Was Obama Himself the First Birther?

Ed Driscoll » Was Obama Himself the First Birther?: "Related: Jim Treacher squares the circle: “Obama wasn’t born in Kenya, except when he claims he was born in Kenya:”

Either Obama was born in Kenya or he wasn’t. I remain skeptical that he was. The question is, then: Why did he claim to be? What advantage did he think it gave him at the time?

Maybe Elizabeth Warren can tell us…

To coin a popular Blogospheric phrase, heh."

Indeed.

And you need to watch Jack Cashill:


But Jack is too optimistic. This will all die out within the next few days and there will most definitely be no questions asked in the press room. Even if corpses are required to make it so. Say, I wonder if Jack has a convenient heart condition like Andrew did?