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Eligibility billboard hits Vegas Strip 'Where's the birth certificate?' campaign going strong LAS VEGAS - They say, "What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas." Not this time! Here's the picture to prove it: "Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard in Las Vegas, Nevada The latest billboard in the "Where's the birth certificate?" campaign is up for gawkers in the city of billboards – Las Vegas, Nev. Posed 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. The first such sign to be posted, a digital one, on Highway 165 in Ball, Louisiana. 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. 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 as well as Clear Channel who controls tens of thousands of billboards across America. "Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard next to Santa Ana Freeway in Commerce, Calif. 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. Even local TV news and local talk-radio programs got into the act – sometimes together. Farah's phone has not stopped ringing since with media calls. "Seeing these billboards springing up around the country is quite a phenomenon," Farah says. "It has been less than six weeks since this idea was hatched and already the billboards are becoming a familiar sight." The national fund-raising campaign is going strong with a total of $115,000 collected so far. 'Where's the birth certificate?' billboards advertise on I-35 in Waco, TX, Hamburg, PA, Buena Park, CA, Commerce, CA, Chehalis, WA, Ball, LA, Linden, TX, and now Las Vegas, NV! (See image gallery below.) Also supporting the cause are magnetized bumper stickers with the now-famous message and design – "Where's the birth certificate?" as well as yard and rally signs. If you would like to interview Joseph Farah about this campaign, e-mail press@wnd.com. Billboard Gallery: "Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard in Las Vegas, Nevada "Where's The Birth Certificate?" billboard on I-78 eastbound near Hamburg, Pennsylvania "Where's the Birth Certificate?" billboard near the Santa Ana Freeway in Los Angeles "Where's The Birth Certificate" digital billboard near Buena Park, California "Where's The Birth Certificate" digital billboard on Highway 165 in Ball, Louisiana If you would like to interview Joseph Farah about this campaign, e-mail press@wnd.com.