Actually, her use of the word “rightfully” was appropriate. There is enough confusion about what has been offered that a reasonable person WOULD be right to ask.
It is pretty clear, and they are just looking for anything they can find. Our understanding of info also changes over time. A lot of AGW scientists are changing sides right now, as they should. They are not “flip-floppers”.
I believe Palin has been on the correct side on the “birther” issue. Her mistake here was to be too clever by half on a conservative talk show, using language that clearly suggested she was on the side of the “show the birth certificate” movement.
That is clear because of how many threads we had here where the birth-certificate folks praised her for being with them.
But it is now clear she is not with them, other than to acknowledge their right to ask the question; not that they are RIGHT to ask the question.
She essentially grants them the right to ask the wrong question.