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Republicans 2003: "Look! Arnold Schwarzenegger is now governor of California! That whole thing in the Constitution about the president having to have been born here is just an anachronism. It doesn't apply any more. We need to change it or ignore it or something so Arnold can run for President!"

Republicans 2008: "Look! Obama was born in Kenya. Or Indonesia. Or someplace not America! He can't be president! Says so right here in the Constitution! [Pssst: John McCain was born in Panama, but that's like, totally different because, um, reasons, and uh, there's a squirrel outside!]"

Republicans 2012: Look, Obama was STILL born in not America, and he not American, and he's not my president. Now, to demonstrate our seriousness, Clint Eastwood will talk to this chair while Paul Ryan drinks all your Medicare."

Republicans 2032: "Look! Elon Musk wants to buy the presidency! That whole thing in the Constitution about the president having to have been born here is just an anachronism. It doesn't apply any more. We need to change it or ignore it or something so Elon can run for President!"

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Absolutely love your Incel-To-Crypto-Dork-Pipeline analogy, Roy. I agree these guys will fork off on any path except the correct one that would actually demand they engage in some personal growth.

So you may be right about Musk. After Trump, I’m through making predictions that would put any potential candidate beyond the pale. And Musk has already been on the Joe Rogan show, which is not something that should make any man proud of himself. But Rogan is apparently a kind of kingmaker for the absolutely dumbest men in the country.

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