by Mark Silva
Fifty years ago today, the United States welcomed Hawaii to the union.
A little less than two years later, Barack Obama was welcomed to the world, born in Honolulu -- even if Tom DeLay is still looking for that "gift certficate'' as proof.
Today, the president signed a proclamation on the 50th anniversary of the admission of the 50th state.
"On August 21, 1959, we welcomed Hawaii into the United States ohana, or family. Unified under the rule of King Kamehameha the Great, it was Queen Lili'uokalani who witnessed the transition to a Provisional Government controlled by the United States. As a nation, we honor the extensive and rich contributions of Native Hawaiian culture to our national character.
"Borne out of volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean, a chain of islands emerged that would bear witness to some of the most extraordinary events in world history. From Pu'ukohola Heiau and the royal residence at the `Iolani Palace, to the USS ARIZONA Memorial and luaus that pay tribute to Hawaiian traditions, Americans honor the islands' collective legacy and admire their natural beauty. Home to unique and endangered
species, active volcanoes, and abundant reefs, the Hawaiian islands actively conserve their distinctive ecosystems with responsible development and a deep-rooted appreciation for the land and surrounding ocean.
"The Aloha Spirit of Hawaii offers hope and opportunity for all Americans. Growing up in Hawaii, I learned from its diversity how different cultures blend together into one
population -- proud of their personal heritage and made stronger by their shared sense of community. Our youngest State, Hawaii faces many of the same challenges other States face throughout our country, and it represents the opportunity we all have to
grow and learn from each other.''
(The photo above pictures then-Sen. Barack Obama after body surfing in Honolulu during a vacation from the presidential campaign last year. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP. The photo below shows the state-certified rendition of the birth certificate that proves he was born there. State of Hawaii / via AP. And the photo just above shows that Vladimir Putin, who was not born in Hawaii but is the prime minister of Russia, is not yielding any shirtless picture-gap to the Americans. Photo by Alexsey Druzhnin /AFP / Getty Images. There are no pictures for this set of Sarah Palin, who can see Russia from...)









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The questions won’t go away until obama releases his hidden records. All he has to do is make the following official public statement,
"I Barack Obama authorize the State of Hawaii to release and make public all of my records on file."
That's it. Issue over. But he won't because he's a fraud!! Obama knows that millions of citizens want to see it yet he continues to hide it. What and why is he hiding?
And maybe more disturbing is why don't BHO's supporters want to know the whole truth, especially since there's a reward of $100,000 for proof that Obama is a "natural born" citizen of the United States? The answer is that Obama’s very own supporters also know he’s a fraud!
OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US YOUR LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND OTHER RECORDS!!!!!
Posted by: Captain Steve | August 21, 2009 2:26 PM
The problem here is Hawai'i's very idiosynchratic birth records system. There is the origional ('paper') birth certificate, the Certification Of Live Birth (a document printed from computer record data) and the Certificate Of Live Birth (what Obama provided for 'verification'--essentially, an 'abridged' printout). The Certificate Of Live Birth, in the case of Hawai'i, is not sufficient to prove one's birthplace, as HI law allows the option of stating 'Born In Hawai'i' on the COLB, when this was not the case. Had Obama claimed to have been born in any other state, none of this would be relevant.
Hawai'ian officials have carefully worded their statements, merely asserting that there is an origional, paper birth certificate on file, in accordance with State law. However, they have NOT stated that Barack Husein Obama II was, in fact, BORN in HI. Obama has also given conflicting stories about what hospital he was born at. First, he stated that it was Queens; then, it was Kapi'olani. Neither hospital will confirm-or-deny, citing privacy laws. The address of his parents given in a birth anouncement also turned up to have been false, after a title search.
Obama has been opaque about other records, as well. He has refused to release his college admission records, something both Bushes and John Kerry did without arm-twisting. This is relevant, since it would indicate whether or not Obama registered as a 'foreign' student, to become eligible for a scholarship. Neither will he release Illinois Senatorial records (containing, among other things, information about which lobbyists he met with).
Obama promised unprecidented openness and transparency in his administration. He was remarkably candid about things like cocaine use. What is he hiding, here?
Posted by: Adam | August 21, 2009 2:37 PM
Actually Adam, you're wrong. This is what the state has had to say, twice, once before the election and once more recently:
"I ... have seen the original vital records maintained on file by the Hawaii State Department of Health verifying Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen," Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said in a brief statement. "I have nothing further to add to this statement or my original statement issued in October 2008 over eight months ago."
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/07/obama_hawaiianborn_hawaii_insi.html
Posted by: Mark Silva | August 21, 2009 2:40 PM
The more we see obama's "Certificate Of Live Birth" makes us want to see the real "Birth Certificate" that's locked in a secret vault, under a bunker, somewhere in hawaii more.
Keep it up!
Paulo
Posted by: Paulo | August 21, 2009 3:03 PM
Pushing the Cert again, Mark? Seems that the only people pushing this is the Leftist media.... Which is yet another reason why nobody takes them seriously as a news source.
Posted by: Bruce | August 21, 2009 3:30 PM
You hit the trifecta of tabloidism.
Topless politicians and the birth certificate.
Posted by: ornery | August 21, 2009 4:54 PM
OMG it is a BIG conspiracy that Obama's mamma cooked up 50 years ago to fool the American people so he could do his voodoo dance all around us so we would vote him to be King of the Land and do his bidding because he is God or something and so that everyone's grandma and grandpa could be deemed unworthy of healthcare from a doctor and given over to death panels so that they would die without medicine and be made into Soylent Green to feed the masses so he can stay King of the Land forever. Boy she was one special momma!
Posted by: lochnesssmonster | August 21, 2009 5:29 PM
Either way - let us move on..
Bigger fish to fry..
Posted by: BigbadSouthsideJim | August 21, 2009 5:38 PM
No the birth won't come clean until Obama comes clean as their is too much evidence out their.
Posted by: Inky | August 21, 2009 6:53 PM
I want to see McCain's birth certificate.
Right now!
That nonagenarian mom of his is hiding it somewhere in her knitting basket.
Along with his Naval Academy transcripts.
Where are the transcripts, John?
Why won't you show us your birth certificate, John?
Posted by: ornery | August 21, 2009 8:11 PM
The Pavlovian drooling that Obama's birth certificate sets off on the birthers never fails to amuse me. Thanks Mark, it's been a tough week and I needed a laugh.
Posted by: Quippy | August 21, 2009 8:47 PM
Alt Cap;
'The Hanz and Franz of nuclear annihilation.'
Posted by: C.Morris✧ | August 21, 2009 9:37 PM
Why are Obama's supporters *AFRAID* of Obama's long form birth certificate?
Why is Obama *AFRAID* of releasing his long form birth certificate?
Posted by: Constitutionalist | August 21, 2009 11:42 PM
Why are they *AFRAID* to release John McCain's birth certificate?
Why are they *AFRAID* to tell the truth about the Forestal Fire?
Posted by: ornery | August 22, 2009 8:10 AM
I generally have not believed in the Where Obimbo was born scenario. But being a semi-skeptic, whenever I read the statement from Fukino that "he has seen" the original records, I keep asking, then why not release them? What's the big deal about releasing them? Haven't we been told in the past that the original records were destroyed when the state changed systems and went electronic? But, if they were destroyed then how did Fukino "see" them? And if he has seen them, then why not release them?
Regardless of what happens, whether Obimbo was born here or not, I can't see him being removed from office. He was elected and sworn in. Too late and it wouldn't be worth the effort or the hassle to the country to remove him. But, if by some chance, fraud did take place and Obimbo wasn't born here, he and the Democratic party would be ruined in 2010 and 2012, and the Obimbo agenda certainly would be nonexistent as he would have no credibility with 75 percent or more of the country (except for the fawning state-run media and psychopaths that make up the Loony Left). In fact, IF he wasn't born here then he would not be allowed to seek re-election.
Again, I suspect he was born in Hawaii, but I still believe that since the original certificate does exist, it was seen, then it should be released. It would be end of story and all the "birthers" would have egg on their faces. In fact, by releasing the original certificate, wouldn't it aid Obama? I mean, he then could say without a doubt that his critics, the Republicans, the conservatives are just out to get him and questioning his citizenship is proof of that. Wouldn't Obama's numbers go up and the Republicans (though the Republican party nor Republican politicians really haven't made an issue of it) go down? His health care reform plan is in trouble with the American people. Well, releasing the original birth certificate could be used as a platform against those opposing health care reform, right? If I was Axelrod and the Obimbo White House, I'd be all over releasing the originals just to shut up the opposition and make them look foolish.
But, then, perhaps there is no original and Obimbo and the Obimboetts would be done.
Posted by: John D | August 22, 2009 10:11 AM
Nice certificate. I can produce an exact copy on my computer with anyone's name you wish to insert.
Posted by: Emirel | August 22, 2009 10:44 AM
Republicans...All together please: HOWL HOWL HOWL!
Posted by: bill r. | August 22, 2009 1:48 PM
Nice man-teats!
Posted by: TheLeninSisters | August 22, 2009 8:30 PM
Was the T crossed? Honestly, who cares. . . .70% of Americans believe he was born in Hawaii. The other 30% thinks like my grandpa: the devil is living amongst us.
Oh really? He already is, granpda.
Posted by: HmongRodneyKing | August 23, 2009 6:44 PM
I've noticed when some people are afraid they use ridicule to try to silence and discredit those who might expose them. Oddly, anyone who questions Obama's birthplace is punished by the media or called crazy. What's so crazy about wondering why a president would hire a team of lawyers at considerable expense for the sole purpose of keeping his records concealed? Either Obama is a natural born citizen of Hawaii or this is the scam of the century. We won't know until the vault copy is released. But Obama doesn't want us to know.
Posted by: Catherine | August 24, 2009 3:45 AM