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Donald Trump (credit: Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/AP)

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Reporting Stan Brooks

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) – As he flirts with the idea of seeking the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump has joined the “birthers” — who have raised questions about whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States.

New Yorkers are dumping on “The Donald” for his aggressive campaign.

1010 WINS’ Stan Brooks reports: New Yorkers Are Tired Of Trump’s ‘Birther’ Campaign


“It’s ridiculous, Trump is not willing to accept the political reality that Obama is a real candidate, he’s a real person and they’re taking every opportunity to pull him down,” one man told 1010 WINS’ Stan Brooks.

“He is just jealous and he wants to run to be president. Obama got it, he’s here, he’s American,” a woman said.

“I think he’s just a publicity hound,” another man said. “Anything to get in the newspapers. I’d like to see Donald Trump’s birth certificate, see where he’s from.”

In an interview with George Stephanapoulos, Trump said the White House can end the controvery by simply releasing the president’s official birth certificate.

“He doesn’t have a birth certificate or he hasn’t provided it,” Trump said.

Stephanapoulos pointed out that Obama, long ago, released a certificate of live birth and that the announcement of his birth was published by two Hawaiian newspapers.

Trump said Stephanapoulos had been “co-opted.”

Some people are, however, siding with Trump.

“I think it’s legit, I think as Americans we should know where our leader is born and raised and what his policies are,” one man said.

A CNN nationwide poll of adult Republicans showed Trump tied for the presidential lead with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, at 19 percent each. Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee, was third at 12 percent.

A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, conducted before Trump’s latest TV blitz, showed Huckabee and Trump tied for second, at 17 percent each. Romney led with 22 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich had 11 percent, and Palin 10 percent.

Trump has said he would decide by June about whether he will officially enter the presidential race.

What do you think? Should Trump give up on the Obama birth certificate battle? Sound off below

(TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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  • Carol

    Give me a break already…forget about the birth certificate and tell us what do would do as President…not that I’m voting for you. Mr. Trump, I hate to tell you this, but Obama is going to be President for another for years…he will win again!

    • Carol

      Resending (misspelled some words…sorry)

      Give me a break already Mr. Trump …forget about the birth certificate and tell us what you would do as President…not that I’m voting for you. Mr. Trump, I hate to tell you this, but Obama is going to be President for another four years…he will win again!

      • Sean

        I will never watch the Apprentice ever again and I will encourage my family and friends via Facebook, twitter and other viral outlets not to buy products advertising on that NBC program; the Apprentice, Donald the Clown is seeking ratings at the expense of stupid Americans who live to hate, this is what’s wrong with America today….

      • JD NYC

        Please, Obama couldn’t even beat Hillary. Four more years, LOL, America wouldn’t last that long with this incompetent piece of garbage at the helm!

      • Izzy

        Amen !!

  • Marc Rascoe

    Trump is an egotistical piece of rat droppings & should have a stroke sonner than later…

  • danny

    BTW, I voted for him. I think he’s done a bad job during one of the worst times of the USA.

    • Rafiq

      It goes to show how stupid Americans really are, Donald Trump the CLOWN

    • Devenio

      So It took GW Bush and his criminal Republicans 8 years to melt the country down and you expect that to be fixed in 3 years?

  • danny

    D, you’re 100% correct. My statement is as dumb as everything going on here. Whats is Trumps agenda? What are his platforms? Or is it publicity, like the one he gets every time he thinks about ‘running’. It’s not the first time. Obama has been president for over a year. If you want to blast him, find the real reasons, not this veiled bull.

    • D

      He hasn’t even announced if he’s running yet. You want his position on every topic?

  • shasha

    Show the birth certificate!!!!!!!

    • Now, whatchoo gon’ do wit it?

      shasha,

      You asked for it: …THUD!

  • D

    Yeah, who cares about the Constitution anyway?

  • Mr. Savant

    I agee with Trump. Show me the birth certificate. This is about qualifications for the presidency not for a hot dog vendor so a higher standard should apply. What’s wrong with knowing the truth unless you are afraid what’s there.

  • Damian

    He is not american, nor terrestial.
    He is a reptilian. But If I have to choose between him and Donald, I choose the reptilian.

  • danny

    I want to start a new “Birther Campain”. I want, NO, I need to see, with my own eyes, the original birth certificate of George Washington. If no certificate can be found, showing his birth place as the USA, then our whole existence should be under question.

    • D

      That’s pretty dumb

    • D

      dumb especially since birth certificates were not first issued until 1836

  • la moneda

    did opa kissinger recognized his vision of god or the antichirst in obama?
    maybe indeed the chosen child was born in magicland??
    what we need to know:
    is he god or the devil who inhabits the whitehouse?

  • charlie

    it is our in our constitution that a president must be born here, it is law and obama has not provided that proof and it is something easy to provide, so he has to hiding something, i am very proud of trump for taking on obama

    • D

      Me too, but God forbid u say anything bad about Obama because then you are a racist

    • Omar

      Then you are a fool and you should be put out of your misery before you contaminate our gene pool with your idiocy.

  • Stop Hating

    Why hasn’t the question ever come up with any other president? Is this because he is Black? Donald Trump is a racist as you can see he fired Holly Robinson off of celebrity apprentice when she was clearly the winner. He can’t see Blacks in power. He is a Hater…..

    • moe

      Al Sharpton, is that you? Come out from behind your screen name!

      • heyuniversity

        …moe, is your last name RON?

  • GF

    Obummer hasn’t shown ANY proof he is a citizen. NONE AT ALL.
    Constitutionally illegal candidate.
    This means if he isn’t a citizen, All the bills he has signed into law, even as senator of Illinois, are no good.
    I’m an upstate NY’er, not some NYC slug. Obama was and still is a BIG mistake.

  • mark

    R U Obama bashers that blind its all about race. To bad for most of you old guys
    that love the wig wearing clown. Just cause he made a lot of money , does not make him fit to be president. The guy is nothing but a big selfpromter. And not even very good at it

    • DJC

      What exactly were Obama’s qualifications or accomplishments before taking office? Being an even bigger self-promoter?

  • carl rove

    The spawn of muskrat love

    • heybabi

      …was it good for you?

  • William H. Dewyea Sr.

    New Yorkers don’t care if Obama was born in America as long as they get something free. A certificate of live birth is not a birth certificate. If these people want to live like they do in foreign slums then go for it. I prefer someone who loves America and cares about America to be our president. Keep up the good work Mr. Trump. There are many people behind you in your quest to save Americaa

    • Michael H.

      “Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.”

      Article 4, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.

    • nemocapn

      A Certificate of Live Birth IS a birth certificate. Donald Trump is wrong, and I can provide sources to prove it.

      From a court case, Doe v. Dunning, 549 P. 2d 1 – Wash: Supreme Court 1976:

      “Plaintiff[1] seeks a certified copy of the record of birth, a conventional birth certificate, for her child who was born out of wedlock…..The certificate of live birth, customarily, is filled out by the doctor and the hospital staff with the aid of the mother at the time of birth. This certificate is then filed with the appropriate registrar. There are two parts to this certificate. The first portion of the certificate contains, among other information, the name of the child, date, and place of birth, the name of the father and the maiden name of the mother. It is this portion of the certificate, which contains nonconfidential information, that constitutes the conventional birth certificate referred to in RCW 43.20.090.”

  • Thomas Gorski James

    I have a reason to think something is not quite right The 2 million dollars spent to dismiss the case leads me to believe something is not right why when EVERY other
    President has issued a long form BC this guy gets buy with this Live birth cert.
    which by the I showed to someone in one incidence and was told “THIS IS NOT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE” now go down to town hall and get your real one ,
    Now something as important as this I can’t Imagine why he was not ordered to do it
    I’m thinking race card which is getting really really old in the US
    there are just too many different nationalities to play it!!

    • Devenio

      @Thomas Gorski James: It might have something to do with the fact that a Certificate of Live Birth is considered just as LEGAL as a birth certificate.

      • View from the truckstop

        Devenio, now why invoke logic into a perfectly worthless argument?

  • Bill

    I’ve seen every speech and comment Trump has made since he started this Presidential run. It’s all been logical, nationalistic and complete straight talk. Most of the country can;t handle that NY approach. They prefer a John Edwards type politician who is full of poo. Career politicians of the republicans, democrats and liberals party are useless. Care about their position first, then the American people.

    • Thomas Gorski James

      WE NEED MORE LIKE YOU IN THE VOTING BOOTH!

      • Deb

        what the heck were you drinking when you watched??? Your still under the influence I would say!! Trump is a fool, and whatever he says cannot be trusted!!! Obama doesn’t need to produce anything to do with his birth, Clinton would have been on that like flies on _ _ _ _!! You know it!

  • Oh really?

    …with ALL the “…ism’s” out there, cloaked in one garment or another; one catch phrase or another…does anyone REALLY think that were this a valid point, that it would NOT have already derailed Mr. O’s FIRST chance at the Presidency?

    Talk policies, talk future but stop this silly waste of time with this thinly veiled….”…ism”.

    • Uncle Sam

      Lick my burka.

    • William H. Dewyea Sr.

      Most people know how Obama got into the presidency in the first place. One of the requirments for his position was to show his birth certificate. A small price to pay for the position. When the actual birth certificate is not shown there must be a reason. Mr. Obama makes his own way in a cunning manner. I have a problem with that. Everyone else abided by the rules. Obama goes by Obama socialest rules.

      • Michael H.

        Obama showed his birth certificate in 2008. Stick your fingers in your ears and close your eyes as hard as you want, ignoring the facts only makes a fool out of one person, YOU.

      • Steve

        That’s right, Michael H.

  • xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Lets just have the race war in this country and get it over with,.McDonalds is hiring for you posters

  • m.p

    obama is killing this country

  • Gynnie Ann DeJesus

    He’s just racking up bags of trash cash!

  • None Of Your Business

    Considering that Donald Trump is an alien from outer space, he is not one to talk about whether or not President Obama was born in the United States.

    And while we’re on the subject of the legality of Mr. Obama’s presidency because of questions about his place of birth, why not a few questions about the legality of Bush’s presidency when he was first “elected”, given the obvious hanky-panky with the ballots in the State of Florida. Of course, the Republicans are not going to broach that subject.

  • the bandid

    the devil himself would be a better president than that wig wearing clown

    • Lanie Kazan

      Obama wears a wig? No way.

    • kingfish

      donald trump is the white don king

  • Carlos Liriano

    that clown should shave his head, then might looked better, i rather vote for the grim reaper than the clown Trump, what a moron

    • Your Mom

      Carlos,

      You should vote for free grammar lessons.

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