I believe Santorum is a natural born citizen and is a qualified conservative candidate. Double dog dare you to call me a sad American or a Obama supporting fool. Believe you’ve gone off the deep end with this nonsense. Seek help.
Jim, I respect the heck out of you, on many levels. I do not think you are a sad American. Or an Obama supporting fool, and I am surprised you are misinterpreting what I have said to mean that.
I said if someone is willing to knowingly overlook something like the lack of Natural Born Citizenship when qualifying a candidate for POTUS as was done with Barack Obama, that is a sad American.
Not even JeanS can say if Aldo Santorum was a citizen when his son was born, and she admitted it. I can’t say it either. I would VERY FRANKLY like to say that I can! I do NOT want mittens for POTUS. I WANT to support Santorum!
But... IF he cannot prove he is a Natural Born Citizen, that his dad was a citizen when he was born, after all I have done to bring Minor v Happersett to the public, all the research... having the BALLS to not only stick to my guns, but explain it over and over and bring more fact and law into it... if I go back on all that now to support Santorum when OTHER people in the political world are bringing up a legitimate question about Santorum’s qualifications... do you really think I should just cave in on all that and turn myself into a hypocrite?
REALLY? Are you SERIOUS?
I should just turn around 180 and go back on everything I have said and invested, from my personal IDENTITY, to my Hawaiian Birth Certificates, my reputation as an honest broker of information and admitting when I am wrong without hesitation, the exposure and libel of my family members, the thinly veiled threats I have been subjected to, for political expediency?? Is this what you are asking me to do?
I did not bring up this issue. I did NOT bring up the question about Santorum. First I heard of it was HERE at FR. Is it a question that deserves to be answered? Well that depends on just how important you think the issue is. I had not even questioned it until I read it here. I knew his father had served in the Military in WWII and my understanding was he got his citizenship because of his service. That was enough for me until someone asked if the man was a citizen before his son was born. I didn’t have an answer. So far no one has answered it, including Santorum.
I didn’t ask this question first. Not even close. Does it deserve an answer?
Yes, it does. It matters with every man or woman who seeks the Presidency. Yes, Presidential candidates should be held to higher standards, they are seeking the most powerful office in the world.
If Rick Santorum is a Natural Born Citizen it should be very easy to prove. Shoot, it would be wonderful to be able to celebrate once again the tremendous sacrifices his father had to make in order to become a citizen!! He along with ALL Immigrants who gained citizenship through Service to this Nation DESERVE the accolades!
I know you think I am off the deep end. That’s ok, your opinion of me really isn’t any of my business as it was so lovingly instructed to me very recently. I cannot turn myself into a hypocrite. I am sorry, but I cannot do that.
Thank you, Jim. This birther stuff has got to stop.
Thank you especially to MNehring for providing citizenship documents. Maybe they don't show Aldo Santorum had yet become an American citizen, but they darn sure show he wasn't a loyal Italian anymore.
The way this thread was going, for a while I was wondering if someone was going to call Aldo Santorum, an honorably discharged World War II veteran and career Veterans Administration psychologist, a dirty Dago, a Mussolini lover, or some other nonsense. (And yes, my last name is Italian and my ancestors came from the same province as Aldo Santorum, though a half-century earlier, so don't accuse me of using ethnic slurs.) We've got enough problems in the conservative movement without stuff like this.