Nowhere in the decision is this distinction made.
Dear Kleon,
Assuming you are a male, have you ever been married or in a relationship? If so, like most men, you have probably gotten into an argument with the woman in your life. If so, you have probably encountered that peculiar thing they sometimes do where there are two realitys. One is the real world we all live in, and the other reality is the thing they wish to believe in, and in which no amount of rational argument is going to change. In fact, the more you introduce “facts” into the argument, the worse it gets.
Arguing with birthers is often like that. In their “reality” Obama just isn’t an American PERIOD. Nothing you can say is going to change their mind. If the long form birth certificate came out, that would not change their mind. If you rounded up the hospital staff and found ten people who remember it, they would have an answer.
That being said, it is good sometimes to see if you can convert a few of the less entrenched birthers to the truth. It will make conservatives look less stupid in the long run.
parsy, who says good luck