“Team Obama floated the story that when Barry applied to Occidental, he thought the “Where Born” question applied to his Father.”
When, where did they float this story? I haven’t seen anything like that.
Team Obama is very adept at floating "trial balloon" explanations in answer to probing questions. If the explanation doesn't fly, it is dropped, or reversed. On day one of the present flap about the 1991 book sales brochure, the first explanation offered was the Occidental application canard. That was quickly dropped in favor of the "Fact Check" scenario.
Team Obama is also supremely adept ... thanks to their Google connection, among others ... at "scrubbing" embarrassing stuff very quickly.
In this case, just check around this site. Further damage control is now underway explaining the African Birth claim in that brochure as mere "sales hype."
Sorry. But internet research on Obama is a shape-shifting minefield. The boy's tracks are well covered.