In a surreal moment in US political history, Obama eliminated conspiracy theories about his birthplace as "silliness" detracting from monumental issues These gossips were fanned by critics which included property mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump,.

With the 2012 White House race at hand, this controversy which has harassed the current US president since he was known candidate in 2008 is once again gaining foothold.

Obama addressed the Americans behind a podium in the White House briefing room as he marks the controversy as a distraction from serious issues confronting America.

"I'm speaking to the vast majority of the American people, as well as to the press. We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We've got better stuff to do. I've got better stuff to do." Obama said

Most of the television networks broke into regular programming to cover Obama’s statement live.
In a political fundraiser in New York held at a later time, Obama related the issue once again.

"What happened this morning was me trying to remind the press and trying to remind both parties that what we do in politics is not a reality show. It's serious," Obama said.

This action added to doubts about Obama seeking to depict Trump, observed by many as publicity seeking fringe candidate, as a representation of the Republican Party.

A recent CBS/New York Times poll showed that a quarter of Americans incorrectly thought Obama was not US-born. The rumors have even become the center of the US political debate.

In an attempt to alleviate the bruising political debate, Obama said, "We're not going to be able to do it if we are distracted. We're not going to be able to do it if we spend time vilifying each other. We're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts.”

After Obama application for an official waiver for his birth certificate to be released, the White House showed the public an official long-form copy of Obama's birth certificate, which was collected by his legal counsel in Hawaii.

The document stated that "Barack Hussein Obama II" was born on August 4, 1961 at 7:24 pm in Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological hospital in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. His parents are Stanley Ann Dunham, 18, from Wichita, Kansas, and Barack Hussein Obama, 25, from Kenya.

Previously, the 2008 Obama presidential campaign had released a short-form computerized abstract of the kind issued to any Hawaiian when they ask for a copy of their birth certificate.