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雙語新聞:國家面臨挑戰,出生證問題分散注意力
2013-01-21 15:17
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President Barack Obama says the White House released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday because questions about his birthplace have become a distraction. He said the country faces "enormous challenges" and he has better things to do than deal with the "silliness" about whether he was born in the United States. He said there would be some people who would not put the issue to rest, no matter what information is released.
Mr. Obama's comments came shortly after the White House released the long-form birth certificate to again refute claims that he was not born in the United States.The certificate says he was born August 4, 1961, in the Pacific U.S. state of Hawaii.
So-called "birthers" believe the president has not provided adequate proof that he is a natural born citizen and therefore eligible for the presidency. New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, who is surging in polls among possible Republican presidential candidates, has been vocal in questioning whether Mr. Obama was born in the United States. He claimed credit for forcing Mr. Obama to release the document.
Mr. Obama's presidential campaign released a short-form certificate of birth in 2008. Mr. Obama, born to an African father and an merican mother, had lived in Indonesia in his youth.
歐巴馬總統說,白宮星期三公布他的長格式出生證書,因為有關他出生地問題已成為一件分散精力的事情。他說,國家面臨「巨大挑戰「,他有比處理關於他是否在美國出生的「愚蠢」問題更重要的事情要做。他說,無論什麼信息公布出來,還是會有一些人不肯對這個問題善罷甘休。
歐巴馬發表這番話不久前,白宮公布了歐巴馬總統的長格式出生證明,再次反駁他不是在美國出生的指稱。這份出生證書說,歐巴馬1961年8月4日生於太平洋的美國夏威夷州。
所謂的「出生地質疑派」認為,總統沒有提供足夠證據證明他生來就是公民,因此有資格擔任總統職務。紐約房地產巨頭唐納德.川普一直公開質疑歐巴馬是否在美國出生。川普在可能的共和黨總統候選人當中民調行情上漲。川普聲稱,他迫使歐巴馬公布有關的文件。
歐巴馬的總統競選班子2008年公布了一份短格式的出生證書。歐巴馬的生父是非洲人,生母是美國人,青春時代曾住在印度尼西亞。
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