Snopes.com Has Disputed The Veracity Of Crucial Data In Obama’s Alleged Original Birth Document.

[Hat Tip to Texas Darlin' who published on this yesterday.]

Snopes.com has published information which directly contradicts crucial data contained in Obama’s alleged original birth document.

The new document offered by Obama lists “Dr. David Sinclair” as the MD who delivered Obama.  However, Snopes.com previously reported that Barbara Nelson, a teacher at the Honolulu prep school attended by Obama, recalled discussing his birth with the obstetrician who delivered him:

When Barack Hussein Obama places his hand on the bible to take the oath of office as 44th president of the United States, Barbara Nelson of Kenmore will undoubtedly think back to the day he was born. It was Aug. 4, 1961, at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu.

“I may be the only person left who specifically remembers his birth. His parents are gone, his grandmother is gone, the obstetrician who delivered him is gone,” said Nelson, referring to Dr. Rodney T. West, who died in February at the age of 98. Here’s the story: Nelson was having dinner at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Waikiki Beach with Dr. West, the father of her college friend Jo-Anne. Making conversation, Nelson turned to Dr. West and said: “So, tell me something interesting that happened this week,” she said.

His response: “Well, today, Stanley had a baby. Now that’s something to write home about.”

The new mother was Stanley Dunham, and the baby was Barack Hussein Obama.

“I penned the name on a napkin, and I did write home about it,” said Nelson, knowing that her father, Stanley A. Czurles, director of the Art Education Department at Buffalo State College, would be interested in the Stanley connection.

She also remembers Dr. West mentioning that the baby’s father was the first black student at the University of Hawaii and how taken he was by the baby’s name.

“I remember Dr. West saying ‘Barack Hussein Obama, now that’s a musical name,’” said Nelson.

Snopes.com (a self proclaimed fact checking organization) has now updated that report as follows:

“In April 2011, the White House released a copy of President Obama’s ‘long form’ certificate of live birth as well.”

Below the update is an image of the purported long form.  Note that the updated Snopes report does not take a position on whether Dr. Sinclair delivered Obama.  To their credit, they have left Nelson’s information exactly as previously published above the update.

By doing so, Snopes has absolutely disputed the veracity of Obama’s new document. 

I suppose they risk being labeled as evil birthers since they do not attack Barbara Nelson as a fraud and they do not seem to be taking the White House’s word over Nelson’s.

Where’s Factcheck.org on this?  (Yes, that was sarcasm.)  Barbara Nelson’s account was the darling of the anti-birther universe when she came forward.  So what happened?

I think Snopes is between a rock and a hard place with this.  I know they support Obama’s eligibility… so they have quietly tippy toed around this problem.  But whether they like it or not, they are certainly disputing the veracity of his new birth document since they are now listing two separate doctors and two separate birth accounts, one by Nelson and the other by the White House, as proof that the President’s original COLB was not a forgery.

The original report by Snopes states in the header:

If Barbara Nelson’s account of Obama’s birth, as allegedly told to her by Dr. West, was convincing enough for Snopes to use as a response to the above referenced “claim”, then why isn’t Snopes directly acknowledging the current dispute by drawing more attention to the blatant discrepancy?

This is very important.  Snopes didn’t simply publish Nelson’s account.  The Snopes folks also directly stated themselves that Dr. West delivered Obama:

“In January 2009, a teacher at the Honolulu prep school attended by Barack Obama recalled discussing his birth with the obstetrician who had delivered him:”

There you have it.  Snopes reported that Dr. West delivered Obama, and they also reported the account by Nelson.  The article is written as if Snopes had verified that Dr. West delivered Obama.  They do not use the word “allegedly” or “purported”, etc.  Snopes unequivocally stated that Dr. West delivered Obama in a report designed to stamp out claims that the first COLB was a fraud.  Now the White House has come out with a second birth document which completely contradicts the evidence orignally offered by Snopes.

Where is the journalism?

Below is the screenshot of the current Snopes page:

In the words of a person who had a big influence on my life and attitude towards Government , “Ever feel like you’ve been cheated.” Johnny Rotten (aka John Lydon)

by Leo Donofrio, Esq.

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