Whoa, there. Not so fast.World Net Daily left out the critical part where Shelby, through his spokesman, denied that he has any doubts about Obama eligibility. Now why do you think World Net Daily would do that?
I emailed Shelby's spokesman, Jonathan Graffeo, to ask if Shelby believes there's substance to this rumor, for which no supporting evidence has ever emerge, and which has been debunked repeatedly and in detail.
UPDATE: Graffeo calls to say that the Cullman Times report is a "distortion" and that Shelby mentioned that he hadn't seen the birth certificate only as a "throwaway line" while listing the qualifications for office and explaining that the issue had been examined at length and put to rest.
"He doesn't have any doubt" about Obama's citizenship and eligibility, Graffeo said.
UPDATE: I haven't been able to reach the Cullman Times to check for tape or transcript, but in the meantime, a fuller statement from Graffeo:
The Cullman Times article contains an incomplete account, and therefore a distortion, of Sen. Shelby's comments regarding President Obama's citizenship. At the town hall meeting in Cullman, Sen. Shelby laid out the Constitutional qualifications for the Presidency and said that, while he hasn't personally seen the President's birth certificate, he is confident that the matter has been thoroughly examined.
Shelby dabbles in citizenship rumor(^), from Politico, Ben Smith's column(^)
So yeah. Not so much.
And there is the retraction, I knew it would come out!
Thanks Fred.
He says this 'They said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate'
And then he backtracks.
BTW, Politico Ben Smith is an Obot.
Yep and the pilots of the planes that hit the twin towers were sure that all the passengers had been checked for weapons at the gate.