Mego
Recently a New Jersey man, Leo Donofrio, issued an urgent appeal to the Supreme Court, stating that President Elect Obama is ineligible to be President of the US because he was considered to be a British subject at birth. Several things coursed through my mind as I read this:
1) This plain isn't true.
2) If this has any sort of veracity, why the hell didn't someone (ANYONE?!?) try to get this confirmed or denied beforehand?
3) Why is this concern only being touched on now that Obama is the President Elect?
From someone who's heard the ridiculous assertion that Monica Lewinsky was a secret sex spy sent by the GOP to discredit President Clinton, this too sounds like a massive (and ridiculous) conspiracy theory.
This sort of hairsplitting is frustrating enough, but if this was an actual concern why has it taken this long to emerge? Seeing as the Supreme Court dismissed this ridiculous claim, they seem to be in agreement that this is too little, too late. Donofrio stated that there was a possibility that Obama's birth certificate was a fake, it was proven to be legit, and that seeing as he was a dual citizen at birth he is not a naturalized US citizen he should never have run for President.
As someone who doesn't particularly care for the new President Elect, I still see this as the desperate straw graspings of someone who doesn't want to admit to the inevitable.
read it here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_obama
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I agree, this is completely rediculous.
I am a supporter of Obama, and nothing infuriated me more than when people would say things like Obama is Muslim. It shows lack of education.
Nevertheless, I do agree that if this is supposedly a "valid" statement it is too little too late.
-Devon
I completely agree with your opinions on this issue. If Obama's place of brith is questionable, why is it only being brought to the attention of the public now? This should have been investigated months ago if it was such a concern. It seems as though Donofrio is trying to create controversy surrounding Obama that will follow him in the beginning of his term. Nonetheless, this statement is attempting to alter the public perspective of Obama, but it really is too little too late.
-Megan
I have never heard of this particular case, and I agree that it is ridiculous. Clearly Obama was not born in England. However, I did watch a video that dealt with the same topic. A Democrat, who was an influential politician in Pennsylvania, brought a suit against Obama for the same reason. Apparently Obama never released his real birth certificate. There are also inconsistencies in the stories about his birth. I actually found the video somewhat persuasive. The arguments the attorney makes at least demonstrate that he did his research. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOzFl-Gm_Kc&feature=related
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