If it was such an obscure blurb, why bother changing it at all?So, at this point, is there really any reason to worry about this. Maybe he was gay, and he kept it hidden, not really a crime. Also, his mother being American means even if he was born in Kenya, he was still eligible for presidency.
Having said that, I do have a couple of observations.
Goderich made a mistake and listed Kenya as Obama's place of birth. It's possible that during the fact checking process, Goderich came across the information of Obama's father and was confused and thought the information was talking about obama. I can see that.
Yup. Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya. Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Hawaii.
Getting those two confused would be an easy thing to do. Especially pre-internet.
Question I have is, why was this not corrected immediately? You would think that when the pamphlet was published, someone would have noticed and had it corrected. Also, Goderich, who became a partner of the firm, lists obama as a client.
It was an a tiny blurb created for an obscure pamphlet created by a literary agency to send to publishers. Why would it be re-fact checked?
Um, ever?
The pamphlet was published in 1991 and obama was listed as being Kenyan born on the Dystel and Goderich website until 2007, but was only changed about 2 months after obama announced his campaign for presidency.
Why did it take 16 years for that error to be noticed and corrected?
Same as above: they weren't re-fact checking old bios. Nor did they have any particular reason to. The copy on the website was identical to the pamphlet. They simply cut and paste it.
Somebody finally noticed when it was online. And they changed it.