Birther

Birther
 n.— «Bill Clinton had the Vince Foster “murder.” George W. Bush had 9/11 Truth. And the new administration has brought with it a new culture of conspiracy: The Birthers. Out of the gaze of the mainstream and even the conservative media is a flourishing culture of advocates, theorists and lawyers, all devoted to proving that Barack Obama isn’t eligible to be president of the United States.» —“Culture of conspiracy: the Birthers” by Ben Smith Politico Mar. 1, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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