>>There is a word for them. Birthers. No matter how many times it is proven Barack Obama was born in Hawaii they just keep coming.
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>>IMO it's just an accident that the nutjob in Arizona put a bullet through Rep. Giffords's head and not Obama's. We have a significant proportion of our population that just can't deal with it.
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>>>When I hear the same story for the umptieth time, I have a tendency to get tired, and sometimes I even fall asleep. OK?
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>>>>Tore, it is anything but a yawn.
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>>>>I do not know if Obama is a citizen or not.
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>>>>For years, Obama has been in a position to end any legitimate questions, once and for all.
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>>>>I'm sure others have wanted to run for U.S. president, but could not, because it was KNOWN that they wouldn't be able to.
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>>>>Obama has already openly attempted to violate federal law (use of recouped $$$ from TARP) - so we already know that it didn't take very long in his first term to outwardly attempt to violate federal law. These are facts and are indisputable.
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>Oddly, John McCain was born in Panama, but he ran for President anyway. What is the rule governing elegability for being President?

He was born on a military base where his father was stationed in the Navy, which means he is a U.S. citizen.