You're right that she is "playing the game" and she is doing it brilliantly, but she's not trying to please eyerybody.
The hateful media are trying their level best to label her a "birther kook" and she just out smarted them.
She doesn't object to the electorate questioning his place of birth or the country of his passports. She's stated we have every right to demand answers and that the questions are valid, particularly in light of the outrageous "conspiracy theories" that were launched against her. In fact, this "birther" is yet another example.
Everything Sarah says is subject to media fact checking and media distortion. Nobody knows that better than Sarah.
I'm sorry your feelings are hurt and I don't mean that sarcastically. Feeling are going to get hurt, but Sarah must protect herself from the media. I applaud her. She's on the offense! GO SARAH!
We are in a war. Country First.