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If Obama's last name were Bulchenkov do you think it would have been investigated? Do you think it would have mattered? Yeah, I thought so.
Your birth-place does matter. And Hillary even went after that years ago on Barrack.
Hillary never claimed he was born outside the US.
The only reason to go after Obama's birth status was racism. It is patently absurd to think he could have fooled the US government with all its branches, media, politicians and institutions etc.. .
The racist wing of White America has never really considered Blacks to be real Americans. Birtherism was a way for them to dismiss the fact America had a Black president by claiming he is illegitimate. They can not come out and just say that no Black can be considered a leader of Americans, so instead they resort to these indirect way to convey the same sentiment.
The rightwing constantly emphasizing Obama's middle name is another example of racial dog-whistling.