Is Barack Obama British?

[Juan Albion]

A lawsuit has been filed claiming just that and that he is therefore not eligible for the presidency.

It goes something like this: his father was Kenyan, which was part of the British Empire and so he enjoyed British citizenship. This would automatically be passed on to his son, so BO would have dual citizenship, US and UK, as his mother was American. They then argue that that is enough to make him fail the 'natural born American' test for presidency.

Load of tosh, of course. Just shows how desperate some people are getting.

 

[Wardy]

Just goes to show that American politics is nothing more then a popularity contest. They should do away with the current system of voting and just do it over a few weeks live on TV with the public calling up to vote. The person with the least votes goes home.

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

McCain was born in panama.

 

[Son of a hillbilly]

knowing its all tosh I could argue a certain Bobby Zamora has a trinidadian background so he could play for trinidad and tobago OR england, but he chose England. so if Obama is apparently 'british' as well as american, shouldnt he be allowed to choose what nationality he is?

 

[Cian]

Nah, you're not allowed have him, our government's already desperate to steal his heritage:

Moneygall throws party for Obama | BreakingNews.ie

 

[Brovion]

Nah, you're not allowed have him, our government's already desperate to steal his heritage:

Moneygall throws party for Obama | BreakingNews.ie

Of course he's Irish; his real name is Barrach O'Bama. I think he's one of the Donegal O'Bamas.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

knowing its all tosh I could argue a certain Bobby Zamora has a trinidadian background so he could play for trinidad and tobago OR england, but he chose England. so if Obama is apparently 'british' as well as american, shouldnt he be allowed to choose what nationality he is?

You mean Obama could choose to be President of the UK?

Blimey.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

but he was born in hawaii wasn't he?

surely that would clearly make him natural born american

 

[Nottseagull]

McCain was born in panama.

If it was in the Panama Canal Zone, that would have been American territory.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

If it was in the Panama Canal Zone, that would have been American territory.

it was

and if he'd been elected he'd have been the first president not born in an american state

 

[Juan Albion]

and if he'd been elected he'd have been the first president not born in an american state

Nah, George Washington wasn't born in an American state. He was born in a British colony, and don't let those Yanks forget it.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Just goes to show that American politics is nothing more then a popularity contest. They should do away with the current system of voting and just do it over a few weeks live on TV with the public calling up to vote. The person with the least votes goes home.

Not so different from ours now then? Talk to most people and the next election is about Brown vs Cameron and who you trust more (or less as is probably more accurate).

 

[Billy the Fish]

Interesting article in the times last week saying that Obama doesn't hold us in very hig regard, due to us torturing his Grandad in Kenya during the colonial times.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Interesting article in the times last week saying that Obama doesn't hold us in very hig regard, due to us torturing his Grandad in Kenya during the colonial times.

And of course the Americans would never do something like that? Has he forgotten that the British abolished and fought against slavery well before the Americans thought it a good idea. I haven't read the article you refer to but if that is his thinking then he's gone down in my estimation.

 

[fatbadger]

his father was Kenyan, which was part of the British Empire and so he enjoyed British citizenship. This would automatically be passed on to his son, so BO would have dual citizenship

I don't believe this story - and even if true, obviously the fact he was born in the US is good enough. Nevertheless, even given that, the moron who put this argument together doesn't understand / couldn't be bothered to research our citizenship rules.

 

[Nottseagull]

Nah, you're not allowed have him, our government's already desperate to steal his heritage:

Moneygall throws party for Obama | BreakingNews.ie

"Normally, the main activity is the passing traffic on the dusty N7 road between Dublin and Limerick which bisects the village"

Why is the road dusty - doesn't it rain much in Ireland?

 

[Cian]

"Normally, the main activity is the passing traffic on the dusty N7 road between Dublin and Limerick which bisects the village"

Why is the road dusty - doesn't it rain much in Ireland?

Good question... artistic licence taken a bit far methinks!

 

[e77]

I imagine the Republicans will try and change the constitution to allow Arnie to run in 4 or 8 years anyway.

 

[Nottseagull]

Interesting article in the times last week saying that Obama doesn't hold us in very hig regard, due to us torturing his Grandad in Kenya during the colonial times.

Was he involved with the Mau Mau?

 

[Don Quixote]

just cos he was born in kenya doen't mean he could settle in Britain....