One thing that ALL politicians go through is a vetting process in which an inquiry is launched to seek out the most hidden truths, secrets or falsehoods. Let the record show that no such documentation that the Commander in Chief was not a United States Citizen. (Hawaii, though tropical, actually is a state within the United States.
So, this morning, a thought occurred to me: How many of our former POTUS had at least one parent who was not a nationally born American and strangely it turns out that seven of them fall into that category.
- Andrew Jackson
- Thomas Jefferson (my favorite past president)
- James Buchanan
- Chester Arthur
- Woodrow Wilson
- Herbert Hoover
- Barack Obama (my personal favorite)
We have had 44 POTUS and the truth is that according to the ration, 16% of our past and present Presidents fall into that realm. The REAL only difference is that Barack Obama is black. Now, I understand that in the early days of the U.S. that the circumstances were a bit different; we were a nation of immigrants, so of course some of the founding fathers and other early presidents were the product of immigrant parents. There has even been speculation that Chester Arthur was actually a Canadian as his father was a Canadian citizen and resident.
I recently posted my opinion on Facebook and was immediately met with the assertion that the "Birther" propaganda was not racially fueled. I am the last person that would like to see race play such a huge part on the political stage, but I can not help but disagree. If it was NOT racially fueled, then why during the '08 campaign did the GOP and the Tea Party people consistently call President Obama Barack Hussein Obama. IT was just another ploy of misinformation used to confuse voters and assert the idea that President Obama was a Muslim and not an American.
The GOP is threatened by the hope and inspiration that Barack Obama brought to the down trodden American people. The GOP is a party of fear mongering politician who not only focus on the negative but capitalize on the lingering fear of terrorism and the memories of 911. The allegiance now formed between Donald Chump and Mitt Wrongmy is just another example of how out of touch the GOP has become. I think the GOP should abandon all attempts at discrediting the legitimacy of our President's right to serve and focus on what is actually important. Stop making it about race and religious creed and stick to the issues that are actually of some importance. . . . .there must be at least a few more pressing issues facing the United States and it's constituents.
Get over it! Barack Hussein Obama was made in the USA and I am damn proud of it!
I recently posted my opinion on Facebook and was immediately met with the assertion that the "Birther" propaganda was not racially fueled. I am the last person that would like to see race play such a huge part on the political stage, but I can not help but disagree. If it was NOT racially fueled, then why during the '08 campaign did the GOP and the Tea Party people consistently call President Obama Barack Hussein Obama. IT was just another ploy of misinformation used to confuse voters and assert the idea that President Obama was a Muslim and not an American.
The GOP is threatened by the hope and inspiration that Barack Obama brought to the down trodden American people. The GOP is a party of fear mongering politician who not only focus on the negative but capitalize on the lingering fear of terrorism and the memories of 911. The allegiance now formed between Donald Chump and Mitt Wrongmy is just another example of how out of touch the GOP has become. I think the GOP should abandon all attempts at discrediting the legitimacy of our President's right to serve and focus on what is actually important. Stop making it about race and religious creed and stick to the issues that are actually of some importance. . . . .there must be at least a few more pressing issues facing the United States and it's constituents.
Get over it! Barack Hussein Obama was made in the USA and I am damn proud of it!
