-By Warner Todd Huston
It’s about time that an American stands up to an enemy of the United States and fights against people freely giving their hard earned cash to the criminal Hugo Chavez Junta. This man is not only an enemy to the USA but is an enemy to liberty and freedom and any American who buys gas from a Citgo is a traitor to both.
3 Letter Word on Billboard Draws Attention
Cameron Adams made a U-turn to get a picture. “Don’t Buy Gas From This Ass! That’s what it says right there in yellow and blue and red.” Once you spot the sign at Interstate 65 and County Road 287, it’s hard to look away. Mickey Donaldson says he’s never seen anything like it. “We just don’t see ASS on the side of the road everywhere we go in America.” Right now, you can find it on the side of the road in Bay Minette.
Tommy Rabon says it’s just not right! “Little kids come down here then they be saying mama, what is this right here? You know, that just don’t make sense.” Pam Brooks at the nearby BP gas station believes it’s bad for business. “Well if you’re going fast, you’d think it meant the next gas station which is BP, not a Citgo!”
Citgo is a subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. The picture on the billboard is the country’s president, Hugo Chavez.
John McCombs owns the entire billboard and says he had some free space so he put up that message. He believes that if people truly understand world events, they will be a little less opposed to that 3 letter word. “He called my president the devil so I don’t like him. He’s in with Iran’s president and he hates America. That’s the main thing.”
So, the three letter word will remain a pain for some. McCombs says he has no plans to take the sign down and might even move it around the county!
Workers at the BP station near the sign say they have talked to the city about getting it taken down.
First of all, BP workers, you have no right to have the billboard taken down. It isn’t your property.
But, I salute John McCombs for his fantastic effort to inform people of the evils of Hugo Chavez.
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as newsbusters.org, townhall.com, men’snewsdaily.com and americandaily.com among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a guest on several radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events. He has also written for several history magazines and appears in the new book “Americans on Politics, Policy and Pop Culture” which can be purchased on amazon.com. He is also the owner and operator of publiusforum.com. Feel free to contact him with any comments or questions : EMAIL Warner Todd Huston
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I’m always amazed at peoples inability to use or think about salesmanship. BP can use this as a tool to get more business.
Instead of fighting with John McCombs, the owner of the billboard, the BP could work with him and people will stop at their sation as a result.
Real simple.
Added note on the sign says, “Stop at BP ahead for more info.” – At the BP they hand out small flyers (5.5×8.5) stating Mr. McCombs points and issues.
Probably cost ’em $50 bucks at the most for a thousand flyers and that is cheap for advertising.
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