You know. This has gotten beyond ridiculous. President Obama is the president because he won the election. Technically, he won the Electoral College, but he won the popular vote, too. More people voted for him than voted for his competitors.
Yes. I realize he has more pigment than some of us. But some of us are taller than others. Some of us (not me drat the luck) have blue eyes. Some of us are blonde. Some come from Swedish ancestry.
Some of us are over 35 and eligible to run. Others of us are not.
Some of us are married with children. Some of us are unmarried with children. Others of us are single or are in marriages that aren't recognized by all the states. Some of us are having affairs. Others of us are true to our one and only.
Some of us worship in Churches. Others at synagogues. Some at Mosques and Temples. Some in nature. Others not at all.
My mom's family was in this country before it was one. My dad's family, not until the 1800s. Some of us immigrated last week. Others of us are refugees from war. Some of us don't know others don't care about our backgrounds.
And, yes, some of us are brown (I'm not). But being of mixed race (as is being argued right now in Alaska) doesn't make someone ineligible to be president. Being brown or green or orange or blue or any other color doesn't make us ineligible. Having a "funny" name (some think mine is funny I suppose. I don't) doesn't make someone ineligible.
And repeated claims don't make President Obama ineligible.
Don't like him? Vote in November. But don't pretend that he's not as eligible as you or me to be our leader. Lots of people didn't like Pres. Bush. But I don't remember repeated calls for his birth certficiate or repeated claims that the b.c. his home state released (yeah, right, like they did in Bush's case) was a forgery/fake/fraud/etc.
Whatever Joe says, whatever Orly Taitz says, Barack Obama is the President. And I wish the president Godspeed.
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