Birther connundrum

[mahnmut]

Q: Wasn't McCain born in Panama?
A: On a US military base which, legally speaking, counts as a US territory.
Me: So does the US embassy in Nairobi. ;-)

Comments

[nairiporter.livejournal.com]

There will be parties all over Kenya once more!

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Hakuna matata!

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

If only Kenya could invade Panama...

[kardashev.livejournal.com]

melvin_udall is still on this birth issue over at conservatism. Hell, quite a few of them are.

[prader.livejournal.com]

-Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in the gaps left by the Constitution. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States at birth:"

* Anyone born inside the United States *
* Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
* Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
* Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
* Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
* Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
* Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
* A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.

From here.

But personally I'd be absolutely fine with McCain being disqualified for the Presidency.

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

What is the difference between a birther and a truther?
..........

[prader.livejournal.com]

Speaking in general terms, from my understanding:

Birthers are typically Right Wingers who contend that Obama is unqualified to be president because of the Constitutional requirement of "natural born citizenship" citing his reluctance to produce a birth certificate.

Or something.

Instead of looking at his record.

Truthers: Oh boy... I'm not sure how to classify them politically but my impression is they are typically something like a bizarre cross between leftist and libertarian who believes President Bush or the government or something was actually behind the WTC attacks instead of Muslim extremists.

Or maybe they were working together.

Or... something.

A massive cover-up of an "inside job" that fooled millions.

This assertion generally follows shortly on the heels of also insisting that Bush was a dumbass.

Pick one.

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for all your work...I was trying to be funny, but I see it didn't work....the answer should be something to the effect of...nothing, except in the topic, they are all whackos.

[prader.livejournal.com]

Ah.

My bad.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

But the effort you put was commendable anyway.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Too bad i'll never be elected US president. I can fix this country in a week! :p