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Billboard Links Obama to Jihad

Colo. car dealership wants this opinion heard

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 20, 2009 8:42 PM CST
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(AP) – A billboard showing President Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver car dealership that put it up. The sign shows a cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?" Underneath Obama's image is the phrase, "BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!" The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD" appear at the bottom of the billboard.

"One lady came by and gave me the 'shame, shame' look," said artist David Lee, who completed the billboard today. "We've had people come by and say, 'Keep it up.' We've had people come by and say, 'Take it down,'" says a dealership exec. "We can have differences of opinion. This is America."

The controversial billboard in Wheat Ridge, Colo.
The controversial billboard in Wheat Ridge, Colo.   (AP Photo)
The controversial billboard in Wheat Ridge, Colo.
The controversial billboard in Wheat Ridge, Colo.   (AP Photo)
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sache
Nov 24, 2009 3:20 AM CST
Never have to worry about me buying a car from this dealer. Probably sells all lemons .
cityeyes
Nov 23, 2009 6:10 AM CST
Are you serious? Those douchebags get just as much of my hate as these guys. Sad thing is, there are far fewer people like that than guys like this.
cityeyes
Nov 23, 2009 6:10 AM CST
Rocky, they will thumb you down until they're convinced that what you say is completely false. That's their style. They will never accept the facts unless the "facts" fit into the reality they have created for themselves. Sad, really.

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