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

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By David Emery, About.com Guide

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Assuming Obama proves not to be a U.S.Citizen by the S Court,who would be Pres when
—Guest Elmer L.Tintera

Obama either has something to hide re: his citizenship docs, or he's an ignorant, wasteful hypocrite. His supporters are heaping ridicule and scorn on anyone who even dares question the situation, but obviously, Obama's high handed and absolute refusal to divulge copies of his long form birth certificate, etc, can not be reasonably explained away, hence the ridicule, as there is no logical argument whatsoever against divulging this material, much less for going to the extreme lengths he has to do so. It's indisputable that "Mr. Transparency" has spent voluminous time, effort and money on shielding these docs from any eyes. So clearly, if ridicule is appropriate, it need be directed at the sheeple who are presently doing the ridiculing at this point. Is Obama a citizen, or a "natural born" citizen? I don't know, but I would highly expect so. But, he is doubtless hiding SOMETHING! It may not rise to the level of a disqualifier, but it's doubtless SOMETHING!
—Guest Amos Moses

My father was born in London to a British woman married to an American businessman. He could have become President by the mere fact of having a parent with US citizenship. Obama could have been born in Kenya and still be President. I believe he would have had to declare his citizenship when he turned 18. His declaration of dual citizenship may not be recognized by this country, but other countries do accept dual citizenship. Getting a fellowship based on foreign citizenship is dubious, but so is absent National Guard time when GW Bush was campaigning for another state's candidate. The youthful lapses in judgment for momentary gain raises questions of character, but what has each president done since then to better measure their character? Does this make any difference about who we elected?
—papawheelie

Barry Soetoro is not/never was an American citizen. An American President, by law, must be a citizen of the United States.
—HowardR.Hanson

Barry Obama should be impeached due to his lack of leadership and experiance. This guy has taken more vacations than the last 4 presidents combined for the first year and a half of his presidency. Every thing he does he says is because of the past administration, that only held water during his campaign. Can this man come up with anything to get the American people working again other than giving unemployed workers money we do not have. In all my 53 years, I have never seen our government operate in this manner.
—SBtexas

When there is so much contraversy, why doesn't he just produce the birth certificate? It would make it much simpler for him. Must be he doesn't have one, and if so how come he went to college under a different name and as a foriegn student???
—Guest lucinmt

he is a american citizen, tired of all the crap the man is getting. i believe in him the whole way
—Guest jaunita woods

Obama is a fraud, and its only a small time until this whole thing unravels. He and all of his fraud buddies will be tried as conspirators. What he is trying to do will never work. All "Americans " will come together to make sure that America will not be controlled in this manner. The present gov't needs to be cleaned thoroughly of all the crooked people that inhabit it. Time for new beginnings
—Guest the clean up AMERICA kid

Of course he's a citizen. He never would have allowed to run if he were not. On the other hand, the Republicans probably wouldn't have gone so far as to sue. Sure!
—Jocko2

Even the common sense of a lowly earthworm tells us that IF Obama indeed has a valid birth certificate showing him to be a US Citizen, he most certainly would have produced it the very first time this issue arose….as John McCain willingly and quite easily did, and as you or I would have done, and as we all have done many times during our lives, for various reasons. Say whatever you will, the fact that Obama has failed and refused to produce an American Birth Certificate is proof positive that he simply does not have one!! Whether you're a Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal, Christian or Muslim, American or Communist, White or Black, everyone knows this is true! "Res Ipsa Loquitor"… As this well known legal doctrine states: …The thing speaks for itself... It is self evident.. Ed Johnson, J.D., Attorney Former Assistant US Attorney San Antonio, Texas
—Guest Ed Johnson

I'd like to ask a real question. With all of the speculation, how did he get this far into the presidency? He must have been asked to show something. What was it? Just curious. --Hal Jordan
—Guest Hal Jordan

IF A PERSON IS BORN IN ANY COUNTRY AND ASKED TO SHOW BIRTH CERTIFICAATE AND SCHOOL PAPERS AND ANY OTHER LEGAL PAPERS HE/SHE SHOULD BE PROUD TO SHOW THEM. I WOULD BE PROUD TO SHOW I WAS BORN IN PA. AND WENT TO SCHOOL THERE. NOT HIDE AWAY LIKE SOME CRIMINAL WOULD DO. SO I SAY TO OBAMA IF YOU ARE AS YOU SAY STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AND PROUD TO SHOW YOU ARE AMERICAN. I AM AND LIVE A FEW MONTHS IN U.K. BUT STILL AMERICAN, AND PROUD OF IT AND BRITISH PEOPLE EXCEPT ME FOR WHAT I AM. AMERICAN. AND I AM 84 YEARS OLD AND WILL SHOW ALL MY PAPERS ANY TIME TO ANYONE. TO SHOW I AM AMERICAN, THANK GOD .
—DOROTHY01QUINN

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