Food for thought for the GOP birthers: Romney's dad was born in Mexico, ran for president

[LTR]

Something you won't hear about on FOX News, AM radio, etc...

So far, it looks like Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the GOP nom (which at this early date means absolutely nothing). Politics is old hat for the Romney family. His father, George, ran for president in 1968, but lost the nomination to Richard Nixon. What is rather interesting is that George Romney was born in Mexico, rather than in the U.S. Now, it seems that because his parents were U.S. citizens (though they were polygamists who fled to Mormon colonies in Mexico), that allowed him to run for president. But seriously, if the so-called 'birthers' can make such a big stink about Obama's origins (yes, he was born IN FUCKING HAWAII and has the birth certificate to prove it, that is widely available all over the web), then why not question George Romney's origins? And would this make them hypocrites if they indeed supported his son Mitt, even though his grandparents actually FLED this country because they did not respect it? I'm sure if a Democrat did this, they'd be called 'traitors' or worse.

Here's the straight poop from Wikipedia:

Romney's grandparents were polygamous Mormons who fled the United States with their children because of the federal government's opposition to polygamy. His maternal grandfather was Helaman Pratt (1846–1909), who presided over the Mormon mission in Mexico City before moving to the state of Chihuahua and who was the son of original Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt (1807–1857). Romney's uncle Rey L. Pratt (1878–1931) would in the 1920s play a major role in the preservation and expansion of the Mormon presence in Mexico and in its introduction to South America. Romney's parents were Gaskell Romney (1871–1955), who was not polygamous, and Anna Amelia Pratt; they married in 1895 in Mexico. A more distant kinsman was George Romney (1734–1802), a noted portrait painter in Britain during the last quarter of the 18th century.

George Wilcken Romney was thus born in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua – one of the Mormon colonies in Mexico – on July 8, 1907, to American parents.<1><6> George had three older brothers and would gain two more brothers and a sister. Gaskell Romney was a successful carpenter, house builder, and farmer who headed the most prosperous family in the colony.

The Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910 and the Mormon colonies were endangered in 1911–1912 by raids from marauders, including "Red Flaggers" Pascual Orozco and José Inés Salazar. Young George heard the sound of distant gunfire and saw rebels walking through the village streets. The Romney family fled and returned to the United States in July 1912, leaving their home and almost all of their property behind. Romney would later say, "We were the first displaced persons of the 20th century."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Romney_presidential_campaign,_1968

Oh, and Mitt himself was born in Detroit. Or so they tell us.

[Zambero]

1. Oh Jeez, Mitt's an Anchor Baby!

:o

[franzia99]

2. Something doesn't add up about Mitt's supposed birth in Michigan...

I mean, he hasn't shown us his long form birth certificate and I certainly don't remember him being born here. Is there anyone here who can honestly say they witnessed Mitt's birth in the United States? I'm starting to suspect he may have been born in Mexico when his mom was down there visiting his dad.

[cascadiance]

3. Did he claim U.S. citizenship before Romney was born?

I was reading a birther web page that claims that the only really "invalid" president we had before was Grover Cleveland, since his father was born overseas and at the time, there wasn't documentation that indicated his father was a U.S. Citizen at the time he was born. If he was a citizen, he'd be in the category of many other presidents of having parents that were foreign born but who were U.S. citizens at the time of someone's birth. The Obama birthers are claiming that his father wasn't a citizen when he was born, which negates his citizenship.

[LTR]

6. I think the birthers just make it up as they go along

Which is why many conspiracy theorists are completely full of shit.

Mitt seems legit. Detroit is Detroit. However, I often wondered about his father George, and his run for president. And his family's anti-American beliefs.

[mfcorey1]

4. Will post this everywhere I can. nt

[Anakin Skywalker]

5. Spread and word, brothers and sisters!