I am not a "birther" but...

This story recently picked up new life. Barack Obama either can't or won't take the steps to kill the story. He could do so by doing this:

Declare where he was born (city and hospital), and who the doctor was who assisted in or signed the birth certificate.

Produce a copy of the long-form of his birth certificate which was prepared contemporaneously showing the details of the circumstances of his birth and can be authenticated to 1961.

Unconditionally waive any privacy rights he has under law or custom to confirm the above

1961 is only 47 years ago. Hawaii became a state in 1959. I cannot believe that vital paper records from that time were destroyed without being microfilmed or scanned. ancestry.com claims to have 200 years of records for the United States.

I doesn't pass the smell test for me. The only evidence that might be authenticated to 1961 is a birth announcement published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961. This announcement discovered in July 2008, to use the cliche, raises more questions that it answers. The Obama File

Upddate:I agree with commenter Kevin. I think BOH may have left this one hang on the vine as bait for its ability to distract and divide his opposition.