And that cost him a lot of credibility with me. Real tough guy - afraid the MSM will call him a "Birther". Oh, horrors.
I think the term "birthers" is the real distraction here.
Once the phrase is uttered all else goes out the window and your point becomes moot.
In sales when your customer presents an objection, you concur then go on to pull them to your product by illustrating how it benefits them, IOW, you don't argue with them you lead them to the conclusion you want by letting them discover it on their own.
Rush is doing that by leading skeptics to ask why obama will not reveal his true past ie college and other records....which would probably lead to more about obama then we can imagine.
He is using this as a spring board to not only get this message out but also getting people to think about other things as well.
All the while not being distracted by the "birhter" pejorative.