CNBC: Immigrant NYC Marathon Winner Not A "Real" American
Joe My God Nov 03 09Sunday morning when I reported that an American had won the NYC Marathon for the first time in 27 years, I purposely didn't mention that he is a naturalized citizen - an immigrant from Eritrea - because, you know, so fucking what? American is American, right? Well, not according to CNBC's Darren Rovell. Via AmericaBlog, Rovell's commentary: It's a stunning headline: American Wins Men's NYC Marathon For First Time Since '82. Unfortunately, it's not as good as it sounds. Meb Keflezighi, who won yesterday in New York, is technically American by virtue of him becoming a citizen in 1998, but the fact that he's not American-born takes away from the magnitude of the achievement the headline implies. Full story...
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