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BillZBubb

(10,650 posts) Sun Nov 2, 2014, 01:40 PM Nov 2014

Heard a funny line on NPR this morning...

I'll have to paraphrase since I was in my car when I heard it.

"President Obama gave a speech last week stating that Americans shouldn't panic. Americans, he said, don't live in fear.

Well, that proves he wasn't born here!"

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Heard a funny line on NPR this morning... (Original Post) BillZBubb Nov 2014 OP

Given that all previous Presidents have always just said "we" when referring to Americans, brewens Nov 2014 #1

Slight correction meow2u3 Nov 2014 #2

brewens

(13,587 posts)

1. Given that all previous Presidents have always just said "we" when referring to Americans,

Reply to BillZBubb (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 01:49 PM

Nov 2014

they may be onto something there! Or maybe not! I'd love to see FOX "News" pick up on that and run with it, then sit back and watch the miles of counter footage showing every other President speaking of Americans in the same way.

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

2. Slight correction

Reply to BillZBubb (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 01:50 PM

Nov 2014

Well, that proves he wasn't born here!"

This proves teabaggers aren't really American!

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