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To: Elroy who wrote (421135)	4/11/2011 1:22:47 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793855

I don't think this conclusion is accurate. Lots of American expatriates have kids born overseas, and I think those kids are "natural born citizens". We went through this in the campaign with John McCain, who was born to American citizens in the Panama Canal zone. By the letter of the law, a baby born in Kenya to an 18 year old American mother and a Kenyan father would not get automatic American citizenship.

To: Elroy who wrote (421135)	4/11/2011 2:19:32 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 793855

My neighbor behind me is retired from the NSA. Worked in intelligence gathering based out of Italy primarily. We've become good friends during a three-year quest to build the perfect tomato cage. I embarrassed myself last summer by asking what he thought about this issue during a pool party at his house. After laughing and scoffing, he basically said he found it amazing that Americans don't accept that the various agencies have totally vetted any POTUS right down "to the flora in their intestinal tracts." He wasn't mean about it, but later I felt pretty stupid for even bringing it up. Since then, I always wonder if the birthers think that this doesn't take place or that these agencies don't have the means to know everything there is to know about a person. Or maybe the birthers have addressed this?