Palin defends Obama birth certificate inquiries
Washington (CNN) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended the public’s right to question the legitimacy of President Obama’s birth certificate, but noted that she is not demanding for it to be released.
Appearing on conservative radio host Rusty Humphries program, Palin said that she supports people inquiring about it.
“I think the public rightfully is still making it an issue,” Palin said in the interview with Humphries. “I don’t have a problem with that. I don’t know if I would have to bother to make it an issue, because I think that members of the electorate still want answers.”
Humphries, whose radio show airs on about 300 stations across the country, went on to press Palin about whether it is “fair” game to ask such questions.
“I think it’s a fair question, just like I think past association and past voting records – all of that is fair game,” Palin responded.
She also criticized her own presidential campaign for not asking enough questions about Obama.
“The McCain-Palin campaign didn’t do a good enough job in that area,” the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate said. “We didn’t call out Obama and some of his associates on their records and what their beliefs were and perhaps what some of their future plans were and I don’t think that was fair to voters to not have done our job as candidates.
The interview aired at 10:30 p.m. ET, and just a few hours later Palin made it clear in a posting on herFacebook page that she, personally, is not asking to see it.
“Voters have every right to ask candidates for information if they so choose,” Palin said. “I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger my doctor and lawyer for proof that Trig is in fact my child. Conspiracy-minded reporters and voters had a right to ask… which they have repeatedly. But at no point – not during the campaign, and not during recent interviews – have I asked the president to produce his birth certificate or suggested that he was not born in the United States.”
source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
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