Obama is the problem. Either there is no legal birth certificate on file for him in Hawaii or there is and he cynically refuses to release information the American people are entitled to, and end this debate. So he's either unqualified or a complete asshole.
On Jul 15, 10:13 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't answer the question about his state-sanctioned birth > certificate. > > I was only pointing out that the hospital is not the problem. > > On Jul 15, 8:11 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a BIRTH CERTIFICATE that has a raised seal, is issued by the > > state health department, identifies the date, place and time of my > > birth, parents, etc. Its filed with the registrar of vital statistics. > > How is that not publicly available information? Why can't Obama or the > > state of Hawaii produce the same? > > > On Jul 15, 9:59 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > The birth certificat is granted by the state. You mentioned birth and > > > hospitsl records. Those will not be relesed. > > > > On Jul 15, 7:54 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I can see where patient information regarding health matters is > > > > protected, but isn't a birth certificate a public document? Mine is > > > > certified and filed with the registrar of the city. > > > > > On Jul 15, 9:47 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Wow. I am shocked. The hospital has chosen not to violate HIPPA > > > > > laws. What are they thinking? > > > > > > On Jul 14, 5:47 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.worldnetdaily.com:80/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103294 > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > BORN IN THE USA? > > > > > > Hospital won't back Obama birth claim > > > > > > Honolulu's Kapi'olani Medical Center refuses to confirm White > > > > > > House > > > > > > letter > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Posted: July 06, 2009 > > > > > > 9:26 pm Eastern > > > > > > > By Jerome R. Corsi > > > > > > © 2009 WorldNetDaily > > > > > > > The hospital in Hawaii where Barack Obama claims he was born > > > > > > refuses > > > > > > to produce any documentation – or even confirm the claim – without > > > > > > permission of the president himself. > > > > > > > The Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in > > > > > > Honolulu has > > > > > > posted on its website a letter on White House stationery dated Jan. > > > > > > 24 in > > > > > > which Obama wrote, "As a beneficiary of the excellence of > > > > > > Kapi'olani Medical > > > > > > Center – the place of my birth – I am pleased to add my voice to > > > > > > your chorus > > > > > > of supporters." > > > > > > > Barack Obama states in this letter on White House > > > > > > stationery > > > > > > that he was born at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and > > > > > > Children in > > > > > > Honolulu. The letter was posted by the medical center on its > > > > > > website. > > > > > > > Kristy Watanabe, the public relations specialist for the > > > > > > hospital > > > > > > refused to confirm or deny the veracity of Obama's letter claiming > > > > > > he was > > > > > > born at the hospital. > > > > > > > "Our comment to everyone who has been calling is that federal > > > > > > law does > > > > > > not permit us to provide any more details concerning information > > > > > > [about > > > > > > Obama's birth] without authorization from Mr. Obama," Watanabe told > > > > > > WND. > > > > > > > Send Barack Obama and all your friends a very special message > > > > > > with > > > > > > "Where's the birth certificate?" postcards, exclusively from WND's > > > > > > Superstore! > > > > > > > She said the hospital had not contacted Obama for > > > > > > authorization. > > > > > > > When WND asked Watanabe why the hospital did not contact > > > > > > Obama to ask > > > > > > for authorization, especially given the number of phone calls the > > > > > > hospital > > > > > > was receiving with the request, Watanabe said: "This is our > > > > > > response, and we > > > > > > can't say anything more than that." > > > > > > > Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in > > > > > > Honolulu, > > > > > > Hawaii > > > > > > > WND asked if a hypothetical elected official pretended to be > > > > > > born at > > > > > > the hospital, would federal law prevent her from disclosing that? > > > > > > If so, > > > > > > which federal law would that be? > > > > > > > "It's just our policy that without permission we don't ever > > > > > > answer > > > > > > questions about babies born in the hospital," she said. > > > > > > > This is not the first time Kapi'olani and other Hawaiian > > > > > > hospitals > > > > > > have slammed the door on WND's attempts to ascertain specifics > > > > > > about Obama's > > > > > > birth. > > > > > > > As reported last month, Kapi'olani declined to return any of > > > > > > at least > > > > > > four WND messages requesting comment, while Queen's Medical Center > > > > > > said in a > > > > > > prepared statement, "Due to patient privacy laws we cannot respond > > > > > > to your > > > > > > inquiries." > > > > > > > A private detective working in conjunction with WND's > > > > > > investigations > > > > > > last year into Obama's birthplace also visited the hospitals. > > > > > > > In a subsequent affidavit, he said the much-publicized online > > > > > > image of > > > > > > what the White House says is Obama's birth certificate doesn't > > > > > > prove any > > > > > > birth location. > > > > > > > "On October 31st, 2008, officials in Hawaii released a > > > > > > statement that > > > > > > they had examined the birth certificate, but failed to declare > > > > > > whether it > > > > > > was a Live Birth Certificate generated by a hospital with > > > > > > signatures of the > > > > > > attending physician or a 'Late Birth' Certificate of Hawaiian Birth > > > > > > that > > > > > > could have been obtained (for a child) who is one year old or older > > > > > > after > > > > > > birth by a simple affirmation of a family member," wrote > > > > > > investigator Jorge > > > > > > L. Baro, of Elite Legal Services in Florida. > > > > > > > "Only the 'Long Form' original certificate will answer all > > > > > > questions > > > > > > about the date and location of birth and confirm that it occurred in > > > > > > Hawaii," he said. > > > > > > > WND reported in the April issue of Whistleblower that Obama's > > > > > > step-grandmother in an interview transcript obtained by WND in > > > > > > Africa has > > > > > > claimed she was present at Obama's birth in Mombasa, Kenya. > > > > > > > WND is in possession of an affidavit submitted by Rev. Kweli > > > > > > Shuhubia, > > > > > > an Anabaptist minister in Kenya, who is the official Swahili > > > > > > translator for > > > > > > the annual Anabaptist Conference in Kenya, and a second affidavit > > > > > > signed by > > > > > > Bishop Ron McRae, the presiding elder of the Anabaptists' > > > > > > Continental > > > > > > Presbytery of Africa. > > > > > > > In his affidavit, Shuhubia asserts "it is common knowledge > > > > > > throughout > > > > > > the Christian and Muslim communities in Kenya that Barack Hussein > > > > > > Obama, > > > > > > Jr., was born in Mombasa, Kenya." > > > > > > > Shuhubia further states in his affidavit that he visited > > > > > > Obama's > > > > > > grandmother at her home in the village of Alego-Kogello, on Oct. > > > > > > 16, 2008, > > > > > > in order to conduct a telephone conference interview that would > > > > > > connect with > > > > > > McRae in the United States. > > > > > > > During the telephone interview, McRae specifically asked > > > > > > Sarah Obama > > > > > > two times, "Were you present when your grandson was born in Kenya." > > > > > > > "Both times she specifically replied, 'Yes,'" Shuhubia > > > > > > affirmed in the > > > > > > affidavit. > > > > > > > "Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama was very adamant that her grandson, > > > > > > Senator > > > > > > Barack Hussein Obama, was born in Kenya, and that she was present > > > > > > and > > > > > > witnessed his birth in Kenya, not the United States," Shuhubia > > > > > > continued in > > > > > > the affidavit. > > > > > > > "During the conversation, Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama never > > > > > > changed her > > > > > > reply that she was indeed present when Senator Barack Obama was > > > > > > born in > > > > > > Kenya," Shuhubia insisted in the affidavit. > > > > > > > The affidavit documents that President Obama's > > > > > > step-grandmother was > > > > > > asked the questions several times, both in her native language, > > > > > > Swahili, and > > > > > > in English, and that the Anabaptists conducting the interview were > > > > > > confident > > > > > > she understood clearly the questions that were asked. > > > > > > > "Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama never changed her reply that she was > > > > > > indeed > > > > > > present when Senator Barack Obama was born in Kenya," McRae swore > > > > > > in his > > > > > > affidavit > > > > > > > McRae affirmed that Obama's step-grandmother had been asked > > > > > > the > > > > > > question several times and a discussion over the conference call > > > > > > with those > > > > > > present with her in her home in Kogello made clear that she > > > > > > understood the > > > > > > question. > > > > > > > WND also reported the office of Hawaii Republican Gov. Linda > > > > > > Lingle > > > > > > has officially declined a request made in writing by WND in Hawaii > > > > > > to obtain > > > > > > a copy of Obama's hospital-generated long-form original birth > > > > > > certificate. > > > > > > > "It does not appear that Dr. Corsi is within any of these > > > > > > categories > > > > > > of persons with a direct and tangible interest in the birth > > > > > > certificate he > > > > > > seeks," wrote Roz Makuala, manager of constituent services in the > > > > > > governor's > > > > > > office, in a e-mail in response to WND's request for information > > > > > > Oct. 24. > > > > > > > Those listed as entitled to obtain a copy of an original birth > > > > > > certificate included the person born, or "registrant" according to > > > > > > the legal > > > > > > description from the governor's office, the spouse or parent of the > > > > > > registrant, a descendant of the registrant, a person having a common > > > > > > ancestor with the registrant, a legal guardian of the registrant or > > > > > > a person > > > > > > or agency acting on behalf of the registrant. > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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