!
This will not satisfy those nut cases who still think President Obama was not born in this country. They will now claim it is a forgery and those that don't say that will now agitate for the release of his college transcripts. Donald Trump is an idiot and an opportunist. The rest of the people who believe this are just simply deluded and can't get over the fact that an African American man was elected to the White House. Sad, very sad.
I am so happy for president Obama.
Give me a day and I'll produce one that says he's from Mars. Someone tell him it doesn't take four years for ink to dry.
This birther issue was initially brought up by the Dems when Hillary was running in 08. The fact it took this long for Obama to release a document is divisive and weak...just like him.
There are no more facts. Not in the era of Fox News. There is only what people believe.
It says "White House" in the upper right corner. Is that where it was created?
I guess pretty soon, they will say if your were conceived in Mexico, you are Mexican.
I am very sorry that your Presidential candidate did not win the elections but our nation has a President elected by the people and he has an incredibly challenging job with multiple issues plaguing the nation to resolve. If you're an American, support your President and stop finding reasons to diminish his authority.
GOP= The party of duh? and $$$$
Who cares? I don't, when it costs $100 to fill up the car, $200 to feed the family per week and 9.9% of America is out of work(including my husband)! I really wish there was a way to step back and try to fix this atrocious mess we are in. But, alas, there isn't. So we'll focus on the Wizard in the fog and not the man behind the curtain and eventually the whole country will shut down. Maybe then something will be done!
The question is why Obama spent so much money to keep this his school records and other documents sealed. Is he a brilliant person or is their something. The main distraction of this episode has the voters taking their eye off the really bad job he has done. Worst president since Carter.
@ ME, your line "So besides the fact weather he was born in America or not he is muslim and those are the people who attacked the United States on 9/11. So we have a terrorist running our country." is one of the most absurd things I've read in the posts today. Timothy Mcveigh was a christian and he attacked his fellow Americans, so those people (American christians) must be terrorists too, according to your logic. I don't understand how people with your mindset survive in today's society. Closed-minded people like you have the same thought processes as the extremist terrorists that we are battling around the world.
aww look at poor aerial, she can't cope without being proven wrong so now its all about timing.
I still don't believe it. They had way too much time to create anything the Secret Service needed to make. He is a known liar, why should anyone believe him now?
Notice how the race block says: "Caucasian" and "African" I am sure that they were that politically correct in 1961... FAKE FAKE FAKE.
One more curious thing I noticed, besides the lack of the vital statistics of weight and length, it lists his fathers race as African, back in 1961 that would have been most unusual, because the term used, at that time in history, would have been Negro, it wasn't until maybe the mid 60's many started using the English translation of the Spanish word [negro] for black. The use of African for someones Race came a bit later on down the road. I guess they have done things different in Hawaii for a long time.
This is probably a good time to keep an eye on the rest of the news, when this tail wagging the dog stuff makes headlines there is usually something else far more important going on that slips quietly by unnoticed, the tiny stories in the back sections. Like what's the Fed up to right now, and did Obama issue any new Executive orders today, or yesterday?
Look at the big photoshopped left-hand side.
Why is it printed on new paper with that green grid?
It should be white like the period documents.
And, to those of you who say that it was easy to do in Photoshop, you're right, it would be, but it would be easier to do many other ways. And, if you're thinking it wasn't released earlier because they were busy creating it in Photoshop (or whatever program), do you really think it would take 2 years to make a forgery and they're just now releasing it because they just finished yesterday? People like you wouldn't believe it if you were standing in the delivery room and had witnessed his birth, you just don't want to believe it no matter how much proof their was. Also, for those of you asking for his school records, they aren't required to be President, so even if he produced every single document, school paper, art project, report card, drivers license, yearbook photo,paycheck stub, and on, and on, you wouldn't be satisfied.
"Sorry, doing this 2 years after being elected means this is a fraud document. If it existed it would have been produced before the terrorist Hussein Obama took office."
Hahahhahaahh cause it takes 2 years to fake a piece of paper; and that its necessary to appease a bunch of middle school drop outs with diabetes
Hey, Mister Hair-in-the-Wind, what's next? Proof that the President really went to Harvard, that he really had good grades, that he really was nominated President of the HBR, and perhaps that he really was elected President of the USA, that he really exist, that he is really not from Alpha Centauri? Or maybe proof that your face really doesn't ask for a punch...
Being a requirement of the Presidency...........why wasn't the birth certificate produced to begin with? And if the President has more "pressing" matters to deal with, why was't it produced years ago when the issue arose? Gee wouldn't we have saved a lot of time.
Will people stop saying the birthers are racist, they are just too stupid to criticize a liberal president, nothing!!! Amazing right, not the unemployment rate, nah, they point to citizenship lol Unfortunately, yes these idiots are allowed to vote in this country.
I feel like this should have been exposed a long time ago!! But to me it's old news now, the damage is done. Obama has damaged our country in more ways than one!!!!
I think everyone that is now name calling to the Republicans or the Tea Party is missing the point here. This has been going on since 2008. Donald Trump just brought it back into focus because everyone had begun to forget about it. It was not something that should have been pushed to the back of the line. This is a big issue for the American public and he (Obama) coould have resolved this 3 years ago, but did not provide the documents until now. Yes, there are all kinds of conspiracies floating around. If I have to provide solid proof of a borth certificate I do not think it is too much to ask that our President be expected to show absolute proof of being a 'natural citizen".
Awesome. Now all those birthers can finally shut up...but i am sure they will just say that Obama was able to cook one up and that this is a fake...if thats the case, then I say all of the birthers need to provide their birth certificates as well. If they can't they MUST be illegals, right? That means we gotta deport them to whatever country they look like they would be from. I can still see them requesting even more proof...what the hell do you want? Video of Obama being pushed out of his mother all while a nurse holds up a newspaper which clearly states the date and location of where they are? And even then, they will say that they could have faked the newspaper or that could have been anyones kid and not Obama...He is American, get over it. If we have to put up with morons like birthers here in the states, then the least they can do is accept that, like him or not, Obama is American by birth and has every right to be president.
Do any of the Birther, Tea Party, God, Guns and Glory, Terrorists recognize the cookie cutter responses from the liberals ? Just shows that they are so easily led it's no wonder they think he's a god....just wait until they do vote him in for another term and then whimper and moan when they can't feed themselves or their families...Blind leading the Blind, and they both fall in the ditch.
Regardless of where he was born it does not negate the fact that the quality of work he's doing in this current position is not adequate to what this country needs.
People in these positions need to take a moment to outline all the things we have learned all these years and try to employ that knowledge into something that works for the people in today's era. The problem is people for the most part do not like change and those comfortable with the political power and paycheck would rather keep showing up, receiving money, generating clout, than take a stand to make a change.
Too much bureaucracy. No one has the courage to voice what their beliefs are. Rather, they simply pick a political side and just roll with the text book beliefs that they might have learned belonged to that political party. It's unfortunately going to get to the point where we'll either have to deal with a civil war ourselves or have to deal with some super disaster to act as a wake up call.
It doesn't seem like we're going to get there on our own accord.
Fake, as the term African was not used on Birth Certifcates in the United States in the 1960's the term Negro or Negroe was used. Then it changed to the word Black in the late 1960's and it didn't changed to African until the 1980's when that was the politcally accepted word used for African American's.
The hatred from the Baggers is really stunning here. Symptoms of this particular brand of hatred are very bad spelling, wretched grammar, and ALL CAPS!!!!!
If only this would be the end of it...
There are still nutjobs out there that think the moon landing's were faked.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
He should have done it a long time ago, but as usual, he was playing politics. All of this drawn out controversy and distraction could have been eliminated two years ago. Both sides are idiots and we the people bear the cost.
The real story is, and always has been , Mr. Obama's social security number..042-68-4424. If he was born in Hawaii, how in the world does he have a ss# that is prefixed for those born in the state of CT? Look at his tax returns, you will see he Omits it, which is odd for a sitting president. And, when asked by a reporter, his pres secretary Gibbs got jello mouth. 042...please debunk it. Hawaii's is 575, & 576. He purposely created the birth cert drama, when many questioned and still continue to ask about the social security discrepency.
This proves that he is not a natural born citizen. To be a natural born citizen, you have to have two American parents and be born in the United States or it territory. Anyone can fake a birth certificate, this was not even a good job, I have seen the birth certificate of a girl born August 5th 1961 and her certificate has a serial number that is lower than Obama's. The paper this is printed on was not available in 1961 and the term African under race of father was not in use yet in 1961 In our family the term used is Negroid. Sorry this is just another fake document Obama has has made. It the records were searched, you would find a baby who died at child birth who was assigned the certificate number that is on Obama's fake.
It is amazing in this country that if someone is even the smallest amount negro mixed with Caucasian they are still classified as black (of course, the color in reality is a wierd shade of dark brown). This mixture is truly mulatto.
Definition of MULATTO
1: the first-generation offspring of a black person and a white person.
I bet it even has that new certificate smell.
This birthers thing is so ridiculous. These people just don't like Obama being an intelligent liberal black man so they want to try and find any little thing to nitpick yet they would never do it to a right-winged republican. Infact, if a republican was President right now with the same issue they would be on the opposite side saying how stupid people are. This really is not about where Obama was born people. This is about right-wingers being unhappy that there is a democrat President. It's politics as usual. Unfortunately too many people get caught up in this garbage and not the real issues like healthcare, education, jobs etc.
Zero – Get your facts straight:
- Hawaii became a state over a year before he was born.
- EVEN if you were right, EVEN IF, did you knew that they granted people born there up to 60 years (roughly two generations) prior the stateship the US nationality?
yea, it only took 2 years!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah obama, you show them!!!!!!!! you show them your birth certificate!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah, stick it to them with your birth certificate!!!!!! if the table were turned & a republican took office, I would believe 100% without asking questions as to why it took 2 years for a simple document to turn up!!!! yeah, I'm a teab*ggee!!!
Where is the rest of it? Where are the footprintes? Where does it ask Religion? I have never seen a birth certificate from the 1960's that did not include the religion on it.
Donald Trump is a megalomaniacal sociopath.
Who cares ? Every body GROW UP
ME,
your comment makes too much sense for dumbocrats to process. break it down into simple terms for them. yes, most believe obummer was born in the US, but some may wonder why the issue has drawn on so long. but not for those with "short term" memory
The nuts on the left need some serious help. Most people could care less whether Barry is a Kenyan or an American. The fact that he is bankrupting this country because of his incompetent decisions is a lot more alarming. He is completely clueless and is in way over his head. We are looked at as a complete joke to the rest of the world because of his continued apologies to world leaders and his UnAmerican views. 2012 couldn't come soon enough!!!!
Please say we're done with this issue once and for all now. I mean, how many times does a person have to prove their birth in order for others to believe them. Please – over – done – moving on......
Barry you not only dissapoint your new adopted country you dissapoint us. Atleast your wife has the brains and guts to call Kenya home!!!!! How is the hope and change thing working in the USR(United Socialist Republic)
I feel horrible for our president... no other president had go through all of this bc crap.. and it is ONLY because of the color of his skin that folks needed something to hang on and constantly accuse him of. This should NEVER have been an issue, I would think that there are professional agencies who's main job is to screen each politician and to make sure that they are a legit candidate..who the hell are we as individuals, even Mr. Trump, to demand and question his birthplace.. If we were held to account for this, no one would ever become president.. OMG, there is the FBI, the CIA, and other federal organizations whose job it is to find out this information way back when he decided to run.. He didn't just wake up and become president, you know.. during his political career, and even when he petitioned to run for president, they had to do this.. it is ONLY because he is of color that rednecks keep bringing this up.. they just cannot stand having a president that is not white. I also feel bad because after the mess that mr. Bush left us in, no president is going to fix that, especially not in 4 years.. We, as a nation will NEVER have another black president, you rednecks has successfully scared off any other good black candidates, congrats. The successor to Bush would need AT LEAST a decade to get things right, and no one, white or black, could fix what he broke in one presidential term. If this is the only thing Mr. Trump could dig up, he needs to go back to buying whatever it is he was buying and stay out of politics.
What was the holdup? There's still something hinky about all this. I don't care what anyone says – it was just too, too long before we saw the dumb thing. Why were the Hawaiian authorities saying just LAST WEEK that the thing was 'missing'? Obama sucks anyway, and hopefully he's not too, too long for the White House either. Fix the gas prices! Fix the economy! Fix the lack of American jobs! Oh no, Obama would rather get ready for his appearance on Oprah (another over-rated windbag).
@Zero... Good lord. Hawaii became a state in 1959.
OMG!! OK Mr. Trump (and others) ...can we move on now!!!!
#1 The more important question is why you need it to be fake so bad birthers.
#2 You've spent two years arguing over a subject that if true Hillary Clinton and McCain would have sussed out long ago.
#3 Most conspiracy nuts are Lefties? Glenn Beck and Alex Jones....what are their ratings?
I love reading the comments from your somewhat "demented" viewers/fans. Why do your followers have to sink so low as to call Conservatives like me, hick, hillbilly, crazy, nut-job. You fools don't even know me, how can you pass judgement on a stranger. Only GOD almighty will judge me, and you AIN'T him.
Okay, now its official that Obama's father was a muslim foreigner and his mother was an atheist white-man hater teen that got popped her first year in college by the funny sounding ugly guy. But where is the "Birth Certificate"? This is a "certificate of live birth" that is manufacturer by $50 printers and sold on the streets of America to illegal immigrants. Where are his identifying baby "footprints"?
Can you prove this is a pickle on my hamburger? It might look and taste like a pickle, but how can I be sure. Where is the cucumber this came from?
I'd have kept it in my coat pocket until just before the election.
This is simply another example of how minorities (blacks, latinos & women) ALWAYS have a HIGHER BAR to clear than white people in America. To suggest that ANY minority that climbs a leadership hierarchy in Government or Corporate America, has had an easier time than his white counter-part is LUNACY. It amazes me that some folks like to suggest that we live in a "post-racial" society. We do not.
This birther nonsense was structured to appeal to the base, race-related FEARS of older, whiter, Americans. [note, I didn't call them KKK-card carrying racists]. Fortunately, there are enough "enlightened" white people and a growing majority of non-white citizens that will drag the United States - kicking and screaming - into a multicultural 21st Century.
Someone better tell those people with race-based hangups to GET OVER IT. The days when WHITE MEANT RIGHT, are over. Favor will come to those that join a color-blind society, not to those that cling to outdated feelings of superiority.
Trump is such a fool.
This won't accomplish anything. The debate was never about his birthplace, these birthers question whether he even deserves to be an American. That's the real insult.
Since the Tea-Buggers and GOP went this far in examining Obama, I think all candidates should be subjected to the same scrutiny no matter what color they are. Makes you wonder if the TP's and GOP will have any candidates to qualified to even run for office? The heat is now on and the American people will be digging deeply into your past TP's and GOP, as they say watch what you wish for. Now on to the bigger question for the TP's and GOP...WHERE ARE THE JOBS? WHERE ARE THE JOBS? WHERE ARE THE JOBS? Leave Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security alone, RAISE the taxes on the RICH and "THE CORPORATIONS"...Again....WHERE ARE THE JOBS? enough of the foolishness about where President Obama was born, issue resolved. WHERE ARE THE JOBS? WHERE ARE THE JOBS? WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
Donald Trump is a joke. It's a disgrace that this had to get to this point...what other President has ever had to deal with such things? Pure racism and nothing more.
According to the birthers Hawaii is not in the USA. The rascists have forced a black man to concede to their request though unnecessary – that is their victory , I am sorry to say in 2011.
Goldwater Conservative not in support of the birthers.
I still think this whole "birther" issue was an excuse to label the President as "something" simply because he's black. Too politically incorrect for his opponents to use the "N" word in their public criticisms so something else had to take its' place.
May we see Gomer's transcripts now? NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why bother trying to placate the retards who keep saying he wasn't born in the US? All they're going to do now is say "It's fake". As Ron White always said, "You can't fix stupid".
Just what did you accomplish Mr. Trump; the achievement I see “is that man of wealth can make himself Not only look Foolish but Sound Foolish. Good job Trump!
It's amazing how many morons live in America. And the sad part is, they don't know they're morons, they think they are just like everyone else. hahaha
Anyone hear about the 9 Americans who were killed in Afghanistan today? Or that there is a new appointee for Secretary of Defense?
PROBABLY NOT, because republican morons, with literally zero concrete evidence, kept this rumor alive and held our country back from paying attention to what is important. This was AFTER he released a Hawaii Dept. of Health, US State department approved certificate of live birth, the document one can use to get a passport 2 YEARS AGO. But no, never good enough.
How does this look to other countries when 1/4 of Americans incorrectly and baselessly believe that our president isn't from here?
There are probably those out there who STILL don't believe the birth certificate. You all can be quiet now, no one wants to hear it anymore.
Just admit defeat. And thanks for wasting the presidents, congress's, and the American people's time.
Judith Curley for President.... 100's of thousands of people try to get Obama's Birth Certificate. Hillary Clinton tried in 2007, Trump tried in 2011, but one person Judith Curley writes a letter on Good Friday, and over the Easter weekend the Birth Certificate ends up at the White House.
It's about time this bum came clean. there needs to be a vetting committee of congress convened every 4 years to make sure the rules are followed in a judicious manner. This was no game; but from his rearks he kept it going when even regular citizens began to wonder.
This is such a DISRESPECTFUL RACIST action by donald trump.Why didn't he question his homey George sr. and little George's place of birth. BECAUSE THEY R WHITE! That's why. MY PRESIDENT IS A MAN WITH A LOT OF CLASS. CONSIDER THE FEELINGS OF HIS FAMILY. My family & God loves you Mr. President!!!!!!
If you look at the de-constructed document linked on Drudge, it is obvious they took a BC signed by a mother "Ann D...." and a deceased doctor, and modified it. I can't believe that they though such an amateur job would hold up.
Good stuff, this is all anyone wanted. I personally don't care where he was born, but if you've nothing to hide then release then it's a good idea to just release the damn birth certificate and he has done so. Let's move on now.
I guess I don't understand why, if Obama had this thing all along, why he didn't release it 2.5 years ago and deflate all the argument about it?
I just wonder what you all would say if your doctor refused to present documentation to qualify he or she for the job... "just take my word for it".... I highly doubt you would choose that person to take contol of your health, let alone your country. I am just wondering what he has done to deserve such trust and adoration.
I love you Obama
Why didn't Obama just do this in the first place? His arrogance perpetuated the problem.
Didnt the liberals do the same thing to Bush about his military records? How does it feel now Libs?
I never doubted the Presidency birthplace; however, because his mother was American, wouldn't he had still been American? If my child is born while I am on vacation outside of the United States, would my child become disqualified to become President?
The President didn't release the form, earlier, because – news flash! – it's NOBODY"S BUSINESS BUT HIS OWN!! If this country weren't still so chock full of ignorant racist hicks this *never* would have been an issue or, at the very least, someone would have been screaming to see John McCain's birth certificate, too, because HE WAS BORN IN PANAMA!! Last time I looked at a globe Panama IS NOT PART OF THE US, thus making *him* ineligible to run for the Presidency, too.
Trump takes credit for something Obama has done before....that's been verified for years by the US government......that every major media outlet in the world (except for Fox news) has verified....that everyone with an ounce of common sense already knew..... do you have to fail an IQ test do be part of the teaparty, birther, dinosaur saddle carrying, movement? Good Lord.
Both political sides – and the news media – milked this issue dry. All intentionally. We – in the public – are all a bunch of suckers for even listening to the kind of soap-opera drivel that keeps viewership ratings high enough to merit commercial sponsorship for the airing of the many, many low-tier issues that fill the broadcast air.
OBTW.....just wondering if Fox news, Beck, Hannity, Limblah, Palin, Trump, Tea Party, 25% of the GOP...will any of these clowns now publicly apologize for all of their accusations and out and out lies? Or will they now move onto bigger and better racist based attacks?
Trump is taking credit for this is so like him. He is the ultimate me, me, me person who thinks the world revolves around him. Do you really want an ego-centrist as your next president? If you want someone who cares aboutt "the people", you better look elsewhere.
Again, this is not a proper document. Where is the raised seal. Here are the requirements for a US Passport:
*A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar's signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.
Beginning April 1, 2011, all birth certificates must also include the full names of the applicant's parent(s). For more information, please see New Requirement for all U.S. Birth Certificates.
Check out the mother's age. She lived out of the US for many years. Did she meet the requirements for residency? I believe it's 5 years, so she moved back when she was 13??? Remember, YOU GUYS, want to follow the letter of the law - you questioned McCain's birth because he was born in Panama. If you want to see who started this birther issue, just look in a mirror!!!
Way to go Trump, now check out the rest of the story.
Okay. So....if this is a SCAN of the document, why can I delete layers from it when I open the PDF in Illustrator? A Scan would be a flattened raster. Not a layers document.
My god you people are stupid. The President *has* provided repeatedly the same documentation that everyone else in this country has: A Certificate of Live Birth. I have one, you have one, my children each have one, my husband has one, your family members have one. The short form certificate is legal tender accepted at any DMV in the country, any bank, any institution of learning, any recreational sports registration, any voter registration, ANYWHERE THAT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. Could you "birther" morons *please* get over this nonsense! No one has Photoshopped or fabricated a birth certificate on behalf of the President. No one is keeping anything from you. Of course the people of Kenya celebrate the election of President Obama – he's the first black person to hold that office and he shares part of their heritage. They, at least, are PROUD OF HIM...the same way *we* should be. Now go away and please put all that tea to it's right use – drink it!!
Why did it take him 2 million, 3 years, and a Donald to release it?? It's about time. Now, let's move on. What will CNN do without tyring to keep alive the "lunatic birther" stories??
Trump is not an American,he is Romanian,
Sarah Palin was born in Russia.
McCain was born in Panama.
notintendedtobeafactualstement
Not sure if anything is true ...but anybody can claim anything.
ntbafs
Everyone should post an imagined scenario,post it as fact and i bet the entire republican party will crumble
The Republican party is over. They have no credibility,they do not speak for the educated.
They will go the way of the whig party.
They have nobody because nobody can deliver their ideals without seeming moronic or crazy.
You can wrap poo in paper but it is still poo.
has anyone seen this? a natural born citizen is (1) born in the United States or on United States property and (2) born to American Citizens.
BO is not a natural born citizen.
Wow – look how many morons on these comments are saying "where is it?" "I can't see it!" There are links to it in the article, all over CNN and all over the web. I guess you can't see what you don't WANT to see.
Shut up and eat your grits!
Perhaps there is truth to the idea that Trump is Obama's secret weapon. Trump stirred up the Birther dirt ... only to be trumped by the President. Incisive move, Mr. Obama! (It will be interesting to see what other stupidities Trump can incite.)
Can we talk about what really bothers Trump? The fact is we have an intellectual Black American sitting in office that is much Smarter than an average wealthy under achiever (Trump). Like it, Love it or Hate it … Obama is the President.
I have heard both sides of the argument; but what if the long-form is PhotoShopped? As far as that goes, even if it was, it is still certified by a State, which issued it. When fully certified by Congress, should not matter one way or the other, even if the document was synthesized to replace a damaged or lost one; it is still official.
If this is the case, those facts should have been made available to quell any rumor or allegation of impropriety. Allowing this topic to continue, diverts attention to more-pressing responsibilities citizens and government need to focus on.
In any event, for those who believe one way or the other, exercise your vote and minds at the next election and vote-in or vote-out the candidate or official of your choice. Everyone who has questions about validity and transparency of government should ask intelligent questions, which are relevant, and have meaning and practical references to the "real" problems we truly are facing.
As a Citizen, of the United States, will accept the document provided by the President; and this fact is supported by the document, in-question, being issued by the State of Hawaii of the United States of America. Let's all move beyond trivial items, which do not matter, in the long-run. And focus on things that are.
As far as I know, being born in the United States was not good enough to lead the country. I was under the impression that both of your parents have to have lived in the U.S for more then 2 years, before the birth. You still have U.S citizenship for being born in the U.S, but it's not good enough to be the leader of the U.S.
Lets see the tax-return Trump! You said on State of the Union that you would release your tax-return if Obama showed his birth certificate. Obvioulsy, you won't, because you're a coward.
Only Trump would say that he is 'honored to have played a roll" after being outted as a liar and a fool.
"If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist,
you'll have to vote for someone else in 2012
to prove you're not an idiot."
Birth Certficate or not, Obama doesn't deserve to a president. Community activist yes, president! what a sham..
Double gas prices, double food prices, failed stimulus, 6 million still out of work, more excuses and lies to try a justify what a hack he is.
Gee, I wonder what teams he picked for the NBA... You know that's more important.
The President provided us proof of his certificate of birth, while Mr. Trump provided us with proof of his ignorance. You call yourself a man of substance … I call you a Bigot!
I get amused by all the people calling racism on this. To me President Obama has never been a "black" president. He is a mixed raced president who was actually (if I am repeating this correctly) raised by the "white" side of his family.
Can't believe CNN is spending so much time on this ridiculous issue. Point is moot, American citizen or not he's not right for the office.
I just saw a poll showing 49% of Americans believe the bc is legimate and 51% believe Mr. Obama was not born in US.
Since when is 'African' a race? esp. in the early 60's. Where is the footprint? He needs to fire whoever came up with this -
Now if the republicans can get someone to read this to them they might start to figure this out.
The only real question is, Why is it ok for him NOT to show his birth certificate! All other cantidates have to but him? Only an elitest would think this is ok!
Donald Trump,,,,wake up and smell the roses.....2yrs ago Pres. Obama's Birth Cert. was shown,,,,pay attention Trump, and now you want credit that YOU were the only one who went for it......GIVE us a break Trump,,,,we Americans arent Stupid..I just wish the News channels quit entertaining Trump......why give him any air time, I'm sure there are more important people you can give time to....
Now that the certificate is out, it is easy to see why it wasn't broadly circulated before. There were likely concerns about the religious and ethnic groups not understanding a mother's teen pregnancy and a mixed relationship?
Why did The President wait until now to release his birth certificate? He gave them just enough time to make complete fools of themselves. Now that they have been exposed, what do they do? They turn around and "blame the victim" by demanding more proof. How do they look at themselves in the mirror, and they call themselves "Christian". To me, they are an embarassment to God. Shame on them!
Where is Trump's birth certificate? And while we're at it, how about Romney, Gingrinch and all the others running for president!
Nice job Trump, showing what a complete jackass you really are. I'll remember how impressed I was if your name ever shows up on a ballot.
McCain was born in Panama almost a year before 8 U.S.C. § 1403 went into effect, giving babies born in Panama since 1904 who had at least one parent working for the US Military or the Panama Railroad Company retroactive US natural born citizenship. I'm not calling into question his eligibility to run for president, just pointing out that McCain was not born in a US state but Obama was.
Also, Obama did submit his birth certificate while he was running for President (before June 16, 2008). It wasn't the "long form" kind that birthers hold dear, but rather the kind that every other person born in Hawaii is issued and is valid for crazy things like passports and drivers licenses.
A black guy is our President, get over it.
If you zoom in and look at this certificate, you will notice a white halo or background behind each typed character, each description and both signatures. It appears that someone copied and pasted this info onto the official green background that Hawaii uses.
I don't know why these people are called "birthers". Everyone writes them off as loonies or nutjobs. We need to call them exactly what they are, bigots.
I feel fortunate that I didn't decide to try to be president, cause the only record I have of my birth is a "certificate of live birth" photograph of a document. And, now that my mother has passed away and the doctor who did my delivery, there are no witnesses to my birth. OMG. Maybe I am NOT born in the United States!!! My whole life is a big conspiracy. GIVE ME A BREAK. MOVE ON.
Way to go TRUMPSTER! Obama won't listen to us (We the People) but HE listens to Donald. Keep the pressure on TRUMPSTER, there is something more. If it was just this easy, you have to ask yourself, "Why didn't Hussein produce this over a year ago? Why the 2 Certificates of Live Birth? I think it's a wonderful thing that we have a half-white president! I can't wait until the 2012 elections. Obama is going to spend 1 Billion Dollars. Think about it folks, 90% of all Americans are struggling because of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac, which the Dem Congress was warned about, and the high gasoline prices are driving EVERYTHING up in price. Obama is going to spend 1 BILLION Dollars so HE can be re-elected. Good thing TRUMPSTER has more. I'll even give him some of mine. TRUMP 12.
Does any one know how many certified, impartial experts validated the paper, ink, and signatures on the original birth certificate?
Ok so this birth certificate may say that hes born in the US big deal its not like he's experienced the things "real" americans have, i think that before he wants to cut military pay he should have served for our country. He also knows its possible to drill in the US for gas to keep our prices low but no he wants to keep giving the money we dont have to Iraq...Just saying i cant wait to vote in 2012
If none of the other information available up to this point helped to convince the doubters (including U.S. Code 1401, Section "e"), this most recent release will do nothing to help. I'm afraid this issue will be with us for at least the next six years.
Kudo to Donald Trump. I like a man that commands attention and gets results.
The quote you have for Obama is wrong. It should read:
“Over the last two and half years, I have watched with BEMUSEMENT. I have been puzzled with the degree with which this thing just kept going,”
Clearly a fake.
From TSG
• If the original document was in a bound volume (as reflected by the curvature of the left hand side of the certificate), how can the green patterned background of the document's safety paper be so seamless?
Cause...... Maybe it's a fake?
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It's not their fault you are too lazy to look them up. They were, and are still, out there for everyone to see, as a matter of public record. Kerry, Gore, McCain made their records public during their campaigning, too. It's part of the vetting process, which was for some reason completely forgone for Obama in the 2008 elections.
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If he had put his record out there like every modern day presidential candidate before him has, this wouldn't be an issue. It's a failure on the part of the Dem national party to properly vet him. And are you seriously asking why Americans would be concerned whether or not our president is constitutionally qualified to hold the highest office in the land? I weep for this country.
Nothing will change...a faction of the right wing (all absolutely orchestrated by the RNC) will just challenge another part of his history/claims...just shows how a big part of our population hasn't come as far in the 21st century as many would like to believe. Its actually a smart strategy...if you can't beat the man/party on ideas and ideals then create a negative distraction, aka, the swift boat ads on Gore.
Regardless, why did it take him over 2 years to show it and spend millions of dollars trying not to have it shown? Why didn't he do this in the first place? To me, he is the side show, not Trump.. And another thing, if he wants to always blame Bush, why didn't he go against Bush for his second term?.. And the side show continues with blindly led sheep..
I would like to see Trump brought up on criminal terrorists charges for interfering with a federal government employee during his elected duties. This being President Obama having to take time out of his busy day to try and quell the disruption caused by Trumps antics. The fact is Trump has already stated he's not going to stop. Now he's after Obama's grade card during college. This has no bearing on the qualifications or requirements to become a president, it's for Trump's mere amusement. I'm sure the president has more important things to do other then fend off Trumps antics. Of course the only way this will happen is if we all make a big stink about this like Donald did, so pass it on!!!
Regardless, why did it take him over 2 years to show it and spend millions of dollars trying not to have it shown? Why didn't he do this in the first place? To me, he is the side show, not Trump.. And another thing, if he wants to always blame Bush, why didn't he go against Bush for his second term?.. And the side show continues with blind sheep being led....
I think it was right to do this. I HAVE TO SHOW MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO SHOW I'M A CITIZEN TO GET A PASSPORT. HOW DID THE PRESIDENT GET HIS PASSPORT? It should have been done long long ago, and again, the media is always tring to control the public always tring to do things for them and not for the people. Shame on you media people.
Let's all remember how this got started. It was when President Obama's grandmother said he was born in Africa and was promptly "shushed up". He could have stopped all this nonsense right then and there by producing the birth certificate.
Just curious.. Have past Presidents, Bush's, Clinton, etc., released their Birth Certificates? (I am not black, guyz:)) This whole episode smacks of 'Racial' bias by average Amirican citizens. Shame on you people of America.. shame on you.. what freedom you will spread in the world, when you don't have moral values in the society. And don't say the crap about it being the Constitutional requirement, and the BS. Do you think that he would have even been allowed to stand thru the past Presidential nomination process, if he was not eligible. So, basically, you don't (want to ) believe your (white) citizens, who are responsible for running the country's Presidential elections? Such an immature lot...YOU! I am laughing my a' out.... hahahahahahahahhahaha
It's too bad that Trump picked an irrelavent issue to focus on. As president he would focus on other irrelavent issues and only try to put the focus on himself. Arrogance was my impression...As Barak said...there are more important issues to focus on. I think that no one person can fix our nations problems but Barak is definitely making a serious effort in the face of those that doubt his ability. There's a lot more in that statement Anderson.
Is he Christian? Is he a citizen of the US? Did he really get to college the right way?
In 235 years a US president has never been ridiculed even 1% of what President Obama is being out through. His only fault is that he is black and there are people that cannot stand to see a black family in the white house. Lets boycott EVERYTHING trump; I wont go to a Trump Casino, buy a Trump property, or watch this publicity hungry moron's TV show. God bless our great president, God bless America.
You know, I was hoping that Sarah Palen would be doing better by now. It would be hilarious to watch her run against Obama. It would be hilarious to watch Sarah run against anybody. So I was kinda bummed, but now we have "The Donald" ! Oh God this will be absolutely insane. You know what, the way the Republicons are going these two could have a good shot at it. Either one of these two would great carnival barkers. I can imagine being a Republican and having to choose between these two. I'm so glad I'm not a Republican. I'm so glad I'm not a Republican. I'm so glad I'm not a Republican.
Only in America – people in no other country be looking for a a President's birth certificate. Oh I know why Trump asked for the certificate – because Obama is black. All these ridiculous people are trying to discredit a man that is trying to straighten out what previous Presidents (not to speak the name) have distroyed.
Trump for President – get real a man that has repeatedly filed for bankruptcy – I really want to see what happens to this country then.
Dear Donald Trump,
Unless your issue with President Obama is one of race, my assumption is that you have reasonable suspicion as to whether or not he is an American. So I ask you, may I please see your birth certificate? And once it is produced, may I review it for authenticity? Your fascination with the President's citizenship is obsessive and I can only think that you are discriminating against him because of his race or that you yourself are not American born and would like to hide this from the public. Why don't we make it a rule? All Presidential candidates shall produce their full birth certificates and be tested for authenticity. Starting with you.
DONALD TRUMP see how you talked to the nation about the President ,but at the end President Obama made you look stupid. now we are going to use your words. YOUR FIRED
So if it wasn't a big deal why wasn't it produced two years ago???
RaketenMan, Shenandoah, you are both wrong. Barack Obama was born in the United States. That by itself automatically makes him a U.S. citizen, even if his father was a citizen of Kenya. Having a foreigner for one or both of your parents doesn't disqualify you for citizenship here. As long as you were born in one of the fifty states, or in any other United States territory, you're a "natural-born American." That's it, plain and simple.
This is bs. President Obama is a better person then I could ever be. They have messing with him every since he stepped foot in office. Much respect, but, I know he has to put a good old fashion cussing out on folks every nite behind closed doors, (cuss them out President Obama they have been jerks). Its been such a hassle for him to be the first black president. Mr. Trump needs to worry about where he can find a decent piece of hair to go on his head, real talk. Its ridiculous and if he didnt have a legit birth certificate its a little late in the game for that. This should have been dealt with from the start meaning he shouldnt have been eligible to run period. Folks leave him alone except the change and move around, damn...
look at the document, try and duplicate at home, on a home scanner the patterm match up that this document has. look at the letter K in Kansas and compair to the rest of the letter Ks. if you have ever used a machanical typewriter the offset would not happen. all letter Ks would show the same error. Why does most all the text have white around the edges. Why is OBAMAs name all in capitals but the rest of the document is not. looking at my original birth certificate, there is no background pattern on the document, the typing is consistent through out and there is a seal imprinted over the signatures. don't see this on this document. I put my grandson on mars riding a pedal tractor with a travel trailer behind him looking at the mars rover. It looked more realistic than this birth certificate. so you decide, but i'n not buying it took too long to get here to be believed. showing a birth certificate for any government job should be automatic. Obama created the issue, he did not put it to rest.
I am looking at the recent B Obama Certificate of Live Birth released today against the COLB I received from Bryon Suits of KFI AM Radio, on June of 2007 for this individual. The recent release seems to be the original found in the records book; both appear to be the same. So now we know the original was numbered 61-10641-151. That all that's new.
Understand, the COLB is not a Birth Cirtificate. This says his mother brought baby B H Obama into the hospital sometime after Aug 4, 1961 and asked for a proof of his birth. What she got was a COLB not a BC. They had no idea when or where he was born or who the father was, they took his mother's word of truth and so recorded it in the COLB. That is normal operating procedure and done in every hospital across this Country, dozens of times a day. The COLB has always been assumed to be equal to the BC, except for the Presidency. Well, it's not.
The problem is B Obama is a lawyer. He knows the difference. His action, as a word of the court, is equal to fraud. At the State level, this could get a lawyer dis-bared.
Now what?
Lee R. Williams, Hesperia, CA
Well if this had been done way back during the campaign this issue would've died. Now it just looks like it took them time to prepare a document that would pass all tests. Not convinced. This President is the first anti-American president and unworthy of even a teaspoon of respect. He's proven himself unable to properly accomplish the job time and time again.
If the birthers STILL don't accept this, that means we can choose not to accept their documentation to prove they are legal either...I say its time to send them all packing.
I just feel its sad that every other president took office and everything is fine. But soon as a BLACK man takes office there's all these problems and unnecessary stuff the are asking of him its really sad!!
Trump is "honored" that he was the last major figure in this birther fiasco? Trump was slammed and is too stupid to know it. Now here's hoping he and the rest of the birthers go find a hole to crawl into and rot.
Problem is, I was never concerned if he was born in the US. The constitution says the President is to be "a natural born citizen". Obama is not a natural born citizen. He held dual citizenship between the US and Kenya until he turned around 23. At that time, by Kenyan law, his right to Kenyan citizenship was withdrawn. Obama was to have chosen what country he was to be a citizen of and if he didn't do it within a certain length of time Kenya withdrew the right for him to choose. That means he didn't choose to be a US citizen. He is one by default. So, not only did he hold dual citizenship which bars him from being President because he will always hold some allegiance to the other country (Kenya in this issue), but, he also didn't choose to be a US citizen. This bothers me GREATLY and I will not forget.
Obama has done a great job. It figures that idiot Trump would be trying anything to get to the whitehouse. I can't imagine anything worse than that chump being in charge. It makes you wiah he was born somewhere else doesn't it?
Demorcrats were the first to question Obamas birth cert. Philip J Berg of philadelphia was the first to file suit, he was in charge of the Dem party for PA under both hillarys campaign and the 8 year bill clinton was in office.he ran for DEm gov in pa 2xs, he has been a life long dem
Obama will let trump see the papers next week in person, the ink should be dried by then
Now why couldn't he simply have done so years ago, in the Chicago race? For his claim of transparency, he likes to keep things that should be readily disclosed, hidden. Gore, Kerry, and Bush all have their academic records available, yet Obama continues to hide hide hide his past. He likely was a stellar student, but keeps information that shouldn't be hidden, tightly under wraps. If he was to seek employment at a company, full disclosure would have been made before he was hired. Is it racist for requiring such? No, but it appears racist for NOT requiring it instead letting it slide. Again, Gore, Kerry, and Bush ALL have their academic records available. Why not Obama? FYI Bush was the bright one per his records despite the claim contrary.
I had to provide my birth certificate to enlist in the U.S. Coast Guard and more information to obtain my TS clearance. The role of President of the United States is far above what I was doing .... how can people honestly think it's just a popularity contest. So, you lefties wouldn't storm about if Arnold put his name on the Presidential ballot???? Turn off American Idol and read the Constitution you leftie twits....there' is a difference.
Well I read and hear Obama said about, We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do," said Obama. That is true we do have better things to do but we all have to show are birth certificate for one thing or an other to show that were from here. Why doesn't all Presidents have to do this not just Obama. I'm happy to say I was born in america it freedom. I just hope we help owe homes first before we help other homes. Mom alway said if your is good health then everything else will fall into place and you will be about to help others.There are many things in america that we need to work on. Not other country's
Why should anyone think this document is forged, surely not because he was a high ranking member of ACORN who specialized in forging documents for illegal voters just to get him elected. If it is real, where has it been for three years. It only took three years to PRODUCE it. LOL
GWB, Kerry, and Gore all showed their academic records...why did Obama seal his when he claims transparency
Trump is a man of action....That's what this country needs..About time Obama released it.
WAIT A MINUTE... WHO IS BARRY SOTERO THEN? (not sure of last name spelling – see his books)
Obama's original birth name WAS Barry Sotero and it wasn't until his mother married the Muslim that he was given a Muslim name, so why now all the sudden is a birth certificate available with the Barack Hussein Obama name WHEN HIS LAST NAME WAS NOT OBAMA?? AND IF it wasn't a big deal until Trump got involved, why didn't Obama just release it in the first place a long time ago? THINK PEOPLE – use your brain – Even a car dealership can make an invoice the way they want.
Why should anyone doubt that his birth certificate is real. Surely not because he was a high ranking member of ACORN before he ran for president. You know ACORN, the group that specialized in creating flase documents so they could have thousands of illegal votes for you know who. And if this document is real, why did it take three years to PRODUCE it for the public and his moron followers?