[Menehune56]

Subtitle: Did The Republican Party Purposely Allow An Ineligible Candidate To Run For President In 2008? Interesting explanation for why our leaders are trying not to see the emperor's new clothes

[RWGinger]

That theory is pure BS
Good Lord we are not that stupid

[GoMonster]

because it is stupid, started by democrat berg who is a nut, does not benefit politically....etc....etc.... etc....

[PackerBoy]

Riiiiiight. The eligibility of John McCain, born to his mother (a U.S. natural born citizen) while his father (a U.S. natural born citizen) was serving in the U.S. military, was in doubt. Riiiiight.

[MizSterious]

If true, treasonous.

[Kansas58]

There is NO QUESTION that John McCain meets the Constitutional requirements.

None at all!

[Kleon]

But it was well-documented at the time, and additional documentation and analysis have established, that John McCain’s eligibility was in question as well. With that being the case, why would the Republicans nominate a candidate who might not be constitutionally eligible to serve in the office?

They nominated him, because they knew those questioning his eligibility were wrong.

[layman]

a leading candidate for 2012

???? Really ? McCain ? Why not wait until he's ten years older ?

[Political Junkie Too]

Was the Republican Party aware of John McCain’s potential eligibility issue? Of course it was. The issue was written about by major news organizations – The New York Times, The Washington Post. They wrote about it in 1998. They again wrote about it in 2008. In February of 2008 the Panama issue was written about by these and other major news outlets. And unlike the mocking and sarcastic tone used when writing about Obama’s eligibility issues, these articles are written in serious journalistic fashion and raise the possibility of a constitutional crisis should McCain be elected.

-PJ

[dr_who]

Because they’re not that stupid and it’s a moot point anyway.

[MindBender26]

100 years ago, we all pitied the village idiot
50 years ago, we quoted him in newspapers anxious for more circulation
20 years ago we put his sound bites on TV
Now, he has a keyboard and website.

(And 18 months ago, we elected him Prezidet.)

[Venturer]

Fact is the Republicans still have hopes of getting the black vote,even though it is provent they never will get it. They remain quiet for just that reason, they dont want to appear as racist.They dont want the media coming down on them with both feet in a fight over Obama’s legitimacy, because win or lose the country doesnt need the race riots it would cause.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Obama and his puppet masters were behind the “McCain’s not a citizen” discussion.

AND NO ONE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN SOME ‘WE THE PEOPLES’ TOOK A LOOK AT OBAMA’S “ELIGIBILITY.” The Republicans REFUSED to do their duty.

The Senate NEVER SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED Obama to be seated in their assembly without verifying his eligibility.

BLAME IT ON REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE FOR BEING STOOGES.

[Manic_Episode]

I thought it was due to cowardice, stupidity and failure.

[SweetCaroline]

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[airborne]

It’s the “go along to get along” syndrome.

Trust, but verify!

And that goes double for Dems and RINO’s!

[Keflavik76]

This is pure unadulterated poppycock!

“the 2008 race was going to the Democrats and the Republicans did not want a leading candidate for 2012 to lose or be roughed up during the campaign.”

Republicans don’t plan that well, but by the law of unintended consequences they managed to get Sarah Palin destroyed for 2012. Most of the time stuff just happens.

[danamco]

Be ready for a SP attack!!!

[TheThinker]

The Republicans didn't press Obama on his eligibility because it would have been very damaging politically and possibly to physical property and life.

The liberals and leftists have made racism and any hint of racism so damaging and radioactive that any direct, damaging attack on Barack Obama would either have been political suicide and/or the beginning of 1960's style race riots.

Since a growing majority of Americans are blissfully ignorant of Constitutional principles, this threat was all the more real as such an attack would have seemed unwarranted and fueled by bigotry only.

On the other hand, many patriotic Americans would have endured those things not to have elected a usurper.

But, if the Republicans lost too many seats, then the possibility of stopping the Democrat Party became only a remote possibility for the foreseeable future.

[Oldpuppymax]

Republicans didn’t bring it up because they are first rate spineless wimps, frightened to death of being accused of raaaaacism. Much easier and safer to hide under your desk...like Mitchie the kid McConnell.

[freekitty]

That article is bs pure and simple. McCain had no support and was on his way home supposedly; only the public didn’t know the democrats and I am assuming Republicans had already set the wheels in motion for a selected election.

Why do they keep lying to us?