Michelle Obama, as always in these kinds of stories, added fuel to the fire when she mentioned her husband's mom was a "very young, very single" mother.
Well, no shit. The parents COULDN'T get married, and back in the early 1960s, which was more like the 1950s than the hippie era where young people shacked up and even had kids out of wedlock, it was very unusual for a young woman to keep her baby. If she couldn't marry the dad, she gave the baby up for adoption.
Here is what I wrote on the Capital Hill Forum about this "revelation":
Undoubtedly she was a single parent in every sense of the word. Barack Obama was born out of wedlock. His parents couldn't marry because the dad was already married. I would guess given the times they broke up because of it. The dad probably told the mom the truth. I wonder if Barack Sr. ever financially supported his son. Back then, if a woman became pregnant out of wedlock (and remember, this was the early 1960s, well before it was common for young people to shack up and have kids out of wedlock and keep their babies), she either married the father or gave the baby up for adoption. Abortion was illegal in every state, and few women kept their babies. Ann Dunham was unusual in that she kept her baby. I think much of the birth certificate controversy is overblown. I believe it is very likely Barack Obama's original name is not "Barack Obama" but "Barry Dunham" or something similar. For all we know he may never have legally changed his name to "Barack Obama" or he changed it much later on. It's very possible that on his original birth certificate it says "unknown" where his father's name would be. It was not unheard of at the time.
I think any coverup by Obama is in one or both of these areas.
We can't rely on Obama's "autobiography" because there is so much fiction in it. I really would not be surprised if Barack Obama didn't legally change his name (if he ever did) until much later in life, when he first had political ambitions. That's my take, for what it's worth.
For those who remember, Gary Hart received a little bit of flak over his name when he changed it from "Hartpence" to "Hart."
Update: In any case, not only should Obama produce the original birth certificate, he should be able to produce his parents' marriage certificate and divorce decree. Since he used his stepfather's name, there should be some legal papers (such as adoption papers) to prove Soetoro was his legal name. That is, of course, if he is telling the truth. If he is not, then there is a reason he is not producing those documents.
In any case, releasing these would clear up a lot of rumors and misconceptions, if they are rumors and misconceptions.
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Obama's parents were married at Maui, Hawaii on 2nd February, 1961 and it was a very low profile wedding. His mother later filed for divorce in Honolulu in January 1964 and his father signed for receipt of the divorce papers in Cambridge, Mass. a short time later.
I understand that's the story. But it wouldn't have been a legal marriage since Obama Sr. was already married. Which obviously is more colorful and not very helpful for Obama, Jr. Did his mother even know there was another family?
I wonder if there is any proof of marriage or divorce or of child support.
We know Obama's autobiography is full of fiction. I'd like to see legal proof of marriage, divorce, and his birth certificate.
Susan wrote:
I understand that's the story.
But it wouldn't have been a legal
marriage since Obama Sr. was
already married.
The marriage remains legal in the
U.S. unless it is proven otherwise.
I wonder if there is any proof
of marriage or divorce or of child
support.
If anyone wants to pay the fee they
can look up the Hawaii divorce
records.
We know Obama's autobiography
is full of fiction. I'd like to see
legal proof of marriage, divorce,
and his birth certificate.
It seems that a small number of
people still don't understand that
Obama goes to the Big House - and
NOT the white House if he has put a
fraudulent document on the net
while he is seeking funds.
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