House Silences Birther Movement

House Silences Birther Movement
James Owens
Since before President Obama took the oath of office, conspiracy theorists have spread the claim that our president was not born in Hawaii and his birth certificate was either a fake or not legal because it was not certified. Rush Limbaugh and Lou Dobbs have run with this theory like a Kentucky Derby thoroughbred, and many of their stabled listeners have followed intensively. Like minded individuals tend to run together.
Some, so called journalists, have been chasing Republican members of Congress down to ask them about what they thought about the theory, and some have literally ran to get away from their inquisitors. Many did not want to go on record by answering this question one way or the other.
Well, 378 members of the House of Representatives have finally answered the question. The House passed a resolution, HR-593, by a vote of 378 – 0 stating that Obama was indeed a citizen of the United States and born in Hawaii.
The so called birther movement has been traced back to racist factions, who are more likely concerned with the color of the president’s skin than whether or not he was actually born in Hawaii. Now they will have to find a new angle to work on, and any Republican endorsed by Rush Limbaugh will owe him an apology.