Posted on 01/31/2012 1:46:56 PM PST by nesnah
OK, so I am sitting here listening to Sean Hannity and he is speaking with Marco Rubio. The conversation is moving along - no real hard issues discussed other than the Romney platitudes. Then Seah launches into this "have you been hearing about these nutty birthers" crappola. Rubio responds, or non-responds, only to say he is eligible to be a US Senator and just demures the rest.
Hannity sounded like a complete Democrook tool in his demeanor. Birther are nuts, etc. Yo, ummm, Sean, it isn't about birth certificates; it's about eligibility. Hey, Sean, do you know what a natural-born citizen is? Have you bothered to educate yourself?
You know, Sean, you are doing as much to subvert the US Constitution than your brother Barack Obama. I am turning you off for good.
Michael Berry is the most listenable host on talk radio. I wish he was on in place of Hannity here in Dallas, but he’s not so I do that old podcast thingy.
Limbaugh - definitely lost something in the last few years.
Hannity - Limbaugh’s parrot.
Levin - I love the guy but he gets under my skin sometimes.
Ingraham - can barely stand to listen to her for last few years.
Michael Berry, he always makes me laugh.
If I read correctly, the argument is that Rubio fits the ‘concept’ for NBC of parents or child having relinquished allegiance to a foreign government i.e. Cuba. The parents by intent (I believe both parents were not yet naturalized at time of Rubio’s birth ) and Rubio by birth ( I’m taking that Rubio was born on USA soil). The matter of ‘concept’ is certainly valid for discussing the considerations of the Founding Fathers. There is much in the records since that time with some court records. My personal belief is that the ‘concept of allegiance’ was intended by the Founders to be applied to both parentage citizenship and soil of parents. This belief is also based on the 1874 USA Supreme Court decision in the Minor vs Happersett that explicitly dealt with the ‘concept’ as envisioned by the Founders.
His incident with Euteneuer, among other things, show that he does not really care about being Catholic. He said he would join Jerry Falwell's church if he got excommunicated.
Hannity always seems like he's more about fiscal issues and jingoistic rhetoric. His current show is not worth watching.
Hadn’t thought of that. :-)
On this question I will defer to superior research. From what I have learned, it is plausible for it to go either way. It would not bother me at all if Rubio was considered to be a natural born citizen. Unlike Barack Obama, Rubio's father DID become a citizen.
You birthers make me laugh.
Let me get this straight... You don't think Obama knows for sure, yet people who question it make you laugh? Got it. The reaction is mutual.
Years ago, I tried to get on to talk about some homo thing the schools were doing. I was RUDELY hung up on by the call screener. They don't dare bring up homosexuality.
Are you saying you do not care that the commander of our military has allegiance to foreign powers?
Regardless of a birth certificate or his father’s nationality, we have all seen this reprobate’s incessant bowing before leaders of foreign nations. We have also seen him belittle, mock, and tarnish our nation as if he were a foreigner himself (and he is). Should this not get your attention?
I assume all this does not concern you, as we have not been at war on our own soil against foreign armies in quite some time. It would never ever happen again…correct?
I do not blame you for being cavalier, but I do accuse you for being proudly ignorant.
Rubio is a disappointment to me also. He sounds like a politician now, so demure and smooth and nice to all parties republican. And he influenced the latino vote today towrds Mitt.
Stick to what you’re qualified to do.
Qualifications for the presidency are clear; Born in the US, at least age 35, and 14 years of residency in the US. Rubio fits the bill. Romney does as well.
Rubio isn't running and Romney is not my choice. Twisting the issues by inserting a fictitious “natural born” (mom and pop have to be born here or some such) is not supported by law or any court decision.
What do you consider me qualified to do?
Am I, in your opinion, only qualified to sit down and STFU?
Would you like me to pose my unanswered question to you?
What is that?! Why, you missed something...except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution...
You really shouldn't tell blatant lies. People will not trust you.
Here, I'll make it even more simple for you.
If "born in the US" were what the Founding Fathers had intended then why have there been so many attempts to change the Constitution to what you're saying it already says?
5. Attempts to redefine or amend Article II “natural born Citizen” Clause of the U.S. Constitution:
It does not matter where you are born, or who you are born to. It only matters which countries lay claim to your sovereignty and where your allegiance lies.
As someone else mentioned on here, a cat born in an oven does not make it a biscuit.
Indication of the number of years of formal education that a person requires in order to easily understand the text on the first reading
Gunning Fog index : 14.98
Let me know if I need to rephrase the question.
This is about as surprising as “Benedict XVI Is A Catholic”.
I get most of my news on line through several sources. I learned a long time ago Fox News was simply a glorified talking head network lacking in conservative substance with their host and panel guest generally being Placebo Conservatives.
Fox News was fairly good the first couple of years till it went establishment. I tried to watch Hannity in the 2008 elections. His rudeness and arrogance had me quickly changing channels. When a person ask a question it is just good manners and good journalism to allow them to answer uninterrupted. O'Rielly lacked that as well.
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