Obama spokesman responds to Franklin Graham's 'birther' remarks [View All]

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(from my local paper, sad to say Graham is from here..)

Obama spokesman responds to Franklin Graham's 'birther' remarks

9:15 PM, Apr. 25, 2011

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110426/NEWS/304260028/Obama-spokesman-responds-Franklin-Graham-s-birther-remarks?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage

WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Jay Carney fired back Monday at evangelist Franklin Graham for questioning whether President Obama was born in the U.S.

Graham, who 10 years ago delivered the opening prayer at the first inauguration of George W. Bush, told ABC's “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” Sunday that Obama “has some issues to deal with” when it comes to proving his nationality.

“He can solve this whole birth certificate issue pretty quickly,” the son of the Rev. Billy Graham said. “I was born in a hospital in Asheville, N.C., and I know that my records are there.

You can probably even go and find out what room my mother was in when I was born. I don't know why he can't produce that.”

What Obama has produced is his certificate of birth from the very American state of Hawaii. It says he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961, at 7:24 p.m.

Various state officials of both parties have attested to its legitimacy and accuracy.


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“I think it's unfortunate that a religious leader would choose Easter Sunday to make preposterous charges,” Carney said. “And I'll leave it at that.”


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ADDITIONAL REMARKS BY FRANKLIN GRAHAM

On Obama's faith:
“He has told me that he is a Christian. But the debate comes: What is a Christian? For him, going to church means he's a Christian. For me, the definition of a Christian is whether we have given our life to Christ and are following him in faith, and we have trusted him as our Lord and Savior. … God is the only one who knows his heart.”

On Donald Trump's presidential bid:
“When I first saw that he was getting in, I thought, 'Well, this has got to be a joke,'” … But the more you listen to him, the more you say to yourself, 'You know? Maybe the guy's right.'”
Transcribed by The Charlotte Observer from Sunday's broadcast of “This Week with Christiane Amanpour”