2012.03.02 06:10
In the heat of a US presidential election year, with Americans immune to the polarized and bitter nature of political discourse, it takes a lot to shock them, especially in Washington. But one ad at a DC Metro station -- which starts off criticizing Obama's health care reforms and ends up telling the president The advertisement is for "Sick and Sicker: When the Government Becomes Your Doctor," "Barack Obama wants politicians and bureaucrats to control America’s entire medical system. Go to hell Barack," the ad says. Moran wrote a letter to Metro general manager Richard Sarles calling for the removal of "The ad is deeply disrespectful of the President of the United States and does not belong in It turns out that such language is within the accepted limits of American law and such advertisements are protected under "WMATA advertising has been ruled by the courts as a public forum protected by "WMATA does not endorse the advertising on our system, and ads do not reflect Democrats have accused Republicans of lowering the tone of the political discourse in the United States during this election season, in particular with highly personal attacks on the president. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, was widely condemned recently by Democrats for But conservatives argue that the treatment Obama gets is no worse than what liberals dished out |
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And one is told and reassured that the constitution allows him to say that.
This is kind of amazing. What a country we live in !