[DouglasKC]

I think Obama is letting this stew, and when it becomes big enough, they will release it, and make all these people look stupid, burst their bubble, and make anyone who criticizes him fit into the category of “those crazy birthers” from then on.

It's an interesting strategy to make the voting public suspicious and mistrustful of his honesty, integrity and right to be President. Plus it seems to be impacting his ability to institute his agenda. Do you believe the number of birthers is increasing or decreasing the longer this goes on?

[villagerjoel]

“Do you believe the number of birthers is increasing or decreasing the longer this goes on?”

Increasing. That’s the idea. Do you know of a single birther who was formerly an Obama supporter?

I’m not saying he purposely made this information difficult to get with this strategy in mind the whole time, but after releasing his CoLB, maybe it occurred to them that they have nothing to lose by making his birth certificate difficult to get, and a lot to gain by making a large number of their opponents look like lunatics.