An Obama, Hitler and Lenin billboard bought and paid for by the North Iowa Tea Party has some scratching their heads. The billboard shows Hitler with the words National Socialist, Lenin with the words Marxist Socialist, and right in the middle with the words Democratic Socialist is a picture of Barack Obama. Underneath, the caption reads “Radical Leaders Prey On The Fearful And Naïve.
The leaders of the national Tea Party have condemned the sign saying that it’s a waste of time, money, resources and sends the wrong message. I agree. While it’s true that Lenin and Hitler were socialists and I certainly believe that Obama has strong socialist beliefs, actually picturing the President next to the Nazi dictator is not the way to go.
Once you use Hitler as an example, comparing him to anyone or anything, your message is lost. Most people are unable to get past the initial shock of the comparison. Some in the National Tea Party say that the Obama, Hitler billboard is an insult to Jews who survived the Holocaust. Comparing Hitler to anyone is an insult to the human race period.
Then of course there’s the practical aspect of the sign. For almost a year now the Democrats and the media have been trying to paint the Tea Party movement as nothing more than a bunch of radical racists who are determined to see Obama’s Administration brought down.
Falsehoods and slanders have been leveled at the Tea Party by everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Keith Olbermann and this does nothing but arm them with fodder for that narrative. Yes, the Obama Hitler billboard was money ill spent.
While certainly the practicality of comparing Obama policies with that of Lenin or Hitler or any other socialist leader is understandable (55% of Americans feel that’s an accurate description of him), the Obama, Hitler, Lenin billboard is over the top by a longshot. The media and the democrats will have a field day with this for some time to come.
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