Kelly,  yes he and the Secretary have both reviewed the document and verified its existence and accuracy.  I know because I watched the presse conference in which the stated so. That was a year ago. Hawaii maintains original birth certificates in the same manner in their state.  For obviouse reasons, folk should have a reasonable expectation that their live birth records will be mantained in the safest possible way. Don’t you agree?

De B, Thanks for staying on point. You are so right. I no longer visit this site as i once did because it has been overtaken by obstructionists.  I read nothing in the supposed research that was posted that would indicated wrongful behavior on the part of Obama.  And as for husbands remembering important details about their marriage/wife…give me a break.

agreed

I use a product line by Mixed Chicks. Shampoo, conditioner…i wear my hair natural and use the leave in conditioner daily. I am stopped often as asked what products I use.  www.naturallycurly.com. I encourage women to free themselves from the pain of trying to fit into a box.

Um yes he is a "celebrity" and its okay. I find it refreshing to have an elected official and First Family who are "regular folk" so to speak. It is no secret that men and women alike are drooling over this man. I have a girl crush on our First Lady. He is the People’s President…

C Hardy,

Sweetheart, he was a celebrity then too.  And, don’t we always blame the last company head for bad management? Isn’t that why we have new leadership because we think the old leadership sucked?  In my opinion, having been in office for less than six-months he has shown tremendous capacity to do the job. I am certain we hired the right guy. I happen to prefer his management style. The are difficult times and I don’t want a confrontational, knee-jerk Commander in Chief. I want a sober thinking, methodical, courageous leader.  Most of those complaining have never run for office and will never "step up the the plate". I say let’s all accept the challenge and roll up our sleeves to pitch in…even if you have been paying your dues, there is more to be paid now.

umm yeah. does that make me a bad liberal???

LOL he is President, not King.  I think it is all in good fun. Now, if he was good looking with terrible policies (Reagan, W) then I might be upset. President Obama seems to not take himself too seriously so if he doesn’t mind, neither do I. However, I will continue to hold his feet to the fire throughout his presidency.

Main Entry: ce·leb·ri·ty 

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈle-brə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ce·leb·ri·ties

Date: 14th century

1 : the state of being celebrated : fame 2 : a famous or celebrated person I, for one, like having a "celebrity" for President. What’s wrong with America being liked again because our President is being celebrated or famouse for looks, policies, leadership, smile, kindness, intelligence?

All of the above! I especially love how she handles her haters…

I don’t blame the Queen. I am crushing on my First Lady too! President Obama can stop complaining about all the shoes shes buys now as clearly it is important to diplomacy.

We elect because she is a loud mouth! She gets things done and she doesn’t shriek at the sight of evil right wingers. This is a red herring. And, it will pass. There is no way you can have success in this world without ever getting smudged a little.

Yes

I don’t know about consensus. I think most folk are afraid to debate the issue at all. Unless you are anti-chris, you keep quiet.  After having read previous articles where Rihanna openly talks about abusing her brothers during her many fights with them, I was convinced over a year ago that she was a violent person. It is odd to me that folk forget all of that and treat her as if she is this weakling who doesn’t strike first.  I disagree with those who believe that women have the right to be emotional and lose control and men don’t—in this case a 19 year old boy.  A teenage boy whom everyone is ready to throw under the bus and send to jail for many years. I am clear about the difference between agression/violent episodes and abuse…I am not convinced that this is a case of abuse yet… Could it be that Rihanna feels guilty about her actions and that is why she is 1)hiding out and 2) not throwing Chris under the bus yet????

As a womanist/feminist, I am uncomfortable with the notion of weakness and victim.  Could be because I am a trained boxer and feel empowered to do real damage to those who seek to harm me. By the same token, I never initiate fights. An unpopular position I am sure, but it wouldn’t be the first time.

EB, Hillarious comment! So funny I had to come out of lurk mode.