Nope. Not buying the argument. The thing that Mitt needs to focus on, if he is going to play this card, is the inconvertible fact that the Birth Certificate Obama released was an utter fabrication.
That, alone, indicates a level of contempt for the laws and the citizens of The United States of America that utterly exceeds anyone’s reasonable expectations for a President.
I am confident of Sheriff Joe’s findings. He had to be sure nine ways from Sunday that it was false. Too much at stake otherwise. And haven’t you noticed how quickly it was forgotten? The MSM slipped it right off the radar.
Talking about it during a debate, and then allowing the discussion to expand to other missing documents... this is Obama’s most horrifying fear because there is no way in Hell he can let anyone see the real documents.
But he won’t have that option if forced into a promise to produce them. If Romney can force his hand there, it’s checkmate — and all over but the shouting.
The only question is whether Mitt has the gonads to go for the jugular like that. I think he might.
I just think he might...
What if he produces a valid document proving he was born in Hawaii? Should Romney then drop out of the race? Personally if Romney spends more than 10 seconds talking about anything besides the economy, he’s a fool.
Great post.
My only concern is that this can’t start and end during a debate. If so, Zippy can make all the promises he wants and then not deliver. That’s his M.O. Not going to change suddenly.
So if this happens, I think it needs to happen at the first debate, with a promise to produce before the second. You know he still won’t and if he produces anything it will be another forgery.
Romney needs a strategy to deal with any maneuvering that Zippy might try.
To those who say it’s a side issue and a distraction, I say that is precisely one of the (many) reasons it is a serious issue. Zippy allows it to be a distraction. One reason is that he can’t answer the charges. The other reason is that he can wave it to distract from other important issues and mock “birthers.” It’s well past time to shut that down.