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cr8tvlde

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32. When this came up early in McCain's candidacy, Congress passed a quickie law
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:08 PM
Sep 2012

that covered McCain. Helps to be wealthy, white and a Republican, apparently. It shouldn't, however, even be an issue.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/senate-deals-with-mccains-citizenship/

The President was born in Hawaii same day as my eldest....n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #1
yes - have always wondered KT2000 Sep 2012 #2
George Romney was born in Mexico. JRLeft Sep 2012 #3
Can these people place the President's mother in Kenya? indie_voter Sep 2012 #4
"Completely removed the mother . . . from the equation" StatGirl Sep 2012 #30
He was right about not being able to be President. Cleita Sep 2012 #5
Did some checking bakpakr Sep 2012 #7
So you are saying I was lied to all these years. Cleita Sep 2012 #19
McCain was born in Panama NOT the canal zone either. He ran... Ecumenist Sep 2012 #23
So then he wouldn't be eligible would he under the rules I had to abide by? Cleita Sep 2012 #26
Actually bakpakr Sep 2012 #24
Oh okay, I missed that. Cleita Sep 2012 #25
No, you were not lied to, and you might not be eligible. (The birther in the OP was right.) Jim Lane Sep 2012 #31
Why? Where does it say that? renie408 Sep 2012 #20
That's what I was told, by the US Consulate since I was kid (had to get passport renewed there) Cleita Sep 2012 #22
He might complain and get you fired Warpy Sep 2012 #6
If he had been born in Kenya, he would not be eligible because both parents weren't citizens arcane1 Sep 2012 #8
it didn't have to be accurate it just had to scramble the birthers brain Heather MC Sep 2012 #9
See Text I was right. bakpakr Sep 2012 #11
Errm. Yeah. Except he was born in the US. Hawaii to be exact. geckosfeet Sep 2012 #10
McCain was born in Panama. Maine-i-acs Sep 2012 #12
The Congressional research paper is flawed -- for McCain unc70 Sep 2012 #13
Wasn't McCan't born in Panama? LibGranny Sep 2012 #14
McCain & Rmoney are of course eligable. baldguy Sep 2012 #15
Er umm..does the Constitution say you have to be white to be President? DippyDem Sep 2012 #27
No, but some are under the impression that that's the only thing that matters. baldguy Sep 2012 #28
And I remember when them talking about trying to over turn that natural born citizen requirement alphafemale Sep 2012 #16
Good for you. rMoney's got more of a problem with heredity than Obama does. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #17
My oldest brother was born in Italy. He was born in my mother's home at the time. My dad was in southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #18
That's how it was in my house. Cleita Sep 2012 #21
When this came up early in McCain's candidacy, Congress passed a quickie law cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #32
When they show up here in D.C. screaming about being taxed enough already, my response... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2012 #29
I have often wondered why the media Carolina Sep 2012 #33
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