Mitt Romney seemed to fuel the controversial birther accusations that have been flung at President Obama when he said during a campaign event in Michigan: "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this was the place [points to ground] that we were born and raised."
"I love being home in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born," he told the crowd, before going on to list out the hospitals each were born in.
BuzzFeed has posted the video clip.
The birther movement has questioned whether or not President Obama was born in this country and continue to do so even after he released a long-form birth certificate showing his birth occurred in Hawaii. Those not born in the United States are barred from being president.
Both political campaigns were quick to issue statements on the incident.
Romney spokesman Kevin Madden downplayed the idea that the candidate's remark was related to the president at all.
"The governor has always said, and has repeatedly said, he believes the president was born here in the United States," he said. "He was only referencing that Michigan, where he is campaigning today, is the state where he himself was born and raised. "
Republican National Committee's communications director Sean Spicer called it a "lighthearted moment," on Andrea Mitchell Reports Friday. "He was stating a fact," Spicer said. "Anything more than that is taking it too far."
Obama campaign national press secretary Ben LaBolt argued the former governor made a "decision to directly enlist himself in the birther movement."
"Throughout this campaign, Governor Romney has embraced the most strident voices in his party instead of standing up to them," he said. "It's one thing to give the stage in Tampa to Donald Trump, Sheriff Arpaio, and Kris Kobach. But Governor Romney's decision to directly enlist himself in the birther movement should give pause to any rational voter across America."
Businessman Trump, a Romney campaign surrogate, has repeatedly questioned where President Obama was born. Kansas Sec. of State Kobach, who has been associated with the Romney campaign, also questioned the validity of the president's birth certificate at one point, and Arizona Sheriff Arpaio has called it a forgery job.
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If Romney were asked to produce his birth certificate, I bet it won't take three years before he does so.
How long do you think it will take for him to produce his Tax Returns?
Something to remember about Haters, people who hate you are just your confused admirers. They can’t figure out the reason why everyone loves you. ~ Marvin Sapp
And the repubs hate for resident Obama is going to "undo" like they can't imagine. They are so desparate, they're dangerous! Not just to the general american population but more, unfortunately, to themselves individually and personally. Still prayin' for yuh!
I bet it would take 30 years and an act of God for Romney to produce his tax returns.
Not what Mitt wants to be talking about going into his convention. This time, he did it to himself.
He's now saying it's against his religion to release his returns.
So, let's start asking hard questions about his religion. Is he Mormon, not LDS? LDS gave up plural marriage; Romney's grandparents went into self-exile in Mexico to continue practicing it. Does Romney believe in plural marriage?
He is a bishop in the Mormon church, after all...
People are too busy asking for Mitt's tax returns to ask for his birth certificate. C'mon Mitt rationalize paying 13 to 14% a year when your making $20,000,000 a year, while people making much less are paying much more than 13%. Let's hear about your running mates plan to introduce vouchers into medicare. Let's talk about birth certificates, then we can talk about you believing marriage is between a man and a woman and your Mormon Grandfather believing marriage is between a man and five women.
"Those not born in the United States are barred from being president."
actually, thats not entirely true. remember mccain was born in panama.
According to US Law, if your mother is briefly out of the country when you are born, you are still a natural born citizen and eligible to run for president. for example if your mother is on vacation and she goes into labor early, you are still an american, with natural born citizen.
i make this correction because it is one that needs to be made, in part because it shows just how stupid this birther nonsense is. Obama could have been born on jupiter and he would still be a natural born citizen and eligible to hold office as president.
wrong McCain is an American citizen because both parents where American citizen and because he was born on an American military base which is consider American sorvereign territory just like an American Embassy
If Obama wasn't born in the US and because only one parent was a citizen and he wasn't born on American sovereign territory like a military base or an American Embassy he has to apply for Citizenship which he would have easily would have been accepted but you will still need to apply
Nope. you are 100% wrong. according to US law, obama could have been born on mars and he would have been a CITIZEN AT BIRTH.
Direct from the INS website:
Citizenship at Birth for Children Born Outside the U.S. and its Territories
A Child Born Outside the U.S. is a Citizen at Birth IF...
**One parent** is a U.S. citizen at the time of birth and the birthdate is before November 14, 1986 but after October 10, 1952
The parents are married at the time of birth and the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. or its territories for a period of at least ten years at some time in his or her life prior to the birth, at least five of which were after his or her 14th birthday.
Additionally, time spent abroad by the U.S. citizen parent while the U.S. citizen parent was the unmarried son or daughter and a member of the household of a person who meets any of the three conditions listed above can also be counted.
If the child was born out of wedlock, see N-600: FAQ.
Ummm the last i check Hawaii was America,,remember Pearl Harbor.So that would make President Obama born on American soil.So The accusation that President Obama isnt American,is plain Ridiculous.That would imply that Pearl Harbor wasnt an Attack on America by Japan,,and if this is true,and Pearl Harbor isnt America,,why is it in our history books?
Why not post a family tree for Mitt Romney? How many half- aunts and uncles did he have? I think more needs to be examined about why the grandfather went to Mexico and whether the feds were in hot pursuit of a polygamist. Since President Obama's family has been so scrutinized, why not get the facts out on Romney's background???
Why is it that White American have this weird idea that they were the original inhabitant of this land. In fact Whites didn't starting coming to these shores in large numbers until the 20th century. I realize the vast majority of White Americans do not know the history of Native Peoples and the fact that Blacks were here long before (1619) any of today's Whites. Each time I hear people such as Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and others who have this Twilight Zone mentality I get a chill.
yes he should not question his birth cert because they will cont to ask him to show his tax ret
I suspect he ripped the church off and didn't tithe from all the $ he stashed overseas. If the Church finds out, he could lose his powerful position as Deacon. That would make it worth hiding all the "ammunition" in the tax returns, as his wife so charmingly put it.
i thought u wanted to talk about the economy Mittens......why are u feeding pigs at the trough with this birth certificate crap?
The audience behind Romney thought his birth certificate comment was a hoot. They just stretched their jaw muscles and guffawed ..... which just makes a person once again wonder ... what's the matter with Republicans. .... Gobama 2012!
It puzzles me.Whats Romney trying to say,,The President doesn't share his Anglo Saxon relationship,and the President's veiws are foreign.When Anglo Saxon is an establishment in England in the 5th century..Am i to belive England is more American than Hawaii?this guy makes no sense.
Never mind your Birth Certificate Jackass, Show us the Tax Returns!! VOTE DEM ACROSS THE BOARD 2012!!!
No one asked because you're white..
How many times did Romney avoid VIETNAM???? 4 DEFERMENTS ........this loser, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had made sure that his father and the Mormon church send him away to Europe to avoid going to VIETNAM. In his SICK mind, he felt he was doing AMERICA a favor by not going to Vietnam, because he was being "GROOM" to be President of the United States. Really?? What a JERK.
Again..why is HE hiding his tax return filings? Answer: he made a billion dollars with Bain and all his business ventures and paid 13% in taxes.....What a LOSER!