Fox’s Megyn Kelly And Panel Ponder Hawaiian Governor’s Vow To “Take On” Birthers

Quick: name the governor of Hawaii. If you said Neil Abercrombie, you either a) live in Hawaii, b) are related to Neil Abercrombie, or c) are following the latest angle in the birther debate more closely than most people.

The Democrat’s vowed to “take on” the birthers despite the urging of some in his own party to stay out of a fight “not worth having.”

Megyn Kelly hosted a debate on the issue on America Live and kicked things off by noting that Gov. Abercrombie has said he was in Hawaii at the time of President Obama‘s birth and knew the family. Kelly said the governor had taken an issue that was “quieting down” is jumped it right back to the front burner, which guest Dan Gerstein said threatened to irritate both Democrats and Republicans:

GERSTEIN: It drives everyone crazy. On the far right, you have people totally ignoring the facts, it’s a settled case, and they continue to hold on to this conspiracy. And now you have the governor when it was a dead issue-

KELLY: It was quieting. The number of requests for the birth certificate had gone down, it was like even the birthers were quieting down.

GERSTEIN: Mainstream Republicans were saying leave this alone, it just makes us look extreme and vindictive. And now, for no reason–you can understand the emotions behind it–just blows it up again.

The National Review‘s Rich Lowry said of the Hawaiian governor, “I don’t think he has any idea what he’s getting into.”

Watch the segment here, from Fox News: