Looks like Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has realized that his quest for Obama’s birth certificate was not going well for him, according to Nick Martin of Talking Points Memo:
After days of ridicule for launching a conspiracy theory-fueled investigation into Barack Obama’s birth certificate, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett on Tuesday backed off his threat to keep the president off the ballot in November and apologized to his state.
“If I embarrassed the state, I apologize but that certainly wasn’t my intent,” Bennett said in an interview with Phoenix radio station KTAR. “He’ll be on the ballot as long as he fills out the same paperwork and does the same things that everybody else has.”
Bennett said he still intends to keep asking Hawaii for verification that Obama’s birth certificate is authentic. But he said he only plans to use Hawaii’s answer as a way to satisfy demands from constituents who remain unconvinced Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States and so therefore eligible to be president.
He also said he talked to Hawaii’s attorney general on Monday night and clarified what he is looking to have verified. He said he “reworded” his request and expects to receive a response from Hawaii officials “in the next 24 to 48 hours.”
After all this, we’re starting to wonder if there’s something to this question of whether Mitt Romney is really a unicorn.
This article appears in May 17-23, 2012.
Would love to have been a fly on the wall when he had that uncomfortable conversation with one of Gov. Brewer’s inferiors, where he didn’t get to talk, but had to listen about how he had already committed career suicide, don’t make it worse for yourself, and don’t make Jan come down here personally, etc.
Imagine that a nutbag Republican embarrassing Arizona? You dont say? MLK Day, McCain picking Palin, SB1070, Brewer, former senator hanging out with baby murdering nazi’s, the list goes on, and on, and on….
Uhaul here I come
What Bennett failed to remember (from 8th grade government classes) is that ANY child born to a US citizen AUTOMATICALLY is born a citizen NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BORN. They could be born on the moon and still be born a citizen as long as at least one parent is a citizen. Natural born means born a citizen compared to naturalized which means to be born a citizen of another country and become a citizen through immigration and naturalization. Does it look suspiciously like those who created the birther “issue” might, just might, have been trying to confuse (DUPE) innocent, caring Americans who simply did not remember their civics lessons from school?
Kenya believe it?
cassidy…where’s the policeman and indian and construction worker?
“macho macho man, I want to be a macho man.”
“YMCA, YMCA.”
Listen to his radio interview yesterday, it’s amazing. http://ktar.com/resources/audio_headlines/…
“I wasn’t pandering to anybody…” What a pathetic excuse for an elected official. Just resign, Kenny, you’ve crapped the bed of stupidity on a national stage. You’re a DISGRACE to Arizona and have damaged the state. Citing Sheriff Joe as the reason for going forward with this insanity? Seriously? It’s sad that the people living here actually elect people like this. No shortage of idiots and racists in the Arizona electorate! Have a nice day everyone.
Its everywhere Burnie…..you can move to progressiveville;NY or NJ but even that heaven would get old after a bit……
I agree wholeheartedly Mr. Cap… But if I move I wont be enjoying 110 degree days!
Don’t tell me you don’t enjoy the wind Burnie??…..
Oh yes coupled with the wind, tucson becomes a convection oven rather than the standard oven.
Judith Richardson…your definition of citizen may be almost right….
but the constitution (for president and vice president) goes one step
higher…you need to be a “natural born citizen” meaning as the US
Senators said in writing that you must be born of parents who are both US
citizens at the time of your birth.
It is a Constitutional right to be on the ballot and meeting the requirements of office is not a valid reason to not be placed on the ballot. The title of the article is opposite to what it says in the article. That is called propaganda, as it is twisting of the truth in order to further political means. Learn your stuff people. Try to be informed and you will be, but not by reading other’s biased remarks. This being a news agency, should not add political rhetoric, nor provide an opinion. That is the job “news commentators”, such as Rush, Beck, Hannity, and O’Reilly. If you need to, consult the opposite view, and pull the similarities of the articles to ascertain facts and do not feel the way a news agency, or news commentator for that matter, tells you to or that you should feel. Come to those conclusions on your own, as that is what our military fights for and gives their lives to defend.
Judith: in an effort to debunk your 8th grade civics lesson, the statute is that the President must be born to TWO American citizens in the nation. It does provide for those being born overseas to an American, but also disqualifies those that are born a natural citizen and are eligible for dual-citizenship, “those owing allegiance to a sovereign nation”. You won’t find that text in the Constitution, but rather as a record referring to the statute, “as it says in clear language in the Constitution”. Either way, he was born to a father that owes allegiance to the British Empire passing along that allegiance. Perhaps you have been wrong about those defending the security of this nation as the founding fathers saw fit
To disliker of comments: Do you dislike my comment because it the truth and there is no factual or logical basis against? I merely am trying to assuage any doubt in the requirements of a person to hold the office of Commander in Chief. Americans have a right now, and the Freedom of Information Act puts the burden of proof on the government to prove the validity and withholding that information is cause for investigation into the matter. The birth certificate of our President is not a valid threat to national security, and he waived privacy rights by making “a copy” available to the public. The only question that remains, aside from the validity of the birth certificate provided, is “Why has this investigation not happened yet?”
Super_Doodles…interesting post:
“…It is a Constitutional right to be on the ballot and meeting the requirements of office is not a valid reason to not be placed on the ballot…”
Mr Obama might agree with this post…and, he is getting away with not
being qualified becaue he aint a “natural born citizen” for almost four
years. Many cases have gone to court on this issue…but we’re down to
only a few cases working their way through the court system.
But, in November 2012 the voters will have a say if he can stay in the
White House even though he does not meet the “natural born citizen” test.