Yeah but if he was not born in Hawaii and has been lying about it that greatly undermines his credibility and judgment. Of course, if he has never actually said “I was born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961” or whatever, then maybe this is all just a set-up as some of us fear.
There are plenty of real policy weaknesses, lies, flip-flops, and far-left views & associations that we should focus on most. With that I do agree. But I think it is relevant and important to know whether Obama is a liar or worse about his origins.
See post #223. If Obama was born outside the U.S., he wasn’t a citizen at birth (because his one citizen parent, his mother, hadn’t lived in the U.S. for 5 years after the age of 14) and thus wouldn’t qualify for the presidency. This is about more than just his credibility and judgment (not that those things aren’t important as well).