David Goldstein of McClatchy reports on two supporters of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 primary campaign against Barack Obama who pushed the false “birther” narrative that Obama was born in Kenya. One of the supporters was Clinton’s longtime confidant Sidney Blumenthal who pitched the story to McClatchy’s former Washington Bureau Chief James Asher.
From McClatchy:

Meanwhile, former McClatchy Washington Bureau Chief James Asher tweeted Friday that Blumenthal had “told me in person” that Obama was born in Kenya.

“During the 2008 Democratic primary, Sid Blumenthal visited the Washington Bureau of McClatchy Co.,” Asher said in an email Friday to McClatchy, noting that he was at the time the investigative editor and in charge of Africa coverage.

“During that meeting, Mr. Blumenthal and I met together in my office and he strongly urged me to investigate the exact place of President Obama’s birth, which he suggested was in Kenya. We assigned a reporter to go to Kenya, and that reporter determined that the allegation was false.

“At the time of Mr. Blumenthal’s conversation with me, there had been a few news articles published in various outlets reporting on rumors about Obama’s birthplace. While Mr. Blumenthal offered no concrete proof of Obama’s Kenyan birth, I felt that, as journalists, we had a responsibility to determine whether or not those rumors were true. They were not.”

Read the rest here.


http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/16/former-mcclatchy-editor-assigned-reporter-go-kenya-clinton-operative-urged-birther-investigation/

The first I heard of the Kenya claim came from someone volunteering with the Clinton campaign early in the 2008 primaries...months before it became well known. I'm not that well connected politically and neither was this volunteer, so it must have been pretty prevalent within the Hillary campaign for me to hear about it. I have no doubt Hillary is setting herself up for another embarrassing disclosure when emails from 2007 and 2008 from Hillary et al start showing up.

Damn Rightards are still being cowards on this. Look at how they attacked Obama on this to delegitimize him for years and try to avert blame like cowards.

Just stop being cowards. Own your actions for once you pussies. You're embarrassing to watch. Have some self respect you bitch.

Damn it's a lost cause. There isn't a real man among all Republicans.

The fact is it originated in the Hillary campaign and there is plenty of articles and Obama hatred toward blumenthal. Trump wins again!! The more the subject is discussed , the more trump wins . He really is beating Hillary on every issue and angle .

Sure that's fine, whatever. Trump still propogated it after Obama released his long form birth certificate. What's his excuse for that? When does Trump plan to apologize for that?

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/23/us/1992-campaign-democrats-club-where-clinton-has-golfed-retains-ways-old-south.html


http://www.politico.com/story/2008/02/obama-slams-smear-photo-008667

Here's Hillary launching the birther rumor 2008
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=363&v=nw2eVBMURVU&feature=youtu.be


Here's Obama calling Clinton shameful.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1579833/Barack-Obama-tribal-photo-sent-to-Drudge-Report-by-Hillary-Clinton-staff.html

Oh we love this subject. All this subject does is shoe a liar, show a dumb ass base, show a fraud that throws that base under the bus, and shows a candidate that is insincere. Let's do it.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Sure that's fine, whatever. Trump still propogated
> it after Obama released his long form birth
> certificate. What's his excuse for that? When
> does Trump plan to apologize for that?

His excuse is .. He believed Hillary. And Yes, she should apologize. I never heard Hillary apologize for her campaign to Obama.

Oh I thought we were going to debate. Trumptards are spamming alt right garbage. Guess they are only capable of a single talking point before they collapse.

PC retards Wrote:
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> Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> > Sure that's fine, whatever. Trump still
> propogated
> > it after Obama released his long form birth
> > certificate. What's his excuse for that? When
> > does Trump plan to apologize for that?
>
> His excuse is .. He believed Hillary. And Yes, she
> should apologize. I never heard Hillary apologize
> for her campaign to Obama.

Hillary has not committed the same actions as Trump. You are a liar.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> PC retards Wrote:
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> > Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Sure that's fine, whatever. Trump still
> > propogated
> > > it after Obama released his long form birth
> > > certificate. What's his excuse for that?
> When
> > > does Trump plan to apologize for that?
> >
> > His excuse is .. He believed Hillary. And Yes,
> she
> > should apologize. I never heard Hillary
> apologize
> > for her campaign to Obama.
>
> Hillary has not committed the same actions as
> Trump. You are a liar.

You are an idiot.