Tea Party Billboard Shows Obama Alongside Hitler And Lenin

by Meenal Vamburkar | 2:19 pm, July 13th, 2010

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Further evidence that the Tea Party might be its own worst enemy. The North Iowa Tea Party — the group that erected a billboard that compares President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin — has come under fire from another group, the Iowa Tea Party, who says the billboard might be crossing the line.

The billboard, in Mason, Iowa, features pictures of Hitler, Obama and Lenin — each with the word “Change” and the phrases, “National Socialism,” “Democrat Socialism,” and “Marxist Socialism.” (Quick grammar lesson: “Democrat” is a noun. The correct phrase would be “Democratic Socialism”).

According to the Globe Gazette, members of the Iowa Tea Party find the billboard to be wading into dangerous territory:

“At our last rally we saw some people with these kinds of signs and asked people to put them down,” said John White, coordinator of the Iowa Tea Party movement. “It’s borderline hate crime.”

Interestingly, members the North Iowa Tea Party have declined to comment on the billboard. It seems a bit strange that the group would fund the billboard (which includes the group’s website), but then refuse to talk about it. Furthermore, Tea Party members and candidates generally don’t tend to shy away from media attention — maybe the group, realizing they’d dabbled in controversy, just wants to avoid adding to potential negative publicity.

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shootfromthehip

“It seems a bit strange that the group would fund the billboard (which includes the group’s website), but then refuse to talk about it.”

Because they are fucking retards who know once they actually get asked a question about history, they will fail.

I’m getting pretty tired on Cons who hide behind words and associations they fail to understand.

This is an indictment of our failed educational system as much as it is any kind of partisan swipe.
BatBoy

The only “Con” and “Retard” here is you Shoot…..

You complain about a “failed educational system” and you write this stuff????

Go home and let your mama wash your mouth out with soap!
mproust

HI Venal Menial…. Nice story… Yawn…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Timsah/1113150152 Robert Timsah

Political correctness is the modern version of censorship. I prefer you say what you believe with all of your being and as offensive as you can, least then I know where you stand. If that billboard is offensive then surely those who see it will not win the debate. At some point we have to learn to trust in freedom.
Iris

Teabagger infighting! Pass the popcorn.
Azarkhan

“Further evidence that the Tea Party might be its own worst enemy.”

Absolutely correct. The Leftist Democrats have clearly overreached; the Obama regime is imploding. When your enemy is busy destroying himself, leave him alone. This billboard can only generate sympathy for Obama among independents.
valkyrie101

Robert Timsah said:
Political correctness is the modern version of censorship. I prefer you say what you believe with all of your being and as offensive as you can, least then I know where you stand. If that billboard is offensive then surely those who see it will not win the debate. At some point we have to learn to trust in freedom.

Nice, Robert, I liked that. Expression preceeds resolution. But I think the buzz in response to the offensive speech is just as important as the offensive speech. And for many people stuck in the gray area in between, the debate is important to clarify the issues.
tjames

Although I didn’t come up with this, there is much wisdom in it:

Until Obama (or Bush) kills 6 million people simply for their race because of stupidity and bigotry, let’s lay off the Hitler references.

And for those of you who love bashing Tea Partiers, not every one of them are ignorant, non-educated morons as you would like to believe. Several are actually well educated who are attempting to do all they can to make this country better for their children. If we cannot respect each other’s opinions and have an honest, respectful conversation about our differences in political thought, our republic is already dead.
valkyrie101

So I guess all the pressure is on the tea party now to show themselves as not racist when isolated incidences of racism occur in their midst. Will those who love to shout down liberal healthcare reformists, now shout down those very few in their midst who engage in racist rants or carry racist banners? Because the tea party has committed itself to that, now.
Nachi

More good Murcuhn Patriots and Heroes. Mishun complished.
http://none pyrope

Seems I once heard about a Democratic Senator who was in the KKK. Would I have been correct in making a statement that ALL Democrats are in the KKK?
T REX

HEY..i thought the teabaggers were civil rightous people..lolololol