Research 2000 poll: Only 42% of Republicans believe Obama was born in the US

[minionofmidas]

I guess for people like that it comes down to something like this:

Barack Obama is black. Also, his middle name is "Hussein" and he went to school Indonesia, which means he's an Arab (since Indonesia is an Arab country). And Arabs were responsible for 9/11. So, Barack Obama can't possibly be a real American. He's something different, something un-American, something alien, therefore maybe even something dangerous.

And whether he literally was born abroad or is literally ineligible (even being born abroad wouldn't make him ineligible, of course) is irrelevant. He is not a real American and doesn't belong here.

Then they're surprised why Asians and Hispanics don't vote Republican more.

[minionofmidas]

RED NECK PILE ON!

Incest and bad teeth

The Country Club set isn't any different in that respect...

[minionofmidas]

Hawai'i doesn't do multiple different forms of birth certificates. It only does the type with all the currently legally relevant info but without all the other stuff that used to get put on them a long time ago.

This is not to say that it would be illegal to release it (not sure about that, actually), just that there is no established procedure to do so. And thus, that exceptions would have to be made. And thus, that the conspiracy theorists would just be provided with new additional fodder.