Marco Rubio: Not a "Natural Born Citizen"?

I don't actually like poutine. Must be the Yankee in me.

The bar hasn't been set very high, though, has it?

 

Dumb question, but how are you a citizen?

Did one of your parents move to the U.S. and become a citizen, then move back to Canada?

 

Not a dumb question at all. My grandfathers were both born in the States - one in Massachusetts, one in Michigan - so my parents each acquired U.S. citizenship at birth through them.

As the child of two U.S. citizens, I was also eligible for citizenship at birth if at least one of my parents had lived in the U.S. for any length of time. When my father was in the army during the Korean War, part of his training took place at Fort Lewis, Washington. His service record proves he was stationed there for a few months before he went overseas, and that satisfied the residency requirements.

 

We all know you're really from Kenya.

 

Bow down to your new overlord. ;D

 

No impact on his popularity, poll reveals:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68134.html

 

No, he's from friggin' Owen Sound, Ontario.

That alone should make him ineligible from running for either President in the US or Prime Minister in Canada.

(Yeah, yeah, Double J, I know no one actually runs for PM in this country but you get my point. Or maybe not)

 

Owen Sound will be the capital of the United Country of North America.

Mimico will be the Siberia.

 

Dredging this one up because I know Rubio is a favorite among the GOPers 'round these here parts.

Interesting story about his running feud with Univision, which, by the way, has far more impact on Hispanics than any other media org has on any other demographic (including Fox News' impact on right wing wackos).

The feud centers around Univision having the audacity to report that Rubio's brother-in-law, who is often seen on stage with him, is a convicted drug trafficker and murder.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/09/120109fa_fact_auletta

 

I don't know if he's a favorite as he is someone who it will be interesting to watch over the next decade.

 

It would be kind of funny to have a former NFL cheerleader as a first lady.