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Line 267: − − ==Accusations about birth certificate and cultural and name identity== − Some conservative opponents have accused Obama of not being an American but born outside of the United States, this accusation was bolstered by Obama's reluctance to show his birth certificate to the public, until prompted by [[Donald Trump]], Obama presented a birth certificate to the public. Some conservative opponents believe that the birth certificate he presented was a forgery, and they are known as "birthers" both by their conservative and liberal opponents. However, other conservatives like [[Ann Coulter]] reject the birthers' accusations and view birthers as a fringe group that left-wing media like MSNBC have exaggerated in order to discredit the conservative movement. − − There are other right-wing and anti-Islamic opponents of Obama who claim that he is a Muslim who went by the name '''Barry Soetoro''' during his time in [[Indonesia]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQPXVJuT2vY Barry Soetoro the muslim - YouTube]</ref> − − Other right-wing opponents claim that Obama is an [[Atheism|atheist]].
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Revision as of 13:36, September 16, 2012
, 13:36, September 16, 2012→Accusations about birth certificate and cultural and name identity: Going to merge this into relevant section above.
==="You didn't build that" Controversy===
==="You didn't build that" Controversy===
On July 13, 2012, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] told an audience at a fire station in Roanoke Virginia, "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-roanoke-virginia|title=Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia|date=July 13, 2012|accessdate=August 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/25/obamas-logic-a-system-that-allows-us-to-thrive-can-disallow-success/|title=Obama’s logic: a system that ‘allows’ us to thrive can disallow success|author=Steve Stanek|accessdate=August 25, 2012|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> The [[Romney]] campaign, took that one sentence ("If you’ve got a business - you didn’t build that") and claimed that Obama was referring to building business rather than infrastructure.
On July 13, 2012, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] told an audience at a fire station in Roanoke Virginia, "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-roanoke-virginia|title=Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia|date=July 13, 2012|accessdate=August 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/25/obamas-logic-a-system-that-allows-us-to-thrive-can-disallow-success/|title=Obama’s logic: a system that ‘allows’ us to thrive can disallow success|author=Steve Stanek|accessdate=August 25, 2012|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> The [[Romney]] campaign, took that one sentence ("If you’ve got a business - you didn’t build that") and claimed that Obama was referring to building business rather than infrastructure.
==See also==
==See also==