re: "On the nirthers and the press"

Neo-Neocon ("to tell the tale of my political change and provide a forum for others") continued to exhibit exquisite good common sense.

Money quote(s):

"I consider it a non-issue at this point, except as it’s being used to discredit perceptions of Republicans and people on the Right as crazies.

I also believe–along with several commenters on this thread, that the consequences of a finding that he’s not a natural born citizen would be chaotic, and his replacement would hardly be better than he is. "

"I believe that it is highly likely that Obama was born in Hawaii, just as he’s claimed. That said, I also think it is very odd that he has refused so far to release the long form of his birth certificate (if those who say that Obama and only Obama could obtain a copy from the state of Hawaii, and that the long form is different from and more complete than the certificate of live birth that he has already offered of us, are correct)."

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"This has nothing to do with whether Obama was born in Hawaii, as I’ve noted. It has everything to do with transparency, however. And it has everything to do with the failure of the press to do its job."