You will often see this kind of behavior from The Hive when a credible threat comes out of nowhere.
They appear to ignore it while they hold conference call after feverish conference call, working out their response and getting all their big players on board.
Once all their ducks are in a row, they'll let loose with everything they've got.
In this case, they're going to have to either (a) get to Trump and explain to him that things will be better for him in the long run if he disappears for a while and never mentions this subject again (a long shot, I know), or (b) try to destroy Trump entirely based on dirt dug up from his past.
I assure you they are working on both of these approaches right now.
No...I don’t believe the media is strategizing; teleconferencing or circling any wagons...they use the term “Birther” as a perjorative. They (media elite) think the “great inwashed masses” are too busy with our Baaracketology; Dancing with the Stars and American Idol, that we don’t ‘follow’ the musings of someone like Trump...and if we did hear of it...well, we are not Ivy League educated to ‘understand’ it all.
What gave me the most (dare I say) ‘hope’ was NOT The Donald bringing this up on The View initially...but the reaction of about half of The View studio audience. They applauded...they understood. They ‘got it.’. I think that’s what unsettled Whoopi most...her peeps didn’t lockstep onthe ‘how dare this white man question The Won.’