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Sugarcoated

(7,724 posts) Fri Aug 31, 2012, 11:40 AM Aug 2012

Hateful billboard that needs to get media attention

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I think it's somewhere in Massachusetts.

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Hateful billboard that needs to get media attention (Original Post) Sugarcoated Aug 2012 OP

Now, now, we said that about Bush rocktivity Aug 2012 #1

With Bush at least it was 'somewhere in Texas' LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #3

Disgusting mojo2012 Aug 2012 #2

I think we can safely ignore that one. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #4

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)

1. Now, now, we said that about Bush

Reply to Sugarcoated (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 11:42 AM

Aug 2012

But of course, Bush WAS an idiot.

rocktivity

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)

3. With Bush at least it was 'somewhere in Texas'

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:18 PM

Aug 2012

What's particularly nasty here isn't that they're calling Obama an idiot - that is fairly standard political rhetoric - but that they're implying that he's not really American. If they said 'Somewhere in Hawaii' or 'Somewhere in Illinois', it would not be quite so bad.

mojo2012

(290 posts)

2. Disgusting

Reply to Sugarcoated (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 11:45 AM

Aug 2012

This is disgusting.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. I think we can safely ignore that one.

Reply to Sugarcoated (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:24 PM

Aug 2012

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