How's this for Stalinesque?! Look at this "W" billboard in FL!

Vote4Kerry

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:02 AM
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How's this for Stalinesque?! Look at this "W" billboard in FL!

Sickening (billboards popping up in FL):

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malmapus

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:03 AM
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1. Wonder if statues will be built of him that we can tear down later

and smack our shoes on his head..

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Sleepless In NY

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:05 AM
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5. So much for Florida Orange Juice after seeing that!

LOL! Never again!

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NicoleM

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:56 AM
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44. Bwah!

And then somebody could ride around on his head.

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JohnnyCougar

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:03 AM
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2. Nothin' a can of spray paint can't fix. n/t

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yorgatron

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:04 AM
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4. oh,to be in florida

with a trunkload of water ballons filled with paint...

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Kay Autic

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:04 AM
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3. two words...

paint gun

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The_Casual_Observer

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:06 AM
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6. What sort of idiot would have paid for something like that?

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VivaKerry

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:14 AM
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10. About 60 million americans paid for that shit!

stalinesque is right!

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Flagius

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:17 AM
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14. Clearchannel Communications.

They own most of the billboards in the Orlando area.

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hfojvt

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Mon Nov-22-04 03:21 AM
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23. I think it is a tax write off anyway

of course, any business expense is a tax write off, but the billboard calls itself a "public service", which is an FCC requirement.

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aquart

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:18 AM
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15. One who is rich and insufficiently taxed.

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tsuki

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Mon Nov-22-04 06:23 PM
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74. A "Tax the working man, Exempt the wealthy" Republican.

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glitch

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:07 AM
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7. Public ..message brought to you by Clear Channel

Oh to live around there. It's just such a perfect canvas.
Freeway blogger: you're needed.

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ydya

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:38 AM
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41. HEIL TO THE THIEF. eom.

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DRoseDARs

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:09 AM
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8. Someone should plaster a picture of him picking his nose at the baseball..

...game over that beauty shot. That'd be a hoot! ;)

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susu369

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:19 AM
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39. LOL

I can count on making my republican friends fume when I ask them why they would vote for a man who has no better sense than to pick his nose in public. I don't even get into the manners/upbringing end...

:evilgrin:

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moobu2

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:11 AM
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9. Very Saddamish too

Remember his mug was everywhere....What a skanky photo though, makes me sick to my stomach..Hope someone gets up there quickly and writes MIS above and in front of leader...

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Swamp Rat

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:16 AM
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11. But if you wear "the sunglasses" you'll see this:

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LibertyorDeath

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:17 AM
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13. LOL love it.

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slor

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:26 AM
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30. LMAO !

I just rewatched that movie a few weeks back!

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pres2032

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:17 AM
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12. should we start practicing saying "Sieg heil!" now???

Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 02:17 AM by pres2032

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO MY COUNTRY!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
:mad:

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ShaneGR

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:23 AM
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16. OH PLEASE, put one up near me.....

Can of red spray paint for devil horns....

Can of black spray paint for typeface....

"Our Idiot"

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Vote4Kerry

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:39 AM
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17. Anybody in FL know how long they have been up?

This is a totally offensive billboard--George W. Bush is not my leader!

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Liberty Belle

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:41 AM
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18. Time to boycott Clearchannel

Let's all call Clearchannel stations in our towns and tell them to tear down those obnoxious billboards or we'll all tune in to other stations. Hey, can we put together a list of Clearchannel advertisers, call them up and threaten to boycott them all?

Bet that'll get that dopey smile taken down.

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Vote4Kerry

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:45 AM
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20. Agree

Time to boycott ClearChannel (It is all Republicanazi propaganda folks!)

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Downtown Hound

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:42 AM
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19. I would so be willing to risk jail to "alter" that

Relax Mr. Ashcroft. I live in CA, and we don't tolerate no Big Brother Bush billboards here.

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bleever

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Mon Nov-22-04 02:51 AM
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21. That photo looks funny, like they photoshopped over the smirk

with Reagan's smile. Or maybe they adjusted the relative angle of the eyes to make it look like there was a thinking mind back there.

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Demonaut

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:21 AM
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40. both, the eyes are a bit farther apart and the mouth was made wider

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Lerkfish

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:04 AM
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47. notice BOTH halves of his face smile...they photoshopped him...

because we here know his face is asymmetrical..that's why the photo of him looks creepier than usual, they've duped one side and flipped it, I'm willing to bet $10.

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:40 AM
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52. IF you ask me, this thing is a hoax

The entire thing looks photoshopped to me and the original poster is a newbie.

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4democracy

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Mon Nov-22-04 03:06 AM
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22. Notice how it has that period after leader, like end of subject

as if Clear Channel is saying,"Our leader period"
Someone on DU wrote a very eloquent letter about democracy and our right to vote and e-mailed to the CEO of Clear Channel. He responded to the e-mail by saying "you lost, get over it"
I absolutely refuse to listen to their stations in my area.

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Vote4Kerry

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:24 AM
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29. Good Observation

Those guys at Clear Channel are out of control. We need to stand up to them and do something about this!!

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NurseLefty

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Mon Nov-22-04 03:46 AM
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24. FUCK CLEAR CHANNEL!

GW's smile looks airbrushed, BTW.

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fleabert

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Mon Nov-22-04 03:54 AM
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25. I'd love to spraypaint a big fat 'y' in front of 'our' and change the

background to red.

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high density

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Mon Nov-22-04 03:57 AM
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26. Corporatism at its finest.

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ObaMania

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Mon Nov-22-04 07:33 AM
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27. They'll probably be poppin' up all over 'Murica.

Like Sad-dam's mug all over IRAQ.

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in_cog_ni_to

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Mon Nov-22-04 07:50 AM
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28. When do the Bush Monuments go up?

Man, that is just SICK!

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donhakman

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:31 AM
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32. It is already planned - here it is

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Thoth

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:30 AM
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31. Wow, remember "Furher" means 'Leader' in...

German. Our Furher. How appropriate.

note: not sure I spelled Furher correctly.

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GreenCommie

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:44 AM
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33. I would love to see

someone photoshop this so that the "Our Leader" is changed to "Unserer F�hrer."

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donhakman

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:05 AM
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36. 90

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GreenCommie

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:37 AM
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50. Well done!

Thank you.
:yourock:

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Skarrin

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:11 AM
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37. (Y)our Fuehrer...

Unfortunately, correct spelling doesn't make it sound better :scared: .

The big slogan of the German nazi party (NSDAP) was
"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer!".
I think the most appropriate translation is
"One people, one nation, one leader!" .

Maybe someone should suggest this slogan to ClearChannel and see if they really put it on their billboards.

Regards from Old Europe,
Skarrin

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Whale Watcher

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:45 AM
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34. That's eerie

That's really eerie. Who does this guy think he is?

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AG78

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Mon Nov-22-04 08:49 AM
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35. I like it

If we're going to go down this road, might as well go all the way.

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dolo amber

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:16 AM
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38. Yup

No sense in pretending we've not crossed some really scary line, because we clearly have...I say let's put them up along all the freeways in the country...perhaps the utter twisted sickness of it all will begin to snap some of the zombies out of their stupor...I know, I know...but a girl CAN still dream, right? (Or is that up for debate as well...:shrug:)

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absolutezero

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:41 AM
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43. no you can

not unless its about cooking dinner, spitting out a coupla kids, and living like the family in leave it to beaver

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kerry-is-my-prez

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Mon Nov-22-04 12:47 PM
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66. Yep.....

n/t

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leeroysphitz

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Mon Nov-22-04 09:40 AM
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42. It's scary all right,

But squint and look REAL hard for the very teeny tiny bright side: Soviet and nazi propoganda never came with disclaimers at the bottom. It's not much hope but at this point I'll take any hope I can get that the rule of law still governs this country for at least a little while onger.

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Dem2theMax

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:02 AM
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45. I think I'd 'accidentally' drive into it --

after going to the nearest Hummer sales room and taking one out for a test drive. :evilgrin:

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:03 AM
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46. More like North Koreanesque

Pretty soon every home will be required to have one of those portraits hanging in a place of honor.

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skypilot

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:06 AM
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48. Maybe they're trying to make it easier...

...for the aliens to recognize him when they land on our planet. Hopefully, they'll take him back with them.

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donhakman

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:10 AM
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49. Aliens?!

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:38 AM
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51. I'm calling BULLSHIT on this one unless we get some confirmation

Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 10:45 AM by Walt Starr

Sorry, but you have not built up the credibility for mme to buy into it.

Give us a shot from a different angle or another more established DUer taking a shot of it, please.

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Lerkfish

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Mon Nov-22-04 12:45 PM
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64. I'm not the guy who posted this, but...

just rooting around in the same directory, there is another shot from a different angle:

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Flammable Materials

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:42 AM
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53. That, my friend, is an SUV just waiting to be keyed. n/t

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:45 AM
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54. Kicking the bullshit

to put the two threads together

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Sparkle

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:47 AM
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56. Could it be a photoshop from a freeper yanking our chains?

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:48 AM
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57. That's just a guess

but look at the picture. It's clearly a photoshop!

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:47 AM
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55. kick

poutting two bullshit threads together

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:51 AM
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58. another to keep the two threads together

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Aristus

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:51 AM
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59. SIEG HEIL!!! SIEG HEIL!!! Bitte, alle singen mit:

"Die Fahne hoch........."

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 10:52 AM
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60. It's a fake

This is a bullshit photoshopped yank your chain post!

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Sparkle

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Mon Nov-22-04 11:00 AM
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61. It may not be a fake. I remember a couple of years ago

Rush Lardbutt had his photo blown up on billboards in Houston. Made me gag every morning when I passed by it. Ick.

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 11:10 AM
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62. This photo is clearly a fake

Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 11:12 AM by Walt Starr

Look at the line between the picture of Bush and the rest of the billboard.

Nopt only is it a photoshop, it's a REALLY LOUSY photoshop.

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 12:46 PM
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65. Here's a link to show how the perspective in the photo is wrong

clikc it and look at the redline.

The right edge of the Bush photo is perpindicular to the entire photo. The post underneath the Bush photo demonstrates the proper perspective for the camera angle.

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Walt Starr

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Mon Nov-22-04 11:13 AM
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63. Man, that is ONE LOUSY PHOTOSHOP JOB!!!!!

Look at how the person who photoshopped this piece of shit fucked up around the billboard, they clearly have no clue how to photoshop!

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NervousRex

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Mon Nov-22-04 12:51 PM
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68. If it does exist...

I think the OP is involved somehow in putting up the board. Free publicity by creating a furor over it.

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Liberal Mommy

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Mon Nov-22-04 05:36 PM
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71. Actually the billboard is real

Talked to Michael Murphy at Orlando Sentinel about Billboard

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NervousRex

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Mon Nov-22-04 05:47 PM
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72. Yep.

I was wrong...This is very scary.

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kerry-is-my-prez

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Mon Nov-22-04 12:50 PM
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67. I think we need to start putting up our OWN billboards.

n/t

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BamaGirl

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Mon Nov-22-04 05:33 PM
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69. That's just freaking creepy! nt

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rawstory

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Mon Nov-22-04 05:35 PM
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70. BILLBOARD CONFIRMED

Just an FYI:

We have confirmation the billboard (at least one) exists in Orlando. We hope to have confirmation that it says it is paid for by Clear Channel tonight, and a story up late this evening.

Also, I've been told that if it is a "political public service" ad, it violates McCain-Feingold, which i will check with D.C. thinktanks tomorrow.

Story will hit tonight @ http://rawstory.com

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bvar22

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Mon Nov-22-04 06:10 PM
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73. Is that bush* on the billboard???

Either someone did some serious photoshop, or
that ain't our FEARFUL LEADER!

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mondo joe

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Mon Nov-22-04 06:35 PM
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75. Hasn't anyone spray painted a HItler mustache on it yet?

Damn lazy kids.

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JVS

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Mon Nov-22-04 06:37 PM
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76. Looks like jiggling jello

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