JohnQPublic
24th August 2012, 03:11 PM
Romney touches 'birther' issue he avoided before (http://www.boston.com/2012/08/24/ecdbb-entry-cont/MjkLsOn7SHgUmlOXwr5s3J/story.html)
"Republican Mitt Romney raised the discredited rumor that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and thus ineligible to be president, jokingly declaring ‘‘no one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate’’ as he campaigned Friday near his own Michigan birthplace. The remark, which aides insisted wasn’t meant to validate the ‘‘birther’’ claim, raised an unwanted distraction for Romney in his last few days of campaigning before the Republican National Convention begins Monday..."
"...Romney made his birth certificate remark at a large outdoor rally in Michigan, where he grew up and where his father, George Romney, served as governor. He was joined onstage by his wife, Ann, and running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
Romney told supporters that he and Ann had been born at nearby hospitals."
‘‘No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised,’’ Romney said.
The crowd of more than 7,000 responded with hearty laughter."
"Republican Mitt Romney raised the discredited rumor that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and thus ineligible to be president, jokingly declaring ‘‘no one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate’’ as he campaigned Friday near his own Michigan birthplace. The remark, which aides insisted wasn’t meant to validate the ‘‘birther’’ claim, raised an unwanted distraction for Romney in his last few days of campaigning before the Republican National Convention begins Monday..."
"...Romney made his birth certificate remark at a large outdoor rally in Michigan, where he grew up and where his father, George Romney, served as governor. He was joined onstage by his wife, Ann, and running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
Romney told supporters that he and Ann had been born at nearby hospitals."
‘‘No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised,’’ Romney said.
The crowd of more than 7,000 responded with hearty laughter."