Stunning precedent would let al-Qaida chief be president

Stunning precedent would let al-Qaida chief be president: "Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki for president?

After all, the regional commander for al-Qaida, senior Islamic imam and alleged recruiter for terrorists was born on April 22, 1971, in Las Cruces, N.M.

And how about the al-Awlaki acolyte, imprisoned Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, as vice president on that ticket, as the defendant accused of shooting up fellow soldiers at Fort Hood was born Sept. 8, 1970, in Arlington Va.

The tongue-in-cheek suggestions come in light of the far-fetched responses from Congress to constituents questioning why Barack Obama's background never was vetted before, during or after his successful 2008 campaign to become president.

Get the New York Times best-seller 'Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case that Barack Obama Is Not Eligible to be President,' autographed by Jerome Corsi, Ph.D.

The very idea that someone who holds a U.S. birthplace but reveals a lack of loyalty to the nation could lead its policies reveals just exactly how far the issue of a president's eligibility has been argued down, according to several analysts.

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