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We ve had every official in hawaii, democrat and republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961 in kapiolani hospital. we ve posted the certification that is given by the state of hawaii on the internet for everybody to see. ah, yes, the president s elusive long-form birth certificate. it is back in today s political news if you can believe it. and for this show, that can only mean one thing. debunktion junction. we will meet you there in just a moment. tle emotional hetlretl?tl ....
We ve had every official in hawaii, democrat and republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961 in kapiolani hospital. we ve posted the certification that is given by the state of hawaii on the internet for everybody to see. ah, yes, the president s elusive long-form birth certificate. it is back in today s political news if you can believe it. and for this show, that can only mean one thing. debunktion junction. we will meet you there in just a moment. like dust mold pets and pollen. ....
reporter: president obama came before the american people to provide even more documentation that he was born in the u.s. and is thus constitutionally eligible for the position he holds. i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961 in kapiolani hospital. reporter: the birthers smear appears to have been hatched in an anonymous e-mail campaign in the spring of 2008. then senator obama responded by posting on his campaign website the certification of live birth that hawaii issues but for some that was not enough nor were the 1961 birth announcements in honolulu s major newspapers. the lie persisted. if i had some dna, it wouldn t assuage those who don t believe he was born here. reporter: their numbers have been growing. 43% of all americans say the president was either not born in the u.s. or they re not sure where he was born according to polls including two-thirds of republicans and almost half of independents. the president said polling did not prompt action, instead he cited how ....
Kapiolani hospital. reporter: the president says he did it because the week he introduced his place of birth were prominent in the media. in fact, every major network including abc broke into their regular broadcast for the president s remarks on his birth certificate. the president told oprah winfrey for a show airing monday may 2nd he wanted to end the distraction. we can t be distracted by sideshows, and as i said at my press conference, carnival barkers who are going around trying to get attention instead of [ applause ] reporter: that was almost certainly a reference to donald trump, who d made obama s place of birth a major campaign issue. i think it actually shows how empty and what an empty windbag donald trump really is. reporter: trump was proven wrong, but that didn t stop him congratulating himself for resolving an issue he alone among presidential contenders had raised. i m very proud of myself because i ve accomplished something that nobody else has been abl ....