I have never believed that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, and have written countless posts to that effect.
But what I find even more unbelievable than the unsubstantiated assertion that Obama was born in Kenya is that the same assertion appears either to have been made by Barack Obama himself or at least endorsed by him.
Did Obama submit his own bio? If so, what did it say? How in the in the world does someone mistakenly assume an American citizen was born in Africa? This may well be a “fact checking error,” but it’s an awfully bizarre one with an origin that deserves an explanation. Moreover, did Obama ever see the 16 year-long error and request it be fixed? Was he ever asked to proof the bio?
Talk about surreal!
Clearly, the publisher thought that Obama being born in Kenya would boost book sales. The only question in my mind is whether he went along with a publisher’s lie or deliberately lied to his publisher. Either way, it strikes me as unpresidential conduct. Maybe not worthy of impeachment, but certainly relevant in an era when people routinely are sent to prison for lying about much more silly things than where they were born.
After all, there is an election coming up.
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5 responses to “First Birther?”
I don’t think this means anything. I’m sure he didn’t bother to read his own biographical squib. Frankly, it’s a bit careless of him, but again, I don’t think it matters.
Of course, to the birthers it’ll be a smoking gun. All roads lead to their foreordained conclusion, to them.
He can claim to be a citizen of Kenya by descent through his birth father and may be recorded as such in that country. If not, he could probably get a Kenyan passport by applying. British citizenship (Kenya was under British control until 1963)is much less likely unless his parents applied for it in ’61 or ’62. Indonesia, where he was legally adopted by his stepfather may also record that he is a citizen.
Like most, I don’t doubt that he was born in Hawaii. I am curious about his Social Security number(s) and the sealed school records. His eclectic origins and background may have been used in ways he and his family would like NOT to be questioned about.
This is typical of Zerobama.
Everything about Him is a deception inside a fabrication within a concoction.
The reason he won’t produce a proper birth certificate, is that there is none. He was never born. He was invented and inflicted on us. (Only exaggerating a little.)
I have a slightly different take. I think he has deliberately stoked the paranoia of the Birther movement from day one, and has enjoyed playing them like a violin.
Eric, I would agree…
…but I also think he fibbed for this bio to make himself seem more interesting and exotic. He only changed it when it became potentially problematic for him.
It doesn’t really reveal any new information, it just confirms that he is cynical and opportunistic, which we already knew.