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A billboard ordered and paid for by the North Iowa Tea Party shows President Barack Obama, Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. Photo / APDes Moines - A billboard created by an Iowa tea party group comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin is being condemned by other tea party activists.
The North Iowa Tea Party began displaying the sign in Mason City last week.
The sign includes photos of Obama, Nazi leader Hitler and communist leader Lenin with the statement: “Radical leaders prey on the fearful & naive.”
North Iowa Tea Party co-founder Bob Johnson says the sign highlights what the group argues is Obama’s support for socialism. He says the pictures might be overwhelming the intended message.
Shelby Blakely, a spokeswoman for the national Tea Party Patriots, says the sign isn’t appropriate. She says her group opposes any comparisons of Obama to Hitler or Lenin.
The White House declined to comment.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 04:45 PM Yanky Says:Report as Inappropriate
Where was all of this outrage when Bush was being compared to Hitler on what seemed like a daily basis by so called "main-stream" media and public groups? Just wondering cause it seems kinda like sour grapes now that the shoe is on the other foot.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 04:47 PM TuchJ980 Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is a slam not only against the president but the whole United States. you may not like him, but he was duly elected and even if you dont agree with him and the party, you need to respect the fact that the majority of people in the country wanted him in there. Now, i think these people should have to apologize to the president and should be banned from such billboards. Dont give me freedom of speach either. That doesnt mean to slander and deface the government.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 04:48 PM Ester Says:Report as Inappropriate
The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 04:48 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Taking it to far. I agree with message but got to find a better way to put it out...
Exactly what the left needs: Proof that tea party is extremists :(
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Jul 13, 2010 at 05:05 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
ridiculous comparison, i guess the republicans are just a bunch of crybabies, you lost, its time to get over it.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 05:22 PM Charlie Hall Says:Report as Inappropriate
The national Tea Party Patriots web site has removed any link to the North Iowa group. Kudos to the national group for disassociating themselves with this hatemonger and doing the right thing!
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:07 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Where was all of this outrage when Bush was being compared to Hitler on what seemed like a daily basis by so called "main-stream" media and public groups? Just wondering cause it seems kinda like sour grapes now that the shoe is on the other foot. ”
While there were groups who did compare Bush to Hitler, can you show me a "mainstream media" article that compared Bush to Hitler? I can't find one.
As for the article, I loved the quote: “Radical leaders prey on the fearful & naive.” While true, the only people preying on the "fearful and naive" these days are the clowns in the "infotainment" media. That includes everyone from Limbaugh to Maddow.... from Beck to Olbermann... etc.
These people just make up a story and then pick and choose half-truths and distorted facts to back up their points. That continues to be our nations biggest problem!
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:18 PM Bill Gordon Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Taking it to far. I agree with message but got to find a better way to put it out...
Exactly what the left needs: Proof that tea party is extremists :( ”
Maybe the left put it up so that you would think its coming from the right and vote left again.
I think it is stupidity. Billboard advertisements cost a mint. Total waste of money. The only reasonable explanation is that it is paid for by Obama lovers and democrats who are scared to loose the election in November, and are using reverse psycology to win your vote.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:19 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Who do you think you are to talk like I know your a brain washed liberal, there this a lot more hate speech on the left check out the shows on Msnbc and failed Air America. You people on the left are strangling this country your spending like drunk sailors you are weakening our defenses you are making our allies mad you elected an incompetent as president. Hold on your time is over in Nov.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:21 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ ridiculous comparison, i guess the republicans are just a bunch of crybabies, you lost, its time to get over it. ”
Wait til Nov you liberals are gonna lose the house and hopefully the senate. Good luck to you!
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:23 PM joe Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Your a races. Who mentioned his skin colar other then you liberals.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
What else can you expect from the Nazis in Iowa?
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:46 PM FVNMS Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
What a completely idiotic statement. The ignorance and brainwashed-robot behavior of you on the left is even more terrifying. There is so much hate on the part of race-baiting liberals it would make Pat Buchanan look like Mother Teresa. For crying out loud DON'T turn off Fox and Rush - it's your only shot at hearing the truth. I haven't heard one word of hate from either, neither did you, neither did anyone and they won't ever. And nobody gives a flying frog what color Obama's skin is. Only the loony left who keeps bringing it up. We tea party wackos simply don't like what hes doing to our country and to our children's future. And you know it - you are deliberately trying to mislead others. Oh wait we do hate - terrorists. Sorry for offending your progressive sensibilities.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:50 PM murray Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
It is the fringe lefties who are hoping for chaos and trying to start a race war, La Raza, the "New" Black Panthers,Weathermen radicals. You need to quit watching Keith Overbite and MSLSD.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:53 PM LIBERALISM IS A DISEASE!!!! Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This is a slam not only against the president but the whole United States. you may not like him, but he was duly elected and even if you dont agree with him and the party, you need to respect the fact that the majority of people in the country wanted him in there. Now, i think these people should have to apologize to the president and should be banned from such billboards. Dont give me freedom of speach either. That doesnt mean to slander and deface the government. ”
Funny, I didn't see this as bothering you when so many of the liberal elite did this to President Bush. The facts are that the point of the billboard is absolutely correct. Ignorance by the electorate helped elect this person. The problem for Obama is that the electorate isn't as stupid as he & his far left socialist liberal democrat party thugs thought.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:55 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Again with the race card. This guy had every big white businessmen on his side they are leaving him now in droves, why? Because his polices and his anti-freedom/business/individual liberty etc. The only problem that I have with the billboard is that it creates a distraction from the real issues that are on hand
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:56 PM LIBERALISM IS A DISEASE!!! Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ ridiculous comparison, i guess the republicans are just a bunch of crybabies, you lost, its time to get over it. ”
The right was over it right away. We are now up to the next election cycle.
How about a deal, you loosers on the left get over the fact that PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH won in 2000 & in 2004????
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Jul 13, 2010 at 07:05 PM NTBagger Says:Report as Inappropriate
The teabaggers did it again. If Obama had even a fraction of a percentage of likeness to Hitler or anyone else from that lineup, everyone involved with this pathetic mockery would be staring at the bottom of a warm lye bath, while the rest would be licking both sides of a real Obama portrait.
The more garbage these idiots (some VIN posters included) spew, the more respect this President gains, from the entire spectrum
of the society.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 07:16 PM not a med school reject Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The national Tea Party Patriots web site has removed any link to the North Iowa group. Kudos to the national group for disassociating themselves with this hatemonger and doing the right thing! ”
If the people were the hatemongers you say they are, they would not have placed obama with Hitler and Lenin as a pejorative.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 07:34 PM sam Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Your a complete moron. Like all liberals your the races who brings up color. get real
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Jul 13, 2010 at 07:50 PM mythoughts Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This is a slam not only against the president but the whole United States. you may not like him, but he was duly elected and even if you dont agree with him and the party, you need to respect the fact that the majority of people in the country wanted him in there. Now, i think these people should have to apologize to the president and should be banned from such billboards. Dont give me freedom of speach either. That doesnt mean to slander and deface the government. ”
I'm not sure where you learned about freedom of speech but before Obama became president we had the right to call our elected officials all kinds of nasty names. I think Obama hasn't passed a law just yet prohibiting that kind of speech. Did you get as upset when they compared Goerge Bush to Hitler?
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Jul 13, 2010 at 07:57 PM sam Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Your a complete moron. Like all liberals your the races who brings up color. get real
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:04 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
But we are not allowed to put a billboard comparing the iowa court to nazis, I think its about time to start companing in that direction
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:15 PM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This is a slam not only against the president but the whole United States. you may not like him, but he was duly elected and even if you dont agree with him and the party, you need to respect the fact that the majority of people in the country wanted him in there. Now, i think these people should have to apologize to the president and should be banned from such billboards. Dont give me freedom of speach either. That doesnt mean to slander and deface the government. ”
Um yes, it certainly does. That is what it means above all. The whole *point* of freedom of speech is that we can criticise the government in terms as harsh as we like, and feel completely secure that nothing will happen to us. If you don't understand that you don't belong in America.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:16 PM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The ignorance of the people on the right is terrifying. The wacko tea party people to the Rush lovers. The hate needs to stop, take a step back turn the radio off, watch something other than Fox news and think for yourselves for just a few minutes, you might find that Obama is no different than any other President, other than the color of his skin. ”
Ignorance? Every survey shows that people on the right, and especially in the tea party movement, are MORE informed than those who still support the big 0.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:21 PM catskils Says:Report as Inappropriate
I would not like to say that he is Hitler YM'sh but the way he runs the country is the same, he is terrible crazy for example he fired general McCristal because he told him the truth about the war in Afhganistan this is the same as the Yimach Shmoinik did with general Rummel who told the FIRER that there is no chance to win.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:22 PM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The teabaggers did it again. If Obama had even a fraction of a percentage of likeness to Hitler or anyone else from that lineup, everyone involved with this pathetic mockery would be staring at the bottom of a warm lye bath, while the rest would be licking both sides of a real Obama portrait.
The more garbage these idiots (some VIN posters included) spew, the more respect this President gains, from the entire spectrum
of the society. ”
Nivul peh. Nothing else you write matters when you start with that word.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 10:37 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ While there were groups who did compare Bush to Hitler, can you show me a "mainstream media" article that compared Bush to Hitler? I can't find one.
As for the article, I loved the quote: “Radical leaders prey on the fearful & naive.” While true, the only people preying on the "fearful and naive" these days are the clowns in the "infotainment" media. That includes everyone from Limbaugh to Maddow.... from Beck to Olbermann... etc.
These people just make up a story and then pick and choose half-truths and distorted facts to back up their points. That continues to be our nations biggest problem! ”
Keith Ellison (a sitting US Congressman, a Democrat and a Muslim) did. And the media by and large didn't cover it, indicating that they did not consider it controversial or worthy of condemnation.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 05:39 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Freedom of speech is about the speech you don't approve of, not the speech you do approve of. Don't be such a bunch of leftists, try reading the Constitution some time.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 08:04 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ While there were groups who did compare Bush to Hitler, can you show me a "mainstream media" article that compared Bush to Hitler? I can't find one.
As for the article, I loved the quote: “Radical leaders prey on the fearful & naive.” While true, the only people preying on the "fearful and naive" these days are the clowns in the "infotainment" media. That includes everyone from Limbaugh to Maddow.... from Beck to Olbermann... etc.
These people just make up a story and then pick and choose half-truths and distorted facts to back up their points. That continues to be our nations biggest problem! ”
Does move on.org count ?!
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Jul 14, 2010 at 08:15 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Who do you think you are to talk like I know your a brain washed liberal, there this a lot more hate speech on the left check out the shows on Msnbc and failed Air America. You people on the left are strangling this country your spending like drunk sailors you are weakening our defenses you are making our allies mad you elected an incompetent as president. Hold on your time is over in Nov. ”
You must be thinking of the prior president. Remember him? The one who doubled our national debt and lied to us from the beginning about the wars he left us in?
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Jul 14, 2010 at 08:16 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The right was over it right away. We are now up to the next election cycle.
How about a deal, you loosers on the left get over the fact that PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH won in 2000 & in 2004???? ”
And destroyed the middle class in just eight years.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 08:45 AM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
Why are all these people objecting to the comparison to Hitler and not to Lenin? Was Lenin less evil?!
Face it, Hitler was a human being, not some sort of shade (no, he did *not* have chicken feet!), and he had particular traits, most of which he shared with some other people. And it is perfectly legitimate to compare other people to him, when they share some of his traits. They don't have to match his record in every respect in order to be compared to him.
Comparing Obama to Lenin and Hitler may be a gross exaggeration, but it's legitimate political discourse. They do have a socialist philosophy in common. And coming after eight years in which one could not see a leftist demonstration without seeing Bush called "Bushitler" and "Chimpy", and in which no less a lefty bastion than Amnesty International compared Guantanamo Bay to the Gulag, this poster is not out of line.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 09:48 AM Change Now Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This is a slam not only against the president but the whole United States. you may not like him, but he was duly elected and even if you dont agree with him and the party, you need to respect the fact that the majority of people in the country wanted him in there. Now, i think these people should have to apologize to the president and should be banned from such billboards. Dont give me freedom of speach either. That doesnt mean to slander and deface the government. ”
I bet you if the elections were held today the outcome would be totally different.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 09:54 AM I feel your pain Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ You must be thinking of the prior president. Remember him? The one who doubled our national debt and lied to us from the beginning about the wars he left us in? ”
You must be thinking about the prior president who was given Osama bin Laden on a platter but was busy with Monica.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ What a completely idiotic statement. The ignorance and brainwashed-robot behavior of you on the left is even more terrifying. There is so much hate on the part of race-baiting liberals it would make Pat Buchanan look like Mother Teresa. For crying out loud DON'T turn off Fox and Rush - it's your only shot at hearing the truth. I haven't heard one word of hate from either, neither did you, neither did anyone and they won't ever. And nobody gives a flying frog what color Obama's skin is. Only the loony left who keeps bringing it up. We tea party wackos simply don't like what hes doing to our country and to our children's future. And you know it - you are deliberately trying to mislead others. Oh wait we do hate - terrorists. Sorry for offending your progressive sensibilities. ”
ummm...your children's future is not in America - nor is it your country.
something to think about during the 9 days - instead of getting heated up and throwing insults at a fellow yid over such naarishkeit
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Jul 14, 2010 at 12:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Actually comparing Obama to Lenin and Hitler, are insult to those two very capable (although evil) men.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 02:51 PM 5T Resident Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ ridiculous comparison, i guess the republicans are just a bunch of crybabies, you lost, its time to get over it. ”
Hey, Anonymous #5, have the Democrats gotten over losing the 2000 and 2004 elections yet? People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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Jul 14, 2010 at 05:17 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Does move on.org count ?! ”
No. They are a political action group, much like the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth. The exist to support their own disgusting communist agenda.
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Jul 15, 2010 at 08:25 AM American with Constitution Says:Report as Inappropriate
Opps. I think some of us tea party followers aren't listening to what those who are so upset are really saying. To the point, I think it is outrageous that they are only upset about a comparison with Hitler. I guess Lenin is OK! Hmmm. To me this is a big gaff. And, apparently they are as out of touch as the Obamas are on what the US citizens believe. Lets break it down. Hitler was a socialist, period. NAZI was the nationalist sociaist party of Germany. Hitler took over the banks, the car industry, the oil and natural resources and even the health care. And, drum roll please! Now, what industries and businesses did Obama take over? Let me do my John Candy bit. I think I see a similarity here! The progressives want to repackage us, our country and our future. Not too hard when they are in essence the kids with the school newspaper with the media spouting communist ideas. I believe the errogance masks the raw evil of this bunch. I say defend the billboard and remember when they thought it was okay for a hack writer to make a book about killing the President when Bush was in office.