“Point is, he’s not some kook, and now he’s staking his reputation on... this.”
Why would Slate make such a statement? How is the retired general “staking his reputation”? He is just uttering common sense. Why won’t the president produce the documents and stop stalling? Enough American citizens have doubt that it is only reasonable for him to do so. The military chain of command is built upon trust. Create a doubt and there is a breakdown of authority. Once again, common sense. IF there is NO basis for so-called “birther” thinking, then WHY doesn’t the president just post the documents/records requested? It just looks suspicious.
Finally, the retired general is NOT saying the accusations are true, but that there is enough lingering doubt that LTC Laken should get access to the documents to prove or hang himself. Goodness, if they had of been produced a year ago (and proven no reasonably questions exist) then LTC Lakin would be COL Lakin and serving in Afghanistan saving lives.
The issue of the POTUS not be a NBC because his father was not a U.S. citizen is one that has to be decided by courts. The birth certificate and college records would only potentially show that the POTUS was never a NBC because of birth location or had legally renounced citizenship if he claimed to be Indonesian for monetary reasons while a college student.