Anti-Obama billboard in Colorado

[henktermaat]

Anti-Obama billboard in suburban Denver, Colorado stirs controversy; asks for birth certificate - KDVR

Brass ones.

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Call it Freedom of Speech. A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

The billboard, located at 4855 Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"

It also says "BIRTH CERTIFICATE - PROVE IT!" alluding to the conspiracy theory which claims Barack Obama was born in Kenya rather than Hawaii, which would disqualify him for the office of President.

The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appear on the bottom of the billboard.

The sign belongs to a car dealership.

"Since Fort Hood, I've had it," owner Phil West told FOX 31 News Friday. "You can't suggest things. You can't profile. You gotta call a spade a spade."

"Everything I have read about Mr. Obama points right to the fact that he is a Muslim. And that is the agenda of what Muslim is all about. It's about anti-American, it's about anti-Christianity," West said.

The Anti-Defamation League condemned the sign, as did AM760 radio host David Sirota, who discussed the sign and interviewed West on his program Friday morning.

"It's out of control," Sirota said. "This conservative hatred of Barack Obama is out of contol, and this brings together all those strands of it: the racism, the anti-Muslim fervor. It's one thing to criticise the president on health care, or Wall Street reform, or immigration. But this is outrageous. And I think it's a fair question to ask why these questions about religion and ancestry are being directed so viciously at the first African-American President of the United States."

While the ADL issued a statement calling the billboard an exploitation of the Ft. Hood shootings that is "divisive and offensive, and perpetuates hateful and harmful stereotypes about Muslims", prominent conservatives have been silent thus far.

"That could suggest that conservative leaders are afraid to confront the extreme fringe of their base," Sirota said. "Or it suggests they actually condone this message. Either way, it's disturbing."

Sirota is an unabashed liberal, but not all self-identified conservatives who drove past the sign Friday disagree with him.

"I'm not concerned with that at all," said Linda Alexander, of Golden, in regard to the dispute over President Obama's American citizenship. "He was elected, he's the president -- that's it, as far as I'm concerned. Some people just can't accept that, obviously."

But Keith Walters, another passing driver, saw nothing wrong with the billboard.

"I can't honestly say he's a Jihadist, but there's a lot of things that are questionable," Walters said. "The whole birth certificate controversy. From what I've read, there's no proof Obama isn't a Muslim. And I don't believe there's any racism [in the billboard]. I think that should be a question asked to any president who -- they have some questionable backgrounds."

Supporters of the birth certificate theory, known as 'Birthers,' believe the Certification of Live Birth produced by the state of Hawaii is a forgery. (view the birth certificate)

 

[Indecision]

Disagree or not, he's got the right to have it up. It's that whole pesky 1st Ammendment deal. Don't worry though, they'll take care of that soon enough.

 

[theweakerbrother]

It is easier to have someone think FOR me. Ban 1st Amendment now!!!

 

[Beau]

Please excuse my political ignorance.

What would happen if it were proven that Obama was not eligible for presidency?

Would he be immediately removed form office?

What about the bills or treaties he has signed into law? Do they remain in effect or become void?

Does anyone think that this issue will ever be resolved?

 

[WHAT HAPPENED]

well it is about time..
there is a court order in comifornia right now.... for that a$$clown to show it

 

[Mike_M]

Obama will only take down the Second Amendment so he can get to the First.

 

[jedi]

Please excuse my political ignorance.

What would happen if it were proven that Obama was not eligible for presidency?

Would he be immediately removed form office?

What about the bills or treaties he has signed into law? Do they remain in effect or become void?

Does anyone think that this issue will ever be resolved?

Scholars say that all that happens is that the VP takes over as P since I6BO would have been proven to be ineligible. Most like Congress would impeach him to take care of the "legal" work of removing him from office.

In any case with I6BO out of office the VP would probably just go back and re-sign all the stuff the P ha already signed.

 

[WWIIIDefender]

well it is about time..
there is a court order in comifornia right now.... for that a$ to show it

The goode ole marine judge in California that was supposed to stand his ground foulded and overturned it. The California case is dead.

 

[dross]

Please excuse my political ignorance.

What would happen if it were proven that Obama was not eligible for presidency?

Would he be immediately removed form office?

What about the bills or treaties he has signed into law? Do they remain in effect or become void?

Does anyone think that this issue will ever be resolved?

Most likely nothing would happen to him.

The only way a President may be removed is through impeachment. The Democrats control Congress. Unless they impeached him, he would remain President.