Democratic billboards greet GOP in Tampa

[maddezmom]

Source: The Hill

Democratic billboards greet GOP in Tampa
By Alicia M. Cohn - 08/23/12 12:12 PM ET

Democrats are not leaving Republicans alone during the GOP national convention next week.

A billboard located in Tampa, Fla., the location of the Republican National Convention beginning on Aug. 27, reads: "Welcome to Tampa! Where the mayor and all city council members are Democrats. Enjoy your visit!"

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) posted a photo of the billboard on its Facebook page Thursday.



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[wordpix]

1. hahaaha, this is SO great! I'm putting it on my FB page

[Atman]

3. I beat you to it...already got a couple of shares.

I grew in Florida. Happy to post this!

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[yurbud]

2. they should just put up a photo of W with the caption:

What will Republicans do to us THIS time?

[flpoljunkie]

4. Two thumbs up!

[april]

5. just have to love this !

[GEOpix]

6. Bravo

This is a great example of tactics of the new Democratic party. Keep it up!

[Cha]

7. This is such Great News! I had no

idea that Tampa was Democratic..didn't they use to be gop and St Pete was Democratic?

And, that they put this on a really cool billboard is awesome!

[amerciti001]

37. Correction and clarification...

The city of Tampa may be Democratic, but that does not mean that all of Hillsbourgh County is Democratic. St.Pete is in Pinellas County across the bay (Tampa Bay) and it's straight out Conservative and Republican- with perhaps plenty of Teabaggers to boot.

[Kali]

8. BWAHAHHA!!

[JimWis]

9. Great sign. K&R

[longship]

10. Nicely done. nt

R&

[ZombieHorde]

11. Awesome. nt

[darkangel218]

12. Is it real?

On another thread yesterday they said it was photoshoped?

[SoapBox]

13. I agree with you...

Can someone verify this for sure...before I start to laugh.

Actually, I would like a billboard that just says something like,

"Here's a gift for you GOPBaggers *finger (photo of a real hand)*"

Simple!

[maddezmom]

19. looks real to me, here is a link to the Tampa Bay online

http://www2.tbo.com/news/republican-national-convention/2012/aug/21/billboard-reminds-gop-tampa-leaders-are-democrats-ar-469531/

[darkangel218]

21. Yups, it sure is :)

Good for them x x

[Squinch]

14. Now they need to put one up that summarizes the picture of the day:

All the federal government monies that are needed by the Republicans to have their convention, and to deal with safety during the storm.

[skeewee08]

15. Love it

[Strat0]

16. question?

If the hurricane hits Tampa for the convention, will it be because God loves abortion and gays?

[sellitman]

17. Only the RWNJ's will think this

But then again you knew that.

[DURHAM D]

23. Inappropriate comment.

[tblue37]

26. That is NOT a fundie post, but a satirical slam against Pat Robertson's

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ridiculous claims. If Robertson's claims were true, the post implies, then the opposite must be true if God visits disasater on those who legislate against abortion and LBGT rights.

[darkangel218]

28. I beg to differ.

The poster just signed up today. That in combination with his post makes him a troll.

[DURHAM D]

29. agree

[tblue37]

39. But the words' meaning must be taken into account.

Robertson has said that America suffers natural catastrophes because we tolerate abortion and LBGT rights. Falwell said that 9/11 happened because God wanted to punish us for the same thing.

But if a hurricane hits Florida during the Republican National Convention, then, the poster suggests, that would mean that God is disagreeing with the Republicans, which would mean that He approves of what the Republicans disapprove of: abortion and LBGT rights.

[darkangel218]

40. After all fundies are entertaining

Why complain right?

Point taken ; )

[maddezmom]

25. oh boy

[Strat0]

31. Really?

I didn't think I was being so cryptic? Of course this is a reflection of Pat Robertson (and the other Katrina evangelizing bigots.) Thanks tblue37 for picking up on it.

[darkangel218]

32. Its not that your post " couldnt " have been satire

But I don't think you said it to be funny. Maybe I'm wrong and you're not a fundie, but I doubt it. Remains to be seen.

[DURHAM D]

33. A non-fundied would have said something directed at Republicans.

Instead he went after a faction of the Democratic Party.

[darkangel218]

35. exactly.

[DURHAM D]

34. If you had said if the storm hits Tampa because

God hates hypocrites or sexist pigs you would not be showing fundie tendencies. Instead you went after Democrats.

[Strat0]

36. I get it.

That would have killed the joke, DD. The humor was in the irony. However, I get it. If you look at the sentence defensively, from the position of an attack on the pro choice and LGBT communities, I can see how it can be misconstrued, especially so far removed from Katrina and the flood of evangelical diatribes. The cruelty of Robertson's et al. words, however, live with me and when the thought hit me, I jumped at the chance to throw them back in the face of the radical evangelical right. I assume if my words were written by a "trusted" member of the community, they would have been seen for what they are without the need for defense or explanation. I get that.

[bvar22]

18. DURec!

Love It!!

[progress2k12nbynd]

20. Great idea...20% of the population is below the poverty line and violent crime rate is 75% higher...

than national average, and yet we're going to advertise that the whole city is run by Democrats?

Obviously the smart among us know that these issues go beyond whether a D or an R is in office, but this billboard to me looks like a terrible idea.

Like D.C., historically some of the highest and worst crime in the country, do we really want to yell from a megaphone that the entire city council and every single mayor D.C. has ever had are Democrats?

[wordpix]

38. DC is a great city, sure there are some corrupt pols in every party---Rs most of all

DC crime rate is decreasing. I work in one of DC's "worst" schools and it's been improving over the years. The more help and better schools the kids get, the more the crime decreases.

[horseshoecrab]

22. Yeehaw Democrats!

Love it!

[southernyankeebelle]

27. Oh how sweet. Hahaha

[FarPoint]

30. Tampa Democats have great style!

Thank you Tampa Democrats!

[SunSeeker]

41. Love it. In your face, Repukes!

[zentrum]

42. It's great and all, but

...we can't afford it. Taunting committed Republicans who will never change their minds is not the best way to use any excess cash. It's childish.

How about a billboard that had some real statistics about what Democrats have actually accomplished or about what the Ryan plan will do to Medicare? It is the land of retirees after all.

[wordpix]

44. good point but also it's a reminder to the republics that they don't own the whole country

not even Jebbie's FL

[ET Awful]

43. LMAO . . . that is freakin' awesome!!!!!

I love it

[DeSwiss]

45. You know who'll get the blame for this, don't you?

- K&R

[Mnpaul]

46. I imagine they like it better than the one in MN(2008)

[proReality]

47. I love it! n/t

[SmittynMo]

48. The democrats sure are a friendly bunch

Gotta love it.

[24601]

49. We live in Tampa and the mayor, Bob Buckhorn is a Democrat even though the race is

non-partisan. On the other hand, I remember the 1968 convention and we remember Chicago & Mayor Daley far less than HHH and the delegates. Convention security is local police and USSS - so should the protestors complain about their treatment, there won't be any republican hands on the controls. If the Governor allocates NG trools, they will be under local Tampa control.