Very true
Interesting reflection of racists in America. This black man is not a real president, not a legitimate president.....he is not like the rest of us
Ignorant bull shit. The question of his birth certificate stems from some very real facts. First was that it was hidden for so long. Why would anyone do that? Second was things like the above where it’s actually written that he was a foreigner. It’s legitimate to argue that these things don’t prove anything but to ignore them and chalk it up to racism is simply stupid.
The fact of the matter is that many of the Birthers that have gone full Birther are full blown racists. To claim that none of Birtherism is due to racism is simply stupid.
There are no 'very real facts' that are in dispute.
In 2007, Barack Obama was the first Presidential candidate to show voters a copy of his birth certificate.
The first Birthers emerged to claim that was not a legal or legitimate birth certificate.
The State of Hawaii officially addressed that- and confirmed it was a legal birth certificate- exactly the kind of legal copy that the State of Hawaii provides to anyone requesting a legal copy of their birth certificate.
Vital Records | Frequently Asked Questions about Vital Records of President Barack Hussein Obama II
Also in 2009 the State of Hawaii officially confirmed that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.
Now- for any rational, informed, intelligent person- that should have ended any 'doubt' then and there. But not for Birthers. They demanded- well a bunch of crap- but most consistently they demanded a certified copy of the original birth certificate, signed by the doctor. Why did Birthers demand this of Barack Obama- not for any other President or candidate? For example Birthers never asked to see any proof of birth for Mitt Romney.
President Obama correctly ignored the foot stomping demands of the Birther idiots until Donald Trump decided to go full Birther as part of his first tentative feeler into running for President- and Trump spouted some of the usual Birther lies- and some of the usual Trump lies. Until Trump went full Birther, Birthers were essentially ignored by the press- but Trump is never ignored by the press- and of course put Birthers into the headlines.
President Obama then made the entirely unprecedented special request to the State of Hawaii for a certified photo copy of his original birth certificate. Hawaii's policy is to no longer provide those, but at the President's special request the State of Hawaii made two photocopies of the original birth certificate on file in Hawaii and the Registrar of Records certified them.These certified copies were shown to reporters. Posted online.
And Birthers- of course- claimed that they were frauds. That the State of Hawaii was in on it. Etc. Etc.
So to answer your specific questions:
- First was that it was hidden for so long. Why would anyone do that?
It was never hidden. It is on file in Hawaii with every other birth certificate on file. Remember- Barack Obama is the first President to ever show Americans his birth certificate. Why did every other President 'hide' his birth certificate? Why did Mitt Romney"?
- Second was things like the above where it’s actually written that he was a foreigner.
Remember- Birtherism- the claims that Barack Obama was not born in the United States started way back in March 2008 on a Right Wing blog. Long before anyone found anything in writing claiming he was a 'foreigner'.
This is important to note- because that short bio blurb that listed his birthplace as Kenya in error? Breitbart found that in 2011. To say Birthers have some validity for their comments in 2008- for something none of them knew about until 3 years later- is just stupid.
The thing that Birthers will always ignore is that actual publications from 1990 and onwards- list his birthplace as Hawaii. Birthers find obscure references and put more validity to them than to actual publications- or even the official State of Hawaii statements and documents.
The real question is why Birthers are so obsessed with finding some evidence that Barack Obama could not have possibly been born in the United States.
Remember here is what Birthers have chosen to either ignore- or claim are frauds:
1) The first birth certificate issued in 2008.
2) Obama's birth announcements in Hawaii published in two newspapers at the time.
3) Obama's birth listed in Hawaii's birth index.
4) The States of Hawaii's confirmations in 2008 and 2009 that the birth certificate was authentic and that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.
5) The certified photocopy of Barack Obama's birth certificate in 2011.
6) The State of Hawaii's comprehensive declaration that the birth certificate was authentic and that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.
So why do Birthers ignore the evidence- and are convinced that Barack Obama must have been a foreigner.
What is one possible explanation?