Poll finds percentage of "birthers" is down

CBS

In the wake of President Obama's release of his long-form birth certificate, the percentage of Americans who doubt that President Obama was born in the United States has dropped dramatically, according to a new Washington Post poll.

The poll finds that 77 percent of Americans say Mr. Obama was born in the United States, up from 68 percent one year ago. Eighty-six percent say it is at least their best guess he was born in the United States.

The percentage of those who say Mr. Obama was likely born abroad has fallen from 20 percent in a Post-ABC poll one year ago to 10 percent in the new poll; only one percent of respondents say they have "solid evidence" to support that belief. Even before the long-form birth certificate was released, there was overwhelming evidence that Mr. Obama was indeed born in the United States.

A CBS News/New York Times survey taken in mid-April, before the release of the long-form birth certificate, found that one in four Americans - including nearly half of Republicans - wrongly believed Mr. Obama was born outside the United States.

The new poll was taken from April 28 - May 1.

[PatriotMark]

Obama's mother was not old enough to transfer her citizenship to a baby. US Law very clearly stipulates: "If only one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of your birth, that parent must have resided in the United States for at least ten years, at least five of which had to be after the age of 16." Barack Obama's father was not a U.S. citizen and Obama's mother was only 18 when Obama was born, which means though she had been a U.S. citizen for 10 years, (or citizen perhaps because of Hawai'i being a territory) the mother fails the test for being so for at least 5 years **prior to** Barack Obama's birth, but *after* age 16. It doesn't matter *after*.

In essence, she was not old enough to qualify her son for automatic U.S. citizenship. At most, there were only 2 years elapsed since his mother turned 16 at the time of Barack Obama's birth when she was 18 in Hawai'i. His mother would have needed to have been 16+5= 21 years old, at the time of Barack Obama's birth for him to have been a natural-born citizen. As aformentioned, she was a young college student at the time and was not.

[jb03530]

Obama was born in 1961, so how could Obama be born in Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecologica Hospital, it did not exist until 1978 when it merged..In 1961 it was called kauikeolani childrens hospital and Kapi'olani Maternity home respectively, not Kapi'olani till 1978.....also it states on the long form that his father was born in Kenya East Africa....really...Kenya East Africa wasn't formed until 1963 two years after Obama was born...It was called Keyna Colony till then.....daaaaa people...check your facts....

[jhon1233]

even if you are born in the us the us senate said in 2009 that to run president both of your parents have to be us citizens. So since barack obama was born in the us and his mom is a us citizen and his dad is acknolowdged as not he can not legaly be president. What we have in the us is not capitalism but facism starting with bush and continued by obama. The definition of facism is big corpations and goverment the same, which means they have complete control over goverment. Henry Paulson secretary of treasury under bush was Chariman and Cheif executive officer of Goldman Sacks before becoming secretary of treasury. Timonthy Geithner was managing director of goldman sacks before becoming head of federal reserve of new yourk and now is the treasury secretary under Obama. The biggest benificary of the bank bailout under obama is aig which deserved to fail because it is one of the worst insurance companies in america but got bailed out because corporations control the goverment.

[cktirumalai]

The birther controversy traces a familiar pattern in human affairs: first a whisper, then a rumor; it turns feverish and crests, and then slowly fades, even if it does not disappear. Interesting as a phenomenon but not as fact.
Candadai Tirumalai

[excop1949]

See how easy that was?

[reluctantzealot]

Trump the Chump!!!

LOL

love it!

[Birdman04]

He is indeed a chump. Good call.

[WeHappyFew]

It is not up to the president to prove factual innocence its up to detractors to prove legal guilt.

Unless "birthers" can persuade their political representatives to impeach on this issue (good luck with that) then this is all hot air.



BTW , Bloomberg, Illegals and Detroit. What the F*@k is he on?!

[reluctantzealot]

Trump forced Obama to show his BC... case closed.

Trump 1, Obama 0

[Bardo1959]

reluctantzealot or can I just call you by your real name, STUPID..

Being a birther doesn't allow you to talk about anything else. You have no credibility. But, you birthers do show a special talent. You people are the only ones who can talk out your a$s.

So what if Obama showed his BC. What did it change? NOTHING!!!
Thats not a win for you.

But if you're keeping score.
-Obama humiliated Chump last Saturday at tht WH correspondant dinner.
-Obama kills OBL
-Obama interrupts Celebrity Apprentice

Obama 3 Chump 0

CASE NOT CLOSED... I can go on and on. I just dont want to run the score up on you fools.

[reluctantzealot]

Obama is a chump who was totally TRUMPTED!!!


TOOO FUNNY...

Obama caved like Hussein in the desert!!!

[san850]

@reluctantzealot...it's a shame you obviously missed the show where President Obama mopped the floor with Trump. The humiliation and embarrassment were so traumatic for The Donald, he's been in hiding since then, licking his wouunds of mockery. President Obama just proved once again what a fool The Donald really is. Tooooo Funny!!!

[daffy64]

Yes, Donald Trump. The only guy I've heard of to inherit 400 million dollars and yet still keep going bankrupt.

[omnibus66]

Really frightening that 1 in 10 walking around out there are completely nuts and need to be institutionalized.

[san850]

It's those who have been wearing their tinfoil hats 24-7 ... the foil deflects all intelligence, logic, and reason so it cannot possibly enter their brain. Sad but true.

[mick7744]

by ToolMangler1 May 5, 2011 8:36 PM EDT
by 34sender May 5, 2011 8:17 PM EDT
"she is crafty ... that is not a compliment."


So is "Wile E. Coyote".... You see how things work out for him, don'tchya!! LOL

Just like it works out for her..

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HEY...ToolMangler,

Say what you like about that ditzy bimbo Palin, but lay off Wile E. Coyote.

His tenaciousness, resourcefulness and astounding ability to absorb punishment should serve as an inspiration to all.

Say what you will about his wild schemes...at least he's not a quitter like Palin.

DEATH TO THE ROADRUNNER...

OBSCURITY FOR SARAH PALIN...

To her...that's far worse than death!