Ouch. Responding to "TellerIP"

OK....first, I really wish that "TellerIP" had a profile so that I could contact him/her directly. Or, had this person been a Blogger and/or Google user, I could've just replied on their blog. However, since I can't locate an account for this person, I need to reply here.

I got a comment on my NPR article which said that Obama was "Kenyan-born." And while I don't believe I have the right to quote from the comment (which is still visible) I will paraphrase.
TellerIP stated that Hawaii no longer provides birth certificates and gave a link to a "Star Bulletin" article.

Well, I chose to go to the source ... the state of Hawaii itself. Their website is here: http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/vital-records/vital_records.html (Please note that if you're going to order anything from them that they will not accept personal cheques. One must use a cashier's cheque or money order.)

You can also go here: http://www.hawaiibirthcertificate.com/ which is a LexisNexis company. This site is the only officially authorized remote ordering site for the State of Hawaii. (And while they do take personal cheques, it's recommended you pay with a credit or debit card.)

Next, the poster states that Obama was not born in Kenya. Yet the Kenyans themselves are stating that he was. " " If America was living in a situation where they feared ethnicity and did not see itself as a multiparty state or nation, how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the President of America? It is because they did away with exclusion. " (emphasis added) For the source on that, see my previous posting.

In conclusion, I really don't know where Barack Hussein Obama was born, and I'm not sure I will any time soon. Remember that to date Mr Obama has spent $1.8m in lawsuits to avoid having to produce one simple peice of paper.

I'll leave it to you to Google that, but it is true, sourced, and verified. Obama has spent $1.8m in lawsuits to avoid showing his birth certificate. I don't agree with Dr. Manning on more than a few things, but I do on this. "Listen, Barack; if your birth certificate is what it is, what's the big deal?"
Indeed? Why the $1.8 million in lawsuits, Barack? Remember, Google is your friend.