Why Obama’s Birth Certificate Still Matters
The issues around the veracity of Obama’s birth certificate have taken a decidedly “Alinksy” turn as of late. Specifically – Alinsky Rule 5 – Ridicule is Man’s most Potent Weapon.
While the left blogosphere has been at this for many months, there have recently been recent mentions in the main stream media of the birth certificate issue, but with an apologetic tone and containing the usual mocking tone, or straight out calling birthers “crazy” (See THIS Mother Jones Article). In fact Lou Dobbs raised the issue and was quickly squashed by CNN’s President who declared it a “Dead issue” even though USA Today reported that:
CNN researchers determined that Obama’s 1961 birth certificate no longer exists because Hawaiian officials had discarded paper documents in 2001 — a claim denied Monday by Hawaiian health officials. In 2001, Hawaii’s paper documents were reproduced in electronic format, but “any paper data prior to that still exists,” Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said. Okubo would not say where Obama’s original birth certificate is but said, “We have backups for all of our backups.”
The right blogosphere has even taken up arms against the birther issues by declaring it a distraction
A good summary of the whole “Birther” situation can be found at WorldNetDaily HERE
Right leaning blogs have picked up quickly on the fact that the so called “Birther” issue is being used in a classic reversal – to marginalize and mock those who would dare question President Obama’s eligibility to be President based on Constitutional citizenship requirements.
Obama could have requested the release of the original Birth Certificate from the State of Hawaii months ago. Instead, his team has permitted this issue to fester, which in turn has allowed his critics to build into a froth around it. His strategy now is to mock and diminish those poor idiots who just can’t accept reality and paint his detractors are raving lunatics. Heck – he may even turn around with a birth certificate down the road to make the birthers look even more foolish. At this point, the closest we have come to the truth has been a statement from the Hawaii State Department of Health, who is probably tired of receiving dozens of calls every day.
But The Birth Certificate is a RED HERRING!
The more likely scenario is that Barry/Barack Obama carries DUAL CITIZENSHIP. Most likely – he carries USA and Indonesian citizenship. Possibly Kenyan as well?
While having Dual Citizenship is not illegal, it could be construed that holding such makes him “Subject to a foreign power” and placing his US citizenship in an very odd spot. At minimum it would be highly irregular for an American President to potentially hold loyalties to more than one country! The US State Department provides some helpful info on Dual Citizenship:
The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause. Claims of other countries on dual national U.S. citizens may conflict with U.S. law, and dual nationality may limit U.S. Government efforts to assist citizens abroad. The country where a dual national is located generally has a stronger claim to that person’s allegiance.
However, dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Either country has the right to enforce its laws, particularly if the person later travels there.Most U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country.
Dual Citizenship would be a politically damaging secret that Obama would not want leaked, as it most certainly would have destroyed his candidacy for the the Democratic nomination.
So even if we wish to set aside the HAWAII BIRTH question (and we should not), many questions still remain…
- Does he have Indonesian Citizenship as his school registration records indicate?
- Did he leverage his foreign citizenship for a cheaper ride to college (Occidental, Columbia, Harvard)? Obama claims he used student loans – since they are funded through the Federal government, the people have a right to know. Rumours also exist that he had his Harvard tuitition paid by influential people – if this is true then to whom who does he owe his education?
- What passport did he used for his 1981 trip to Pakistan?
At the end of the day, it might be found that there is no “Legal” issue with his citizenship status. Even if that is found to be the case, the real issue is this:
The American People had a RIGHT TO KNOW his background – and Obama’s deliberate attempts to hide ANY of this information is a a DECEPTION.
Remember - its never the crime that gets you – it’s always the cover up!
8/1/2009 UPDATED: This Clip demonstrates the point
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