Offensive Obama Billboards
Anti-Obama billboards that have caused controversy.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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