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Ridiculous for Missourian to Question Obama's Place of Birth

By Suzanne M. Hill, Kansas City

09/09/2009

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To The Editor:
I was surprised to read the editorial, "A Footnote in History," questioning President Barack Obama's eligibility as president. The writer based it entirely on Joseph Farah's article and then reached the conclusion that "we may never know where he was born."

It is not difficult to find reliable sources that confirm he was born in Hawaii.

An Associated Press article quoted the Hawaii Department of Health director verifying Obama's birth certificate and that he is a natural-born citizen. She has now verified this twice! There is no need for the Senate to investigate.
The conservative National Review's editorial titled, "Born in the USA," printed July 28, 2009, also refutes claims similar to Farah's, noting, "he (Obama) was born in the U.S.A."

Even the National Review ridicules those who question his eligibility to be president:

"Much foolishness has become attached to the question of President Obama's place of birth, and a few misguided souls among the Right have indulged it."

In addition, Farah wrongly associates FactCheck with the Annenberg Chicago Challenge. (Obama served on the Chicago Challenge board several years ago.)

While the Annenberg Foundation funds FactCheck and the Annenberg Chicago Challenge was funded through an Annenberg grant, there are no other connections between the two. The Annenberg Chicago Challenge was completed before there was a FactCheck.org. A little more research would have shown that FactCheck is not a fly-by-night organization. It is the product of solid reporting done at the Annenberg Public Policy Center located at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications.

I am disappointed to see The Missourian detract from legitimately serious issues by giving time, energy and space to this topic.

©Washington Missouri 2010

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Added: Friday September 18, 2009 at 02:29 PM EST

birth issue is no issue

First, he has a digital birth certificate which is what Hawaii and Missouri now send out.
Second, there are announcements in at least two newspapers on the day after he was born listing all the usual information on his birth. He has copies of these announcements and copies are accessible in the newspaper's morgue (back issues) and in vertical files and microfilm collections of libraries.

Now can we deal with the REAL concerns like two wars, unemployment and health care?

Bassora Mo, Washington, Missouri

Added: Wednesday September 16, 2009 at 11:48 PM EST

FACTS

If Obama were to apply for many other jobs in this country he may be asked to show many of the documents he is keeping so secret. He applied for, and was given the job of working for me as president of my country and I want to see the documents!!! Why all the secrets?

R.P., washington,mo

Added: Monday September 14, 2009 at 06:43 PM EST

About Facts

Where do you get the "facts" you mention, Margie?

Where do you get the $1 million figure for keeping "facts" quiet?

The problem with the Internet and cable television, as well as talk radio, is that people can say all kinds of things without the truth behind them.

Did we require previous presidents to release their grades??

I am very concerned about how people can get so upset about things that have no basis in reality.

Obama had a scholarship to Occidental and took out student loans for Columbia and Harvard. He paid them off after writing his successful books.

I see that another e-mail hoax has been making the rounds regarding his college education and attempting to connect it with his citizenship.

SH, Kansas City, Mo.

Added: Monday September 14, 2009 at 12:11 PM EST

Why can't we see the FACTS?

Has anyone else wondered why we the people of the United States can not see any of the FACTS about our president? Last toll was over 1 million dollars of our money spent by Obama to keep all of his records sealed. Isn't anyone else curious to see not only his birth certificate, but also college records. I'd like to know what sort of grades he earned and how such an under privileged person could afford such fancy schools. I want the FACTS and I think we all have the right to know!!!!

margie, marthasville

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