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'''Sidney Blumenthal''' is a long-time Clinton surrogate and advisor known for attacks on Clinton opponents. He has defended the Clinton's through decades of scandal investigations.<ref>

'''Sidney Blumenthal''' (born November 6, 1948) is an American journalist, writer, and former political aide.

 

Blumenthal was a long-time Clinton surrogate and advisor known for attacks on Clinton opponents. He has defended the Clinton's through decades of scandal investigations.<ref>

[http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/01/11/blumenthal-on-the-boil.aspx (Newsweek blog)]</ref> He has also worked for [[Media Matters]] and as an operative within the [[Clinton Foundation]].

[http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/01/11/blumenthal-on-the-boil.aspx (Newsweek blog)]</ref> He has also worked for [[Media Matters]] and as an operative within the [[Clinton Foundation]].

Blumenthal is known to be the source of [[racist]] and [[Islamophobic]] attacks on candidate [[Barack Obama]] including allegations which became known as the [[birther]] movement during the [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign]]. In early 2009, the [[Obama]] White House barred Blumenthal from serving in the [[Obama administration]] and the Clinton [[State Department]] after identifying him as responsible for false rumors and attacks against candidate Barack Obama.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/23/republicans-are-blaming-hillary-clinton-for-the-birther-movement-thats-wishful-thinking/</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>

Blumenthal is known to be the source of [[racist]] and [[Islamophobic]] attacks on candidate [[Barack Obama]] including allegations which became known as the [[birther]] movement during the [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign]]. In early 2009, the [[Obama]] White House barred Blumenthal from serving in the [[Obama administration]] and the Clinton [[State Department]] after identifying him as responsible for false rumors and attacks against candidate Barack Obama.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/23/republicans-are-blaming-hillary-clinton-for-the-birther-movement-thats-wishful-thinking/</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>

U.S. Federal Judge Richard Posner in his book, ''Intellectuals: A Study of Decline'', referred to Blumenthal as being in the forefront.<ref>http://home.uchicago.edu/~rposner/TABLE II.pdf "Data for tables in Chapter 5 of Richard A. Posner, Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline" where Posner talks about the data he used for his book Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline.</ref>

U.S. Federal Judge [[Richard Posner]] in his book, ''Intellectuals: A Study of Decline'', referred to Blumenthal as being in the forefront.<ref>http://home.uchicago.edu/~rposner/TABLE II.pdf "Data for tables in Chapter 5 of Richard A. Posner, Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline" where Posner talks about the data he used for his book Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline.</ref>

He is also the father of the left-wing blogger [[Max Blumenthal]], who like Sidney proceeded to defend the Clintons via very vicious attacks on their enemies via innuendo, most infamously during the manufactured controversy of The Path to 9/11.

He is also the father of the left-wing blogger [[Max Blumenthal]], who like Sidney proceeded to defend the Clintons with very vicious attacks on their enemies via innuendo, most infamously during the manufactured controversy of The Path to 9/11.

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