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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Repudiating the Birther Movement

The Republican establishment's failure to call an end to the movement that denies Obama was born in the United States is a disgrace.

Press Room

May 25, 2012

The movement might be on the fringe of the Republican party, but birthers, who believe Obama was not born on US soil, nevertheless remain disproportionately vocal and influential. Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, appears on The Ed Show and shares her thoughts on what the Republican establishment should do to combat the bigotry and misinformation that have overtaken the party.

—Elizabeth Whitman

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