White House Perfectly Trolls Birthers Over Canadian-Born Ted Cruz

[UCmeNdc]

"I think it would be quite ironic if after seven or eight years of drama over the president's birth certificate, if Republican primary voters were to choose Sen. Cruz as their nominee, somebody who actually wasn't born in the United States and only 18 months ago renounced his Canadian citizenship," Earnest said at the daily press briefing.

The 2016 GOP presidential candidate was born in Calgary, Canada, but is a U.S. citizen through his American-born mother. According to the Constitution, a president must be "a natural-born citizen," which includes anyone born overseas to a U.S. citizen.

While most constitutional scholars have concluded that his status would not be a problem, the topic of Cruz's Canadian birth re-emerged on Tuesday, when his opponent, real estate mogul Donald Trump, told The Washington Post that it could spell trouble for the GOP.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/josh-earnest-ted-cruz-donald-trump-birthers_568d7268e4b0cad15e631e31

[bermudat]

1. Josh Earnest is smooth with the zingers.

"only 18 months ago renounced his Canadian citizenship"

[keithbvadu2]

2. What position(s) has Cruz held on Obama's 'natural born' citizenship

status in the past?

[csziggy]

3. I think he quoted Elmer Fudd

[Perseus]

4. This is not so much about Cruz as it is about

Republican hypocrisy.

[Tortmaster]

5. And Canada ...

... denounced him right back!

[Turbineguy]

6. That irony is lost on

Teabaggers.

[AllyCat]

7. Won't spell trouble. Cruz is white.

[IronLionZion]

8. Was Obama's mama less American for marrying a Kenyan instead of a Cuban?

Or is it because Cruz "looks more American" than someone with darker skin. I heard a freeper claim that growing up he knew lots of people named Ted but not even one named Barack so that's proof enough for him.

[CTyankee]

9. they'll stoop to ANYTHING to get out of this embarrassing situation...

like Riley always said "This is a revoltin' development!"

[Fritz Walter]

10. "More American"? WTF?

In the sense that "Grandpa Munster" is an American (imaginary) character, the pinched face, pasty-white complexion, etc., could very well be a resemblance to others in his circle of friends.

That circle probably also includes Ted, Ted2, and his own personal teddy-bear, (which somehow survived childhood and adolescence more easily than its owner).

[TrollBuster9090]

11. "Natural Born Citizenship" Is Determined By The Skintone of the Guy Who Impregnated

...who impregnated the American born mother. Hence the conservative card test.

[niyad]

12. someone should ask that freeper how many "raphaels' he knows, since that is turd's given name.

[Xipe Totec]

13. Wouldn't it be funny if Cruz turned out to be a Dreamer? nt