There appear to be several rumors circulating as to why Sen. Barack Obama isn't releasing his birth certificate. I seem to think that the Obama campaign is miscalculating here - and that the birth records suggest nothing untoward regarding Obama's citizenship. If anything, the fact that they haven't only further intensifies rumors, which would be dispelled by a prompt release of the pertinent information.
He's running into the same exact problem faced by Sen. John Kerry, whose Swift Boat antics showed just how disingenuous he was about his service record and was worried what it might show (and which he has still yet to fully release to the public). Had Kerry released his full records, he could have proven or disproven the statements made by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, but that he hasn't suggests that the Swift Boaters were accurate in their claims.
Like I've said for some time now, Obama's running from the same failed playbook as other failed Democratic party candidates for President. He's said that he's formed a team to deal with Internet rumors, but apparently the lack of information about Obama's background is a serious impediment.
Releasing his birth certificate would be a step in the right direction.
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