White House releases Obama birth certificate

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released the long form of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate Wednesday in response to questions about whether he was really born in the U.S.

The certificate says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the office of president. Obama released a standard short form before he was elected in 2008, but requested copies of his original birth certificate from Hawaii officials this week in hopes of quieting the lingering controversy.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama felt the debate over his birthplace had become a “sideshow” that was bad for the country and political debate.

White House officials have said the issue was settled long ago. But so-called “birthers” opposed to Obama have kept the issue alive. Potential Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently began questioning why Obama hadn’t ensured the long form was released.

“The president feels this was bad for the country, that it’s not healthy for our political debate,” Carney said in releasing copies of the long form to reporters.

The certificate is signed by the delivery doctor, Obama’s mother and the local registrar. His mother, then 18, signed her name (Stanley) Ann Dunham Obama.

The form says Barack Hussein Obama II was born at 7:24 p.m. on Aug. 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital, within the city limits of Honolulu.

There’s no mention of religion. It says his father Barack Hussein Obama, age 25, was African and born in Kenya and his mother was Caucasian and born in Wichita, Kan. Obama’s mother and the doctor signed the certificate on Aug. 7 and 8.

Hawaii’s registrar certified the new photocopy of the document provided to the White House on April 25, 2011.

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spelchek 2 years ago

Wow!!! Somewhere in the west wing they're high fiving over this while gas prices continue to climb, middle east gets further out of hand, debt keeps skyrocketing, illegal immigrants keep flooding in, and terrorist attempts are thwarted by civilians. A bully bully, for Mr. Obama.

bluesfan13 2 years ago

The other issues aside, what was Obama supposed to do about the birther issue? According to polls, close to half of all Republicans believe that he wasn't born in the US. When he was simply dismissing the issue, "he's hiding something". Now that he's addressed the issue, it's "he shouldn't be wasting his time on this issue". According to a letter to the editor today, at least one local believes this long-form further invalidates his presidency because the author doesn't understand "natural born citizen". If you're against his politics, I certainly don't blame you, but no matter how you look at it, some people are biased against President Obama for reasons other than politics (race, religion, etc.).

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

bluesfan....what is ironic Obama addressed the Certificate issue and used your quote, "he shouldn't be wasting his time on this issue" and said it was childish. But funny rather than working on the economy, high gas prices, three wars, anything that a Commander in Chief is in office to address, President Obama Jetted off to a Oprah Taping, then to the Waldorf Astoria to address two $30,000/ plate fund-raisers. I guess self interest is more important than actual governance!

3blindmice 2 years ago

i hear the republicans are now pushing for a tax break for oil companies. for shame for shame

bluesfan13 2 years ago

And I have no problems with what you're saying. I feel those are valid concerns as well.

3blindmice 2 years ago

now that the party of tin foil hatters have been put in their place maybe we can get down to business and make the billionaires start paying their share of taxes

3blindmice 2 years ago

the working class americans will eat the rich before that happens

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

blindmice....what is working class? What is Rich? Many including those in the administration consider rich as a working class Teacher and a working class Fireman, married, in some cities, making roughly 250,000 combined income. In you class envy world are you going to eat them?

JMO 2 years ago

Apparently I should be a teacher married to a fireman!

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

hkchas I never said it was here either. But in some areas of the country it is true.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

yeah 3blinmice keep on dreaming.......President Obama Jetted off to a Oprah Taping, then to the Waldorf Astoria to address two $30,000/ plate fund-raisers. I guess self interest is more important than actual governance!

3blindmice 2 years ago

that's because a ultra conservative supreme court ruled that corporations are citizens too. so now corporations can dump as much money as they want into elections. just don't ask them to be taxed like the working class people. obama is just doing what he has to do for campaign money to fight the conservatives in congress who are who/r/ing themselves out to all the billionaires

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

The point was the Presidents utter hypocrisy!

3blindmice 2 years ago

guess where trump is today. partying with the koch brothers! The same guys that want to roll back the clock in america to the early 1900's. No labor laws, allow children to work in factories again, no public education, and above all CHINESE WAGES!

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rmsberengaria 2 years ago

Blindmice you would not even know who the Koch brothers are except for the fact that I have noticed you parrot everything Ed Schultz say's on MSNBC in his screaming rampages nightly. Its too bad some of us watch both sides to keep up. And Blindmice your not Ed Shultz. How about you give some real fact and sight where the Koch Brothers have said anything about rolling back the clock in america to the early 1900's. No labor laws, allow children to work in factories again, no public education, and above all CHINESE WAGES!

3blindmice 2 years ago

for the record I do not watch MSNBC. but unlike you I do search out information besides what is available on FAUX or the local news. the koch brothers allow congressional whor/e/s do the bidding for them. and yes the koch brothers are for rolling back the clock and have teamed up with the deveros to end public education in america. do you actually think its a mistake several states all at once have made a push for the voucher system?

3blindmice 2 years ago

missed all the commenting this morning. the state kept me busy all morning. thats ok after 10am I crawled under my desk to take a nap and just woke up.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

Well, I wonder why someone would want to send their children to a private school? Could it be that teachers are pushing a socialist agenda, teaching students, supposedly qualified, teachers that the Constitution was written 400 years ago by some old white racist men. Education public run by the Imperial Federal Government is relatively new circa 1979. Yes, the Federal Department of Education and it's bloated bureaucracy should be abolished. After all I bet if you did that and just sent the individual schools the 10% funding on average from the Federal Government and let the school districts decide how best to spend and educate their students everyone would be better off. After all that is precisely how individual public school system have worked prior to 1979 without massive Federal Government intervention. So our local public schools worked just fine from about 1840 to 1979 without the god awful hand of government dictating to local school boards, cities, counties and State departments of Education.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

The first US Department of Education was created in 1867, but was "demoted" in title to the Office of Education one year later. The current US Department of Education was formally enacted into law in 1979 by signature of President Jimmy Carter. This was apparently a belated recognition of the already rapidly growing federalization of education.

bluesfan13 2 years ago

We've federalized way too much...

Yes, I can see adopting national standards and criteria, but what we have with almost any federally run program is over the top.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

Oh, Blindmice, who cares where Trump is today that is unimportant.....He is not the President nor is he a Candidate at this point he is one Citizen who happens to care about the country and voice his opinion just like we do here. The President is the one that should be on the Job not jetting around fund raising shirking his responsibilities!

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

hkchas for your information I never listen to Rush Limbaugh. Also, I know for a fact blind mice does because that is exactly what Ed. Shultz said last night and on previous programs over and over. The reason I use just facts is because I do my own research and something alot of posters do not do. Also, I listen and watch and read both sides and watch and read what our elected Representative/Senators do not what they say.

3blindmice 2 years ago

I don't do sensationalist news shows.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

Oh, and on the college part. Is there some written rule in your world that to be successful you have to have a degree? I don't think so, many of our greatest inventors, entrepreneurs and leaders where self taught or dreamed and worked hard to start their own business, build that perfect widget. Try to stay off the elitist rhetoric, and yet another class envy game on your part.

rmsberengaria 2 years ago

Hkchas, you are an intolerant Liberal of any opposing viewpoints if they do not agree with your point of view. There are both those on the Left who listen to MSNBC, read the NYT, Washington Post, watch CBC, NBC, ABC, read the "NATION", the "HUffington Post" and claim they have heard everything as well as those on the Right who listen to FOX, read the Washington Times or subscribe and read from the Heritage Foundation, or listen to numerous Radio Talk show programs and claim they to have heard everything. I agree with you that an exposure to education is a valuable resource for anyone. I do hope you are not suggesting that I did not attend University because you would be wrong. I have no interest whether you did or did not attend University.

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