I see your point.
Instead of denigrating “birthers” I think conservatives like the Becks & Coulters “should” explain that while shouting “Kenya” is a losing proposition, it is proper to pursue personal documentation for elected officials. This should be in the “Freedom of Information” arena. We should be able to see college grades & applications & scholarship documents as well as what is written on the original birth certificate.
By starting with “prove you are a citizen” — which I think came from Hillary — we actually lost a chance to make utterly reasonable requests.
Now... late in the game... the highly motivated people come off like just another group of haters. We have helped to marginalize ourselves.
Maybe a new statement is needed... new spokesmen... we are not trying to remove BHO... we just have a right to see the following 12 documents. Right?
Take a step back: How about a new law to require that anyone running for an elected federal post must disclose all documents related to education, military, and birth.
Append this, maybe, to the FOI act?