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guthmund · 10-11-2003, 10:46 PM

I think of it more as a "promoting from within" kind of idea. If there's going to be a new President, I'd like him to be an American.

I think a lot of people would have a hard time supporting a candidate from another country, regardless of how long he/she has been here. It's nationalism and it isn't going away anytime soon.

That being said, I don't think it matters. The American people have yet to put a woman or a minority candidate in the Oval Office, so I think we're all rushing the gun to get Gov. Arnold in the race. It doesn't matter that he's a white affluent male, he is still a "foreigner" in the eyes of many and it's his accent, not his birth country, that's going to keep him out of the White House.

10-11-2003, 10:46 PM	#23 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I think of it more as a "promoting from within" kind of idea. If there's going to be a new President, I'd like him to be an American. I think a lot of people would have a hard time supporting a candidate from another country, regardless of how long he/she has been here. It's nationalism and it isn't going away anytime soon. That being said, I don't think it matters. The American people have yet to put a woman or a minority candidate in the Oval Office, so I think we're all rushing the gun to get Gov. Arnold in the race. It doesn't matter that he's a white affluent male, he is still a "foreigner" in the eyes of many and it's his accent, not his birth country, that's going to keep him out of the White House. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 10-11-2003 at 10:48 PM..