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Questionable history; how many other people running for POTUS lived under different names, was adopted by a foreign national and lived in that country, and served in a state legislature voting "present" more often than yeah or nay combined?
The list would be endless, with no beginning to pre-found any end.
I can't BEGIN to go off on this.
Which politician is noted for saying, "the buck starts here"?
The thread isn't about who voters choose to vote for or what information they find important but the inane argument that politicians aren't "vetted" which is absurd by any standard.
Did you read the quote I was responding to? I was talking about the reporters the person said did full background checks on candidates.
He took the last name of his stepfather when his mother was married to him. Oh no the horror.
He had other names, look it up. All background checks should have been done by the press and government agencies for all his previous assumed identities.
Well, I really don't think Sarah Palin was sufficiently vetted!
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Originally Posted by victimofGM
Questionable history; how many other people running for POTUS lived under different names, was adopted by a foreign national and lived in that country, and served in a state legislature voting "present" more often than yeah or nay combined?
He had other names, look it up. All background checks should have been done by the press and government agencies for all his previous assumed identities.
Oh please what a load of crap. Just more birther nonsense.
In one instance a person is checked for the absence of information. For example have the ever been convicted of a felony, adjudicated mentally defective or dishonorably discharged from the military.
That's it. No arrest information, no mention of psychological treatment, no drug test, no information from neighbors, kindergarden teachers, employment records or recommendation from the guy who fired you the day before, or the girl friend who dumped you or the wife who is denying you custody of your children.
On the other hand,
A person's complete biographical information is reviewed, their work history, family background, writings, speeches, statements, conversations are put under review. Any rumor, innuendo, or hint of a rumor is thrown up without the slightest regard for their veracity. Their taxes and finances are scrutinized, even their family members are examined, interviews and evaluated for fitness.
Maybe a better question might be, why don't prospective gun owners get at least a fraction of the attention as people running for office?
Does anyone remember the time when every politician's background was checked in detail by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI so they could be properly blackmailed into doing what ever J. Edgar wanted? Those were, to some, the good old days.
Individual gun owners don't have comrades in the upper reaches of government and the media to cover up their citizenship status, birth certificate, relationships with terrorists/marxists, etc.
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