Sorry, but that is a false statement. Philip Jay Berg was the first to raise the issue in 2008, at least on the national level. Before that Andy Martin raised the issue during Obama's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.
Robert DeLong wrote:
“... Before that Andy Martin raised the issue during Obama’s 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.”
—very— interesting !
Need to look into what Andy Martin said.