Interesting Factoid: When Barack Obama wins in November....

[PBS Poll-435]

He will be the first President that was born into the United States as it exists today.

Alaska and Hawaii were admitted into the union in 1959 and Obama was born in 1961.








The United States when McQuaint was born?

[BlooInBloo]

1. Seriously - how many states WERE there when McTheuselah was born?

[bigwillq]

2. 13

:P

[MonkeyFunk]

3. 48

Arizona was admitted in 1912, the last of the contiguous states.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

6. Yep, and Barry Goldwater was born before statehood.

Which became an issue when he was running.

[PBS Poll-435]

8. Yep

And I was a very happy resident for 8 years.

Glad to see ya here tonight!

[PBS Poll-435]

4. Not "States" Per Se....

[bigwillq]

5. hee hee

:rofl:

[PBS Poll-435]

7. First thing I though of.....

Or was McGeritol born pre-Big Bang?

:shrug:

[Canuckistanian]

11. LOL

:rofl: :rofl:
Good one.

[PBS Poll-435]

9. ....

:kick:

:D

[PBS Poll-435]

10. ***

:kick:

[Canuckistanian]

12. I think it's also the greatest age differential between candidates, no?

I think I heard that somewhere.

[Labors of Hercules]

13. know what's even cooler?

He grew up in one of those two States!

[AwakeAtLast]

14. And which of those states was McLame born in?

Anyone? {Ugh! Too Ben Steinish x( }

None of them. Zip. Zilch. Nada.