What Do You Think of This Obama Lawsuit?

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Jennifer Haberkorn THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thursday, August 28, 2008

Pennsylvania's former deputy attorney general and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter Philip J. Berg has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania accusing presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of lying about his U.S. citizenship, which would make him ineligible to be president.

Mr. Berg is one of a faction of Clinton supporters who haven't heeded the party's call for unity, filing the suit just days before the opening of the Democratic National Convention, which will nominate Mr. Obama as the party's presidential candidate.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia last week, also names the Democratic National Committee and the Federal Election Commission and says Mr. Obama´s mother went to Kenya late in her pregnancy and ended up giving birth there. It also claims that later in life, Mr. Obama declared himself a citizen of Indonesia.

The Obama campaign has firmly said the Illinois Democrat is a natural-born citizen. Last month, the campaign posted on Mr. Obama's Web site a copy of his "certification of live birth." It says he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961, two years after Hawaii was named the 50th state.

Mr. Berg said he was contacted about filing the lawsuit by a member or associate of the group PUMA, which was formed to support Mrs. Clinton shortly after she withdrew from the race. Its mission includes denouncing the Democratic Party and Mr. Obama's nomination.

"I really do not believe he is a natural-born citizen," said Mr. Berg, adding that he is not connected with Mrs. Clinton or her campaign.

Answer 1

'Jennifer Haberkorn THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thursday, August 28, 2008'

If something sounds phony and it's in the Washington Times, then it probably is phony.

This matter has been quite resolved.  Multiple photos here:

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/...

Even right-wing myth makers at WND repudiate the claim:

http://mediamatters.org/items/2008082600...

'A separate WND investigation into Obama's birth certificate utilizing forgery experts also found the document to be authentic. The investigation also revealed methods used by some of the bloggers to determine the document was fake involved forgeries, in that a few bloggers added text and images to the certificate scan that weren't originally there.'

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?f...

The Hawaii Dept. of Health, which maintains the records, gives the final word:

'It’s a valid Hawaii state birth certificate'

'We circled back to the Department of Health, had a newsroom colleague bring in her own Hawaii birth certificate to see if it looks the same (it’s identical).'

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/...

It's all moot, since Barack's mother was a U.S. citizen, thus making him a U.S. citizen.  My brothers were born in Germany, and they are U.S. citizens by birth b/c our parents are.

I can understand your continued confusion on this issue though, since when one search Yahoo Answers, the Best Answers never include links to help resolve the matter.  They tend to be selected based on voicing opinion consistent with the Asker's position.

Answer 2

I've heard the same question being raised about John McCain, who was born in Panama.

Answer 3

Something is fishy about it...why else would he not allow the record to be released...other than the small copy on his website you can barely see.

Answer 4

It's a complete joke and waste of the courts time.  Berg ignores the fact that a certified copy )not an electronic copy) of Obama's birth certificate is in the Chicago HQ for Obama and has been made available for inspection.  Factcheck.org has done so and posted detailed photos of the document on their web site.

I find it ironic that the right is rushing to embrace Berg, a guy who tried to sue to get George Bush arrested for plotting the 9/11 attacks.