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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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By Jennifer Harper INSIDE THE BELTWAY

PARTY ON

Well, happy 48th birthday President Obama -- though the nature of those birthday details has become a politically charged topic among those convinced Mr. Obama was not a natural-born citizen and therefore not eligible for the office.

WorldNetDaily offered $10,000 to anyone who could produce Mr. Obama's birth certificate. Jason Hommel, the California-based author of the "Silver Stock Report," has now offered $100,000.

"After all my research into the matter, I thought it would be impossible for anyone to prove that Obama was a 'natural-born' U.S. citizen, so I decided to increase the stakes and awareness of the issue by offering more," Mr. Hommel tells Inside the Beltway. "I am particularly concerned by the rapid loss of freedom in the U.S., particularly the infinite power of the Federal Reserve to buy any business they want with fresh bailout money. That's leading to totalitarianism."

He points out that should Mr. Obama be impeached, no Republican will assume office.

Mr. Hommel continues, "Obama is merely George Bush on steroids. The only change is that it's even more of the same."

"If it turns out that Obama was born in the U.S., and my reward helps to keep Vice President Joe Biden out of office and ends the controversy - or even highlight the issues of freedom - then I will consider that my money will be well spent," Mr. Hommel says.

The White House has doggedly countered the rumors for months, officially announcing in October and again in July that Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii. Chiyome Fukino, director of the Hawaii State Department of Health, also verified that she had reviewed the president's records and verified he was born in the Aloha State.

SAY CHEESE

Ice cream, cake and party hats with snappy elastics? White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was noncommittal about Mr. Obama's plans for his birthday - only allowing that every single Senate Democrat will lunch at the White House on Tuesday and the press is not invited. The lawmakers will talk over their feelings about being Democrats, but no big issues will be on the table.

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