No, Hillary Clinton did not start the 'birther' movement

[riversedge]

No, Hillary Clinton did not start the 'birther' movement

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/17/politics/hillary-clinton-birther-conspiracy/

By Gregory Krieg, CNN

Updated 5:37 PM ET, Sat September 17, 2016



Hillary Clinton did not start the 'birther' movement

Hillary Clinton did not start the 'birther' movement 04:15


Story highlights

Trump offered a curt admission tainted by yet another demonstrably false charge
Here's a look at the underlying disputes

(CNN)After more than five years of touting "birther" conspiracy theories, Donald Trump on Friday finally conceded a simple truth: "President Barack Obama was born in the United States."


He did not apologize or speak to his own role in spreading the falsehood, which many people see as an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of America's first black president. Instead, Trump offered a curt admission tainted by yet another demonstrably false charge: that Hillary Clinton and her 2008 primary campaign "started" the racially charged smear.

Both FactCheck.org (working with CNN's Jake Tapper) and PolitiFact have refuted the suggestion on multiple occasions. But the revisionist telling that Clinton was somehow involved persists, thanks in large part to Trump. He has peddled it for years and is now promoting it to deflect attention from his own leading role in advancing the lie.

Here's a look at the underlying disputes:...................

[annabanana]

1. You want some really really complete digging on the true origin?

Here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028170657

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Good ol Andy Martin.

Bet he is hiding in a bunker at a unknown location. Maybe with Dicky Cheney.

[Gothmog]

3. Clinton had nothing to do with the birther movement

[annabanana]

4. kicking because the surrogates are STILL

pushing this crap!!