Earlier yesterday, Sarah Palin made a splash by claiming birthers were "rightfully" still making Barack Obama's origin of birth an issue.
Considering she's been the subject of bizarre speculation (e.g. that Trig isn't her own daughter), it was a strange place to go.
Now she's walking back yesterday's comments, if only mildly. In fact, the text of her Facebook post isn't too apologetic, but the headline is: "Stupid Conspiracies".
Voters have every right to ask candidates for information if they so choose. I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger my doctor and lawyer for proof that Trig is in fact my child.
Conspiracy-minded reporters and voters had a right to ask... which they have repeatedly. But at no point – not during the campaign, and not during recent interviews – have I asked the president to produce his birth certificate or suggested that he was not born in the United States.
