[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Right. As a tactic, I think it is counterproductive. I think the far more productive angle is to focus on his substantive views (especially) and personal history as an adult, which provide a very strong indication that he is of a Marxist bent and opposes the entire concpet of American Exceptionalism.

I've handled plenty of cases where I've ditched a weaker argument so as not to detract from the appeal of an argument much more likely to succeed. From what is being argued in this thread, all nine members of the Supreme Court, including Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, and Alito, and the entire Republican contingent of the U.S. Congress, is complicit in covering up this birth issue despite people banging on it for years.

At some point, if you can't take the hill with a frontal assault, you need to consider flanking maneuvers rather than giving your opponent propaganda victories.

[opentalk]

It is bigger than just the birth certificate for me. There is not an organized "birther" group. Gut instinct is -- deception and fraud. Shutting up is not the answer.

The call for transparency can be done by may means.

Transparency is what Obama campaigned on. Asking for accountability from a politician is not unreasonable especially when you suspect a con. Suggest you stop using the Birther label toward anyone who questions why the records are being kept off limits to the public.