When will the U.S. elect its first President of Middle-Eastern descent?
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« on: April 03, 2010, 08:35:45 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 08:44:05 PM »
They already did, duh...

No seriously, I could see a person of Israeli, Palestinian, or Syrian descent being elected quite soon.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 08:48:16 PM »

Kenya is not part of the Middle East--it is a part of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2010, 12:08:25 AM »
Daniels/Sununu 2012!
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2010, 12:14:09 AM »

no.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2010, 12:23:49 AM »
98 year old Ralph Nader in 2032.
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2010, 12:24:28 AM »

haha. Even though I could see him living that long, considering that his mom died 2 weeks before her 100th birthday.
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2010, 12:40:38 AM »
Quote from: It's like I'm from another world on April 04, 2010, 12:24:28 AM

haha. Even though I could see him living that long, considering that his mom died 2 weeks before her 100th birthday.

Oh man.  2 weeks shy.  Reminds me of Obama's grandma dying the day before he was elected president.

I don't know if Nader will be lucky enough to make it to 100 but I wouldn't be surprised if he's running for president when he goes.
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2010, 12:42:13 AM »
Quote from: Joementum on April 04, 2010, 12:40:38 AM
Quote from: It's like I'm from another world on April 04, 2010, 12:24:28 AM

haha. Even though I could see him living that long, considering that his mom died 2 weeks before her 100th birthday.

Oh man.  2 weeks shy.  Reminds me of Obama's grandma dying the day before he was elected president.

I don't know if Nader will be lucky enough to make it to 100 but I wouldn't be surprised if he's running for president when he goes.

I hope Nader lives to 100.

As a side note, this lady died one DAY before her 100th birthday. That sucks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Kohler

Now, could you please answer my question seriously?
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2010, 12:45:07 AM »
Quote from: It's like I'm from another world on April 03, 2010, 08:48:16 PM

Kenya is not part of the Middle East--it is a part of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Um...thanks for the geography lesson?  I'm aware of the location of Kenya; it's satire.
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« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2010, 12:47:44 AM »
Quote from: Senator Ted Kennedy on April 04, 2010, 12:45:07 AM
Quote from: It's like I'm from another world on April 03, 2010, 08:48:16 PM

Kenya is not part of the Middle East--it is a part of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Um...thanks for the geography lesson?  I'm aware of the location of Kenya; it's satire.


Well, I was unsure if maybe you were referring to someone else other than Obama. I know all our Presidents before Obama were of European descent, but I was wondering if maybe you were implying one of them had a little Middle Eastern descent as well.
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« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2010, 12:54:13 AM »
Isn't Mitch Daniels Syrian?

Like I said, being Syrian, Israeli (well, maybe Israeli), or Palestinian (well, maybe, but not much) wouldn't really hurt a campaign.

As long as it's a Mediterranean region of ancestry, I don't see it as a problem.
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« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2010, 12:56:23 AM »
Quote from: Senator Ted Kennedy on April 04, 2010, 12:54:13 AM
Isn't Mitch Daniels Syrian?

Like I said, being Syrian, Israeli (well, maybe Israeli), or Palestinian (well, maybe, but not much) wouldn't really hurt a campaign.

As long as it's a Mediterranean region of ancestry, I don't see it as a problem.

What if the candidate is Jordanian, Saudi, Emirati, Yemeni, Omani, Qatari, Bahraini, Kuwaiti, Iraqi, Georgian, Armenain, Azerbijani, or Iranian?
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« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2010, 01:03:58 AM »
Quote from: It's like I'm from another world on April 04, 2010, 12:56:23 AM
Quote from: Senator Ted Kennedy on April 04, 2010, 12:54:13 AM
Isn't Mitch Daniels Syrian?

Like I said, being Syrian, Israeli (well, maybe Israeli), or Palestinian (well, maybe, but not much) wouldn't really hurt a campaign.

As long as it's a Mediterranean region of ancestry, I don't see it as a problem.

Jordanian - Distantly, perhaps
Saudi - No
Emirati - Perhaps, the Emirates are becoming very westernized
Yemeni - I don't think so, but more likely than Saudi
Omani - No
Qatari -  See Emirati
Bahraini - See Qatari
Kuwaiti - I wouldn't say likely, but not impossible
Iraqi - No
Georgian - It wouldn't be a problem
Armenian - It wouldn't be a problem
Azerbijani - No
Iranian - More likely than Emirati, provided they are of the Jewish or Christian minorities (which is unlikely)
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« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2010, 01:47:01 AM »
A Maronite could easily be elected, but that doesn't mean one will be (we've never had an Italian President, for instance).
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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2010, 12:30:22 PM »
Quote from: Хahar on April 04, 2010, 01:47:01 AM
A Maronite could easily be elected, but that doesn't mean one will be (we've never had an Italian President, for instance).

I agree. Some groups could easily be elected, yet never had the chance to do so. Even though if Cuomo ran in 1992, he might have very well won the Presidency.
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2010, 01:35:45 PM »
I think most breakthroughs will follow Obama's example and be mutts.  There are more mutts these days anyways.  Except gender.  The first woman president will be 100% woman.  Actually, I'm kidding but she probably will have a partially masculine temperament.  I'll say... in 2016, each party will have a Middle-Eastern descendant in the primary: Mitch Daniels and Alan Khazei.
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2010, 05:24:03 PM »
Sooner rather than later.
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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2010, 05:35:46 PM »
« Edited: April 04, 2010, 05:40:58 PM by phknrocket1k »
As long as they are Christian, there will be no problem in getting elected.

There's not many good candidates but a good list of any possibles would be:

Ralph Nader (G)
Ray LaHood (R)
John E. Sununu (R)
Spencer Abraham (R)
John Baldacci (D)
Charles Boustany (R)
Mitch Daniels (R)
Chris John (D)
Mary Rose Oakar (D)
Nick Rahall (D)
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2010, 06:40:17 AM »
Heck, we have yet to elect a Polish-American President.

Technically, about anyone of aristocratic lineage has some Arabic origin through a daughter of the Emir of Cordoba marrying into Spanish royalty whose descendants married into French, English, Italian, and German nobility.
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2010, 10:41:29 AM »
Thomas Jefferson had very, very distant Phoenician ancestry.
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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2010, 07:17:14 PM »
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If the candidate were Armenian or Georgian it wouldn't be a big deal as they are mostly considered eastern European. We almost had an Armenian VP when Bush Sr came close to choosing CA governor George Deukmejian.
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« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2010, 08:03:35 PM »
2012 with John Sununu.
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