Then the possibility of looking foolish in the eyes of those who don’t want the truth to come out shouldn’t be much of a deterrent.
‘Because I really really want it to be true’ is not supporting evidence.
The birthers are not looking like fools to “those who don't want the truth to come out” - they are looking like fools to everybody who is aware of the situation.
They screamed and wailed and gnashed their teeth and put up billboards asking “Where is the Birth Certificate?” - and now that thy got what they supposedly wanted - it KILLED THEM!
Looking like a bunch of wild eyed conspiracy hacks SHOULD be a deterrent - to anyone who wishes to convince >50% of the American electorate to throw 0bama out of office by offering a reasoned argument why it should be so.