en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1488073 Comments by Koshcat http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146568228 I know you have trouble following this so I will type slow. It has never been clarified what exactly a "Natural Born Citizen" means, particularily with regard to eligibility for presidency. There is a difference between citizen and natural born citizen. Schwartzenegger is a citizen, but is clearly NOT eligible. Most of us had both parents born in US and we were born in the US, thus we are eligible. But there are still a lot of grey areas in between. If Jose and Maria slip across the border from Mexico and have a baby born in Las Vegas (an anchor baby) but they never become citizens nor go back to Mexico, is the baby qualified? Based on your assertion no and I would agree. What if Maria and Jose became citizens later denoucing their previous citizenship? I think that is a slippery slope and would say no. Baracks mom was but his father was not. Qualified? I don't think so but others disagree. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:35:47 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146568228 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146545377 No coincidence on the time of this release and the timing of his book though, right? Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:05:38 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146545377 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146528089 I don't know the answer but I suspect Barack tried to game the systems to his advantage whenever possible. That is why I suspect some of his school records have been sealed. I suspect they show that he obtained either favorable admission or financial assistance due to his "status" whatever it was he was claiming. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:54:10 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146528089 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146528024 There are still two problems in regards to the birth certificate. First, "African" is not a race nor was it an acceptable racial description in 1961. It could have been a mistake but it makes one question the legitimacy of the document, that is it makes it feel like it has gone through the political correctness filter. The other problem is the definition of "Natural Born Citizen." Now I am not an expert and many of them disagree but the primary definition that I think most agree with is a person born within the republic to parents who don't have allegience to any other sovereignty. Does that mean that both parents need to be American citizens and denouce any other citizenships? Obama's father was Kenyan, which was at that time a British colony and thus had dual citizenship to both Kenya and Great Britain. According to British law at the time, his son would also have the right to citizenship. Based on his actions, though, Barack's father was not a fan of Great Britain based on the treatment of his home country Kenya. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:53:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate/#IDComment146528024 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/24/bachmann-will-form-presidential-exploratory-committee/#IDComment137313160 Just google Bachmann and twat and there are already several hits. Works with b----- and c--- as well. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:33:57 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/24/bachmann-will-form-presidential-exploratory-committee/#IDComment137313160 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/03/23/hes-baaack-olbermanns-worst-person-turns-up-online/#IDComment137311508 Soooo, Olberman gets fired for breach of contract but Beck is the crazy one? What would be awesome is if Beck set up a shadow company that hired Olberman back, without his knowing who is really paying the bills. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:26:38 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/03/23/hes-baaack-olbermanns-worst-person-turns-up-online/#IDComment137311508 http://bigjournalism.com/lziganto/2011/03/24/why-should-we-care-what-now-thinks-of-bill-mahers-sexist-palin-slur/#IDComment137298604 I think with the word used here, the equilivant would be if he used the other N-word. And we all know he would have been dumped faster than the Aflac duck. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:22:03 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/lziganto/2011/03/24/why-should-we-care-what-now-thinks-of-bill-mahers-sexist-palin-slur/#IDComment137298604 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/03/22/the-white-house-guess-list-how-obama-pulled-a-fast-one-on-the-american-people-in-the-name-of-transparency/#IDComment137121520 I'm not sure I can take it another two years of all this transparency and accolades. I hear Antarctica is nice this time of year. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:58:12 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/03/22/the-white-house-guess-list-how-obama-pulled-a-fast-one-on-the-american-people-in-the-name-of-transparency/#IDComment137121520 http://bigjournalism.com/epokroy/2011/03/23/msm-ignores-palins-successful-israel-trip-when-theyre-not-digging-her-for-it/#IDComment137070333 Uh... no thank you to number one. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:31:57 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/epokroy/2011/03/23/msm-ignores-palins-successful-israel-trip-when-theyre-not-digging-her-for-it/#IDComment137070333 http://bigjournalism.com/lstranahan/2011/03/23/talking-points-memo-gives-crash-course-in-bad-journalism/#IDComment137067194 As for Palin, I question her electability and after watching her show obout Alaska, I think I would rather have Todd as president. But it is way too early. Remember, Hillary had the nomination in her back pocket and just needed to go through the motions. I know I am playing the "what if..." game, but if the GOP would have put in a decent candidate and if the media would have even done a half-a$$ed job, Barry would have been blown out. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:16:22 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/lstranahan/2011/03/23/talking-points-memo-gives-crash-course-in-bad-journalism/#IDComment137067194 http://bigjournalism.com/lstranahan/2011/03/23/talking-points-memo-gives-crash-course-in-bad-journalism/#IDComment137066311 Lee, I would like your opinion about journalism in general. It seems to me that the basics of good journalism have either been forgotten or not taught anymore. What happened to actually researching a story? Calling those involved and getting a comment? Getting to be the big man and writing the editorials used to be an honor-one that took time and hard work to get to. Don't these people know that we really don't give a rip about their opinion? I see this everywhere, not just with politics. There was a story in the local paper regarding physicians getting paid by pharmaceutical companies as experts. A physician company that I work for was named in the article as being complicit. However, not one of the top 12 receivers of money in the state was from our company nor was anyone contacted by the reporter for comment. A clear case of what Rush calls "drive-by media." Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:12:55 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/lstranahan/2011/03/23/talking-points-memo-gives-crash-course-in-bad-journalism/#IDComment137066311 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2011/03/21/will-the-media-call-obama-a-hypocrite/#IDComment136492737 I supported the war in Iraq out of fear, rational or irrational. After 9/11, I was concerned that between Saddam and al-Qaeda we were going to see WMD attacks in either our country or an ally (no, I really would not like to see France, Germany, Britain, or Australia or anyone else attacked). He was a monster to his own people and a dangerous menance to everyone around him. Libya is different and this is a huge mistake. Bush took what about 3-6 months preparing the country for war. I hear speaker Boehner found out we were attacking about an hour before it happened. Well, Obama, you can't blame Bush for this mess. You have to convince Congress and the people what you are doing is appropriate and what the end game is. I hope Congress has the courage to press hard. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:03:40 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2011/03/21/will-the-media-call-obama-a-hypocrite/#IDComment136492737 http://bigpeace.com/cjohnson/2011/03/20/america-fights-europes-war-for-oil-or-how-america-got-played-by-the-europeans-yet-again/#IDComment136282483 What baffels me is how inconsistant military action is used and supported. Kosovo was supported by the left because it was a human rights issue and our troops would be out by Christmas 1996 (they are still there). Iraq was not supported because it was all about oil, even though thousands were being tortured, raped, and murdered by the regime. So is the war in Libya about human rights or about oil? Yes, we depend a lot on oil and throwing out a dictator who was destabilizing the region around him (Saddam) will be beneficial in the long run. This was supported by the Turks, Saudis, Kuwaitis, Israelis, and probably even the Jordanians. Libya is not the same. There is no clear goal or purpose. The Libyan economy is absolutely dependent upon oil. Wouldn't economic sanctions have been better, but this time we actually keep an eye on the French and Russians and not let them break the embargo like they did in Iraq? Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:13:47 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/cjohnson/2011/03/20/america-fights-europes-war-for-oil-or-how-america-got-played-by-the-europeans-yet-again/#IDComment136282483 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/16/the-new-production-code-mgm-scrubs-china-from-red-dawn-remake/#IDComment135413449 The original Red Dawn had Russian and Cuban invaders. The Chinese and the US became allies. I think there is a line in the movie stating that the Chinese had already lost about 300 million people in the war. Not going to see the movie because it started with a dumb concept and the studio made it worse. Staight to DVD where it can be pirated. A more realistic movie would to be attacked from the inside (in US, Europe, Russia,and China) by Muslims setting off a world war. The Chinese, US, Russia, Australia, and parts of Europe join forces to destroy the fascist hoards. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:49:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/16/the-new-production-code-mgm-scrubs-china-from-red-dawn-remake/#IDComment135413449 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/03/03/debunking-annie-leonard-on-citizens-united/#IDComment132240590 Please restrain yourself to just the topic at hand and take this to the open forum. Besides, I cannot find the videa either so that means it doesn't exist, right? If it does, please share. Fri, 4 Mar 2011 00:57:59 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/03/03/debunking-annie-leonard-on-citizens-united/#IDComment132240590 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/02/28/montana-republicans-to-the-federal-government-dont-tread-on-me/#IDComment131448586 Didn't know you were from Montana; I knew there was something right about you. I grew up in Great Falls and went to MSU - GO BOBCATS! My mother is a little harder on the Governor than you. She is more than just not a fan. Really doesn't like his story of voter intimidation on an Indian reservation that he laughs about. What a loser. Take care and stay warm. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 01:00:55 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/02/28/montana-republicans-to-the-federal-government-dont-tread-on-me/#IDComment131448586 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/02/25/msm-attempting-to-breitbart-for-news/#IDComment130676897 The same place where the alien Xfrdhend from planet Stylean is meeting Soros to finalize their plans to take over the world. Making s**t up about nobodies without proof or context is fun! Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:26:09 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/02/25/msm-attempting-to-breitbart-for-news/#IDComment130676897 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/02/25/msm-attempting-to-breitbart-for-news/#IDComment130675915 Who? What? Who cares? Seriously, Rudy is nobody and going no where. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:22:35 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/02/25/msm-attempting-to-breitbart-for-news/#IDComment130675915 http://bigpeace.com/hfontova/2011/02/22/marco-rubio-rattles-some-big-beltway-cages/#IDComment129905974 The people in the Bigs Blogs don't share you anti-semitism and it is not welcome here. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:26:12 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/hfontova/2011/02/22/marco-rubio-rattles-some-big-beltway-cages/#IDComment129905974 http://bigpeace.com/hfontova/2011/02/22/marco-rubio-rattles-some-big-beltway-cages/#IDComment129905054 China seems to have plenty of cash. Let them bail out Cuba. Oh, wait...maybe they actually pay attention and think about their investments. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:21:18 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/hfontova/2011/02/22/marco-rubio-rattles-some-big-beltway-cages/#IDComment129905054