You’re totally on the wrong tack here.
Have you even read much about his eligibility?
If the 0team wanted this to be in the open to belittle the opposition, they would have been active in making news with it since it first surfaced - before the election.
No, they’ve kept quiet as little mousies until now. The reason for this sudden exposure is obviously a deflective tactic because they know more and more people are noticing, and IMO more (bad for him) news is coming soon.
Actually, I believe that O’s people have been surreptitiously bringing it up all along whenever things get too hot for “the one” to throw people off his agenda, ties to Soros, etc.
The DNC has all but admitted that it plans to use the “Birther” tag to muddy the waters in the 2010 elections.