Anti-Obama flier being handed out
Blog of Election Coverage from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News
Anti-Obama flier being handed out
John Sullivan reports:
12:55 p.m.
Outside the Saint Barry Recreation Center at 18th and Johnston Streets in Philadelphia,, three young men handed out a flier depicting Barack Obama as an Arab on a $3 bill, under a banner that read: “The Concerned States of America.”
The flyer called him the “Prince of Platitudes,” and was ostensibly signed by Teddy Kennedy and Al Sharpton. The serial numbers on the bill said: IBD14UOK.
The men stood just 15 feet from where voters cast their ballots, but had little to say when asked what the flyer was intended to convey.
“No comment,” said one man as two others laughed.
Louis DiRenzo, the election judge at the polling place, said he was not aware people were distributing the material, although one sat on a couch in the polling place and made a cell phone call.
“They must be Republicans,” he said.
Click here for Philly.com's politics page.
Comment removed.
So what?! What about the Black Panthers blocking access to polling places and stating "A black man is going to win this election, no matter what!"? Of course, no comment from the Daily News.— eagle8- eagle8... Please site a source or I (and hopefully anyone with some discernment) will assume you are lying or repeating a fabrication.— Phrossty
- Isn't accepting private campaign donations from non U.S. citizens in foreign countries against the law?????? You people are really ignorant or just don't care! WHO IS B.OBAMA???— BADMOTHERUPPER
- "Pennsylvania law has long banned "electioneering" inside its polling places in belief its disruptive to the voting process...But what constitutes electioneering has never been defined by the state." see http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/election/s_594149.html -- where it's the Democrats who want to electioneer— MaggieL
- Comment removed.
- He's Barack Hussein Obama. We're not even sure if he's a U.S. citizen. (His Hawaii birth certificate on his "stop the smears" website is clearly a forgery. It doens't look real at all.)— chrissmith
- Stay classy Republicans! Your behavior is precisely why "you people" are going to win this race. "Us people" thank you for your ignorance.— pagoda
- chris - I love that logic! Claim some irrational negative thing. Get proven wrong. Claim the proof is faulty. One never has to face facts that way. Do you honestly believe the RNC would allow B HUSSEIN Obama to get this far if he weren't a citizen. Heck! I don't believe the Clinton's would allow Senator Obama to get the Dem nomination if it were true. Use your brain!!!— Phrossty
- What do you mean "YOUUUUU PEOPLE!?!" RAAAAACISSMMM!!!!— Ariel72
- eagle8- that's a bold statement... no source? Badmotherrupper- Both Bushes recieved campaign $ from Saudi royals. I have not heard of Obama doing the same. Your source?— mzSpider
- Chrissmith, you will be one of the first people I think about tonight as I toast a brighter future. Thanks again for your pain. xoxop— pagoda
- Comment removed.
- This is against the law ...— BFlint
- This is against the law ...— BFlint
The Inauguration: Jan. 20 blog brings you coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's transition into office.
It's written by political journalists from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Send us your comments -- and news tips -- at this address.
Thomas Fitzgerald joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2000, and has covered Harrisburg as well as city, state and national politics for the newspaper. He was a “boy on the bus” in the 2004 presidential campaign and during primary contests in 2000 and 1996.
Nathan Gorenstein has covered politics and government in the city, state and nation for the Inquirer. He's worked in the city hall bureau, had a stint on the business desk, and once covered the suburbs. After serving as assistant regional editor, he was named editor of the "Politics" web site.
