You're forgetting that the birther thing started with rumors in 2004 that Obama was a Muslim born in Kenya or Indonesia.
The person behind those rumors was a wacko repub from Chicago, Andy Martin. Hell, he even calls himself "king of the birthers" .
"Martin credits himself for single-handedly launching the birther movement before Obama had even taken office; he even announced his own presidential bid in December to push the issue."
Berg just took the ongoing CTs to the next level by launching his lawsuits. Here's Berg's (and Taitz's) latest after the BC was issued last week:
The theories about President Barack Obama's birth — as we reported last week — have evolved over time from the idea that he was a Muslim to the modern incarnation that he was smuggled into the U.S. from Kenya. With the release of his long-form birth certificate today, they've evolved again.
Phil Berg, who filed one of the original birther lawsuits, now believes that Obama was adopted by his Indonesian father and lost his U.S. citizenship:
"I think the issue is that he's not any more natural born. I don't care if he releases his birth certificate or whatever," said Berg. "Let's see his records coming back through immigration."
Orly Taitz, once called 'Queen of the birthers' and who was responsible for a number of lawsuits, is verifying the document's authenticity and now believes that the president is using a false social security number.
"In Obama's Selective Service [document], his social security is listed as a Connecticut Social Security number," said Taitz, who has tried to have forgeries introduced into court filings before."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0411/Birthers_unmoved.html
