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First I did not characterize “all the right as kooks because of what some do.” I am as right as any sane man ought to be, so I would never do that. When a good number of right wing nuts promote silly ideas, it is a stain in the eyes of the world on all with whom they are associated.

What makes this Quixote cause so kooky is that it is based on a kooky premise, that is, that the constitution requires presidents to have been born within the US. The constitution doesn't say that.

I know of no one who disputes that Obama’s mother was a citizen of the US when he was born. That makes him a natural born citizen no matter where he was born. An no, the constitution doesn't require the mother to be of a certain age either. If she was a citizen when he was born, he was born a citizen of the US.

Absolutely no court in the nation would dispute that fact, so to waste time on this, when there are far better things to oppose the administration on, is to tilt at windmills at a time when there are real dragons to slay.

The provision that presidents be natural born citizens was made in order to prevent conflicts of interest, or loyalty, in the case of people born outside the country. People with dual citizenship are not eligible to be president for good reason. They may have conflicting loyalties. The fact that his mother was a US citizen matters not. This is why the requirements for being president are more stringent than simply a US citizenship.

If Obama was born in Hawaii then no problem, he is qualified. All he needs to do is show us his birth certificate and this would all go away. The fact that he won't, or can't, means he is either stupid or duplicitous. I suspect it is a combination of both.

You sure talk a lot for someone who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. NO, Stanley Anne could not confer citizenship status on her new baby boy in Kenya, since she didn’t fit the requirements, I suspect you’ve heard that, but prefer to ignore it since it doesn’t fit your little scenario.