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From another thread, applicable here:

I see the setup. After much ballyhoo, the actual, real long form will be revealed, and there will be a media-wide blitz to inform everyone everywhere that it proves that Barry was born in Hawaii and the Birthers have as much cred as the Truthers and the Grassy Knoll theorists.

I think you pretty much summed it up. They believe this issue can be used to discredit conservatives.

Of course, they may also regret going down this road. Obama has been the most secretive politician in memory when it comes to his personal history. Even minor things like which classes he took in college (we’re not even talking grades or teacher’s here, just the names of the classes) haven’t been revealed. He may just be that way out of habit, or there might really be something there.

As others have pointed out on this thread, the most likely reason his actual birth certificate hasn’t been revealed is there is something on it that contradicts the story he has created around himself. The mother is listed as unmarried; a different father is given; the race is listed as white; he was given a different name at birth; there are a number of things that might be on there that he wants to keep hidden.

Overall the (imho) the push should be less on his birth certificate, and more on his other records. What other candidate can get away without even releasing their college records? None I can think of.

BTW, they have let one item slip out. Obama graduated from Harvard Magna Cum Laude. Sounds impressive until you think about the scales (these are Harvard’s definitions).

Cum Laude - with honor (75% on the general scale).
Magna Cum Laude - with great honor (80% on the general scale)
Summa Cum Laude - with highest honor (90% on the general scale)

What we know from this is that Obama was nowhere near the top of his class at Harvard. Hardly the the super-genius he is made out to be.