After the Salt Lake Tribune reported that Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s “family tree harbors six polygamous men with 41 wives,” the closest to him a great-grandfather who had five wives, Kate O’Beirne noted on a National Review Online blog that “should Mitt Romney join a 2008 race that included John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich and George Allen, the only guy in the GOP field with only one wife would be the Mormon.”
Indeed, Romney has been married for 37 years. But it would be tricky for Republicans to make an issue of divorce, considering that Ronald Reagan remains the only U.S. president to have had one.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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Romney was born in mexico so he is not eligible to run for the office of president.
Polygamy does sound good though. I wish I could have a couple more wives and another 12 or so kinder.
V.L.R.B!!!
Oh, ha ha. Snarky comments making fun of politician’s marital problems. It’s nice to see the National Review is taking the high road here.
Y’know, I’ve got a theory. We don’t elect politicians based on “competence” any more. We elect based solely on “entertainment value”. People walk into the booth and say stuff like “Hey, there’s a funny name!” or, “man, he really looked silly in that last speech!” or “Hey, this one oughta be good for a few sex scandals”, and that’s how they vote.
The amusing thing about all these Republicans is that so many of them pretend to be sterling examples of “family values”. Especially the likes of Rush and Newt.
Ian
Was Romney a Mexican citizen or was he born in Mexico to American parents? Did he have to go through the naturalization process? If not I believe that you are wrong, but I don’t know.
Heckler – I sem to recall years ago the other Romney being ruled ineligible because he was born overseas – even though to American parents. I think the owrding is that you have to have been born on “American soil” (I may be wrong on this though)
Since when does the truth stop the politicians? The only time family values is an issue is when they think it will get them votes.
Divorce is so common place that it is not a factor for 99% of people in choosing a president. Reagan is the perfect example. He is probably the most revered president by Republicans.
So Rhonda, why would Republicans want to make this an issue? Oh, I see. You know that they wouldn’t? Oh. Okay. You were just pointing out all of the divorced Republican presidential candidates so that they could be bashed here at WE Leftyblog. I understand. Well shoot, just say so.
Thanks Ben
Wouldnt it be a hoot to have a Newt/Hillary matchup in ought 8? It would be a blast to watch all of the talking heads exploding on election night.
Heckler/Ben,
Romney was born in mexico in a Mormon compound. As such, I think that he is technically ineligible to run for the office of president. The only exception to the foreign born rule is Americans born overseas while on military or diplomatic postings.
Viva La Raza Blanco!!!
(CF in the voice of Hank Hill)
“Mormon compound.” Heh, heh! That’s pretty dang funny Ian Santiago, I tell you what…
WHAT?
Knowing a little bit of Mormon history, I would not vote for anyone who really believes the story in the book of Mormon.I could care less about how many wives are in the family, but the Mormon things sounds as insane as dianetics.
gasp! You mean we really aren’t the pet project of space faring aliens? L Ron Hubbard is not the great genius that is to revered and praised for opening our eyes?How will I ever face another day?!?!
yes – I’m being sarcastic
The guy in Oklahoma, Imhofe?? who is so proud of never having a divorce or gasp a homo in his family. Maybe the GOPers could run him for president.What a farce. I thought we buried the divorce crap when Rockefeller ran for prez. Man, it is amazing what stinking stuff pops up in elections.
Julie, just become Mormon.They have equally unbelievable stuff to believe in.Hope that helps you carry on living.
I’ll convert only if I can have a wife.and the chances of that are….slim and none
Article II Sec. 1
“No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; . . .”
“The framers’ stipulation that the president be a ‘natural born’ citizen is an implicit rule of jus soli. According to ancient doctrine – the term means ‘right of land or ground’ – citizenship results from birth within the territory.” The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, 1992, p. 146.
Romney may be eligible to run.
From USconstitution.net
Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in those gaps. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are “citizens of the United States at birth:”
Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. nationalAny one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
Yes divorce is common place in our society today. So why do we let politicians use it as an issue? The Republicans bashed Bill Clinton (and is still doing so today) for his affair with Monica Lewinsky. The problem with their strategy was that the people who were pointing fingers at Clinton were themselves doing the very same thing -and got caught.
>>You were just pointing out all of the divorced Republican presidential candidates so that they could be bashed here at WE Leftyblog. I understand. Well shoot, just say so.<<
Amen, outlander. The crack WEB staff spends much of their time trying to master the art of straw-man-building. It gets pretty grisly in here at times.
Well, we’re already suffering from a president who can’t bring himself to admit to his mistakes. Do we want one who hasn’t divorced for the same reason?