[little jeremiah]

It’s not a race card bait. If it’s true, it’s true, and if he’s a Muslim, it render him biased. Or relatives in Iran could be threatened, etc.

Facts is facts.

[Smokeyblue]

I wasn’t even thinking about the muslim aspect. Most interesting to be sure.

I was thinking about a “naturalized” citizen declaring Obama a “natural born citizen.”

It’s like having a homosexual judge decide the outcome of gay marriage.

[philman_36]

...if he’s a Muslim...
There ya go. You've just given somebody the opportunity to say "little jeremiah is prejudiced towards Malihi simply because he's Muslim" (aka Islamist = religious intolerance).

Whether it's true or not is irrelevant in today's politics. And unlike Smokeyblue, who commented on his being a naturalized citizen, you went straight to the Muslim angle.

Speculation as to the welfare of family members in a foreign country, if there are any, shouldn't be considered. He is an American citizen now and an elected official. What oath did he swear? To uphold the Constitution? Could an atheist uphold the Constitution?

If his family members choose to live in Iran then it's their choice. Malihi and his immediate family sure got out of Dodge in the past, didn't they?
When was that do you think...when the Shah got ousted?