Honestly, I don't know that he is held to a higher standard than any other president.    But he is also a federal employee and as such, he is required to provide a birth certificate prior to employment.  So, are other federal worker's held to a higher standard than he is?

I really don't want to make big issue over this but he could have, and should have, cleared this up long ago.  Any other federal worker would not have been hired without providing the documentation.

It might be most of the world though

I was kinda surprised by the comment on the first page about how the rest of the world is mocking "you" now that Obama is president. TBH I was pleasantly surprised when you lot elected Obama after the last guy you kept in for 8 years.

But I get the feeling a lot of the political issues you have may be largely to do with the system than anything

Normally, I prefer popcorn and Jujubes for threads of this nature. In this case, I think beer and wings is more appropriate.

Mmmmmm beer ...

Don't worry, this was not the beginning of a personal crusade to influence America's voters. I was really just trying to address the post on the first page which stated that "the rest of the world was mocking you now that Obama is president" (paraphrasing).

As a person who normally gets his panties in a bunch when anything political drops, I'm just laughing that this is and ever was an issue. This is equally as stupid as people calling into question Bush's ability to lead the nation because he used to drink a lot and curse on camera. We are all entitled to our opinions about why someone is or is not qualified to lead a country, but when you get a groundswell movement towards absolutely stupidity, something else is at work in our country that has nothing to do with fixing the problems of said country.

The most ridiculous part is this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/top-20-crazy-tea-party-reactions-to-obamas-birth

I'll play.  But, before I answer your questions, can you tell me what the required documentation was and what is the appropriate agency?  I think this is where we stalled out last time this came up.

ETA: Oh, and where in the Constitution is this required documentation outlined?  Thanks. 

This article addresses where the issue started. Apparently his relatives are the ones who created the doubt of his birth place.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3074

In case anybody is wondering, the thread was cleaned up due to an inappropriate post that made sweeping generalizations about people. Those that responded to it were deleted as well to preserve the thread as is.

We all know political threads are difficult.  Keep it to the subject.

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Carry on.

I miss all the fun.