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>And I ask, why were his qualifications to run for office were questioned in the first place? Clinton's, Bush's, Reagan's, and Carter's citizenship were not questioned. Do you know for sure they provided birth certificates, or for that matter, were ever asked? Why is it different now?
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It's nothing new.
The world already knew the parentage and heritage of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. McCain though is another story. He was questioned and had to provide proof as well. In 2004, John McCain had to provide proof of his Father serving in the US Navy at the time he was born in Panama, to prove natural born american citizenship and eligible to run for President LONG before Obama was asked to provide proof. He was also accused of having affairs

Clinton sufferred really nasty rumors.
Bush had to answer all those questions about his military service record.
Vice-President Dan Quayle’s Indiana National Guard service was presented, mocked and questioned in 1988 as “Dodging the Draft.”
Bush was called a Nazi, assassination films were made about him, and his Texas national guard service records were attacked and then the attackers proven wrong.

Funny how everyone is so sensitive about our current President though....