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I have genuinely *never* seen an NYC mayor get an ovation from a TV crowd before. I thought we were contractually obligated to boo them.

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I didn't know he wasn't born in the US. I used to tease my England-born sister about that caveat when we were kids (as if I was going to end up president anytime), though, in actuality, she was born on a US Air Force base, so probably would qualify.

I think as long as you have citizenship in the US at birth, it doesn't really matter where you're born. But I'd have to look into it more to be sure about that. I think it's "born a US citizen," more than "born in the US."

It’s surreal. Almost like people love well designed and thoughtful governance and only resent it when it’s used as a weapon against them Or something? Nah. I’m probably overthinking it

this was pretty cool. and i love that he needed only to make the one joke, didn't need to linger on some ego trip or be on the couch for five minutes, and then ended on a true public service note. such a mayoral geek. (in a good way!)