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Being a realist, I accept the fact that Barack Obama will be sworn in as President of the United States. But he will do it without having to prove he is legally eligible to hold the office.<br> <br> Despite countless media articles to the contrary - due either to ignorance or willful dishonesty - Barack Obama has not produced his actual birth certificate. Why not?<br> <br> Two Hawaiian officials claim to have personally looked at the actual certificate and assure us it is valid. About this, two points should be made:<br> <br> 1) In 1961, a non-naturalized citizen in Hawaii could have been given a valid birth certificate. Therefore the claim that it is valid proves nothing;<br> <br> 2) In any event, why are we being asked to accept the word of these two? Why would we accept their word? Why can't we see this birth certificate?<br> <br> And why won't Barack Obama tell us which hospital he was born in so that, in the absence of a valid birth certificate, we can check that hospital's records?<br> <br> Think about this: Mr. Obama is only 47 years old. That means at least some people involved in his birth, such as the patient admissions office, doctors, nurses, etc., are likely to be alive. Doesn't it strike you as odd that not one of them has come forward to brag about being with Barack Obama "from the beginning"? <br> <br> Bottom line: Instead of allowing us to see his original birth certificate and/or letting us in on what hospital he was born in, Barack Obama has done everything in his power to hide both. <br> <br> These are the actions of someone who does not want us to know the truth. <br> <br> Am I claiming I know Barack Obama is legally unable to hold the office of President? No I am not. <br> <br> What I am saying is that we are owed proof. And the fact that, with a disgraceful complement of media complicity, Mr. Obama has deliberately withheld it from us, raises major suspicions about his eligibility in my mind.<br> <br> That said, barring some unforseen turn of events we will have our President Obama on January 20. And if, after he performs duties of this office (e.g. signs legislation, agrees to treaties with foreign nations, etc.) it comes out that he is not legal to be President, thus the legislation and those treaties are null and void? I guess we'll just have to deal with it then. <br> <br> Maybe, just maybe, the time to do so is before rather than after he assumes office. But, hey, that's just me. <br> <br> I wonder how many FM stations you can get through your fillings if you wear a tin foil hat.
By Ken Berwitz

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