As far back as 2008, some Americans began to claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States, but in Kenya. These claims have been promoted by fringe theorists, known as 'birthers', some of whom have sought court rulings to prove that Obama is ineligible to be the president. None of these attempts has been successful. Obama has released the full version of his birth certificate, which shows he was born in Hawaii. However, birthers claim it is a forgery. There has been what the Daily Telegraph describes as "a persistent campaign of misinformation on the subject", led at one stage by Donald Trump, the property mogul now hoping to be the Republican presidential candidate. According to a recent poll by New York Daily News 61 per cent of self-identified Trump supporters said they believed the president was not born in the US. Obama has nevertheless made light of the conspiracy and in 2011, during an address at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, even went so far as to release his "birth video": a scene from Disney's The Lion King.
Now my response to this is 'Errrrmmmmm, So what?' He must have been screened before standing and any discrepancies would have been found then. His enemies would have good reason to promulgate this idea so it is obvious where this theory would come from. Even if it had been true, it doesn't change anything. I can't even see who would benefit from such a conspiracy. They are hardly likely to impeach the Pres on such flimsy evidence (I.E. None.). Overall I don't see the point of this one.
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