Nice of Donald Trump, yesterday, to refuse to say Harris is a natural born American citizen. Nothing like the President of the United States being willing to undermines the very foundations of the country just to hang on to power.
Newsweek Editorial Note: It seems our “We Are *NOT* Birthers, We Are Respected Lawyers, But She’s Very Brown So The Eligibility Issue Must Be Looked Into” T-shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are already answered by the shirt.
What is this, a race between the Times and Newsweek to find the most disgusting Republican op ed to divert us from Trump’s admission he wants to defund the Post Office and Social Security? Besides, from what I can tell, the average New Zealander would be a better choice for President than any Republican, so let’s open up our choices.
The original piece was too intellectually defective to stick in my memory. I think it was something of a what if being born on US territory, including Oakland, CA, wasn't enough to make one a naturally born citizen if one's parents weren't at the time citizens.
Personally, I found it less racist birtherism, Obama 2.0 than the tragedy of our time: So many outlets so desperate for eyeballs that being available for clickbait is the only criterion for running a piece. Then again, in an era of decadent private sector leadership, why should the effects intellectual class be any different, why can't they be decadent as well? Only fair. Besides, it would be wrong to cancel them or refuse to publish their patent bullshit.
The Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn. Yale is the second Ivy League school the Drumpf administration has confronted over its admissions policies.
Did a copy editor miss this NYT caption? Wonder how long it will stay up.
I knew you would take this on, and I knew I would not be disappointed. Brilliant.
Honestly, I didn't spend much time analyzing the original, um, specimen, but I went straight to the comments, which were gratifyingly nearly all some form of "WTF?"
You know who else was born in Oakland to an immigrant parent? Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, that's who? How do we know that Harris wasn't part of his evil plan to conquer the world from his Wakandan base by supplying its so-called "oppressed people" with Vibranium superweapons? Wake up, sheeple!
Effing brilliant. I appreciate that you understand that, as Newsweek's note attested, this is merely a robust -scholarly- debate. It's no different than when -scholars- like James Hammond and John Calhoun and Stephen Miller (governor of South Carolina in 1829, no relation to the white supremacist joyboy in the White House) merely argued the -scholarly- point that slavery was a natural positive benefit to both the United States and to the slaves themselves. There was nothing racist about it. Just scholars being scholarly arguing the scholarliness of issues.
Interesting that Professor Eastman had a different take when he defended Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president in the National Review back in 2016. I wonder what the difference between Cruz and Harris is? Must be something very scholarly.
And what's worse for these little whiners is that she looks like she's pleased to have gotten the job and that she's having fun, a characteristic she shares with Obama.
The 'jurisdiction' argument is a zombie argument; unfortunately that means both that is is invalid and repeatedly has been held to be so, but also that it cannot be killed save by a bullet or sharp blow to the brain and it _has_ none.
Nice of Donald Trump, yesterday, to refuse to say Harris is a natural born American citizen. Nothing like the President of the United States being willing to undermines the very foundations of the country just to hang on to power.
Bravo.
Newsweek Editorial Note: It seems our “We Are *NOT* Birthers, We Are Respected Lawyers, But She’s Very Brown So The Eligibility Issue Must Be Looked Into” T-shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are already answered by the shirt.
What is this, a race between the Times and Newsweek to find the most disgusting Republican op ed to divert us from Trump’s admission he wants to defund the Post Office and Social Security? Besides, from what I can tell, the average New Zealander would be a better choice for President than any Republican, so let’s open up our choices.
The original piece was too intellectually defective to stick in my memory. I think it was something of a what if being born on US territory, including Oakland, CA, wasn't enough to make one a naturally born citizen if one's parents weren't at the time citizens.
Personally, I found it less racist birtherism, Obama 2.0 than the tragedy of our time: So many outlets so desperate for eyeballs that being available for clickbait is the only criterion for running a piece. Then again, in an era of decadent private sector leadership, why should the effects intellectual class be any different, why can't they be decadent as well? Only fair. Besides, it would be wrong to cancel them or refuse to publish their patent bullshit.
The Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn. Yale is the second Ivy League school the Drumpf administration has confronted over its admissions policies.
Did a copy editor miss this NYT caption? Wonder how long it will stay up.
Ugh, this all just reminded us that Newsweek was bought out some years ago by RWers
I knew you would take this on, and I knew I would not be disappointed. Brilliant.
Honestly, I didn't spend much time analyzing the original, um, specimen, but I went straight to the comments, which were gratifyingly nearly all some form of "WTF?"
You know who else was born in Oakland to an immigrant parent? Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, that's who? How do we know that Harris wasn't part of his evil plan to conquer the world from his Wakandan base by supplying its so-called "oppressed people" with Vibranium superweapons? Wake up, sheeple!
They hate birthright citizenship, and the inconvenient fact that Trump can't repeal the 14th Amendment with an executive order.
Effing brilliant. I appreciate that you understand that, as Newsweek's note attested, this is merely a robust -scholarly- debate. It's no different than when -scholars- like James Hammond and John Calhoun and Stephen Miller (governor of South Carolina in 1829, no relation to the white supremacist joyboy in the White House) merely argued the -scholarly- point that slavery was a natural positive benefit to both the United States and to the slaves themselves. There was nothing racist about it. Just scholars being scholarly arguing the scholarliness of issues.
Interesting that Professor Eastman had a different take when he defended Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president in the National Review back in 2016. I wonder what the difference between Cruz and Harris is? Must be something very scholarly.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/01/ted-cruz-natural-born-citizenship-eligibility-president/
Rust never sleeps, the media never stops propagandizing, Drumpf never stops lying....rules of nature
US vs. Wong Kim Ark settled the issue of birth right citizenship. I assume there are at least 4 votes to re-examine this at SCOTUS
And what's worse for these little whiners is that she looks like she's pleased to have gotten the job and that she's having fun, a characteristic she shares with Obama.
The 'jurisdiction' argument is a zombie argument; unfortunately that means both that is is invalid and repeatedly has been held to be so, but also that it cannot be killed save by a bullet or sharp blow to the brain and it _has_ none.