"Fox News can confirm the president of the United States is a citizen of the United States. Period."
--Fox newscaster Shepard Smith, in response to the questions raised by Franklin Graham on Easter about the status of Obama's birth. "He has produced a birth certificate," Smith began following a clip of the Reverend, his voice raising. "It shows his mother gave birth to him in Hawaii. It is stamped and sealed by the state of Hawaii. It is confirmed." Watch the full clip here.
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