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I'm not claiming anything. I'm reading from the link that curiosity provided. "Simply false"???? LOL

Sorry, Bubba - you're simply wrong.

From the State Department website:

Primary Evidence of U.S. Citizenship (One of the following): Previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state*

Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth

Naturalization Certificate

Certificate of Citizenship

*A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html#PrimaryEvCitiz

Repeating one more time for good measure:

Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.

And furthermore, IMO if the short, abstract certifiCATION is not acceptable for passport purposes...

...it sure as hell shouldn’t be acceptable as proof of natural born citizenship for President of the United States.

Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.

I think you'll find that references something called a "Wallet-Size" birth certificate available from some states.

Here's a link (pdf file) to a Connecticut birth certificate app, which includes an option for the "Wallet-Size," with this caveat:

NOTE THAT THE WALLET SIZE BIRTH CERTIFICATE CONTAINS LESS INFORMATION THAN THE FULL SIZE CERTIFICATE. IT MAY NOT SATISFY ALL PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THOSE NEEDED TO OBTAIN PASSPORTS.

Sorry for the caps -- that's directly from the app.

The certification of live birth -- (I have one of those from another state. It is very similar to Obama's and it was acceptable to obtain a passport.) -- contains all the requirements you quoted: "registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth."

Obviously Velveeta has trouble reading. The state department says it requires the following: "A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth."

Obama's COLB has all of these things. As to the final sentence:

"Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes."

Notice it does not say all short forms are not acceptable. Only some are not acceptable.

Why is that? Well, some short forms don't have a raised state seal, registrar's signature, or the filing date. Obama's, however, has all of these things. So what can we conclude, class?