Huge protest sign to be taken down

[The Sushi Bandit]

GOLDEN - Officials are working to remove a gigantic protest sign unveiled this morning in Golden that is visible from downtown Denver.

The American Right To Life Action unveiled a sign on North Table Mountain with dimensions the groups says set a new record for protest signs as measured by the Guinness Book of World Records. The group hopes delegates, journalists and convention-goers will be able to see the sign which reads, "Destroys uNborn Children."

The sign measures 530 feet tall by 666 feet wide, according to the press release. It has the letters D-N-C in huge yellow capitals arranged vertically.

Former Colorado Republican Party chairman and ARTL Action president Steve Curtis said the group began to hike up the mountain at 1 a.m. and finished erecting the sign at 8:30 a.m.

"The protest sign weighs more than 2,700 pounds and was sewed together with more than four miles of seams connecting 2,400 sheets and backpacked onto location and is being unfurled by 44 letter carriers with spotters a mile away to ensure proper letter placement," said Curtis. Curtis did not return repeated phone calls today.

Brian Rohrbough, vice president of the group, did not return phone calls early Tuesday, but said in a press release that the group aims to show links between DNC policies and school violence. Rohrbough's son, Daniel Rohrbough, was killed in the 1999 Columbine shootings. The group says it plans to participate in the Power in the Park protest at the Martin Luther King Jr. park which will take place each morning during the DNC.

Rangers and sheriff's deputies from Jefferson County responded to a report about the sign at 8 a.m. Jeffco Open Space rangers reported that 60 to 65 people were on the mountain constructing the sign. Soon after, the group became dehydrated and tired because they lacked proper supplies.

"They had not brought enough water and food. They came down to get water and food. There was a rumor that they went to lunch but it's not true. They are just taking a break," said Andrea Burns, the community relations manager with the Jefferson County Sheriff's office. "Our intention is to take it down as soon as possible, once they are re-hydrated," she said.

The Jefferson County Parks and Open Space has not decided if they will charge the group with any violations yet. The group did not file for an official permit for a special event or group activity. Currently, the park is working to have the group remove the sign as soon as possible.

"I believe they have been cordial," said Thea rock, manager of Citizen Outreach and Public Information for Jefferson County Parks and Open Space.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. ...and the RNC destroys everyone else NOT rich.

What asshats...:eyes:

[demnan]

2. We should have a big one at the RNC

IMPEACH THE WAR CRIMINALS BUSH, CHENEY and MCCAIN!

[Magleetis]

3. But its OK

To destroy Iraqi men, women and children. Hypocrites.

[TooBigaTent]

4. Why the kid-glove treatment of criminals who destroy public property? They are waiting

until it is complete before asking the same cretins who put it there to remove it.

It should be destroyed and the bill sent to the right-wingers who staged this phony "protest."

[joshcryer]

13. This is commonly done for the safety of the individuals involved.

When leftists unfurl great signs from the tops of buildings they tend to be left alone for a bit until they come down or away from the edge, so no accidents occur.

But this is an incredibly big freaking sign and damn I doubt it will be beat for awhile.

[Labors of Hercules]

5. all that work...

and the best thing they could come up with was "Destroys Unborn Children"???

pathetic. :eyes:

[niyad]

6. it took them seven hours to assemble, and nobody noticed, or tried to stop them? this smells

[LittleClarkie]

14. Well, they're allowed their first amendment rights as well as anyone

I reckon.

[SeaLyons]

7. That's just downright scary.

Hypocritical idiots!!!!

[otohara]

8. Shucks

that's something I could see Code Pink doing.

[Egnever]

9. Thats too bad

I dont agree with the message but I admire the thought and effort that went into creating it.

[BornBlue]

10. There are a few things about this that strike me as odd

1. Why is Mr. Rohrbough trying to connect his son's horrible death in the Columbine shootings to abortion? And how does abortion promote school violence, if anything it would keep it down, less students less violence, right?

2. What exactly is as soon as possible? Bring water up, make them work in shifts. If they can work all night to erect the sign, why can't they work all day to take it down? Besides taking it down should be a whole lot easier.

3. 666ft across, are you kidding me? Dead give away that these people are evil idiots.

[El Supremo]

11. I could see it this morning across all of Denver.

I heard about it on the TV and looked for it as I was crossing the Cherry Creek Reservoir Dam Road. Probably 35 miles away.

I wonder if they were pepper sprayed? :sarcasm:

[zbdent]

12. "Rohrbough's son, Daniel Rohrbough, was killed in the 1999 Columbine shootings"

and he blames the DEMOCRATS??????????

somewhere, a lunatic asylum is missing their star attraction ...

[Redstone]

15. Golden = Coors family; you know that, right? So it's not surprising. I just hope someone

digs deep enough that they find the funding from the Coors people.

Redstone

[Rhiannon12866]

16. D.L. Hughley had a great quote when he appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher.

I forget his exact words, but he said that the right wingers are willing to fight for the rights of fetuses who are yet unborn, but once they're born, all bets are off, are all on their own and are fair game...:-(

[kath]

17. "has not decided if they will charge the group with any violations yet. The group did not file for

an official permit for a special event or group activity".

How much you wanna bet that if OUR side had done it they'd be filing all KINDS of charges???