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| − | '''Sidney Blumenthal''' | + | [[File:Sidney blumenthal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Sidney Blumenthal in 2006]] |
| + | '''Sidney Blumenthal''' (born November 6, 1948) is an American journalist, writer, and former political aide. | ||
| − | Blumenthal was | + | 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]]. | ||
| − | Blumenthal was | + | Blumenthal was hired in the Bill Clinton [[White House]] in August 1997 as a speech writer and advisor on [[globalization]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1999/impeachment/video.transcripts/blumenthal.html</ref> |
| − | In 2009, the [[Obama]] White House barred Blumenthal | + | 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>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref> |
| − | U.S. Federal Judge Richard Posner | + | 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> |
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| + | 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. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Obama war crimes]] | ||
*[[Hillary Clinton First Lady]] | *[[Hillary Clinton First Lady]] | ||
*[[Hillary Clinton Senate career]] | *[[Hillary Clinton Senate career]] | ||
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[[Category:Iraq War]] | [[Category:Iraq War]] | ||
[[Category:Democratic Party]] | [[Category:Democratic Party]] | ||
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[[Category:Liberals]] | [[Category:Liberals]] | ||
[[Category:1990s]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:11, August 28, 2019
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.[1] He has also worked for Media Matters and as an operative within the Clinton Foundation.
Blumenthal was hired in the Bill Clinton White House in August 1997 as a speech writer and advisor on globalization.[2]
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.[3][4]
U.S. Federal Judge Richard Posner in his book, Intellectuals: A Study of Decline, referred to Blumenthal as being in the forefront.[5]
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.
See also
- Obama war crimes
- Hillary Clinton First Lady
- Hillary Clinton Senate career
- Hillary Clinton Secretary of State
- Hillary Clinton Foreign Policy
Notes
- ↑ (Newsweek blog)
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1999/impeachment/video.transcripts/blumenthal.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/23/republicans-are-blaming-hillary-clinton-for-the-birther-movement-thats-wishful-thinking/
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/
- ↑ 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.
