dexfarkin

Obama's team released his birth certificate during the campaign. You know, the document that that pretty much any American who claims to have their birth certificate holds. The demand for the long form is based on a lunatic right-wing hysteria that the short form is somehow invalid (although why is never quite explained). There was never, at any point other than in the media, that his legitimacy to hold office was seriously questioned or challenged at any level of merit at any official or legal level.

Short answer, media hyped up a bunch of fuckwit talking points because the darkie with the scary name might end up President, and that doesn't sit well with racist Americans.