Where's the birth certificate? Vegas, baby"

Eligibility billboard campaign going strong with debut on the Strip

Posted on WND August 16, 2009 © 2009 WorldNetDaily

LAS VEGAS – They say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Not this time. Here's the picture to prove it.

The newest "Where's The Birth Certificate" billboard – in Las Vegas

The latest billboard in the "Where's the birth certificate?" campaign is up for gawkers in the city of billboards – Las Vegas, Nev.

Right smack dab in front of the plush Mandalay Bay Hotel on Mandalay Bay Drive tourists will be greeted with the most vilified message in the White House and media today.

And the national fund-raising campaign to erect many, many more billboards around the country questioning Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility for office is going strong – with a total of $115,000 collected so far.

Have you contributed yet to the "birth certificate" billboard campaign? It's not too late. In fact, Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WND, says the campaign is just getting started and that he plans to continue through the election of 2012 if necessary. If you agree the Constitution means what it says and that it is the responsibility of all Americans to enforce it, make your donation now.

Farah said the campaign was born of frustration with timid elected officials in Washington, corrupt judges around the country and a news media that show a stunning and disturbing 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.

Not surprisingly, the campaign was quickly met with opposition. Just two weeks after it was launched, CBS, one of the largest media conglomerates and a leading provider of outdoor advertising, officially banned its local salesmen from accepting the "birth certificate" billboard leases from WND. No reason was ever given.

'Where's the birth certificate?' billboard on I-35 in Waco, Texas

The next day, the national trade and political lobbying association for the billboard industry issued a press release defending CBS' action for refusing "misleading" advertising. A few days later, Lamar Advertising, another billboard industry giant joined CBS. And a few days after that, Clear Channel, a media goliath owning 1,200 radio stations across America and controlling tens of thousands of billboards, followed suit.

But the campaign had already made waves. Suddenly, there were debates on Fox News over the issue of Obama's eligibility mentioning the billboard campaign. MSNBC followed with reports – albeit sneering ones. Rush Limbaugh talked about the birth certificate issue all three hours in one of his daily shows – the largest talk-radio program in the world.

Farah's phone has not stopped ringing since with media calls. Even local TV news and local talk-radio programs got into the act – sometimes together. But the real fruit of the campaign, explains Farah, are the billboards themselves. "Seeing these billboards springing up around the country is quite a phenomenon," he says. "It has been less than six weeks since this idea was hatched and already the billboards are becoming a familiar sight."

"Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard in Pennsylvania

"Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard in Buena Park, Calif.

You can see the familiar WND design in Hamburg, Pa.; Buena Park, Calif.; the city of Commerce, Calif.; and even down in Louisiana. Meanwhile, others are using their own initiative and "designs" to make the same point – like the billboard operator in Chehalis, Wash., and a less professional effort in Linden, Texas.

"Where's The Birth Certificate?" on private sign next to Interstate 5 in Washington state.

Birth certificate question raised in Ball, La.

Farah also devised a way for everyone to get into the act – with your own car or your own yard.

There are magnetized bumper stickers with the now-famous message and design – "Where's the birth certificate?"

And there are yard and rally signs you can either take to your next tea party or turn your own property into a mini-billboard location.

WND previously launched a petition campaign that has collected nearly half a million names demanding Obama's eligibility be verified and demonstrated publicly. That campaign continues. That list has been shared with members of the Electoral College and the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. You can support the billboard campaign right now by making a donation online. 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. If you are a member of the media and would like to interview Joseph Farah about this campaign, e-mail WND.

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