tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934313418859465616.post5060575071585007266..comments2023-10-30T06:56:16.806-04:00Comments on The Soap Box: Embarrassing Conspiracy Theories: BirthersThe Lockehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593240704921333636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934313418859465616.post-8468935617010057952012-05-22T23:07:12.785-04:002012-05-22T23:07:12.785-04:00I wonder how big of an issue it was for President ...I wonder how big of an issue it was for President Arthur? Probably not as much as it was for President Obama I guess. Back then it was harder to prove, or dis-prove, because birth certificates were not to common when he was born...<br /><br />Anyways, I did know that McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, but I only learned about that AFTER the election... Apparently no one really cared where he was born...The Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593240704921333636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934313418859465616.post-88560368573690187072012-05-22T22:41:15.502-04:002012-05-22T22:41:15.502-04:00You might be interested to know that John McCain, ...You might be interested to know that John McCain, Obama's competition in 2008, was born in Panama. His father was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. Technically it was U.S. territory, but if McCain had been black (or liberal), you could easily see the nutters trying to make an issue of it. "How do we know he was born across the line in the Canal Zone and not in Panama City proper?" Yet this issue never came up. Hmm, I wonder white--er, I mean, I wonder why?<br /><br />Additionally, Obama is not the first president to have a birther-type issue dog him. There is a serious question, historically, as to whether Chester A. Arthur (21st President, 1881-85) was actually born in Canada. There's no proof either way, and the issue did come up during Arthur's term (he acceded to the White House, was not elected to it, so it wasn't a campaign issue), but it was inconclusive.Muertoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402397586287147514noreply@blogger.com