The billboards should say "Where is Obama's birth certificate?" Subtlety is ineffective in today's USA.
On May 20, 8:50 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Wed, May 20, 2009 > Subject: Billboard Campaign: Where's the Birth Certificate? > > http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589 > > *BORN IN THE USA? > *U.S. bonkers for Obama birth certificate billboard > Campaign strikes chord on presidential eligibility issue > ------------------------------ > Posted: May 19, 2009 > 7:31 pm Eastern > > © 2009 WorldNetDaily > > WASHINGTON <http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#> – A > national fund-raising campaign to erect > billboards<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>around > the country questioning Barack Obama's eligibility for office was an > instant hit with WND readers in its first 24 hours, said Joseph Farah, > editor and chief executive officer of the company and the man who came up > with the idea. > > "One thing I can say for certain after Day 1 of this campaign – billboards > will soon be going up around the country," said Farah. > > More than $10,000 has been raised thus far from many hundreds of donors – > more than enough to begin putting up the first billboards. The average > donation was $25. WND will keep viewers up to date when billboards are > erected. > > Farah said the campaign was born of frustration with timid elected officials > in Washington, corrupt > judges<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>around > the country and a news media that show a stunning lack of curiosity > about the most basic facts of Obama's background – especially how it relates > to constitutional eligibility for the highest office in the land. "As Obama > transforms this country from self-governing constitutional republic to one > governed by a central ruling elite, the simple fact remains that no > controlling legal authority has established that he is indeed a 'natural > born citizen' as the Constitution requires," Farah said. "Obama's promises > of transparency have become a bad joke as he continues to hide simple, > innocuous documents like his birth certificate and his > student<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>records." > > The idea behind the billboard campaign is to make sure Obama cannot avoid > this question any longer. He must be asked to produce it at every turn, > Farah says. Billboard space is currently being negotiated in Los Angeles, > Houston, Dallas, San > Antonio<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>, > Sacramento, San Francisco, New > York<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>-New > Jersey, Des Moines, Seattle and other metro areas. > > "Is it unusual for a news agency to launch such a campaign?" asks Farah. > "Yes it is. But we live in very unusual times. The founding fathers built > special protections into the First Amendment for the free press. The reason > they did that is because they understood a vibrant 'Fourth Estate' was > necessary as an independent watchdog on government. It is in that tradition > that WND assumes this role – since nobody else in the press will do it." > > Donations are being accepted to defray the costs of a national billboard > campaign with the simple message: "Where's the birth > certificate?"<http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=13&SUBDEPARTMENT_ID=...> > > "I wish such a campaign were not absolutely necessary," said Farah. "I wish > there were checks and balances in our political and electoral systems to > ensure that constitutional eligibility of presidential candidates was > established before politicians could assume the highest office in the land. > I wish my colleagues in the news media believed the Constitution really > means what it says and pressed this issue as hard as we have pressed it at > WND. I wish radio talk-show hosts were bold enough to ask this question. But > wishing is not enough. It's time to raise the visibility of this issue vital > to the rule of law in America. I ask everyone to pitch in and help WND make > a simple yet profound statement: The Constitution still matters." > > WND previously launched a petition campaign that has collected more than > 370,000 names demanding Obama's eligibility be verified and demonstrated > publicly. <http://www.wnd.com/obama_petition> That campaign continues. That > list has been shared with members of the Electoral College and the chief > justice of the U.S. Supreme > Court<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98589#>. > > Your donation – from as little as $5 to as much as $1,000 – can be made > online at the WND SuperStore to kickstart this > campaign.<http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=13&SUBDEPARTMENT_ID=...> > > Those wishing to donate by check can send them to: > > WND > P.O. Box 1627 > Medford, OR 97501 > > (Donations are not tax-deductible. Donations of amounts greater than $1,000 > can be arranged by calling either 541-474-1776 or > 1-800-4WND.COM<http://1-800-4wnd.com/>. > In addition, donations of billboard space will be accepted, as will > significant contributions specifically targeted for geographic locations.) > > If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we > are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the > intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. > … We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to > tolerate the intolerant. –Sir Karl Popper > > __._,_.___ > > __,_._,___ > > -- > *~@):~{> > > -- > *~@):~{> > > billboardbirthcertificate650.jpg > 258KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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