Reply #147: Yes, somewhat.

[caseymoz]

The Birthers do not do the same thing. When shown the Birth Certificate-- in the only form that Hawaii issues it, they'll say, we need to see the long form. Hawaii doesn't issue any other form. When this is pointed out to Birthers, it just strengthens their suspicions.

They'll also get suspicious when they see it says "Certificate of Birth" rather than "Birth Certificate."

They won't use Barrack Obama's real name, they'll call him Barry Lesetho in court documents. Very insulting for something that has yet to be adjudicated. They will call him by this name, showing conclusively that they have made up their minds the guy is fake (out of racism), or they think he is not really president (because he's the wrong race) and what they are doing is harassing.

As far as I could tell, the CDC has never been as unambiguous about H1N1 as Hawaiian officials have been about President Obama's birth certificate.

When all the absurd parts and features are brought together and shown to Birthers about how impossible it would have been to fake Obama's birth origin at the time in order to make him president now, the Birthers disregard it. That's a far different cry than anticipating mistakes and sloppiness by the CDC, or some degree of corruption within.

So, for the most part, I have to disagree with you. The comparison is pretty thin.