Nuts!

One Internet "proof" of Obama's alien roots truncates a taped interview with his grandmother to make it sound as if she is confirming his birth in Kenya, when the full tape shows she does nothing of the sort.

Another canard asserts that Obama must have been traveling on an Indonesian passport when he went to Pakistan at age 20, because the U.S. had banned travel there. Problem: There was no such travel ban.

To believe the wild theories, one must also accept that Obama's mother -- rather than apply for citizenship for her son as one would expect if he had been born overseas -- launched an elaborate hoax. It would have begun in 1961 with her placing false birth notices in Honolulu's two daily newspapers. Diabolical.

What can you say? It's nuts! The Conservative Movement, such as it is, continues to ramp up the exploitation of overly suspicious people. It's a real shame that in order to rabble rouse, incite hatred and mobilize voters - some would lie, in an embarrassingly easy disprovable way, to work people up so much. C'mon, is it really necessary? Barack Obama was born in the Uniteds States. It's known. It's proven. It's easy to see. There is no doubt. But still some cry foul. Discouraging.