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Obama to speak on birth certificate

You just want to be pissed at Obama, and will find any rationalization to do so. Just admit it.

That's pretty much it. If Obama walked on water, he'd complain he didn't get his feet wet.
 
I don't need this I have the economy,The debt,Gas prices,Unemployment,Obamacare, Should I go on. This is about how he is ruining the credibility of this country

Because all of these things were just perfect when he took office and are all competly his fault.
 
Frankly, he played the political card quite well as it associated the birther movement with the Regressives, painting them as well, if not a party of fools, then certainly a party were many fools hang out. Its a pity he felt he needed to end this party, but he probably got as much mileage out of it as he could.


No he looked and still looks like the one that is hiding something
 
No you're just wasted on haterade.

Dang... I am not reading these posts fast enough. I post a response, and then I read one almost like mine... :(
 
It is when you claim to be transparent

He released two versions of his birth certificate, I'd say he's the most transparent president ever... based on your def of transparency
 
FRINGE, that's the word I was looking for, it describes Trump's hair fairly well....
Trump must have very little respect for American Voters to yank them around like he does. He is the yanker, his birther believers are the yank-ees.
I doubt he could even take New York state....

I'd say trump has little respect, period. His ego is bigger than his wallet.
 
No just want what was promised transparency

And I have shown the actual quote he made twice now, and the truth is he never claimed he would reveal anything personal. In fact, he was talking about keeping state secrets. And yet you keep spinning this into something else.
 
No he looked and still looks like the one that is hiding something

As everything was there from the begining, the faulty perception is on your side. :coffeepap
 
This whole incident smacks of trolls trolling trolls.

Trump and Obama simultaneously asked each other "u mad bro?"
 
You wouldn't be satisfied if he had a video camera follow him every day for his entire life.

No.. then he'd complain he is an elitist, celebrity..
 
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You can prove a negative, it's just more difficult. But if you don't believe that Obama was born here, he must've born elsewhere. That's a positive you can prove.

You prove it it is a positve not a negative. I have not said he was not born here i just want to know why he has sealed his whole life's history.
 
You prove it it is a positve not a negative. I have not said he was not born here i just want to know why he has sealed his whole life's history.

Because, god forbid, he wants some personal privacy (which by the way is not the same as not having transparent government)?
 
honestly, i just want to hear the more prominent birfers stumble all over themselves trying to discredit this. after all, all we've heard is "why won't he release his real birth certificate?"

well, he did.

It's a fake. It has his father's race as African. Race wasn't depicted as African back in 1961. In 1961, his father's race would have been written as negro or black. Let's see if the ink is dry yet.
 
So you don't care he lies. The transparent President has become the most secretive in history

Where did I imply that? On the whole birther issue? No, I don't care. I think there are far bigger issues to worry about then that.
 
How can he claim to be transparent in government when he hides all his records. This tells me he will run the government the same way and he has.

Do you know his first act as president was to seal his presidential records?

Obama’s FIRST Act as President was to SEAL his records « H4CBlog

You're losing credibility by the minute. Obama's first executive order did the exact opposite of what you say it did:

Obama's First Executive Order - What Obama's First Executive Order Really Said

Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the president of the United States manages the operations of the federal government.

Obama's first executive order merely rescinded an earlier executive order severely limiting public access to presidential records after they left office.

That now-rescinded executive order, 13233, was signed by then-President George W. Bush on Nov. 1, 2001. It allowed former presidents and even family members to declare executive privilege and block public access to White House records for virtually any reason.

The part in bold is the one you want to take a closer look instead of reading blogs. Do you understand what the verb 'to rescind' means?

rescind [rɪˈsɪnd]
vb
(tr) to annul or repeal
[from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut]
rescindable adj
rescinder n
rescindment n

If you read the full executive order here is what it says:

Executive Order 13489 of January 21, 2009

Presidential Records


By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish policies and procedures governing the assertion of executive privilege by incumbent and former Presidents in connection with the release of Presidential records by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pursuant to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, it is hereby ordered as follows:


Section 1. Definitions.

For purposes of this order:

(a) "Archivist" refers to the Archivist of the United States or his designee.
(b) "NARA" refers to the National Archives and Records Administration.
(c) "Presidential Records Act" refers to the Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 2201-2207.
(d) "NARA regulations" refers to the NARA regulations implementing the Presidential Records Act, 36 C.F.R. Part 1270.
(e) "Presidential records" refers to those documentary materials maintained by NARA pursuant to the Presidential Records Act, including Vice Presidential records.
(f) "Former President" refers to the former President during whose term or terms of office particular Presidential records were created.
(g) A "substantial question of executive privilege" exists if NARA's disclosure of Presidential records might impair national security (including the conduct of foreign relations), law enforcement, or the deliberative processes of the executive branch.
(h) A "final court order" is a court order from which no appeal may be taken.


Sec. 2. Notice of Intent to Disclose Presidential Records.
(a) When the Archivist provides notice to the incumbent and former Presidents of his intent to disclose Presidential records pursuant to section 1270.46 of the NARA regulations, the Archivist, using any guidelines provided by the incumbent and former Presidents, shall identify any specific materials, the disclosure of which he believes may raise a substantial question of executive privilege. However, nothing in this order is intended to affect the right of the incumbent or former Presidents to invoke executive privilege with respect to materials not identified by the Archivist. Copies of the notice for the incumbent President shall be delivered to the President (through the Counsel to the President) and the Attorney General (through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel). The copy of the notice for the former President shall be delivered to the former President or his designated representative.
(b) Upon the passage of 30 days after receipt by the incumbent and former Presidents of a notice of intent to disclose Presidential records, the Archivist may disclose the records covered by the notice, unless during that time period the Archivist has received a claim of executive privilege by the incumbent or former President or the Archivist has been instructed by the incumbent President or his designee to extend the time period for a time certain and with reason for the extension of time provided in the notice. If a shorter period of time is required under the circumstances set forth in section 1270.44 of the NARA regulations, the Archivist shall so indicate in the notice.


Sec. 3. Claim of Executive Privilege by Incumbent President.
(a) Upon receipt of a notice of intent to disclose Presidential records, the Attorney General (directly or through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel) and the Counsel to the President shall review as they deem appropriate the records covered by the notice and consult with each other, the Archivist, and such other executive agencies as they deem appropriate concerning whether invocation of executive privilege is justified.
(b) The Attorney General and the Counsel to the President, in the exercise of their discretion and after appropriate review and consultation under subsection (a) of this section, may jointly determine that invocation of executive privilege is not justified. The Archivist shall be notified promptly of any such determination.
(c) If either the Attorney General or the Counsel to the President believes that the circumstances justify invocation of executive privilege, the issue shall be presented to the President by the Counsel to the President and the Attorney General.
(d) If the President decides to invoke executive privilege, the Counsel to the President shall notify the former President, the Archivist, and the Attorney General in writing of the claim of privilege and the specific Presidential records to which it relates. After receiving such notice, the Archivist shall not disclose the privileged records unless directed to do so by an incumbent President or by a final court order.


Sec. 4. Claim of Executive Privilege by Former President.
(a) Upon receipt of a claim of executive privilege by a living former President, the Archivist shall consult with the Attorney General (through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel), the Counsel to the President, and such other executive agencies as the Archivist deems appropriate concerning the Archivist's determination as to whether to honor the former President's claim of privilege or instead to disclose the Presidential records notwithstanding the claim of privilege. Any determination under section 3 of this order that executive privilege shall not be invoked by the incumbent President shall not prejudice the Archivist's determination with respect to the former President's claim of privilege.
(b) In making the determination referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the Archivist shall abide by any instructions given him by the incumbent President or his designee unless otherwise directed by a final court order. The Archivist shall notify the incumbent and former Presidents of his determination at least 30 days prior to disclosure of the Presidential records, unless a shorter time period is required in the circumstances set forth in section 1270.44 of the NARA regulations. Copies of the notice for the incumbent President shall be delivered to the President (through the Counsel to the President) and the Attorney General (through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel). The copy of the notice for the former President shall be delivered to the former President or his designated representative.


Sec. 5. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The order makes it harder for former presidents and Obama himself to claim executive priviledge.
 
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