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Ancestry of Hillary Clinton


Hillary Clinton is of entirely Northwestern European ancestry, almost entirely British Protestant, but lacks Colonial American ancestry. She was raised a Methodist. She describes her parents and immediate family as “middle class [and] Midwestern” in her autobiography (p.2). She says … Continue reading

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Ron Paul’s ancestry: German(-Lutheran) by blood, German and American in thought, word, and deed


Previously profiled: Mitt Romney’s ancestry, and Newt Gingrich’s ancestry; Richard Nixon’s ancestry This post is partly a follow-up to “Ron Paul Remembers…“ Of the presidential candidates in 2012, Ron Paul was both the oldest (b.1935) and the most German (87.5%). … Continue reading

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