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Also in the circumstantial box of evidence is Michelle Obama's statement
in an interview:
 “African Press International is supposed to support Africans and
African-American view,” she reportedly said. “It is strange that API has
chosen to support the racists against my husband. There is no shame in
being adopted by a stepfather. All dirt has been thrown onto my
husband’s face and yet he loves this country. My husband and I know that
there is no law that will stop him from becoming the president, just
because some American white racists are bringing up the issue of my
husband’s adoption by his stepfather. The important thing here is where
my husband’s heart is at the moment. I can tell the American people that
my husband loves this country and his adoption never changed his love
for this country. He was born in Hawaii, yes, and that gives him all the
right to be an American citizen even though he was adopted by a foreigner.”





EarthNSky wrote:

> > Was he legally adopted? Or did he just use his stepfather's name?
>
> When most people use the word adopted, they mean legally adopted.
> I've never heard anyone say they were adopted that did not imply that
> there had been some kind of court case where a child's name was
> changed and the adopting parent claimed parental rights. I know it is
> common, especially today, for stepchildren to use a stepfather's
> name, but they generally do not refer to themselves as adoptees. If
> he was legally adopted, he would definitely want to keep that a 
> secret because that would mean he was an Indonesian citizen and since
>  Indonesia did not allow dual citizenship, he would not be a US
> citizen. It is my understanding that most of the evidence for
> adoption is circumstantial-use of the name, family statements, etc.
> The way the divorce was handled also circumstantially points to a
> previous adoption. Obama was 19 at the time of the divorce so his
> name is not on the papers, but he is mentioned as a one of two
> children of the couple.  He is the child over 18 and his sister Maya
> is the child under 18.  If he had not been adopted by Lolo, he would
> not have been listed as a child of the couple, regardless of his age.
> Recall, too, that his school record listed him as a citizen of
> Indonesia, another tidbit pointing to an adoption in Indonesia.  All
> circumstantial, but evidence nonetheless.


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