Why are people still whining about the birth certificate thing?

Why doesn't he just release the paperwork and get it over with? His mom was a US citizen. End of story. There is concern about it because some of his family claims he was actually born in kenya and not america. But even if that is true his mom was still a us citizen. It would make his mother guilty of lying on the birth certificate. Not obama. And it would not change his citizenship status. But it would make his birth certificate invalid. But they would just have to register him as an american born abroad. Which would not change his citizenship status just his birth certificate. But who knows if it is true. But it is strange different members of his family say he was born in different places. You would think it would be something they would remember correctly. I am not so sure about when his mother revoked both of their american citizenships when they became citizens of indonesia. But sence he was a minor at the time and did not have a say in it....american may not recognize his citizenship being revoked. I know Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenships and makes people who want to citiizens of their country revoke any other citizenships they have. But I don't know if America recognizes that or not. We have never had a president with multiple citizenships before so this is why it is an issue. No one really knows if these things make a difference or not because we have never had this come up before. They are real questions and I think they need to be answered on how the laws on it run and how it effects candidates of multiple citizenships. Their are special rules in place for being president. I do think this needs to be looked into so that in the future we will know exactly what the rules are and how it applies to candidates with multiple citizenships. It would cut down on the confusion. But then I think this whole thing would not have gotten this far if Obama would just release the information and be done with it.

The newspaper announcement is a moot point and doesn't prove anything. Mine says certificate of live birth same for all three of my kids. I don't think there is a difference between the two. I'm sure most if not all people have a paper that says "certificate of live birth" rather than birth certificate. It's the same thing only said in a different way.

I'd have to agree. I have a few conspiracies but this one is just rediculous. A birth certificate is a birth certificate. If you're born here, no matter where your parents were born, you're a natural born. That's what this country was built on.

The answer is real simple, a majority of these who are obsessing are fuming over the fact that their candidate did not win and want Obama eliminted in any way they can. Some are bigots and some are just sore their candidate lost. Either way they live in a fantasy. I think it is sad really, they need to get over it and move on.

You need to look at the color of his skin first, that will explain why those hardcore racists continue whining...If you understand the history of USA clearly, it shouldn't be a surprise at all, looking at all the atrocities leveled against minority Americans, president Obama is the first Africa American ever elected in this country.

I don't see "the birth certificate thing" as a lone issue. Since we're calling it "whining," it plays into a bigger picture of a supposed transparent presidency. It's not solely about the birth certificate; it's that nothing, and I mean nothing, Obama is associated with becomes a national story. Everything that surfaced about the man was denounced as nothing more than "right-wing attacks." His ongoing association with a radical church, his ties with domestic terrorists, his Marxist studies, his say-one-thing-do-the-other voting/rhetoric record, his consistent flip-flopping on major issues, his plan to tax coal out of existence, and the list goes on. You were not allowed in a free America to cite any of these things without being viciously torn apart by the left and called a racist, hate-mongering, dirty neo-con. And this is strange, especially considering that Bush II could mispronunciate (lol) a word during a press conference and the New York Times would run 17-inches of front-page glorly decrying the president as a moron, yet when it came time for the newspaper of record to drop a story about ACORN and supposed ties to Obama, they shut up like a fresh clam. And this continues to be an ongoing theme on a national level. The birth certificate thing is part of a much, much larger picture. You can even add hypocrisy to the list on Obama's end. He won the Senate primaries and then the elections by having (supposedly his 'team' had) his opponents' SEALED, PRIVATE divorce records released to the public! Yet, when it's his turn to pony up SEALED, PRIVATE documents, it's a constant game of misdirection. I've met plenty of people who literally hated Bush II and wanted Obama in, but after they've learned about his willingness to expose everyone else that isn't him, they've all scratched their heads. I have a question for everyone: Who is Barack Obama? Does anyone know--whether you bash him or defend him--who this man is? He was NEVER put under a microscope. People NEVER worried about Biden the same way they worried about Palin. People NEVER worried that having an ALL RADICALLY LIBERAL trifecta of power may corrupt America on some levels (which we're seeing al-friggin-ready). By itself, the birth certificate thing is just the latest attempt to make some dirt stick to the man, in my opinon. But along with everything else, it's another prime example of the EXTREME bias shown for Obama over every other politcian America has ever had, right or left. Everything turns into either a conservative or a liberal thing and never an American thing. In my little town, the guy running for mayor was put under more scrutiny than the POTUS! Something's very, very wrong with that picture. And I don't care if you're a Kool-Aid-drinkin' diehard that owns every Obama plate, t-shirt, coin, poster and napkin set in the world. There's still something very disturbing about not knowing someone who's making the lion's share of America's decisions. If wanting to know is "whining," I'm sure a lot will proudly wear that badge.

Why indeed! It's really getting ridiculous, isn't it? The one scenario is that his mother, who was only about 18 at the time of Obama's birth, had him in Kenya and quickly hopped a plane to Hawaii so they could say he was born there. Like you said, somehow they just KNEW the moment he was born that he was going to be President one day. Also, it's been posted here that Obama told his kindergarten teacher he was going to be President so that's "proof" of some conspiracy. Hey, I can top that - my grandson wasn't even three years old when he said he was going to be President...or a race car driver or a garbage man...lol! Annie

What you should have done is pay the $10 or what ever it is and have them mail you a copy of Obama's birth certificate. They are public record you know and anyone has a right to see them. If there is one on record of Obama being born in the US why hasn't someone at least shown a copy on one of the news networks. If there was one most Americans would have already seen a copy of it. You would probably be able to get a copy on eBay way before now. I don't know if he was born in the US or not and couldn't care less. But I'll put it this way, If he was born in the US he is dirt stupid for not proving it by now and spending all the money he has to keep from proving it. In my books that doesn't tell me he is the kind of man we need running this country. Art

That behaviour is typically American. Osama Bin Laden declared war on America and was blowing up American property and what did the American people worry about? Monica Lewinski. They had their president spending all his time defending himself instead of him running (and defending) the country. There was a madman running around out there with a hate on for America and if he had the resources he would have decimated USA. I am sure if that charge has any validity it would be taken more seriously. I do believe that provision of the constitution has little place in a modern world anyway.

No, I would say, they are people who pulled thier heads out of the sand a little quicker than others.

Or you are in total denial. Okay, so the first two points are true. My problem is more with the fact that he has to let us know about his taxes, so why not his birth as well, if it shuts us up and he proves his point, who cares?