It used to be some statements of truth didn't need detailed explanation. When written, no one could fathom how lawyers, politicians, advertising merchants would parse and finesse the English language stretching a meaning so far that it would become unrecognizable. 
For instance, throughout civilization, marriage meant a holy union between a man and a woman.  No explanation or "fine print" was required. Another example is the commerce clause in the Constituion.  When written, regulate meant to keep regular.  Not the micromangaging of contracts and each little detail of the business between two entities. 
One of the simplest statements in the Constituion is:  "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President." The authors didn't feel it necessary to give a detailed explanation because they figured anyone with any common sense would know what it meant. 
Regardless of whether Obama was born in Hawaii or Kenya, the fact that both parents were not citizens of this country would mean that Obama does not qualify.
What this issue regarding Obama's status has shown is that (1) the useful idiots and spacewasters we call our elected officials haven't the courage to address it head on but would rather hide from it. (2) Our judicial system wimps out immediately by claiming that pretty much every lawsuit brought on the subject, the claimants do not have standing. (3) Investigative journalism has died and is buried - You mean to tell me the fact that a body would spend over 2 million dollars hiding something doesn't have something to hide? (4) Our Constitution is becoming more and more meaningless when a simple statement regarding the qualifications of who is to be President can't even be addressed.