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Hollywood · 02-25-2004, 11:49 AM

Listen kiddies, you are forgetting the most important factor here. If a man/woman is to become president, no matter what kind of background they come from, they have to be VOTED into office. This means they will face the scrutiny of the media, the public, and fellow politicians. Don't you think that everything that could possibly ruin Arnold's hope for the Governor’s race was dug up by the media? And guess what? the worst thing people could say was that he smoked pot once, and he was misquoted in saying he was a "Nazi Sympathizer".

Come on people, the reason he was elected as Governor is because we are smarter then that, we let the media dig up the dirt, and then we ourselves make the decision of whether or not he is the right choice. It's called a democracy, and this system usually works. I mean, sure we always have negative things to say about our current president, but would have we been better off with Al Gore as president during 911? I think not.

What you are saying is that electing a foreign born president could put our National Security at risk, which in effect really has no bearing on this conversation because all you have to do is consider someone who would have been born in the United States and moved to Iran or some other Middle Eastern country. They could just as easily be influenced by their heritage in the Middle East (assuming they have heritage there) and be a presidential candidate just because they were born here in the United States.

The truth is, as long as a candidate is a good person, who has good intentions and is a competent leader, it shouldn't matter where he was born. And if you think it does, well then the elections will prove or disprove your belief. Because the majority, not you, make the decisions.

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Hollywood is Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,565 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education"	02-25-2004, 11:49 AM Listen kiddies, you are forgetting the most important factor here. If a man/woman is to become president, no matter what kind of background they come from, they have to be VOTED into office. This means they will face the scrutiny of the media, the public, and fellow politicians. Don't you think that everything that could possibly ruin Arnold's hope for the Governor’s race was dug up by the media? And guess what? the worst thing people could say was that he smoked pot once, and he was misquoted in saying he was a "Nazi Sympathizer". Come on people, the reason he was elected as Governor is because we are smarter then that, we let the media dig up the dirt, and then we ourselves make the decision of whether or not he is the right choice. It's called a democracy, and this system usually works. I mean, sure we always have negative things to say about our current president, but would have we been better off with Al Gore as president during 911? I think not. What you are saying is that electing a foreign born president could put our National Security at risk, which in effect really has no bearing on this conversation because all you have to do is consider someone who would have been born in the United States and moved to Iran or some other Middle Eastern country. They could just as easily be influenced by their heritage in the Middle East (assuming they have heritage there) and be a presidential candidate just because they were born here in the United States. The truth is, as long as a candidate is a good person, who has good intentions and is a competent leader, it shouldn't matter where he was born. And if you think it does, well then the elections will prove or disprove your belief. Because the majority, not you, make the decisions.