More testimony: Obama was born in K…
Obstetrician Rodney T. West
According to new testimony from an Obama family friend President Obama was born in Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, who learned this from the doctor in charge of the hospital that delivered Obama.
When Barack Hussein Obama places his hand on the Bible today to take the oath of office as 44th president of the United States, Barbara Nelson of Kenmore will undoubtedly think back to the day he was born. It was Aug. 4, 1961, at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu.
“I may be the only person left who specifically remembers his birth. His parents are gone, his grandmother is gone, the obstetrician who delivered him is gone,” said Nelson, referring to Dr. Rodney T. West, who died in February at the age of 98. Here’s the story: Nelson was having dinner at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Waikiki Beach with Dr. West, the father of her college friend, Jo-Anne. Making conversation, Nelson turned to Dr. West and said: “‘So, tell me something interesting that happened this week,’” she recalls.
His response: “Well, today, Stanley had a baby. Now that’s something to write home about.”
The new mother was Stanley (later referred to by her middle name of Ann) Dunham, and the baby was Barack Hussein Obama.
“I penned the name on a napkin, and I did write home about it,” said Nelson, knowing that her father, Stanley A. Czurles, director of the Art Education Department at Buffalo State College, would be interested in the “Stanley” connection.
She also remembers Dr. West mentioning that the baby’s father was the first black student at the University of Hawaii and how taken he was by the baby’s name.
Source: The Buffalo News
Is this story just “too good to be true?” Perhaps.
Initial objections offered were that Dr. West had retired from delivering babies before 1961. This is questionable based on followup investigation (see below). The Buffalo News article stated that West had delivered Obama, but this was not what Nelson told the interviewer. The second objection was that West was not at the Kapi’olani Hospital, based on an obituary available on the Internet. However it turns out, according to new information discovered by an Obama Conspiracy Theories contributor, that ”[West] served as Chief of Staff at … Kapi’olani Maternity Hospital, 1953, and Medical Director, Straub Clinic, 1967-77.” The quote is from a cached web page of the Mamiya Heritage Medical Center. The Mamiya web site is under redesign, but copy has been saved here. So it is very plausible that West was at the Kapi’olani Maternity Hospital (as it was called then) in an executive capacity in 1961.
In 2008 West’s family gave a donation over $5,000 in the doctor’s memory to the Foundations of Hawaii Pacific Health, including the Kapi’olani Health Foundation.
We also know from that memorial article that West was a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club mentioned in the newspaper story. The story, given the best information I have, remains very plausible.
Maybe it’s not too good to be true after all.
Followup. I received this response to an email query:
Our records show that Dr. Rodney T. West was Chief of Staff at Kapiolani Hospital in 1953. He was certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1958 and practiced at The Straub Clinic and Hospital until his retirement in December 1977.Thank you for your interest.The Queens Medical CenterMamiya Medical Heritage Center
The FEC doesn’t show any contributions to Bush…
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He did make a lot of contributions to candidates in Hawaii, though.
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Check out:
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php/block_party.php?type=name&lname=WEST&fname=RODNEY
Hitandrun
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Cute application.
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Oh well my bad. Fundrace developed by Eyebeam is so much more secure and accurate then the Federal Election Commission’s records that I didn’t know what I was thinking there.
I’m sure it had nothing to do with any Lexis/Nexus searches returning so many false hits and their erroneous linked information either.
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According to one Hawaiian obituary, Dr. Rodney West was a retired Straub Clinic & Hospital obstetrician and gynecologist.
The Straub Clinic at somepoint became affliated with the Hawaii Pacific Health group which today includes Kapiolani Hospital, the generally believed medical facility where Obama was born.
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I think that merger was like in 2001.
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So is wrong to say Obama was born at Kapiolani when it might have been better known as the Straub Clinic back in 1961???
Who can say for sure at this point and with the level of investigating the history to date. I’m just pondering to myself really.
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The BIO mimi posted suggests to me that Dr. West was at Kapiolani when Obama was born and went to Straub later. The report remains plausible.
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Here’s the source for Dr. West retiring from practicing medicine in 1956.
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This obit says he retired in 1977…
http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=rodney+t+west&d=75160150223576&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=44f6f281,9a20604
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Kapiolani Maternity Hospital, 1953…
Sounds like he wasn’t always just at Straub acoording to that bio.
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Mimi, thanks for finding that very helpful link and to George for picking out the relevant passage for me.
Main article updated!
Looking better.
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Afternoon, Doc. PJ’s is back.
Some info on Kapi`olani Medical Center you may or may not have. Thread in Miscellaneous. Topic: Birth Hospital: It’s official!
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Hilarious… And so the case continues to disappear into lack of evidence while the case that Obama was born on US soil, continues to strengthen.
What misery…
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One thing I find amusing about this “story” is that Obama’s name was NOT Barack Hussin Obama at birth so this story would HAVE to be false!
His name was Barack Hussin Soetoro
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Kandice, I don’t understand your comment. I’ve never seen anyone suggest before that the President’s name was “Soetoro” at his birth. Obama’s mother didn’t meet Soetoro (Obama’s step-father) until some years later. The unsubstantiated claim is that the President was adopted by Soetoro sometime after Obama was 6 years old.
And that’s “Hussein”.
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who cares where he was born! He is the child of a foreigner and therefore must leave his position as Usurper in Chief
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You’re funny. I am sure you know that the facts disagree with you?
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West had a website for his book in which he says he retired in 1975. It’s still up: http://honoluluprepares.com/author.html
Also, a Pearl Harbor memorial website has a picture of him with the caption, “Dr. West, shown here at his Straub Clinic desk before his retirement.” http://www.arizonamemorial.org/locations/arizona-memorial-rodney-west.html
It’s pretty clear from the photo that he was in his 60s before retiring, not 46 years old, as he would have had to have been to retire in 1956.
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I think the claim is that he retired from active practice and became an administrator. Given that he founded an organization for medical administrators, that makes sense.
This was important before it was clarified that there was no claim that West delivered Obama, only that he knew about it.
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Nice that Dr West coveniently appears.
This is anecdotal info and it is one persons voice. Mr. Obama’s first act in his first day in office was t9o seal ALL his records.
Wonder why. Every prior presdient–I mean all of them–revealed all pertinent records. What is Obama hiding? How about the truth.
Another executive order places a second wall around throse records in that all inquires and legal activities must go through Holder.
The birth announcement are automatic even with a certificate of live birth easily obtained by anyone in HI attesting to HI birth when if fact the child could have been born elsewhere.
The HI officials can easily say they saw the long form certificate and in a court of law that means less than nothing.
And speaking of nothing how is this ladie’s statement able to stand up against the obvious fact that there is absolutely NOTHING that exists about this man made available–? NOTHING. The bogus Certificate of Live birth has been disproved by experts.
He is simply trying to hide the fact that he is NOT a US citizen whose real name is barry Soetoro after his mothers second husband lolo Soetoro of Indonesia who adopted Obama.
What is Obama hiding and why is he spending close to $2,000,000 of taxpayer monies for legal fees to dfend off court challenges instead of putting it all to reat and releasing the long for BC. Well he has not and doubts are growing exponentially.
There is also a verys erious felony question of the numerous social security he and michel have.
If he lied to all states secretarys of state in signing a document stating he was eligible– this man goes to jail to serve serious time for treason and fraud.
Where is all his college material? Have you seen anything? I haven’t–
Keep looking— but try not to find a pod under your bed to convert you into an Obama zombie body snatcher.
MP
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Hey Marty-Lie down and maybe you’ll feel better. You might also consider rescuing a dog from a shelter. Having someone to care about might be good for you. Being alone all the time is not good.
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Wow…The infamous Martin Pinsky posting here…Who is next? The 14th generation Revolutionary War hero Peter Fransisco? I was just wondering if you got tired of kissing up to Orly? Have you finally figured out that she doesn’t have a clue? You do realize that your comments make no sense? First of all do you have any proof that the President spent 2 million dollars of the taxpayers money? Of course not because he didn’t. Most of the cases have been dismissed or have been defended by the Justice department. However you should know that because Orly is always overmatched by the Justice Department lawyers. What college material are you talking about? And what does that have to do with being eligible for President? Martin, you are just a bitter old guy that hates the President…Admit it…
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Wow. Just a few days ago several of us commented about how it would be nice to hear from other members of the “birther” community and we tried to come up with a list of which one’s might be close enough to sanity to have a decent argument with.
But now we get this guy from full on crazy-town! LOL! Well, I guess its still amusing. Nothing in his crazy discredited and rehashed screed really worthy of a reply, but it is fun to laugh at the loons!
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He is a real wingnut…Some of his screeds on Orly’s website are infamous for its insanity and incoherence…
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Martin Pinsky: If he lied to all states secretarys of state in signing a document stating he was eligible– this man goes to jail to serve serious time for treason and fraud.
So what punishment is appropriate for your lies, or will you hide behind the fact that Obama, as a public figure, doesn’t have standing to sue you for libel?
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Dr C-I think you are misstating the laws on libel and public figures. Public figures are not barred from suing for libel, they just have to show that the statement was not only false, but maliciously and knowingly false. In Marty’s (and Orly’s) that shouldn’t be that hard.
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Yeah, I know what Times v. Sullivan says. I was using some literary license to increase the sarcasm.
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At least he didn’t whine about social security numbers.
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Somehow I don’t think we will see Pinsky here again. He is a one trick pony and doesn’t have the ability to debate any of the issues. I think he will go back to the disturbed world of Orlyland and be happy to be in a place where his screeds are appreciated by other wingnuts…
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And once again I wonder why in Birtherland lack of ability to spell is apparently a requirement? Is Mario the only Birther who can spell?
The spelling errors always make the craziness seem….well crazier.
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Let me caution those on this blog who speak disparagingly against those who make spelling mistakes. I correct a fair number of spelling errors in the comments made here. Some are my own, some by by Apuzzo and some by those who disagree with him.
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