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This is not a bio that was included on a book jacket. Even if it was, however, the facts would have come from the author.

The facts in some form, yes, but what they printed may or may not be the exact wording the author gave them. When you consider that the book wasn't printed or even written then, it's not certain that the "author's bio" was set in stone.

I can see Obama padding and reshaping his own resume to make himself look better -- financial writer and editor, rather than researcher and proofreader -- but can't quite see him making his father a "Kenyan Finance Minister."

However narcissistic Barack Obama is, I can't quite see him saying for publication "His commitment to social and racial issues will be evident in his first book, Journeys in Black and White." It's possible, of course, but there's just something about the language that makes another, institutional or commercial author a little bit more likely.

It sounds like he sent them a resume to let them know his credentials, listing a lot of facts about himself in resume form, and they reshaped what he gave them to fit their needs, making a few mistakes along the way.

Of course the claim could have come from Obama himself. Who can say with Obama? Any thing is possible with the guy. But that's not the only, maybe not even the most likely, possibility.

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Okay, look at it this way. Every other author in the business is asked to review their bio for accuracy. That is standard practice prior to publication. This bio was published not once but multiple times over a 16 yr period. Therefore, not only would Obama have been asked to review it originally; he'd have been asked along the way if it needed to be updated.

Now the argument on the other side is, ‘But it was different for Obama’. Meaning it doesn't matter what the industry standards are or what other authors are asked and expected to do; everything is always different for Obama. Special rules apply and special treatment is given.

I know that this actually is the argument because I have had long dealings w Obots and moonbats. [Not calling you either one; just citing my credentials.] At some point that ‘argument’ runs out of steam. An honest person is going to acknowledge that standard rules applied and Obama damn well did know what his bio said—he approved it.

Now the question becomes, did he lie then or when he claimed to be born in HI. I used to think he lied re: Kenya. Evidence is mounting, however, that the Big Lie concerned HI. Get back to me after the next Zullo/Arpaio presser, and let's talk again. I expect to have an update right about that time.