Replies

" Barry is going to sit on the long form for as long as he can. He loves the publicity this is getting him. And he’ll whip out the long form in the last week of October of 2012, with the birthplace of Honolulu printed on it. He’s going to milk the birther stuff for as long as he absolutely can, until it’s at saturation point."

Yeah, that reasoning didn't work back in 2009, and then, we had some Obots claim that Obama will whip out his real birth certificate for a October surprise to make he birthers looks bad in the 2010 elections, .. yeah, no birth certificate in 2009 , so, change it to 2010 elections, opps, nope, that didn't happen either, so now ? it's on to the 2012 elections.... yeah, great spin.

Why would he pull it out in 2010 when he's not on the ballot? He cares first and foremost about getting re-elected, regardless of what he may say to the press. And the optimal time to bring it out is October 2012, not October 2010. I think he almost hopes that 15 states pass a documentation requirement in time for the 2012 election because that will keep this issue bubbling and distracting a bit from the poor economic numbers.

I agree with O'Reilly on this, honestly. An announcement of Barry's birth was posted in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday, August 13, 1961. I refuse to believe that this is a 49-year old conspiracy.

Fortunately for birthers, however, this is actually a two-part brouhaha, is it not? If it's proven that he was born Hawaii in 1961, then you still have the two citizen- parent requirement argument to fall back on, eh? Surely you'd concede that's a weaker argument than the birth location. It really hinges on the birthplace.

I'll address the two citizen parent requirement in the response to TigersEye.