Public Enemy #1: Alan Keyes

Professional Campaigner Alan Keyes has proved once again that aside from being a shameless self-promoter, he's not very bright. During a recent interview, he referred to President Obama as a radical who was constitutionally unqualified to be POTUS by virtue of citizenship. Notwithstanding the utter nonsense of Mr. Keyes' claim, the Supreme Court recently denied certiorari (a review) on a recent claim on the same grounds. The issues regarding Mr. Obama's citizenship are twofold. First, it is being asserted that he was born abroad. Those claims have been supported by accusations that Mr. Obama refused to grant anyone review of his birth certificate. Secondly, a more nuanced argument posits that Mr. Obama was not a "natural" born citizen as required by the Constitution because his father was a Kenyan citizen. FactCheck.org does an excellent job of debunking argument #1. As for the latter, neither the courts nor the Immigration and Naturalization Service have ever interpreted the term "natural" in any other way than birth on U.S. soil; precisely the manner in which Mr. Obama gained his citizenship. As is typical of Mr. Keyes, these claims are nonsense and he should resist the temptation to spread such heinous and inaccurate claims.