In a June 8 post on The American Spectator's website, Sinclair Broadcasting Group commentator Mark Hyman wrote of President Barack Obama:
Obama's lawyers are attempting to financially ruin individuals party to the most absurd soap opera involving the 44th president. There is unabated controversy regarding his birth, citizenship and foreign travel. Obama could immediately silence his critics by authorizing the release of his original birth certificate and passport. One has to wonder what could possibly be in either document that has caused Obama to wage a fierce and expensive legal battle to keep the files secreted. Aside from Joan Rivers, nearly every American would willingly make their birth certificate available and Obama's stubborn refusal to do so only adds to the controversy.
FactCheck.org: Born in the U.S.A.: The truth about Obama's birth certificate