Surprised this hasn't been posted yet, but we may have a new smear to debunk. Hawaii state senator Sam Slom, the lone Republican in the 25-member chamber, suggested on Aaron Klein's show today that the real reason President Obama hasn't released his birth certificate is that Barack Obama, Sr. isn't really his father.
'My particular point of view... is that [Obama] probably was born [in Hawaii] and that the real issue is not the birth certificate, but what's on the birth certificate,' Slom said in an interview on New York's WABC 770 AM radio station.
'It could have to do with what his name is on the birth certificate, who is actually listed as his father, the citizenship of the father,' Slom said.
I don't think I need to elaborate on how disgusting this is. To my mind, it borders on being racist--remember, this was 1961, and interracial marriage was still frowned upon back then. Moreover, to believe Ann Dunham somehow concealed who the real father was requires belief in a conspiracy theory almost as implausible as the suggestion that Obama was born in Kenya. Slom needs to step up to the plate, or shut up and apologize.
This is actually even more unhinged than it looks on the surface. The latest birther claim making the rounds is that even if Obama was born here, he isn't eligible to be president because to be natural-born, both parents have to be American by birth.
Here's Slom's contact information. Pester him. Now.
Snail mail:
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 214
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-8420
Fax: 808-586-8426
Email:senslom at Capitol dot hawaii dot gov (sorry, even unhinged crap like this doesn't merit Slom being the target of spam)