http://www.wnd.com Search site for Obama Birth

First of all, the certificates look different because Obama's is a newer copy, not a paper copy from the year he was born. Plus, I may be wrong here, but it looks like his copy is similar to one I used for years, which is a certification of birth, not a birth certificate. What I had was basically an official document (in my case, issued by the state of Texas) that says I was born on such-and-such day to these parents and that my birth is on file with the state. When I went to get my passport, I had to request a copy of my actual birth certificate, which is filled out with much more info similar to the twins' certificates. As a former kindergarten teacher, I have seen both kinds of certificates from families registering their kids for school. But, even if it isn't a certification of birth, but an actual birth certificate, it's just a newer copy. All three of my kids have been born in the same county in Georgia, and yet, one of them (my middle child?) has a different looking birth certificate that looks similar to Obama's (and it's a notarized birth certificate that we used to get her a passport!). The other two have certificates that look like the twins' - so go figure. Welcome to the consistency and efficiency of government documents!

As for the difference of a couple digits in the certificate numbers, I believe it. You're assuming that the birth certificates were processed each and every day and in the exact order they came in. Back then, everything was paper & hand processed. I can completely visualize a scenario where the person who processed the birth certificates had a stack on their desk that could have gotten shuffled around. Maybe that person left early the day before and processed 2 days worth of certificates the next day. Or maybe, s/he only processed the certificates every few days? Who knows, but it's hardly far fetched.

What I don't understand, is what is the underlying conspiracy theory? I get that our president needs to be American, but I don't get what the great debate is over Obama's nationality. It's a lot of effort to create this big coverup to put this guy in office if he was born somewhere else. What's so special about *him* that "they" had to go through all this trouble to put him into office? Couldn't "they" have just found someone else who was actually born in America to push whatever secret agenda is being pushed? Explain the conspiracy to me please, because it seems like a lot of effort for what purpose?

And for what it's worth, I consider myself neither a Democrat nor a Republican, and I think that most politicians are crooked (or they at least listen to the biggest campaign contributors and not necessarily their constituents!). I neither love nor loathe Obama - he's a politician like the rest of them!