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Redirecting to "Dick" Shelby seems backwards. History and current media exclusively refer to him as "Richard" Shelby. Seeing that Richard M. Nixon isn't under Dick Nixon, would seem to suggest that this page get put back to Richard Shelby, with Dick Shelby redirecting to there. --Sturmde 20:41, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Sturmde's recommendation. I have made the necessary changes. --Ewbrown 20:32, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

It doesn't seem to be fixed yet. I changed the title over his picture though to Richard. -- Anonymous 15:35, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Tenet and Shelby 2 Possible additional controversy: Shelby and Tuscaloosa Title Co. and the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee 3 Tin Foil Hat Vandalism 4 Constitution Restoration Act 5 Title Co. Paragraph

[edit] Tenet and Shelby

While looking to see if George Tenet had ever been a lobbyist for a Greek-American association (an assertion for which I can find no evidence), every news report I found said that Shelby had been hostile to Tenet since 1998 over the CIA's failure to warn of India's nuclear tests, and other issues. Further, Shelby was on the record as having strongly recommended the Bush Administration replace Tenet soon after the 2000 election, and that Shelby had been calling for Tenet's replacement ever since 9/11.

Although Shelby's opposition to Lake is a matter of public record, specific sources are needed for the material linking Tenet and Shelby as allies if it is to be considered anything but original research. Willhsmit 22:14, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Possible additional controversy: Shelby and Tuscaloosa Title Co. and the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee

A recent Forbes article on the anti-competitive nature (read: 'scam') in the title insurance industry (http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/1113/148_print.html) talks about Shelby's role as the chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee in suffocating a proposed rule that would increase the competitiveness of an industry that he is a direct beneficiary of. See also http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/reilly042403.html.

So here you have a senator earning between $100,000 to $1,000,000 per year in dividends alone from a title insurer who voted against title insurance reform?? Please tell me this qualifies as a controversy!

[edit] Tin Foil Hat Vandalism

I replaced this nugget: a select coalition of traditionally-white senators that formed a secret society with enormous influence over U.S. politics.

This was describing the boll wevils, who were basically moderate southern Dems. If anyone has a better NPOV description than the one I gave, use it, however the above was obvious vandalism.~~jm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.72.215.225 (talk) 14:18, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Constitution Restoration Act

Why isn't this on the article? Shelby was the sponsor of this notorious Theocratic act, which attempted to strip the courts of their right to hear cases about the usage of God. I should also mention that his ultra-conservative Presbyterianism and affiliation with the Constitution Party reeks of Christian Reconstructionism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.218.216 (talk) 18:19, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title Co. Paragraph

I'm removing the paragraph about his association with Tuscaloosa Title Co. It lacks NPOV and is poorly written. Patrick Sewell (talk) 05:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it was pretty POV-laden the way it was phrased, good catch. However, it's well-sourced; I changed the wording to be more neutral, and restored the section. -Pete (talk) 07:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)