# Is there a difference between racism & nativism?  And which is more important in Obama-hate?

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**Created:** [October 3, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-racism-nativism-and-which-is-more-important-in-obama-hate/512473 "2009-10-03T18:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-racism-nativism-and-which-is-more-important-in-obama-hate/512473/21 "2009-10-08T03:20:41Z")

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> [@griffin1977](#):
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> It means he was a citizen, not necessarily a nature born at least according to the pretty [well respected law professor](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1157621) quoted in that article. There is a huge difference between debating a particular knotty unclear bit of constitutional law, and make unfounded accusations about secret (and completely nonsensical) conspiracies to smuggle babies back into the country and a forge birth certificates.

Did you know that the first child of James II and Mary was actually stillborn, and the so-called Prince of Wales was smuggled into the queen’s bedchamber in a warming-pan?

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-racism-nativism-and-which-is-more-important-in-obama-hate/512473/22 "2009-10-08T23:01:37Z")

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> [@An\_Gadai](#):
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> [But Obama is Irish](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HplZ_taHXLM&feature=fvst)!

We sold the White House to that whiskey-swilling Fenian bastard! I bet you wish you voted for Filmore now that foreigners are overrunning our shores and taking our railroad jobs!

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