It's not that Shelby doubts a Black American is fit to run the White House. . . Mr. Shelby simply doubts that Obama is an American at all.
In a recent meeting with Alabama voters, the Senator declared that he opposed the economic stimulus bill Obama signed into law.During the meeting, Shelby gave new life to an old lie by questioning President Obama's citizenship. When asked whether there was any truth to the ridiculous campaign rumor that Obama was not legally qualified to serve, Shelby carefully remarked:
"Well his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate. You have to be born in America to be president."
These latest shallow comments from the deep South Senator have raised questions about his own qualifications to hold office.
Shelby has since denied the obvious implications of his statement -- saying his words were distorted and inaccurately reported in the press.
However, the Cullman Times newspaper stands by their story saying, "We reported Shelby's comments on Obama's birth certificate accurately and completely." Several people who attended Shelby's meeting have now confirmed that the Senator made his statements without hesitation and without a trace of humor.
So not only is Mr. Shelby a vicious little gossip -- he's also a big, fat liar.
Maybe the good ol boy hasn't "seen any birth certificate" but if he truly believes Barack Obama isn't constitutionally fit to serve -- then the Senator has a duty to look at the birth certificate. And it isn't hard to find.
According to the Associated Press, state officials in Hawaii checked health department records during the campaign and determined there was no doubt Obama was born in Hawaii.
Richard Shelby surely doesn't doubt that Hawaii is part of America.
And it's no surprise Senator Shelby opposes the President's economic stimulus program. Checking the records . . . Alabama's poverty rate is the 6th worst in country.
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