Our guest columnist is Barack Obama.

We’ve posted the certification that is given by the state of Hawaii on the Internet for everybody to see. People have provided affidavits that they, in fact, have seen this birth certificate. And yet this thing just keeps on going.

Now, normally I would not comment on something like this, because obviously there’s a lot of stuff swirling in the press on at any given day and I’ve got other things to do. But two weeks ago, when the Republican House had put forward a budget that will have huge consequences potentially to the country, and when I gave a speech about my budget and how I felt that we needed to invest in education and infrastructure and making sure that we had a strong safety net for our seniors even as we were closing the deficit, during that entire week the dominant news story wasn’t about these huge, monumental choices that we’re going to have to make as a nation. It was about my birth certificate. And that was true on most of the news outlets that were represented here.

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WorldNetDaily, 9:56pm, Tuesday:

Hawaii slams door on birth certificates
2 days before Trump questions, no problem getting long-form document. Today, no way

With billionaire and possible GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump ratcheting interest in Barack Obama’s Hawaiian birth documentation to its highest level ever, the State of Hawaii is suddenly enforcing a policy that no one — not even the president of the United States — can obtain a copy of his own birth certificate from the state’s Department of Health.

WorldNetDaily, 9:23am, Wednesday:

White House releases Obama ‘birth certificate’
Cites Kapiolani as location, father’s race as ‘African’

If the document proves valid, it could answer the questions raised by those who have alleged he was not actually born in Hawaii. But it also could prove his ineligibility because of its references to his father. Some of the cases challenging Obama have explained that he was a dual citizen through his father at his birth, and they contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born citizens.

The Godrej and Boyce “Prima” typewriter is a fine machine, solidly built, and available in several languages from its Mumbai corporate home. But enjoy it while you can, because it’s the last of it kind:

To Jawaharlal Nehru, it was a symbol of independent India. C Rajagopalachari considered it a masterpiece of Swadeshi manufacturing. For the country’s industry, it was a perfect launch pad. But for a slice of what is soon going to be history, this might be the last chance. Godrej — the last manufacturer of typewriters in the world — has just 500 machines left for sale.

Wait, wait — before you pour out that bottle of Wite-Out in memory of keyboards past, this gentleman would like a word:

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The 11 best unintentionally sexual church signs. [Someeecards, via Weigel]

“In another jab at the federal judge who ruled against Proposition 8, sponsors of the gay marriage initiative asked a district court Monday to set aside the ruling on the grounds the judge was in a long-term same-sex relationship that posed a conflict of interest.” [LAT]

“Despite a public call by Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) to pray for rain over the weekend, major wildfires continue to rage on across the state.” [NYT]

Reince Priebus:

“I don’t think it’s an issue that moves voters,” he said of the birth certificate chatter. “It’s an issue in my opinion that I don’t personally get too excited about, because I think the more important question is what’s going on in this country in regards to jobs, to debt, and the deficit and spending. Those are the things that people are worried about. People aren’t worried about these other issues.”

Jan Brewer — yes, Jan Brewer:

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