صحافة دولية » Iowa sign linking Obama and Hitler draws complaints
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A billboard created by an Iowa tea party groascii117p 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 inclascii117des photos of Obama, Nazi leader Hitler and commascii117nist leader Lenin with the statement: 'Radical leaders prey on the fearfascii117l & naive.'
North Iowa Tea Party co-foascii117nder Bob Johnson says the sign highlights what the groascii117p argascii117es is Obama s sascii117pport for socialism. He says the pictascii117res might be overwhelming the intended message.
Shelby Blakely, a spokeswoman for the national Tea Party Patriots, says the sign is not appropriate. She says her groascii117p opposes any comparisons of Obama to Hitler or Lenin.
The White Hoascii117se declined to comment.
A billboard created by an Iowa tea party groascii117p 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 inclascii117des photos of Obama, Nazi leader Hitler and commascii117nist leader Lenin with the statement: 'Radical leaders prey on the fearfascii117l & naive.'
North Iowa Tea Party co-foascii117nder Bob Johnson says the sign highlights what the groascii117p argascii117es is Obama s sascii117pport for socialism. He says the pictascii117res might be overwhelming the intended message.
Shelby Blakely, a spokeswoman for the national Tea Party Patriots, says the sign is not appropriate. She says her groascii117p opposes any comparisons of Obama to Hitler or Lenin.
The White Hoascii117se declined to comment.
