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KATE SWEENEY
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bin Laden’s takedown by President Obama and his Navy Seals has been all over the news, but media is also focused on something a little less shocking and urgent. Once again, the news has been filled with questions about whether President Obama’s birth certificate is legitimate. According to PolitiFact.com, the document has been recently released to the public and it states that he was born in Hawaii. Emerging political candidate Donald Trump sends mixed messages about how authentic he believes it is. Trump claims that he is the only person that Obama has personally shown the document to before releasing it. He says that he will have to “assess the document’s
authenticity,” but also says he is confident that the document is real and is more concerned with important issues. Clearly, he has mixed opinions of the topic. There is still controversy over whether or not the document is legitimate. Many people claim that the Hawaiian birth certificate may not even be the same as other US birth certificates. However, Hawaiian documents are recognized as legitimate US documents. Obama tells the media that he is confused about this issue. He expressed his wishes that America would focus on more relevant topics like the recent death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden than the authenticity of his birth certificate. “Obama’s place of birth is not arguable. The issue serves as
a distraction from more pressing issues and there is no way it could be a conspiracy,” explained Lindsey Ringenbach, Government Instructor and College Counselor. Head of Upper School Bill Pruden agreed as he described politics as “toxic.” He also completely believes that Obama’s birth certificate is legitimate. Obama published the document three years ago, and
again on April 27, 2011, but there are still many doubts and questions surrounding the authenticity of his birth certificate. Some of the claims being made about President Obama are that he is an undercover Muslim and his real name is Muhammad. Other claims being made suggest he is not a real American citizen and refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Obama claims that these are just rumors and
Images from MCT Campus ridiculous ones at that. Although there are many theories about a presidential conspiracy, “there is not one shred of evidence to disprove PolitiFact’s conclusion that the candidate’s name is Barack Hussein Obama, or to support allegations that the birth certificate he released isn’t authentic.”
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Ravenscroft World Quest team members Chris Hahn, ‘12, Kyle Kittelberger, ‘12, Will Hayman, ‘11, and Eric Norford, ‘12, at the competition in Washington, DC. Photo by Dr. Carol Hahn
Peyton Burgess danced her way into my class as a demure, soft-spoken sophomore ballerina and I have had the pleasure to watch her develop into a confident young lady who is not afraid to speak her mind. Peyton strengthened her writing skills and took home an Award of Excellence from the National Journalism Education Association National Conference in Kansas City in November of 2010. She also serves as the VP of Literary Magazines for The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association. Dang girl! I am going to miss you more than you will know next year. All the best, Mrs. V