Offensive Obama Billboards

Anti-Obama billboards that have caused controversy.

Not Just Child's Play - President Obama is no stranger to criticism from both Republicans and Democratic alike. Over the years, some Americans have used roadside billboards to speak out against the president's policies, sometimes with language so vicious they cause a firestorm of debate. Keep reading to see some of the more infamous anti-Obama billboards from recent years. – Britt Middleton In one of two anti-Obama billboards to spring up in the town of Hanson, Massachusetts, a young blonde girl is depicted giving the middle finger to President Obama, whom she accuses bankrupting her of her future. The sign, which endorses Mitt Romney for president, reads, "Thanks, Obama. You've spent my lunch money, my allowance, my inheritance, 35 years of future paychecks and my retirement. You jerk!" (Photo:  www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Not Just Child's Play - President Obama is no stranger to criticism from both Republicans and Democratic alike. Over the years, some Americans have used roadside billboards to speak out against the president's policies, sometimes with language so vicious they cause a firestorm of debate. Keep reading to see some of the more infamous anti-Obama billboards from recent years. – Britt Middleton In one of two anti-Obama billboards to spring up in the town of Hanson, Massachusetts, a young blonde girl is depicted giving the middle finger to President Obama, whom she accuses bankrupting her of her future. The sign, which endorses Mitt Romney for president, reads, "Thanks, Obama. You've spent my lunch money, my allowance, my inheritance, 35 years of future paychecks and my retirement. You jerk!" (Photo:  www.huffingtonpost.com)

Village Idiot - The second sign in Hanson reprises the long-fought debate over whether Obama is a U.S. citizen. The sign, which also endorses Romney, depicts a cartoon drawing of President Obama and the caption "Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot" (Obama was born in Hawaii but his father was Kenyan) followed by the acronym: "OBAMA: One Big A-- Mistake America." (Photo:  www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Village Idiot - The second sign in Hanson reprises the long-fought debate over whether Obama is a U.S. citizen. The sign, which also endorses Romney, depicts a cartoon drawing of President Obama and the caption "Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot" (Obama was born in Hawaii but his father was Kenyan) followed by the acronym: "OBAMA: One Big A-- Mistake America." (Photo:  www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Obama–James Holmes Connection  - Most recently, a sign in Caldwell, Ohio, compared the accused Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooter James Holmes to President Obama. A spokesperson for the libertarian Ralph Smeed Foundation, who paid for the ad, later acknowledged that the billboard was "maybe … poorly done." (Photo: huffingtonpost.com)

Baby on Board? - In September 2011, a New Orleans man's yard became the center of controversy when he posted several anti-Obama signs, one of which depicted the president crying and wearing an adult-sized diaper under the captions, "It's Not My Fault," "Change Me" and "I Stink." (Photo: thegrio.com)

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Baby on Board? - In September 2011, a New Orleans man's yard became the center of controversy when he posted several anti-Obama signs, one of which depicted the president crying and wearing an adult-sized diaper under the captions, "It's Not My Fault," "Change Me" and "I Stink." (Photo: thegrio.com)

Two Controversial Questions - A billboard that read "Voted Obama? Embarrassed Yet?" had drivers doing a double-take down a highway in Marshall, Texas, in 2010. (Photo: nydailynews.com)

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Two Controversial Questions - A billboard that read "Voted Obama? Embarrassed Yet?" had drivers doing a double-take down a highway in Marshall, Texas, in 2010. (Photo: nydailynews.com)

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Risky Business - In this Obama-themed cartoon seen in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 2010, the president was portrayed as a suicide bomber, gangster, Mexican war lord and a homosexual man and read "Vote DemocRAT, Join the game," insinuating the President was gambling with American values. The identity of the person responsible for the piece was never revealed. (Photo: newscorpse.com)

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Risky Business - In this Obama-themed cartoon seen in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 2010, the president was portrayed as a suicide bomber, gangster, Mexican war lord and a homosexual man and read "Vote DemocRAT, Join the game," insinuating the President was gambling with American values. The identity of the person responsible for the piece was never revealed. (Photo: newscorpse.com)

President or Jihad? - In 2009, a car dealership owner from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, erected a sign over his place of business that read: "President or Jihad? Wake up America! Remember Fort Hood," referencing the shooting rampage by an officer that left 13 people dead and suggesting the president had ties to terrorism. (Photo: AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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President or Jihad? - In 2009, a car dealership owner from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, erected a sign over his place of business that read: "President or Jihad? Wake up America! Remember Fort Hood," referencing the shooting rampage by an officer that left 13 people dead and suggesting the president had ties to terrorism. (Photo: AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Where's the Birth Certificate? - Criticism over Obama's U.S. citizenship may have died down just a bit, but in 2009 it was a hot topic burning up billboards across the nation. Launched by conservative news website World Net Daily, the road signs asked frankly for more evidence that Obama was born in the United States (he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii). Eventually, Lamar, CBS and Clear Channel — three of the nation's major billboard advertisers — banned the ads from their ad spaces. (Photo: CBS News)

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Where's the Birth Certificate? - Criticism over Obama's U.S. citizenship may have died down just a bit, but in 2009 it was a hot topic burning up billboards across the nation. Launched by conservative news website World Net Daily, the road signs asked frankly for more evidence that Obama was born in the United States (he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii). Eventually, Lamar, CBS and Clear Channel — three of the nation's major billboard advertisers — banned the ads from their ad spaces. (Photo: CBS News)

Big, Bright Message - The night before the general election in November 2008, an electronic billboard in Niles, Ohio, flashed, "Say NO to Socialist Barack Hussein Obama," the entire evening, including the president’s middle name. (Photo: huffingtonpost.com)

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Big, Bright Message - The night before the general election in November 2008, an electronic billboard in Niles, Ohio, flashed, "Say NO to Socialist Barack Hussein Obama," the entire evening, including the president’s middle name. (Photo: huffingtonpost.com)