Quick Fact That Debunks the 'Waited So Long' Lie

The stereotypical Republican response is clearly going to be that the president could have put all the birther craze to rest years ago had he just released his birth certificate then.

This, of course, denies factual reality.

• In 2008 Sen. Obama released his certified copy of live birth from the State of Hawaii.  This is the official certificate of birth for anyone born in Hawaii and is used to obtain driver's licenses, and fully recognized by the federal government.  Anyone born in Hawaii requesting a copy of their birth would receive this very same document because it is legally their birth certificate.

To any sane person, this put the issue to rest.  It was overkill no doubt.  But necessary because the crying from Republicans was insanely distracting.

No person running for president has ever had to release their birth certificate to prove they were a citizen.  And even after releasing his, Republicans rejected it claiming the certificate of live birth was a forgery.  So, again in 2008, factcheck.com investigated the forgery claims and soundly concluded the certificate to be real and Obama to be a bona fide citizen.  Three years later the president's birth place is still a major talking point for Republicans and their presidential hopefuls.

Even after today's White House release of yet more documented proof of his citizenship, Republicans will continue to doubt his legitimacy to be president.  They have no use for truth, facts or anything that might move the country forward.  They want us to dwell in fear surrounded by conspiracy theories that force us to think in terms of with us or against us.  Keeping the rhetoric as stupid as possible and the American people as fearful as possible is their only hope to regaining power.  For this cause alone, no conspiracy is too wild to spread and no lie is little to tell.