Is Barack Obama an American?

This same question came up for John McCain when it was discovered that he was born in Panama, not the USA. So, it is of good conscience to allow this question for all other Presidential candidates.

There is talk that Barack Obama might not have proper legal proof he was born in America. I'm not sure that any proof offered so far puts this question to rest, because his birth in Hawaii has special circumstances surrounding this issue. Was his Mother a resident of the USA long enough to satisfy the requirements of the Constitution to become President? His Father, it appears, was from Africa, and does not meet the requirements.

Here is my take on the whole issue: Why not look at the Honolulu Newspaper for that day, or the next couple of days, to determine first if there was an actual record of his birth outside of his birth certificate. I say the guy is an American if he has been paying his taxes. But the law don't care much of what I think. Apparently, the law does not care much what the law is either.

When and where was Barack Obama born?

Officially:

Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961 at 7:24 pm

And here is something interesting... In Time magazine, on August 4, 1961 appeared an article about John F Kennedy and the illegal politics going on in the state of Illinois. How ironic is that?

Link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895482,00.html

Folks, it is my opinion that too much unknown and too much controversy are swirling around this candidate. I feel inside that he is not "seasoned" as a leader just yet. I respect that you may feel differently. And as for John McCain, i feel uneasy about his leadership qualities too. I am looking at Bob Barr, just looking. We have to have somebody that can qualify to run this country, and perhaps qualify to at least be an American?

Peace Out, Gary Ruff