Being a staunch conservative and a huge critic of pres. obizzle, I still truly don't understand the birther movement. While I in no way shape or form think it's absolutely an insane stretch of the imagination that he was not born here, I don't understand why those like trump go OUT OF THERE WAY to make their view on the issue known. It's one thing for a lib drone to provoke a politician into declaring their personal point of view (such that like mr. matthews does with every guest on hardball, even though the topics being debated have no relation to birther beliefs), but it's another thing to harp on it so intensely that it becomes what you are known for.
The whole debate seems pointless today. His leadership and overall job speaks for itself and can give any opponent days of substance to support most claims against him. Plus we're what? A year and a half away from the election and they want to argue about technicalities of his presidency? SURPRISE! He's been passing his agenda for over 2 years now! Get over it and move the hell on. It just shows how horrible some in the republican party focus is today.
As for Obama, it doesn't sit well with me either (not much does). I believed him much more in the past year that he simply dismissed the claims completely. Now he puts on this spectacle after almost 2 years of speculation? Little suspect.
