John McCain was born in Panama, Central America

Submitted by The more educated Anne (Netherlands), Jul 24, 2008 at 04:53

Funny that he should comment about Obama's place of birth as Hawaii, or in fact, not Hawaii. It doesn't matter actually because he was born of a Kansas native/US Citizen. So even if he were born in Spain, he, by definition of the constitution is a "natural born" American. For your information, Barack Obama was born in Honolulu Hawaii on August 4, 1961.

John McCain, however, was born in a the Panama Canal zone, not in the United States. BUT, like Obama, he had one or more parent that was a U.S. citizen. And his birth certificate shows that he was not born in the U.S., but rather overseas. So who's more american? Who's natural born? I guess this blogger Bissell failed both geography and Constitutional history. If you were an Ivy Leaguer like Barack, you might actually know this stuff.

I guess that's why more educated people seem to support the candidacy of Obama. And I guess since your only objection to his candidacy was his place of birth and his eligibility for the presidency, that you are going to vote for him now?

Funny how John Bissell feeds on miseducation about people's identity, must be because he is unable to favorably compare and contrast the candidates on the issues.

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