Obama's birth certificate a fake?

[Kev]

I am not a race card person, its annoying when its brought up for any trivial little thing, but in this case its just blatantly obvious. What white President has ever been accused of not being born here? Is every birther a racist? No, I'm sure not, but it unquestionably was a major factor in the origins of the whole thing.

I think people target their Presidents any way they can. George Bush Jr was White, has an Anglo-American surname and his daddy was also President. It wouldn't make much sense to say he was born in Kenya.

Obama's birthplace is a bit different to past presidents seeign as his father was Kenyan. I don't see why it's racist.

Were his name President Hau Sun Woo and his dad was from Bejing I guess the same doubts might arise.

[OumaFan]

I am not a race card person, its annoying when its brought up for any trivial little thing, but in this case its just blatantly obvious. What white President has ever been accused of not being born here? Is every birther a racist? No, I'm sure not, but it unquestionably was a major factor in the origins of the whole thing.

I think people target their Presidents any way they can. George Bush Jr was White, has an Anglo-American surname and his daddy was also President. It wouldn't make much sense to say he was born in Kenya.

Obama's birthplace is a bit different to past presidents seeign as his father was Kenyan. I don't see why it's racist.

Were his name President Hau Sun Woo and his dad was from Bejing I guess the same doubts might arise.

George Bush isn't a good example though.

A better hypothetical is if there was a White guy, born in America to an American mother and a Polish born father (or whatever) with a Polish sounding name. Do you really think there would be this much speculation about whether or not he was born in America? If you do then, well we'd just have to agree to disagree.

[Kev]

I am not a race card person, its annoying when its brought up for any trivial little thing, but in this case its just blatantly obvious. What white President has ever been accused of not being born here? Is every birther a racist? No, I'm sure not, but it unquestionably was a major factor in the origins of the whole thing.

I think people target their Presidents any way they can. George Bush Jr was White, has an Anglo-American surname and his daddy was also President. It wouldn't make much sense to say he was born in Kenya.

Obama's birthplace is a bit different to past presidents seeign as his father was Kenyan. I don't see why it's racist.

Were his name President Hau Sun Woo and his dad was from Bejing I guess the same doubts might arise.

George Bush isn't a good example though.

A better hypothetical is if there was a White guy, born in America to an American mother and a Polish born father (or whatever) with a Polish sounding name. Do you really think there would be this much speculation about whether or not he was born in America? If you do then, well we'd just have to agree to disagree.

Yeah I think it might well come up in all honesty. It's not really any different to me than when the backgrounds of other people are challenged, for example the universities they went to.

The healthy eating guru Gillian McKeith over here had loads of controversy about whether her doctrate was genuine or not, or whether she just bought it online.

I think it's more to do that Obama's early life is rather obscure and vague. I don't think it's because he's black. The name, and the links to Islam are more real sources.