Community Corner
Do LaRouche Democrats' Obama-as-Hitler Signs Cross the Line?
Supports of Bill Roberts for Congress appeared at Art in the Park this weekend, sporting signs depicting President Barack Obama as Adolf Hitler.
A group of LaRouche Democrats — a group purporting to be Democrats abiding by the principles of U.S. Labor Party leader Lyndon LaRouche — have appeared on downtown Plymouth sidewalks this weekend for Art in the Park, sporting signs depicting President Barack Obama as Adolf Hitler.
The group, who supports (D-Redford) for former U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter's vacant seat in Michigan's 11th Congressional District, frequently demonstrates outside the building in downtown Plymouth, displaying the same Obama-as-Hitler signage.
The group is not affiliated with Plymouth's Art in the Park. Because the city's sidewalks are public property, the group's demonstrations are constitutionally protected.
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The group drew some outrage from passersby at the festival who engaged the demonstrators in debate over the rhetoric of its signage.
Bill Roberts is facing Dr. Syed Taj (D-Canton) and Kerry Bentivolio (R-Milford), as well as write-in candidates Nancy Cassis (R-Novi) and Drexel Morgan (R-Canton) for U.S. Congress representing Michigan's 11th Congressional District.
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What do you think? Do these signs cross the line? Do they belong at a family-friendly festival such as Art in the Park?
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