On
Wednesday morning
the WHITE HOUSE
released the president's long
form birth certificate
(pdf) in an attempt to put
'birther' questions to rest.
'The President believed the
distraction over his
birth certificate wasn't good
for the country.
It may have been good politics
and good T.V.,
but it was bad for the
American people and
distracting from
the many challenges
we face as a country,'
White House Communications
Director Dan Pfeiffer
said in a statement.
The president had released his
certificate of live birth in 2008,
but many 'birthers'
said the absence of a
long form birth certificate
prompted questions about
Obama's birthplace of Hawaii.
In recent weeks
potential GOP presidential
candidate Donald Trump
has brought birther
questions into the forefront of the media.
At a time of great consequence
for this country--
when we should be debating how
we win the future, reduce our deficit,
deal with high gas prices,
and bring stability to the Middle East,
Washington, DC,
was once again distracted
by a fake issue,' Pfeiffer said.
'The President's hope is that with this
step, we can move on to debating the
bigger issues that matter to
the American people
and the future of the country.'"
