More than 25 years ago, Bruce Springsteen sang his famous song about being born in the the USA. And, almost twice that long ago, Barack Hussein Obama II was born in the USA -- State of Hawaii, city of Honolulu, to be exact.
Now, there continues to be controversy about whether Obama was born here in the U.S. or over in Kenya. But there shouldn't be. It's been documented. And, a witness has stepped forth to say she remembers the birth.
"Well, the first kick I took is when I hit the ground, . . . Till you spent half your life just a-covering up," so sang Springsteen in 1984. And, true to the song, Obama may have had points of poverty in his early life.
But, he was Born in the USA.
Snopes.com satisfies me of this. In a post last updated Aug. 3, 2009, Snopes notes Obama's U.S birth is attested by a certification of live birth that was posted on the Internet, accounted for in newspaper listings of births for that day, and attested to by a lady who remembers hearing of the birth.
That's enough for me. Others may argue the certificate of live birth is a forgery. Argue that if you must, but its markings have been found consistent with others issued at the time, and would Obama forge a document with his political career surely ruined should state of Hawaii officials be unable to find record of the certificate of live birth?
Then, how about the newspaper records?
They show he was born Aug. 4, 1961. Both the Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin reportedly reported the birth, Snopes reproduced one, not saying which of the two it was. "Mr. and Mrs. Barack H. Obama, 6055 Kalanianaole Hwy., son. Aug. 4."
The story from the lady who remembers? Barbara Nelson is her name, and, as a friend of the daughter of the the doctor who delivered, she remembers being at dinner with the doctor. Someone asked the doctor if anything interesting had happened that day and he replied, "Well, today, Stanley had a baby. Now that's something to write home about." Stanley was the name of Nelson's father, but it was also the name of Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham.
Snopes also dealt with the allegation that a birth certificate from Kenya has been found, noting it is the birth certificate found to be a fogergy.
The notion Obama was not born in the U.S. should be put to rest. Opposing Obama for his spending, for the health care bill, and for his politics can be done without turning to attacks that are so unjustified.
The Snopes post can be found at www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp.
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