Readers Respond: Is Obama a U.S. Citizen?

Responses: 276

By David Emery, About.com Guide

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You say that the Honolulu Advertiser stated that a baby was born in 1961 and you REMEMBER that?? After 50 years? WOW! You have some memory. Did the newspaper really say "a baby and the future 43rd president was born"? Again, WOW!!
—Guest Bryan

At this point who cares. He is going a great job with what he has to work with. Can we change it at this point any way? Some
—Guest Candy

It seems very clear and I am surprised it was not proven before he ran for president. How does something as simple as this slip through the cracks?
—Guest cheryl

I was under the impression that both parents of the candidate must be citizens of the United States for the candidate to be elegible. The Obama mother is\was a citizen but the Obama father is not\was not and never has been a citizen of the U.S.!!! Why wasn't this ever brought to light??? Or is an illegal ineligible president what you want for the highest office in the land???
—Guest Krizma

This presidency was bought and paid for before Pres. Obama ever ran for the Illinois Legislature. Someone(s)? with huge money and international influence approached him and Michelle and they quickly sold out their American allegiance. If he had served in the military at some point, his position would be entirely different and he could appreciate what it means to be an American. We can't get rid of him fast enough to save the Nation, I fear.
—Guest Ralph Malph

The passport to Pakistan in 1981 when US citizens were barred from traveling there is more important. If he cannot produce a valid US passport for the years 1980-1988, he's a felon. End of story. Produce and be reduced by continued innuendos and hearsay.
—Guest the shadow

It is hard to believe that people can be SO stupid as to believe that some investigative reporter or some Republican Secret Service or FBI agent would not have blown the whistle on Obama in the Press by now if ANY of this hogwash was true! MANY Republicans have investigated the facts, includimg the Republican Governor of Hawaii... and found all of this stuff to be lies spread far and wide by the feeble-minded.
—Guest provoice

You stupid americans. And you call yourselves christian. Jesus would be ashamed of you all. And you wonder why the rest of the world hates us????
—Guest Susannah

To qualify to be president you must have been born to two American citizens. Obamas' father was not. That makes Obama only half qualified. Not enough to be president.
—Guest John

Please read section 301 of the Immigration and nationallity law of 1952, section 301 where the phrase "natural born citizen" is legally defined. And if ya think it was defined in the constition, I'd like you to show me where. Here's a link to the law. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.f6da51a2342135be7e9d7a10e0dc91a0/?vgnextoid=fa7e539dc4bed010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fa7e539dc4bed010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD CH=act
—Guest Bahr

We simply need to follow the rules! The rules state that if you are born on American soil and have lived in the US for fourteen years, you are eligible to become president. If you are born on American controled soil (Hawaii before '59) then you would have to be born to two Natural American's (both parents were born on American soil). Obama was not born on American soil and his father was born in Kenya. Period. He is not elligible to be president! I find it apalling that this was not investigated when he put his name on the ballet and that it has taken this long to address it.
—Guest Bil

A forged cert. of live birth, actually two, a stolen SS number, or at least one that wasn't issued by the SS admin. In order to go to school on Indonesia, one must be a citizen of Indonesia. His forged COLB say's his father was Kenyan, making him a British subject, and Obama jr. not natural born. He's committed treason, an impeachable offense, but being illegitimate, that's impossible.
—Guest joebanana

Think about this for a minute..If you or I were applying for a job,passport,IRS audit,etc and it took 3 years to produce and to boot sealed our college transcripts?
—Guest Seer

I think his citizenship issue should be a closed chapter since He is already American President. Now the only factor which should be debated is whether he deserves a second Term. Whether a new incubent will deliver better.
—Guest Rhyme

David Emery
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