I think this is just another example of Obama's street-brawler instincts, like threatening radio and TV stations that broadcast critical ads. If we all agree that Obama was born in Hawaii, then the rest of this doesn't matter. Atlas Shrugs goes on about his dual citizenship, but they're wrong. If he was born in Hawaii, then he is eligible to run for the White House.

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Sorry but this one is a loser of an issue, and the lawsuit is frivolous. Obama's birth certificate has now been verified by Newsweek, and even WorldNetDaily.

David Freddoso (author, The Case Against Barack Obama) was interviewed by Right Wing News a few days ago, and he said this:

http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/09/an_interview_with_david_freddo.php

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One issue that admittedly looks pretty shaky, but has not quite died down in the blogosphere is the Obama birth certificate issue. Have you looked into this? Are you very comfortable that this is a complete dead end?

Yes, it is a dead end. A lot of the emails about this suggest things that are factually false, such as Obama was born in Hawaii when it was a territory. He was not. He was born in Hawaii when it was a state. There is no question about Obama's citizenship. He is a United States citizen. There is no more reason to doubt his citizenship than there is to doubt mine. So, yes, I do think you're going down a blind alley there. For example, the fact that there is a false birth certificate floating around on the internet is not proof that the real birth certificate has something shady about it.
***END QUOTE***

As to hiring a lawyer who represents Islamists, once again, I think the Obama campaign is having fun tweaking conservatives.

tim,

It is not his eligibility that is the problem.

It is how it will look to the voter. Suppose he has dual citizenship. That would be a big distraction. Or suppose when he got adopted his last name was changed to Soetero? Again - not a problem.

So why not clear them up in June of '07 instead of leaving them to Oct of '08?