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Attention, Suckers: WND Has A 10-Step Program For You

February 21, 2011 2:55 pm ET by Jamison Foser

WorldNetDaily offers readers "10 easy steps" to become an "eligibility activist":

It probably won't surprise you to learn that nine of the ten steps require you to send WND a check.

Step one offers readers "the most in-depth primer on the subject ever compiled," for the low, low price of $7.95. Step two asks for a "donation of $2 or more." Step three is a sales pitch for a $17.99 DVD. Step four instructs readers to buy a yard sign for $19.95. Next step: Purchase a $19.99 t-shirt. Step six requires the purchase of a $4.00 pack of postcards. Step 7: Purchase bumper stickers at a minimum of $2 each ($5.95 if you prefer a magnetic bumper sticker for easy removal.) Step 8 is easy: Sign a petition. Finally, a reprieve from the financial shakedown! But it doesn't last long: WND readers who want to become "eligibility activists" are next asked for another donation. Finally, completion of the 10 steps requires the purchase of a $22.95 book from WND.

WorldNetDaily founder Joseph Farah explains: "It's time to step up the pressure … If you want to encourage me to keep up the fight, please follow this 'how to become an eligibility activist 10-point program.'"

Total Cost: At least $96.83 (not counting those two donations.)

Gee, you don't think WND's relentless birtherism is just a shameless attempt to con gullible readers out of their hard-earned cash, do you?

Tags: Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily

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    • Author by samurai99 (February 21, 2011 3:03 pm ET)
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      http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html

      There, I just saved you $100.
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      • Author by mk3872 (February 21, 2011 4:59 pm ET)
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        Sorry, but without the "long form", photos of the actual birth and a sworn statement by Ronald Maximus Reagan himself that he actually SAW Obama being born, I WON'T BELIEVE IT!
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      • Author by The Lonewacko Blog (February 22, 2011 2:26 pm ET)
          1
        Speaking about suckers:

        1. The FC page you link outrageously lied about what HI's Health Dir. said. FC claimed that she said O was born there. Yet, her statement said nothing of the sort: she only said she'd seen the cert on file. Those are not necessarily the same thing. FC has been lying to people about what she said for years, and you're helping them. Go research it yourself: compare what she said to what FC claims she said. They aren't the same thing. FC is not a credible organization.

        2. After posting the photos on that page, FC replaced them with recompressed versions that were missing camera metainfo (EXIF). And, they didn't post any sort of notice that they'd edited the photos after original publication.

        FactCheck is a credible source in the same way that the mintruth was.
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    • Author by Chameo (February 21, 2011 3:15 pm ET)
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      Hey, it fits right in with the do-it-yourself get-out-of-debt kits that will write a letter to your creditors saying that you don't owe them any money because you never made an agreement with them -- your agreement was with the credit card company that sold your account to them -- for $49.95. And the survival seeds for $99.95. And the freeze-dried foods to store in your bunker for $198 for a 4-week supply. And the $19.995 pamphlets that tell you how to make your own solar panels or windmills so you can disconnect from the grid and live in blissful ignorance.

      Part of the reason that people are willing to fall for this kind of hucksterism is because they understand the money-making motive -- when a huckster offers to -sell- his secret to them... they get that, because they'd do the same thing. What they don't understand is how anyone offers real information for any other reason than to make a buck.. thus, anyone working for the government must be on the take, any regulations passed by legislators must be the result of being bribed, and if you can't follow the money trail, it's just because they've done a really good job of hiding it.
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    • Author by GBU-15 (February 21, 2011 3:19 pm ET)
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      The whole Teabagging movement is nothing but a scam to get money from the rubes. They say they want to cut the deficit and get even with Obama. The billion dollar tax giveaway to the richest two percent doesn't even register with most Baggers. As they pare away the revenue they will keep coming back to the hilljacks and say we need to cut even more! When will they realize the only ones being asked to give up anything are the ones who can least afford it!
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      • Author by oscar the grouch (February 21, 2011 7:50 pm ET)
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        Yep, that 1 Billion Dollar tax revenue to the US Treasury would go a long way to making a dent in the projected $1.645 Trillion deficit in the 2012 budget (.061%). Even if all tax cuts had expired (about $3 billion), still less that 2% of the projected deficit (and only about 3% of the projected deficit at the end of the decade). Wow!!!!!
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        • Author by oscar the grouch (February 21, 2011 11:23 pm ET)
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          The total net worth of the Forbes 400 as of last September was $1.27 Trillion. Take it all and the 2012 budget still isn't balanced and would project to barely balanced at the end of the decade.
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          • Author by jediknight65 (February 22, 2011 12:04 am ET)
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            says the right wing supporter of the idea of patriotism being loyal to big business instead of the country
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            • Author by oscar the grouch (February 22, 2011 12:20 am ET)
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              Have no idea what you are trying to say, unless it is that the government should have all the fortunes of the Forbes 400 (plus at least 100,000 more). Just pointing out that we are in a big hole and the solution is not simple. Of course, you would say we don't need businesses in this country (at least not big businesses), we could get by with 100,000,000 mom & pop businesses to keep the economy growing and hopping, or we could all be government employees. Our tax rate (as progressive as it is) ain't progressive enough, the government (Federal) needs to be consuming about 25%-30% of GDP (with another 10-15% for State Governments and another 5-10% for local governments). Would that be about the right mix for you? Or should the total be closer to 70%? 80%? or???

              TAANSTAAFL
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              • Author by usappa00 (February 22, 2011 2:52 am ET)
                   
                Actually the solution to the budget problem is simple. 1. Stabilize healthcare costs by single payer. 2. Create and raise the top personal income tax bracket. 3. Eliminate subsides for big oil and other highly profitable large corporations. 4. Invest in infrastructure, especially high speed rail, which will stimulate the economy and increase tax revenue. 5. Cut the bloated defense budget. 6. Raise the cap on social security. 7. Legalize cannabis and tax it.
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              • Author by Jaap357 (February 22, 2011 9:06 am ET)
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                This country was built and made a superpower under a 60-90% top tier tax rate. The middle class originally paid 0%. How about we do the true conservative thing and go back to things of the past that actually worked? Sure its unrealistic for the middle class to pay 0% nowadays, but it needs to be shifted back to the top a lot more.

                Look at a chart of the debt over the years. Notice how its relatively flat until about 1980 where it triple in 8 years? What changed in 1980? Maybe our tax system being completely flipped on its head after working well for 70+ years? Look at the chart again during the Clinton years. It flattens out again. What changed there? Then in 2000 it skyrockets and proceeds to double again over the next 8 years. Again, you have to ask yourself, "what changed?"
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          • Author by steeve (February 22, 2011 1:03 pm ET)
               
            Good thing there are more than 400 rich people.

            The thing about tax hikes on the rich is that, since they're proven to cause nobody any pain whatsoever, let's just do it and see what happens. It's gotta be better than doing the opposite, which is proven to cause lots of pain.
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        • Author by jonimacaroni1 (February 22, 2011 12:23 am ET)
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          In fact, if you add together the cost of the war that Bush got us into and the tax cuts, there'd be no deficit this year.

          Your assertion that loss in revenue due to the tax cut is negligible is without foundation.
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    • Author by Andy Kreiss (February 21, 2011 3:26 pm ET)
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      ...Joseph Farah explains: "It's time to step up the pressure … If you want to encourage me to keep up the fight, please follow this...


      Why does this sound like " Your hour's up, Honey. If you want me to keep going, I'll need another hundred bucks." ?
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      • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (February 21, 2011 4:32 pm ET)
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        It also reminds me of the Oral Roberts plea years ago.

        "God will call me home to to heaven if I can't raise 1.6 million dollars in the next two weeks. Please send money so I can remain here to do Gods's work here on Earth."
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        • Author by Andy Kreiss (February 21, 2011 5:52 pm ET)
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          That's a different Oral than I was thinking of.
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          • Author by jonimacaroni1 (February 22, 2011 12:27 am ET)
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            Speaking of "oral", Rush Limbaugh got his panties in a wad today talking about how a "Bill Clinton" can cause throat cancer. The HPV bug is now understood to cause more oral and throat cancers than smoking, just like it causes cervical cancer.

            And, don't you know, the reason we're seeing more of those cancers, well, the reason according to Rush, is because Bill Clinton made it okay to give a guy a "Bill Clinton".

            Like they weren't going on before then.

            Right. Tell me another fable, Uncle Rush.
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            • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (February 22, 2011 12:39 am ET)
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              Wow. Just......Wow. Well....uhm...OK.....a stunned "wow" will have to do for now.
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    • Author by wookie (February 21, 2011 3:38 pm ET)
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      Quick, send me $19.95 for your very own Right Wingers are Crooked Hucksters yard sign. But wait! There's more!
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    • Author by RumpshakerSlim (February 21, 2011 3:50 pm ET)
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      Only 100 bucks? Jeez WorldNutDaily, aim higher. I'm sure you can get at least 200 bucks for all that useless crap.
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    • Author by didi (February 21, 2011 4:33 pm ET)
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      One day all that crap will be collectors items. I better get it now.

      Look at how much money I made on the Goldline coins!
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    • Author by cackman131 (February 21, 2011 4:37 pm ET)
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      I would love it if Obama shows a birth certificate and it turns out he was born in another country. Then we can just put this all aside and worry about creating jobs and strengthening the economy.
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      • Author by didi (February 21, 2011 4:43 pm ET)
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        And restricting abortions and trashing unions and killing the middle class and giving corporations more power and cutting more taxes to the rich.......
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        • Author by cackman131 (February 21, 2011 5:28 pm ET)
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          Nah, none of those.
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          • Author by magnolialover (February 21, 2011 5:49 pm ET)
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            So then we can mark you down into the delusional birthed column, or was your post tongue in cheek?
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            • Author by cackman131 (February 21, 2011 6:27 pm ET)
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              My sarcasm sometimes goes unnoticed. Sorry ;) I am not a birther.
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              • Author by jediknight65 (February 22, 2011 12:05 am ET)
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                yeah a better idea would have been to not post that comment.
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                • Author by cackman131 (February 22, 2011 2:27 am ET)
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                  Nah I had all intentions to post that comment. What I'm trying to say let's cut the bullsht and let's get to work. Our President has been disrespected more than than other in our lifetime and it's mainly because of these conversations we're having. I don't know what didi was responding to but I wasn't lying. I will always support this President as long as he makes the right moves, in my opinion.
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      • Author by jediknight65 (February 22, 2011 12:05 am ET)
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        racist jackass
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    • Author by o rly (February 21, 2011 5:18 pm ET)
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      Yep, organized conservatism is pretty much a Ponzi scheme.
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    • Author by magnolialover (February 21, 2011 5:50 pm ET)
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      I prefer that these guys spend their money on this stuff. It would be worse if they were donating to candidates.
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