Reply #22: I don't understand why even the birthers won't acknowledge this bit of reality check... [View All]

"In his order, Land states in a footnote that Obama defeated seven opponents in a “grueling” primary campaign that cost the contenders more than $300 million. Obama then moved on to the general election, where he faced Sen. John McCain, who Land states got $84 million to wage his campaign.

“It would appear that ample opportunity existed for discovery of evidence that would support any contention that the president was not eligible for the office he sought,” Land says.



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Do the birthers really think Hillary or McCain (I do think his team looked into the rumours) would have conceeded defeat in the primary or general election respectively if they felt there was legitimate evidence out there that Obama didn't qualify for POTUS on citizenship grounds? What reason would either possibly have for not bringing it up if they thought it was a legitimate point?