Only 9 Percent of Utah Doubts Obama’s Citizenship
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Some good news on the “birther” front: a Deseret News/KSL-TV poll finds that only 9 percent of Utahns (13 percent of Republicans) “don’t believe the president was born in the United States.” The biggest population of Obama doubters in the Beehive state? Conservatives, 18 percent of whom believe Obama was born outside the United States, having not been informed by James Kirchick that this whole conspiracy theory is being pushed by liberals.
So why does rock-solid Republican Utah have fewer “birthers” than, the deep South, or even fewer than blue Virginia and North Carolina? A lack of racial polarization has something to do with it. Utah, like the rest of the great plains and western states, got bluer in 2008 despite overall McCain victories and despite having a very, very white population. In Utah, Obama got 327,670 votes in 2008, up from the 241,199 votes that Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) got in 2004. For the first time since 1964, the Democratic candidate for president actually carried Salt Lake County. This happened with 31 percent of Utah whites backing Obama. Not even close to a winning margin; but in Louisiana, for example, Obama only won 14 percent of the white vote.
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Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 8:05 pm
Also, if Obama was born outside the US the Mormons would probably know about it. That's kinda their thing
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
The KLS web site say one third.
What gives?
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7480302
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
The KLS web site say one third.
What gives?
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7480302
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
Thinking exercise for BHO cultists:
* The state of HI says they've never authenticated the picture of a cert shown on BHO's site.
* Despite that, several sources have falsely claimed the opposite. Some of those who've lied about that are at that link (including Weigel).
Given those two facts, is it any wonder that many people might question the “official story”? Isn't part of the throwing around of the “birther” label a CYA exercise by those who aren't credible? Why do BHO fans have to keep lying and misleading?
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
Given those two facts, is it any wonder that many people might question the “official story”?
It's no wonder that birthers question reality, but there are other facts that make the reasons obvious.
And no, calling crazy ass birthers what they are is not an attempt to cover our asses. We have nothing to cover for. You're just crazy ass birthers.
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
Where is your facts to back this up pinhead or this something besides the vibrator that you are pulling out of your lying ass?
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 10:11 pm
Thank you! The sheer brilliance of BHO cultists continues to astound.
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
They're combining “no” and “don't know.” I'm singling out the “nos” here.
Comment posted August 10, 2009 @ 10:31 pm
It's simple: for President Obama to have been born outside of the US would require a truly extraordinary set of circumstances. His mother, a relatively ordinary 19-yr old young women of middle-class upbringing and no independent resources, would have had to do the following things:
1) Decided to forgo giving birth in a nice, modern hospital in the nice, safe, modern city in which she lived (Honolulu), and instead decided to travel to a primitive, war-torn colonial outpost on the other side of the planet.
1a) Made this decision despite the fact that at the time, Kenya was just recovering from the Mau-Mau Rebellion, a colonial war so brutally mediapathic that it inspired a common political colloquialism (to mau-mau, meaning to loudly intimdate) in both the US and UK.
2) While heavily pregnant, made the expensive, multi-day air journey to Nairobi (then the site of the only international airport in the Kenya colony).
3) Having just given birth, make the same trip in reverse with a newborn infant.
4) Cover all this up
5) Induce the Hawai'ian health department to insert fraudulent birth announcements in the Honolulu papers and issue a birth certificate that falsely stated his place of birth.
That is an extraordinary claim, and those who claim he wasn't born in the US have not presented any evidence, alone or in combination, that would give a reasonable person any reason to take it seriously. There is no evidence that gives sufficient cause to doubt the null hypothesis, which is that he was born in the town where his parents resided at the time of his birth, Honolulu, HI.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 12:28 am
Very dishonest “article.” Your conclusions just aren't true. A much higher percentage feels “unsure” about obummer's being born in the USA. More yet are unsure about obummer's natural-born citizenship.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 12:28 am
The questions about obummer continue to mount! No there is new evidence about his Fake Birth certificate and that Obama’s mother didn’t live at claimed address in Hawaii when obama was born
The records from a Honolulu title search, obtained by WND, document 6085 Kalanianaole Highway was purchased in 1958 by Orland Scott Lefforge, a University of Hawaii professor, and his wife/companion Thelma Young, who lived at the property and remained owners into the 1970s.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageI…
And the Globe is running an article about obama’s fake birth certificate. Granted they’re a “gossip rag” but then “The Enquirer” busted John Edwards in spite of denial after denial by him and all the major news agencies.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageI…
The questions won’t go away until obama releases his hidden records. All he has to do is make the following official public statement,
“I Barack Obama authorize the State of Hawaii to release and make public all of my records on file.”
That's it. Issue over. But he won't because he's a fraud!! Obama knows that millions of citizens want to see it yet he continues to hide it. What and why is he hiding?
And maybe more disturbing is why don't BHO's supporters want to know the whole truth, especially since there's a reward of $100,000 for proof that Obama is a “natural born” citizen of the United States? The answer is that Obama’s very own supporters also know he’s a fraud!
OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US YOUR LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND OTHER RECORDS!!!!!
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 1:20 am
The following is a statement issued by the late William F. Buckley's conservative publication the National Review, on July 28, 2009:
“The fundamental fiction is that Obama has refused to release his 'real' birth certificate. This is untrue. The document that Obama has made available is the document that Hawaiian authorities issue when they are asked for a birth certificate. There is no secondary document cloaked in darkness, only the state records that are used to generate birth certificates when they are requested.
If one applies for a United States passport, the passport office will demand a birth certificate. It defines this as an official document bearing 'your full name, the full name of your parent(s), date and place of birth, sex, date the birth record was filed, and the seal or other certification of the official custodian of such records.' The Hawaiian birth certificate President Obama has produced—the document is formally known as a 'certificate of live birth'—bears that information. It has been inspected by reporters, and several state officials have confirmed that the information in permanent state records is identical to that on the president’s birth certificate—which is precisely what one expects, of course, since the state records are used to generate those documents when they are requested. In other words, what President Obama has produced is the 'real' birth certificate of myth and lore. The director of Hawaii’s health department and the registrar of records each has personally verified that the information on Obama’s birth certificate is identical to that in the state’s records, the so-called vault copy.”
Editors, National Review
July 28, 2009
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Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 3:43 am
You're totally incorrect on your postulation as to why Utahns do not seem to buy into racial politics.
The reality is, Mormons by and large go on missions around the world in their late teens and are taught from very early on to respect and welcome cultural and physiological differences. They are also taught tolerance for anything that directly violates the teachings of the LDS church. Utah has an enormous Polynesian community as a direct result of the LDS church.
It takes a racist to have simply assumed that Utah's homogeneous makeup leaves less room for racial hatred.
By the way, this comes to you from a Gay Utah man who lives in Salt Lake City, was born LDS, and has converted to mainstream Christianity.
You, Mr. Weigel, are a bigot for suggesting that it takes minority presence to fuel racism.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 4:37 am
Poor 24A, Prince of All Birthers, ruined and broken again.
His ranting about Mexicans will never feel quite as nutty by comparison.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 4:51 am
Well, calling Weigel a “bigot” because he “suggested that it takes minority presence to fuel racism” is a bit of a stretch, to put it kindly.
But I will say, as someone who knows a lot of Mormons personally including some of my closest friends, that your assessment of them culturally makes sense to me. Mormons are often vilified because of the perception of their religious beliefs, and their supposedly anti-gay sentiments that came out during the 2008 California elections (sentiments that are not nearly as anti-gay as virtually the entire remaining Christian establishment, but I digress). But many Mormons I know speak foreign languages and, as you pointed out, have traveled far and wide around the world. This sets them apart from most Americans, and even if they did so because of their religious missions, the fact remains that these people tend to have a different perspective on the world than “typical” Americans.
I accept Dustin's point as a valid and credible one.
Although, one-third of Utahns suspecting Obama is an illegal alien is still not anything to brag about.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
And your sheer stupiy still astound the world uneducated redneck prick
Comment posted August 12, 2009 @ 1:48 am
To Some Engineer, The Hawaiian Health Department never inserted a birth Announcement in local newspapers. The announcement was made by Obama’s grandparents who are identified as the ones placing the notice, not the Health Department.
Neilends, Wm F. Buckley is a master of crafting words to imply things they do not say. If that is actually a direct quote, you should read the statement more carefully. First, Obama did NOT release a “document.” He released only an “electronic copy” of a document which could easily have been generated by anyone with Photoshop. Also the electronic copy does not claim to be a “Birth Certificate.” Instead it is entitled “Certification of Live Birth.” The difference may appear unimportant to the uninformed reader, but it is actually quite significant.
A “Birth Certificate” is generated from records produced at the birth of a child. It is signed by the physician and nurse in attendance while the “Certificate of Live Birth,” at the time of Obama’s birth in the 1960’s, was available to anyone regardless of the country of their birth and was generated from little more than an individual showing up at the Bureau of Vital Records. It certifies nothing more than that an individual exists. It was made available to those ‘born outside the country’ for use in acquiring work, etc. If Obama had been born in Hawaii as he claims, he would never have had reason to possess a “Certificate of Live Birth“ because he would have had a valid “Birth Certificate.”
Your statement, “The director of Hawaii’s health department and the registrar of records each has personally verified that the information on Osama’s “Birth Certificate” is identical to that in the state’s records, the so-called vault copy” is quite possibly true. However that does not mean it is identical to the information on the “electronic copy” of the “Certificate of Live Birth.” which has been disputed by several and may or may not be a true copy of an original, but is the only documentation we have ever seen to indicate Obama was actually born in the United States.
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Comment posted August 21, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
jaii, go back to jail.
Obama's grandparents didn't post the newspaper birth announcements. David Weigel has reported on this very website that the newspapers got those records directly from the Dept. of Health.
Calling Obama “Osama” is absurdly juvenile, by the way. The sort of thing we'd expect from someone in jail.
Comment posted September 5, 2009 @ 6:34 am
September 11th is Patriot Day & the 17th is Constitution Day. On at least those two days let us pray for the salvation of the man some people refer to as “President” and/or “Barack Obama”. I pray he will get right with God, come clean with the American people about his past and resign from office. If he resigns immediately before any indictment VP Biden will become president & BHO can be pardoned for his deceit.
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
You are deluded, you are wrong, you are a fool.
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