“Since Fort Hood, I’ve had it,” owner Phil Wolf, displaying an educated command of the English language, 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,” Wolf said.  (I call that treason talk, Mr. Wolfe not freedom of speech – !) 

The Anti-Defamation League condemned the sign, as did AM760 radio host David Sirota, who discussed the sign and interviewed Wolf 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 criticize 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.” 

 “Are you a racist Wolf?” asked Ed Schultz on his ED SHOW, MSNBC TV?  “I am not,” answered Wolf.  I was unclear as to why Ed Schultz gave this apology of an American the time of day.  Did Ed think he would get a retraction from him? Or an explanation that made any sense?    Anyway I was much relieved to hear Mr. Schultz speaking to a woman named Pat on his radio show the next morning, and was proud of her resilience and her courage. 

 A  small group of dedicated progressive women, led by PAT have been protesting at the Wolf car lot since last Friday. They are organizing a big protest for Saturday Nov 28, starting at 10 am (“until we run out of volunteers to carry signs”).  This will probably go for at least 3-4 hours if the ladies’ past efforts are any guide. An internet  notice said “Would be great if a lot of men showed up, this time too.”

On the Ed morning show, she explained how a few women had pulled together and protested at the site of the billboard in question.  They braved the insults of a group of male bullies who went scurrying the moment men arrived to stand on the side of the women.  The minute the good men left the little cowardly bullies would reappear with their insults and threats. 

I thought Pat was amazing – a brave hero- standing before a group of adversaries for hours and enduring the insults.   She insists on continuing her protest and will be out there tomorrow with a big request for many more to join her side and that of the progressive women who show no fear.   

 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.”

I ASK YOU – Help these wonderful progressive women protest the Racist Anti-Obama Billboard in Wheatridge Sat Nov 28 @ 10:00 AM (Visibility / Sign Waving)  -    They are getting some flack from the dealership. Having some men with them could help. The protesters and the sign are just 50 feet from I-70 Westbound so the protest has the potential to be seen by hundreds of thousands of Black Friday-Christmas Shoppers driving by on Saturday.  

Their message is – Dust off your old Anti-Iraq War signs, impeach, Stop Torture, whatever… and bring them Saturday. Show the public what Wolf is so proud of.  Help change the discussion back to the crimes of the Bush Administration, The protest is at Wolf interstate Leasing and Sales Location: 4855 Miller St Wheat Ridge, CO 80033  Map from the Wolf Website .   http://wolfwheatridge.com/index.asp?s=7772

To contact the organizer of the event directly email Saturday, November 28 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM patdunn4@comcast.net 

Hope this post gets a few over there to help/.  Have a Great Weekend and goodluck to you brave ones who speak for us all….

UPDATE Apparently Wolf had erected the Billboard in response to a challenge by a Denver  radio host Peter Boyles, who hosts the top-rated morning program on Denver’s KHOW-AM, Wolf who owns multi State car lots is planning on erecting more Billboards across the Country.

My thoughts: Where does one draw the line? While freedom of speech serves our essence as a nation, this language is deplorable both in intent and effect. We are a Country at War.  The proponents of this language are in essence committing a subversive and treasonous act when one considers all the circumstances. They accuse the President of the United States as being on the side of the enemy during a time of war? I would never have imagined seeing anything like this.  Its not mere lack of decorum or common decency – it is a sign that racial hate is so intensely pervasive that it has the power to cause Americans to turn into traitors.  Speaking of our President in the fashion has the significant stench of siding with the enemy.

 Blogged by Melanie Nathan nathan@privatecourts.com 

I have a friend who will tell any who are interested, her BMW 6 Series Convertible is the perfect lesbian ride, because is has both muscle and glamour. On most days when the temperature here on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is above 65 degrees you will see her cruising down The Beach Road, top down, in her ball cap and sports bra, and stereo cranking for all to hear.

For others our cars are simply a means of getting from point A to point B without having to take the Greyhound and I have another friend who owns a very simple and beat up 1998 Ford 150, basically because it can haul her and her shit around.

I have other friends who swear by their Subaru Foresters and Outbacks, and it seems so many lesbians drive these that Suburus are, on occasion, referred to as “Lesbarus”.

But what you drive really does say a lot about your outlook on life and aside from buying a home, buying a car is one the most expensive purchases we can make.

For lesbians buying a new car, there are a few things to consider.

We need a reliable vehicle, one that meets our driving and cargo needs. And, let’s face it; whether we’re a lipstick femme or big burly butch we need a car that matches our personality and style.

My first Dyke Wagon was a 1986 Jeep CJ-7 that my grandfather had bought new in 1986 so he to go surf fishing and I loved that jeep so much, he gave it to me for my high school graduation in 1992.

That Jeep most certainly said a lot about me.

When I was about 10 years old I got a die cast pink Smurf Jeep for a Christmas present and being the tomboy and baby-dyke I was, I loved that toy jeep. So before my grandfather gave the CJ to me he had his CJ painted pink to match my Smurf Jeep. I drove that pink Jeep all though college and long after, to the degree that my grandfather had to twice replace the engine in it because I was so loyal to my little “ Smurfette” and did not want to drive anything else.

I only gave up on my Jeep when it met its final demise after a concrete truck backed over it in a Wal-Mart parking lot, totaling my poor “Smurfette” beyond even my granddad’s ability to repair it. (but that is an article all in it’s self)

I now drive a 2006 Chevy Avalanche, a vehicle that Cartalk .Com calls the perfect lesbian ride…

For lesbians, it’s easy….
Hands’ down, it’s the new Chevrolet Avalanche.
This thing looks like a movie prop from a post-apocalyptic Mad Max movie. There are NO men, gay or straight, butch enough to drive one of these.”

I am the mother of twins, who happens to be a surfer. I am also owned by a dog that refuses to even discuss being left at home. Plus I am the owner of vacation home rental business and need to haul all kinds of minutia, so I have found my Avalanche to be just about the perfect Lesbian Surf Mom vehicle.

It has plenty of interior space to haul all you have to haul when you are road tripping with twin toddlers and a pushy dog, plus it has good cargo space for all of the Home-Depot runs required by my rental business. All the while it features excellent four-wheel drive and good ground clearance so I can drive to my favorite remote surf spots (or roll over the top of pokey elderly tourists) and a very nice roof rack that I can fasten my surf boards to. And yes when I bought my Avalanche, I must admit I felt certain amount of “Mad Max” attraction to it and was very disappointed when my partner Debbie would not let me get the optional machine guns and flamethrower.

Now my present ride says this about me…

Hey here comes that gay surf mom, with her attitude and her kids in that tank of an Avalanche…. better let her through or she will wheel right the fuck right over you.”

Now on the downside I will confess that my Avalanche has a fuel economy of about .08 miles to the gallon that can be more then tough on a pocket book when feeding my ride. My Avalanche is also I fear, one of the primary reasons this country invaded Iraq.

Also when I’m up in the Virginia Beach/ Norfolk area, with all of its U.S. Navy jet traffic, I’m admittedly afraid that one day some Navy pilot will mistake my Avalanche for an aircraft carrier and try to land on me.

Hey, but everything has its trade offs.

Ok, now I want to hear from you… what is your favorite lesbian ride? And why?

Paula Brooks lives in the Outer Banks of North Carolina with her partner, their twin daughters and her hearing helper dog, where they own and operate a vacation home rental business. You can visit her Blogger profile here.