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To: kellynla

Back in 1880 Chester Arthur was running as James Garfield’s running mate. There were rumors that he wasn’t really born in Vermont but rather in Canada or even Ireland.

No proof was ever found of this so the whole matter went away.

When Garfield was assassinated, he became president but remains the last sitting president to run for his own parties nomination and lose it.


20 posted on 07/15/2009 5:31:39 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Snickering Hound

Chester Arthur was born in Vermont but his father was not a citizen at the time of his birth & that is what he was hiding. He burned all of his papers hoping that noone would discover he was not eligible.
Mark Steyn mentioned twice on Rush’s show that BO would go down in history like Chester Arthur.


216 posted on 07/17/2009 2:56:26 PM PDT by classical artist
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