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Why won't Obama release his birth certificate? Is he really an American?

It seems that Obama was born in Kenya - his mother is Kenyan, and his father was an American. His mother later divorced Obama's American father and remarried a man in Indonesia. Obama then became an Indonesian citizen, and his stated religion was Islam. There have been calls for Obama to release his birth certificate to prove that he was born in the US as an American, which under the constitution dictates he has to be in order to run for President of the United States.

Watch this video and you decide....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6_k3NtXZs

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favourite answer

    If he had a valid one he would have put this horse to bed. Interesting that the guy bringing the case is a respected Democrat.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is because he is from the planet Krypton.

    Did you know this about Superman

    In 1946, folklorist and civil rights activists Stetson Kennedy contacted the producers of the radio show and made them an interesting proposal: He had a lot information of the Ku Klux Klan's inner workings and secret passwords and the like and was having trouble getting southern law enforcement agencies to do anything about it, so he thought that the publicizing this information via the radio program, which would embarrass the southern terrorist organization and temporarily "throw a wrench" in its workings.

    The writers and executives at DC comics were thrilled at the chance to actually fight the good fight for truth, justice and the American Way for real and the plot arc "Superman vs. The Ku Klux Klan" hit the air. Ratings were high and according to Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt's Freakonomics, the show had its intended effect of ridiculing the Klan and publicizing its secret passwords and the like, visibly aiding the cause of Civil Rights in America.

    Amazing what you can learn on the net.

  • 1 decade ago

    the flaw in your question is that he already has released his certificate.

    Not his fault if there are science fiction writers who make up some fantasy to try and make you think otherwise.

    The 2nd flaw (aside from reality of it already being released) is that no individual person has the legal authority to force him to show THEM anything. Any person can file a lawsuit. That does not make the CONTENTS of the lawsuit legitimate.

    If you want to go more hilarious, you can find an online petition.. which has NO legal base, since signatures can be faked. And idiots out there believe that if they scream loud enough and long enough.. they can force the court to give them legal "rights" that don't exist in the first place.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you keep believing videos put together by people who have a hate agenda, especially on You Tube, you are in danger of your skull collapsing into the empty space that will soon be between your ears.

    Listen to common sense for once, k? When any candidate declares for President, they are required to provide proof that they meet the Constitution's requirements, by both the DNC and the RNC. That was done long ago. This nonsense? It was started by people who have no hesitation about spreading smears and lies as long as it results in fools who will believe them. If you really would like to, you can find copies of his b.c. on legitimate Internet sources. Will you look, or will you be content to believe this b.s.? Up to you.

  • 1 decade ago

    Now his *mother* was Kenyan? That's a new one. Shows you're thinkin' outside the box. Extra credit for creativity.

  • 1 decade ago

    The USCIS could check him on data base. They have all the records of Naturalization citizenship if one parent is foreigner.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He has released his birth certificate. It's just that some people refuse to believe it's real, so they keep asking for him to do something he has already done.

  • 1 decade ago

    Are you fu@%ing kidding? if he wasn't american he wouldn't be allowed to run for pres. do you actually think the CIA and FBI haven't checked him out ? you're a fool. Go to wikipedia or factcheck.org if you really want to know the truth about Obama!

  • 1 decade ago

    He was born in HAWAII, which is a state of the US, believe it or not! His FATHER is Kenyan and his MOTHER is from Kansas...

  • Anais
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    He already released it. Get with the program!

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/06...

    Why won't Palin release her medical records? What does she have to hide? Hmmm?

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