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Post by funnel101 on Nov 3, 2009 22:41:13 GMT -4
"As soon as Mebrahtom Keflezighi, better known as Meb, won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, an uncommon sports dispute erupted online, fraught with racial and nationalistic components: Should Keflezighi’s triumph count as an American victory?
He was widely celebrated as the first American to win the New York race since 1982. Having immigrated to the United States at age 12, he is an American citizen and a product of American distance running programs at the youth, college and professional levels.
But, some said, because he was born in Eritrea, he is not really an American runner." www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/sports/03runner.html?_r=3&hpI think this is ridiculous. He's a citizen, of course he's American. What do you all think?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2009 23:14:00 GMT -4
We probably need a ruling from the "birthers" on this.
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Post by grova on Nov 4, 2009 1:16:25 GMT -4
I need to see the birth certificate.
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Post by RobMoore on Nov 4, 2009 11:17:13 GMT -4
He is American. He just can't run (no pun intended) for President.
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Post by mcbeth on Nov 4, 2009 22:33:03 GMT -4
Absolutely, he's an American. He became one the moment he naturalized. I don't think my sister-in-law (whose family fled Cuba after Castro came to power) is any less of a citizen than I am, just because she naturalized and I was born here. Sometimes I wonder what gets into peoples' minds when they decide to nit-pick like that....
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Post by speedergurl68 on Nov 5, 2009 6:06:07 GMT -4
I agree with RM, mcb, and funnel. He's American.
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Post by AquaHolic on Nov 5, 2009 8:06:38 GMT -4
I agree with RM, mcb, and funnel. He's American. Ditto this...
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Post by hisea on Nov 5, 2009 13:49:57 GMT -4
If he pays taxes, complains about the government and work his butt off to make ends meet, then he is a American!
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Post by kl on Nov 12, 2009 8:08:20 GMT -4
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