Word: Obama, the birthers, and a few good cranks
August 8, 2009 at 8:54 am by Asher Smith in Word/FoundSeven months after President Barack Obama was sworn in, a fringe contingent still suspects he’s ineligible for the post because, they claim, instead of being born in Hawaii — as the evidence makes clear — he actually was born in Kenya.
“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.”
— Hawaii Health Director Chiyome Fukino, in a statement issued July 27
“It’s just a few cranks out there. It’s like when the networks bring on the three remaining Klanners in America.”
— Ann Coulter, during a July 27 appearance on Fox News
“I have no idea where he was born.”
— U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Ga., responding to an interviewer who asked if he thought Obama was born in America and if he considered “birthers” to be crazy
“What I don’t know is why the president can’t produce a birth certificate. I think that’s a legitimate question.”
— Former House Majority Leader and current Senate candidate Roy Blunt, responding on July 29 to a question about Obama’s eligibility
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