It only helps them because there are those on OUR side who won’t take five minutes to examine the issue out of fear of being called a birther.
1: Since most people see birthers as kooks, it makes conservatives look bad by association
2: There is an inordinate amount of time wasted discussing this, and that takes away from serious discussions about real issues.
Do you think the hardcore leftists who still swear than the dan rather memo was real helped their cause, or just looked like idiots and alienated most people with common sense?