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

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Obama haters

Have you ever noticed the responders who say he is not a citizen.....is a Socialist....etc....can't write a comprehensive sentence without a mispelled word?
—Guest Moses

my two cents

you say it really doesn't matter if he is a natural US citizen or not he is president and we should respect him. Haha like that was your attitude when Bush was president. RESPECT is earned NOT bought and sold like a cheap house. To be a US citizen is something to be proud of. I don't believe he has ever had any pride in his country and his wife made that a public statement when he was on the campaign trail. My question to Mr Barack Hussain Obama and to others who question: Why does he WANT to be president? What does he plan to accomplish and at what cost to the people who pay his paycheck? You remember who that is correct? Us tax payers who are proud to be US CITIZENS.
—Guest kansas

Obama

I dont see anyone questioning any other presidents citizenship, are you all really that mad that a black man holds office... please how about we focus on the real problems like BRINGING OUR TROOPS HOME SAFE!!! making our borders safer from the drug cartel! and real life issues!
—Guest USA-Sailor'sWife

Inconclusive either way

Essentially this question has not been decisively or conclusively put to rest to the satisfaction of ALL. Therefore I wonder...???? However, what is evident is that Obama has proven himself to be one of the most inept presidents ever inclusive of Jimmy Carter. Bush was no Brainiac, however, there was no questions about his origins or his allegiances. I am glad Bush is gone, however, I am disappointed that Americans have allowed themselves to be duped by the mystery man who pushes his agenda forward whether the majority of Americans agree or not (the public, not legislators). That is some new age arrogance.
—Guest Not a racist or teabagger

About Citizenship

The key words are "NATURAL BORN" citizen. I never said he wasn't a citizen. I DID say, any presidential candidate MUST prove he is a NATURAL BORN citizen. That means being born on U.S. property. McCain was born in Panama, on the Coco Solo Naval Air Station. That is U.S. property, even though it is on foreign soil, so he is a Natural Born Citizen. You are a citizen of the U.S. But, unless you were born, say in the U.S. Embassy in Rome, you are NOT a NATURAL BORN citizen. No person can be president of the United States of America unless he/she is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN. That is in the Constitution: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5. THAT'S the bottom line.
—lasses45

I am an American.

President Obama is as much a citizen of the United States as I am. I was born in Rome, Italy. My mother was born in New York, U.S.A.
—Guest lola86

Obama's birth controversy

The liberals live to play the race card while having their heads buried in the sand. It has nothing to do with race, but everything to do with who he is, what he is and what he is doing to this country. The fact that he is president is a big mistake. The man isn't competent to be president and everything he does is for himself. That is why he loves to stand in front of crowds that clap and cheer. It is the immediate gratification he needs constantly. That is what feeds him. That is all he is. There isn't really anything on the inside that will benefit this country, quite the contrary, there is much there that will, and is, hurting this country. The descent people of this country don't care about the color of his skin, they care about a person's descency. He demonizes anything and everything that doesn't agree with him. He has no respect, not even for himself, or he wouldn't do the things he does. More and more people are catching on to him, but some never will.
—Guest Bill

WHY IT MATTERS - PART 1

I'm doing this in parts because there are so MANY reasons why it matters. It matters because if he cannot prove he is a NATRUAL BORN citizen, as only an ORIGINAL birth certificate can prove, he is not is allowed to RUN for president, much less BE one. All presidential candidates are required to produce that Original birth certificate. He was never confronted about it because he has the George Soros machine and the Tri-Lateral Commission backing him. If he doesn't meet all the qualifications to be president, we can impeach him. Get rid of the man before he ruins this wonderful nation of ours! I can’t imagine why you respect him. Every time he opens his mouth, he lies to us. No new taxes to earners under $250,000? HA! Better & less expensive health care? HA! Unemployment no higher than 8%? HA! Successful Stimulus Bill? HA! Read about his lies at: http://frontpagemag.com/2010/01/21/lies-of-obama/
—lasses45

WHY IT MATTERS - PART 2

All these ‘crises’ we’ve had have been engineered by his backers. We’ve repeatedly heard this on TV: “Never let a serious crises go to waste”. If they don’t have a crisis, they’ll have their machine make one! He is doing everything he can to turn us into a Socialist nation as fast as he can while the Dems are in control of the House, the Senate, and the Oval office. Since he’s been in office, the Auto industry & Banking industry were both taken over & now the oil industry is next on their hit list. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has thought the oil explosion could have been arranged by the environmentalists. And now he’s already talking salary caps! “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money”. (HIS words!) Does he feel that about his buddies, George Soros, ($3.9 Billion last year); Al Gore, Bill and Hillary, just to name a few. Oh, and let’s not the income of the great man, himself & his ‘little’ woman. $5 mil last year.
—lasses45

WHY IT MATTERS - PART 3

With enough crises, he can declare Marshall Law, & then we’ll be in it ankle deep. Read about Marshall Law, just to refresh your memory. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_martial_law He has already said he wants to have a "civilian army", trained & equipped as well as any military army’. Why would he need that? Think about it! I think he’s made a good start on that will the members of ACORN and SEIU. Just look how quickly those groups got so many people to the May 1 rally in AZ. “We live in the greatest country in the history of the world, and I want to invite all of you to help me change it.” HIS words! And don’t forget his other frequently seen statement, made shortly before the election: “In 5 days we will fundamentally transform America”. Those are HIS words! If he REALLY thinks America is so great, why would he want to change it? It’s not your father’s Democratic party anymore. Read: http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html Then, get your head out of the sand!
—lasses45

Obama Citizenship

there are many reason not to believe he is NOT US born! The first and most simple is ask any American to produce a birth Cert and will be done in 5 minutes! This guy hasn't produced one in at least 3 years of questioning! Thats the real difference with him - all other presidents were real Americans, understood what it means to be American! LOVED our FLAG! did everything within the power of the presidents office to protect the USA!
—Guest BBBGGG333

Mrs.

Why does people so concerned where our President is born? I respect him for who he IS and not where he is born. Pleasee what difference does it make.
—Guest Lorraine

He is NOT eligible to be President!

I've investigated birth certificates in HAWAII. There were (then) 5 different types available there. All his mom had to do was call her parents with the details, who then went to the courthouse and reported the facts (except where he was ACTUALLY born) and they were issued a Certificate of Life Birth. That's what he has and that is NOT an ORIGINAL Birth Certificate. The Newspapers send people to the courthouse every day to copy the birth records that are printed in the birth announcement column. That is NOT legal proof of a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN! How could you BELIEVE it WAS? He wouldn't have spent all that money on all those lawyers in all those states if there wasn't a reason. Where there's smoke, there's fire! He was legally adopted by LoLo Sotero. There’s NO RECORD in Indonesia or the U.S. of a legal name change back to Barack Hussein Obama. As far as McCain being born in Panama, he was born on the Coco Solo Naval Air Station. A BIG difference! Dumb, da Dumb, Dumb! DUH!
—lasses45

Obama's birth certificate

The only rational explanation I can see for these "birthers" and "tea baggers" is racism and jingoism. President Obama has done everything he can to aid the American people and help make the world safer. He inherited a stinking pile of war, debt, new taxes and job loss from frat boy Bush. Go crawl back under your rocks. You all make me sick! Believe me, I will use every opportunity oppose your efforts to spread lies and hatred about our President. The rich white guys got voted out. Deal with it.
—Guest tjinc

Nibbles

George Bush is a Cambridge Don did you know !!, thats why he said, "Thems folks missunderestimated me"Yuk Yuk.
—Guest Nibbles

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