Facts may be stubborn things, but they are no match for the 14 percent of Americans who, despite evidence to the contrary, not to mention common-sense reasoning, still believe Pres. Obama was born outside the United States:
Fully 68 percent of those surveyed in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll say, unprompted, that he was born in the United States, including 48 percent who accurately cite Hawaii. Another 9 percent say it’s their “best guess” that he was born in this country, bringing the total saying he is U.S.-born to 77 percent.
…Overall, about a third of Republicans and conservatives say Obama was born in another country, or call it their best guess. Asked how firmly they hold this belief, most say they see his being born outside the country as their “suspicion only.”
One result from the poll is actually heartening. About a third of those who believe the president is lying about his place of birth don’t care:
About a third of all those who say Obama might have been born in another country approve of how he’s handling his job as president, hold favorable views of him personally and prefer him over congressional Republicans when it comes to dealing with issue No.1, the economy.
Conversely, 9 percent of birthers say they have seen “solid evidence” that he was born overseas. Among conservatives, 17 percent say they have seen the evidence.
It’s true …. you really can’t fix stupid !