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Spartacus Maximus XL

(83 posts)
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:53 PM Jun 2013

Obama with Hitler moustache

I live in a small town in Northern Michigan, and the Larouchies set up an "Impeach Obama" booth on main street today, to collect signatures, complete with a Hitler 'stache on a big picture of the Pres. I wanted to go yell at the pukes but I just ignored 'em. Now I think I should've confronted them. Any thoughts? That's just outrageous and it pissed me off to see it.

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Obama with Hitler moustache (Original Post) Spartacus Maximus XL Jun 2013 OP
You should have taken their literature JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #1
Confrontation is what they want. You denied that to them. Richardo Jun 2013 #2
I have fun confronting these idiots Gothmog Jun 2013 #3
I used to live in what is now Trent Franks' district sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #6
Obama with Hitler Mustache grammiepammie Jun 2013 #4
When someone does something that outrageous I feel it just broadcasts what HUGE tools they are. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #5
You could have done a Barney Frank Brother Buzz Jun 2013 #7
That was good. Way to go, Barney! Spartacus Maximus XL Jun 2013 #11
Talking to them just encourages them... n./t PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #8
I tell them that KT2000 Jun 2013 #9
Good thoughts. Spartacus Maximus XL Jun 2013 #10
They set one up in front of our Kroger's in Grosse Pointe bif Jun 2013 #12
What? No Tea Kettle? BainsBane Jun 2013 #13
Every president earns a few calls for impeachment. Orsino Jun 2013 #14

Richardo

(38,391 posts)
2. Confrontation is what they want. You denied that to them.
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:57 PM
Jun 2013

So good move!

The only other approach is full-on mocking. Holding up a sign next to the booth saying something like "The smartest guys in the room." or like that.

Gothmog

(145,374 posts)
3. I have fun confronting these idiots
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:01 PM
Jun 2013

You need to ask these idiots about LaRouches stay in Federal Prison and if they know his prison id number.

We have a LaRouchie who has won our primary to run for US Congress twice. This seat is unwinnable by a democrat but it is still painful watching her campaign

sweetloukillbot

(11,033 posts)
6. I used to live in what is now Trent Franks' district
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:23 PM
Jun 2013

Also unwinnable by Dems. Back in the early and mid 90s - before Franks got the seat, the only Dem who would run was a LaRouchie.

grammiepammie

(59 posts)
4. Obama with Hitler Mustache
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:06 PM
Jun 2013

The same thing happened to me when visiting Painted Post, New York. They were on the side of the road with the "Impeach Obama" sign along with the Hitler mustache. I didn't realize they were Larouchies, but I did confront them. After a few minutes, I realized that they were just "crazy" and walked away. They were spouting that Obama's health care bill was a secret government plan to kill people. How can you argue with someone who makes such insane statements. I did tell them to take the Obama/Hitler sign down, not that it made any difference, but it did make me feel better.

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)
5. When someone does something that outrageous I feel it just broadcasts what HUGE tools they are.
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:09 PM
Jun 2013

No confrontation necessary. Their tooldom is apparent to all remotely-reasonable people.

PB

KT2000

(20,585 posts)
9. I tell them that
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:42 PM
Jun 2013

they are displaying their own ugliness in our little town where so many are trying as hard as they can to make it an attractive town. They ignore me.

My SIL tells them they are nuts. One time, one of them replied - "we aren't republicans!"

10. Good thoughts.
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:43 PM
Jun 2013

Maybe I could've just asked them why they were comparing Obama to Charlie Chaplin, then walked away with his little penguin strut, swinging an imaginary cane ...?

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