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The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"
Underneath the president's image is a big yellow square with the phrase, "BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!"
The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD" appear at the bottom of the billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing and Sales, about seven miles (11 kilometers) west of Denver. The sign is visible from Interstate 70.
An Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. citizen born to Palestinian parents, has been charged in the Nov. 5 mass shooting at the Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded.
Lee said there were plenty of honks from car horns as he painted the billboard.
"One lady came by and gave me the 'shame, shame' look," said Lee, of Arvada, another suburb of Denver.
Dealership owner Phil Wolf was unavailable for comment Friday, but General Manager Wayne Means said the business has seen strong opinions about its sign.
"We've had people come by and say, 'Keep it up.' We've had people come by and say, 'Take it down,"' Means said. "We can have differences of opinion. This is America."
The left-leaning advocacy group MoveOn.org called the billboard "racist" and was asking customers to boycott the dealership.
Lee said the billboard has previously held other slogans questioning the president's citizenship, along with routine ads for cars.
The fringe so-called birther movement claims that Mr. Obama was born outside the United States and is ineligible to be president. The Constitution states that a person must be a "natural-born citizen" to be eligible for the presidency. Birthers contend that Obama's birth certificate is a fake, and many say he was actually born in Kenya, his father's homeland.
Mr. Obama's Hawaii birth certificate along with birth notices from the two Honolulu newspapers were brought forward even before he took office. State officials in Hawaii have repeatedly confirmed that Mr. Obama was born in Honolulu.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:31 PM sea gate zaidy Says:
What else is new.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:27 PM Anonymous Says:
So, we have nutcases in Colorado just like we do in other states....if these billboards make them happy, thats fine. Normal people will ignore them and the right wing fringe groups may stop by a buy a used car.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:45 PM Anonymous Says:
they never brought his real birth certificate. it's a different form which you can get even if you weren't born in that state. see Aaron klein's article's on wnd.com
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:53 PM Anonymous Says:
This is crazy.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM Anonymous Says:
Good for them! I take comfort in knowing not all Americans are asleep behind the wheel. God bless you Mr. Wolf.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM Anonymous Says:
This is so weird it's funny. The issue about the birth certificate was brought up to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. And remember - this is a 5-4 conservative Court. If the highest court in the land thinks Mr. Obama is a citizen, maybe these birther types should just give it a rest. And maybe learn some respect for the office of President. Even if they don't like the person who's currently holding it, they should show some respect for the office..
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:34 PM Milhouse Says:
The idea that he was born in Kenya is pure speculation, and very unlikely; but the fact is that he has NOT released his birth certificate, and his supporters' repeated false claims that he has done so just fuel the suspicions of all the perfectly rational people who want to know what he's hiding. With all the effort that has gone into this coverup, it stands to reason that there's something juicy being covered up.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM Anonymous Says:
“ This is so weird it's funny. The issue about the birth certificate was brought up to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. And remember - this is a 5-4 conservative Court. If the highest court in the land thinks Mr. Obama is a citizen, maybe these birther types should just give it a rest. And maybe learn some respect for the office of President. Even if they don't like the person who's currently holding it, they should show some respect for the office.. ”
Right, and the liberals had such respect for President Bush!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:53 PM Why Says:
I conjecture that the reason why has not released his birth certificate (long form) and why he has fought to keep his college records under lock and key, is most probably because there is other embarrassing facts in there.
Obama got in to Harvard as a "foreign" student. This means that either he lied to get in, or he was indeed foreign. Either way, it is scandalous and that is why they are fighting so hard to keep his college records secret. He most probably gave up his American citizenship when he moved to Indonesia, as they only accepted their own citizens into school then. He clearly played games somewhere...
I personally like the fact that he managed to screw up oath of office and then had to retake it, which he didn't do with a bible. It is almost like a divine providence to indicate that this man does not have OUR best interests at heart.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:08 AM Dave Says:
A child cannot give up their citizenship.
The conspiracy theories here are astounding.
But tell me, what really happened to Elvis?
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM Keep it up! Says:
Its all a big joke. I'm not saying Obama is a jihadist but i'm inclined to believe he was born in kenya. It just spooks me that he fooled the whole country. The US has fallen big time from its former prestige.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM Anonymous Says:
we need to put up more like this one
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Nov 22, 2009 at 01:01 AM Great billboard Says:
I am glad to see that people are paying attention to the news. Fort Hood was terrorism- I dont care what the president's office calls it, what the army calls it- Hassan was in contact with the enemy during a time of war and killed Americans!
Now, what did the president have to do with it? I'm not sure except that he has done NOTHING except mess up our country!
Why is it racist to have this billboard up? SO, the birthers are racist? what about the truthers? are those racist as well? ) no, they arent racist cuz the president at the time wasnt black. I love the way the definition of racism has been made to fit for whites against other races. No, people can never be racist against a white person.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:54 AM Anonymous Says:
“ This is so weird it's funny. The issue about the birth certificate was brought up to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. And remember - this is a 5-4 conservative Court. If the highest court in the land thinks Mr. Obama is a citizen, maybe these birther types should just give it a rest. And maybe learn some respect for the office of President. Even if they don't like the person who's currently holding it, they should show some respect for the office.. ”
Right like the respect the liberals had for Bush they used to call him your honorable terrorist & liar I'm not talking about a car dealer in Co. I'm talking about Senators & congressmen
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Nov 22, 2009 at 01:09 AM Dave Says:
The "truthers" are idiots.
The "birthers" are idiots.
I cannot speak to why they have come to these counter-factual beliefs. However, the fact that they have adopted them speaks as to their intellect, or at least the portions of it they choose to use.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 01:34 AM SOCIALISM IS A DISEASE!!! Says:
If he had nothing to hide he would have presented it just like everyone else before him. The fact that he stubbornly & arrogantly refuses to can only lead a normal person to come to the conclusion that he is hiding something MAJOR.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 04:32 AM AuthenticSatmar Says:
The case was not brought to the US Supreme court but was knocked down by many lower courts.
The fact remains that he has not released his birth certificate, and the question remains, why? I'm not accusing him of being a terrorist, yet still want to know where he was born. He's spent millions fighting it, instead of simply releasing it.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 09:18 AM Anonymous Says:
Show us the Birth Certificate! Enough is Enough!
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Nov 22, 2009 at 03:00 AM 5T Resident Says:
What do these Birthers want? Let's say they succeed and bring proof that Obama wasn't born here and resigns.
Then what happens? That tippish Joe Biden becpmes President! Gevald und geshrigen!
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Nov 22, 2009 at 02:18 AM Anonymous Says:
Judging from what I've observed, people who perceive questionable circumstances surrounding Obama's entry into office are anything but the 'fringe' group. People who are informed beyond what is fed to them are the fringe group, and the majority of them want at-least an investigation for comprehensive documentation supporting his eligibility.
Is he eligible?
Without support for the claims of 'birthers':
Presidents are not adequately screened for eligibility, and should any question arise that is not addressed to the satisfaction of the people, the burden of proof falls on a candidate and president no less. It is self-evident, and even without suspicious circumstances has been successfully imposed by courts in the past, and for judges to deny a request to confirm a candidate or even president's eligibility, when there is a suggestion of suspicion no less, in itself poses another problem.
Regardless of eligibility, since screening is not adequate, why aren't judges -as in the past- placing the burden of LEGAL proof, when there is suggestion of suspicion no less, on Obama?
If he is actually ineligible, is an elaborate cover-up being facilitated? WHY? And, are the judges in on it?!!!
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Nov 22, 2009 at 09:42 AM gregaaron Says:
The award for most, um, "attention-grabbing" car ad of the year has come down to finalists Phil Wolf and Brad Benson...
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Nov 22, 2009 at 09:46 AM Allan Says:
“ The "truthers" are idiots.
The "birthers" are idiots.
I cannot speak to why they have come to these counter-factual beliefs. However, the fact that they have adopted them speaks as to their intellect, or at least the portions of it they choose to use. ”
Dave, "Factual" would only be true if all the things/information/papers etc that Obama is hiding come out into the open. Fact is that he has spent a fortune hiding college and legal records...what is he hiding...that question is factual!
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Nov 22, 2009 at 10:17 AM SOCIALISM IS A DISEASE!!! Says:
“ What do these Birthers want? Let's say they succeed and bring proof that Obama wasn't born here and resigns.
Then what happens? That tippish Joe Biden becpmes President! Gevald und geshrigen! ”
Maybe they will throw out all the socialist laws he has signed and they will force a new election??
Na, that would take serious brains none of which seems to exist in DC lately.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:12 AM Anonymous Says:
“ This is so weird it's funny. The issue about the birth certificate was brought up to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. And remember - this is a 5-4 conservative Court. If the highest court in the land thinks Mr. Obama is a citizen, maybe these birther types should just give it a rest. And maybe learn some respect for the office of President. Even if they don't like the person who's currently holding it, they should show some respect for the office.. ”
The case never came to the Supreme Court. The fact that you say it was a 5-4 vote against hearing the case shows that you do not know what you are talking about.If 4 Justices vote that a case should be heard, it is heard..
Now, to the facts,. Every court that heard various cases challenging Obama's right to run for presidemt on the grounds that he was not born in the US was dismissed. However, the dismissals were not based on the fact that Obama was born in the US. The courts never got to that question because Obama's lawyers raised a technical issue. They argued that the plaintiffs did not have "standing" to bring the cases. This is not the place to discuss the constituitonal question of "standing" in the federal courts. It is too legalistic. It takes many law school classes to understand the doctrine fully.
Why did Obama's lawyers spend time and energy in making this technical argument if they could simply have shown the courts his birth certificate and the courts would have held that he was born in the US. It is obvious that the reason they wanted the case dismissed on technical grounds is that they could not prove he was born in the US.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:35 AM PMO Says:
“ I conjecture that the reason why has not released his birth certificate (long form) and why he has fought to keep his college records under lock and key, is most probably because there is other embarrassing facts in there.
Obama got in to Harvard as a "foreign" student. This means that either he lied to get in, or he was indeed foreign. Either way, it is scandalous and that is why they are fighting so hard to keep his college records secret. He most probably gave up his American citizenship when he moved to Indonesia, as they only accepted their own citizens into school then. He clearly played games somewhere...
I personally like the fact that he managed to screw up oath of office and then had to retake it, which he didn't do with a bible. It is almost like a divine providence to indicate that this man does not have OUR best interests at heart. ”
Obama didn't mess up the oath. Justice Roberts gave the lines out of order. Secondly, taking the oath without a bible is nothing new. Obama is certainly NOT the first President to do that (contrary to the lie Beck spent a full week repeating every 15 minutes on the air).
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Nov 22, 2009 at 10:46 AM Anonymous Says:
“ This is so weird it's funny. The issue about the birth certificate was brought up to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. And remember - this is a 5-4 conservative Court. If the highest court in the land thinks Mr. Obama is a citizen, maybe these birther types should just give it a rest. And maybe learn some respect for the office of President. Even if they don't like the person who's currently holding it, they should show some respect for the office.. ”
Respect to the office of the president? When ho bows to every dictator and shtinker. Come on. Give me a break. I've never seen anyone having so little respect to that office as Obama himself.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:41 AM PMO Says:
“ Judging from what I've observed, people who perceive questionable circumstances surrounding Obama's entry into office are anything but the 'fringe' group. People who are informed beyond what is fed to them are the fringe group, and the majority of them want at-least an investigation for comprehensive documentation supporting his eligibility.
Is he eligible?
Without support for the claims of 'birthers':
Presidents are not adequately screened for eligibility, and should any question arise that is not addressed to the satisfaction of the people, the burden of proof falls on a candidate and president no less. It is self-evident, and even without suspicious circumstances has been successfully imposed by courts in the past, and for judges to deny a request to confirm a candidate or even president's eligibility, when there is a suggestion of suspicion no less, in itself poses another problem.
Regardless of eligibility, since screening is not adequate, why aren't judges -as in the past- placing the burden of LEGAL proof, when there is suggestion of suspicion no less, on Obama?
If he is actually ineligible, is an elaborate cover-up being facilitated? WHY? And, are the judges in on it?!!! ”
What a sorry excuse for commentary from someone who clearly knows nothing about our judicial system There is no requirement for any judge to determine eligibility. If you want to challenge eligibility in court, you have the right to, but you have to provide some proof that he is ineligible. If you want to accuse someone of something, it is up to YOU to prove it. It is not up to the accused to prove the negative.
Until someone can show one, single shred of evidence to the contrary, I'll take the word of the REPUBLICAN Governor of Hawaii who says that the vital records department did verify that they have an authentic long-form birth certificate on file for Obama.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:39 AM Anonymous Says:
“ The case never came to the Supreme Court. The fact that you say it was a 5-4 vote against hearing the case shows that you do not know what you are talking about.If 4 Justices vote that a case should be heard, it is heard..
Now, to the facts,. Every court that heard various cases challenging Obama's right to run for presidemt on the grounds that he was not born in the US was dismissed. However, the dismissals were not based on the fact that Obama was born in the US. The courts never got to that question because Obama's lawyers raised a technical issue. They argued that the plaintiffs did not have "standing" to bring the cases. This is not the place to discuss the constituitonal question of "standing" in the federal courts. It is too legalistic. It takes many law school classes to understand the doctrine fully.
Why did Obama's lawyers spend time and energy in making this technical argument if they could simply have shown the courts his birth certificate and the courts would have held that he was born in the US. It is obvious that the reason they wanted the case dismissed on technical grounds is that they could not prove he was born in the US. ”
It doesn't take "many law school classes" to understand standing. It's very simple. To sue someone, what he did must be your business. If Reuven cheats Shimon it is none of Levi's business, and if Levi sues Reuven no court can or will hear it. If you think Obama is ineligible to be president, you may be perfectly right but how is it your business? Until you can show how it directly affects you personally, you have no standing to sue. That is why the only plaintiff so far who had standing was the soldier who was ordered to Afghanistan; he sued demanding proof that the person ultimately authorizing his orders was the legitimate Commander in Chief. That case stood at least some chance of making it into court, so the Defense Department made it moot by canceling his orders. And of course they falsely portrayed him as some kind of coward, when in fact he was perfectly willing to go, and only sued because nobody else could. So no more suits will be coming from soldiers, and it's hard to find anyone else with standing.
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Nov 23, 2009 at 01:33 AM littlegreenfootballs Says:
All the comments miss the point. Obama was seen rubbing shoulders with Islamist hardliners years ago. I first saw this on little green footballs about three years ago when Obama was a nobody (he's still a nobody,he just happens to be president) and they warned this is the guy to look out for. I thought to myself "The guy is a political nobody, black, and rubs shoulders with radical Islamists, who would vote for him?" Well, my question was answered.
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Nov 23, 2009 at 08:51 PM Anonymous Says:
Can someone explain to me why this is racist?
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Nov 24, 2009 at 10:12 AM PMO Says:
“ Can someone explain to me why this is racist? ”
The accusation itself is not racist and those who claim it is are just lying.
However, every single racist group in the country is loudly supporting this nonsense. So, when you start searching the net for information on this, you find yourself at white-supremacist news sites very often. Many of the xian groups that go out and protest on this issue have long histories of being racist as well.
That does not, in any way, negate the validity of the challenge to Obama's presidency. However, someone will actually have to find some EVIDENCE first. Unfortunately, there is very little and all of the admissible evidence supports Obama.
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Nov 24, 2009 at 10:12 AM PMO Says:
“ Can someone explain to me why this is racist? ”
The accusation itself is not racist and those who claim it is are just lying.
However, every single racist group in the country is loudly supporting this nonsense. So, when you start searching the net for information on this, you find yourself at white-supremacist news sites very often. Many of the xian groups that go out and protest on this issue have long histories of being racist as well.
That does not, in any way, negate the validity of the challenge to Obama's presidency. However, someone will actually have to find some EVIDENCE first. Unfortunately, there is very little and all of the admissible evidence supports Obama.