Eh. I'm not too excited about it, because he still is all "states should decide!" which means he's not angling for federal bennies or anything. So...it changes nothing, for me.
After the Romney event where a woman was calling Obama a traitor, someone pointed out that for him to be a traitor he'd have to be a citizen ... not that THAT's going to stop any of the nonsense.
So, can we kill Michelle Bachmann now that she's a Swiss citizen? (SURELY there is some sort of "sitting legislators can't be citizens of other countries" law???)
Earlier would have been nice but this fits the slow and deliberate personality of Obama. At this point I am thinking better late than never. Better now than during the fall debates. I'm doubtful it would have made a difference in NC, but it is still a step in the right direction.
Michelle Bachmann's a Swiss citizen? Huh?
That was my reaction, Calli.
I am not convinced Bachman is human.
Yeah, I really doubt it would've changed much in the NC vote. The impression I had from people I talked to while canvassing & phonebanking was that engaged voters were almost uniformly aware of the issue - casual/irregular/non-political-junkies didn't even know what it was and it came down to the fact that the asshole lege stuck the vote on the day of the primary rather than the general election, and that most of the pro faction were hearing about it for months from their churches.
I hope (and please don't disabuse me of it - I'm still way too raw) that the fact that the universal "WTF" is so much greater than I remember with other states will combine with Obama's statement to start reframing the issue as a national civil rights question, as it should've been all along.
If it were (almost) any Rep. but Bachmann, I'd be worried she knew something I didn't(besides marital life with a gay man, I mean) But since it is Bachmann, she's probably cheating on her taxes.(She worked for the IRS...not hard, but she did.
Michelle Bachmann's a Swiss citizen? Huh?
Yes, apparently she just applied for and got citizenship (her husband is a dual citizen? Or was eligible for it? So she was too). I have no idea WHY, but it seems a very anti-American thing to do IF YOU"RE ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AMERICA! (In general I have no issue with dual citizenship)
(I've also had a really rotten day of seeing people all over twitter/fb saying all of NC can go fuck itself, or drop off into the sea, or should go ahead and secede, or other such, and it's a kick in the face to the many thousands of us who poured our hearts into the fight against it. I'm not sure I'm quite rational on the subject yet)
