The term “Birtherism” is slander. An honest press would ask if someone running for President met the Constitutional requirements to do so. Instead of asking, they treat anyone who asks as a kook.
Of course, with our one-party press, it all depends on party affiliation. The NYTs would embrace birtherism if it meant challenging a Republican. “No one is above the law,” etc.
“The term “Birtherism” is slander.”
They are trying to elevate it to the level of “racism,” the all-purpose epithet that causes everybody to run in fear.