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Edited on Fri May-07-10 09:06 AM by southpaw
I live in Anniston, Alabama. Right in front of our local Walmart Supercenter is a full-size digital billboard. It displays an advertisement for approximately 5 seconds before switching to a different ad. These ads rotate through a repeating sequence, and the brightness combined with the changing images make the billboard very eye-catching. Approaching the billboard from the North, it is visible for a good half a mile stretch containing 3 traffic lights. Of course, it is clearly visible from the parking lot of the Walmart. Needless to say, this thing is see by a shitload of people every day.
A few months ago, a new 'billboard' appeared in the rotation. Bold, ALL CAPS white letters against a bright red background, it reads:
FIGHT BACK! VOTE REPUBLICAN!
This ad was placed by the Alabama Republican Party. It's been on there every day for at least 4 months now. The same words in the same colors and layout are now showing up on bumper stickers and yard signs.
Yesterday, as I was driving through the area, a new ad caught my eye. This one features large words against a dark blue background and it reads:
OBAMA TOUGH ON CAPITALISTS SOFT ON TERRORISTS
This ad is placed by a group called Billboards Against Obama. The group's web address is posted clearly across the bottom of the billboard.
Later yesterday evening, my wife and I were driving through the same area and I told her to watch the billboard the see a vile new conservative message. She didn't get to see the one I mentioned, but another ad in the same style, placed by the same organization, soon popped up. It reads:
NOT RACIST, NOT VIOLENT JUST NO LONGER SILENT
It appears that this organization has at least 2-probably more - ads in rotation.
I suppose there's nothing that can be done about it. Hell, if you've got the money you can put up a political billboard... misleading and inflammatory as it may be. Besides, Alabama is in no danger of turning blue.
If you are curious about the organization, their web addy is billboardsagainstobama.com
i was mainly wondering if anyone has seen these billboards in other locations. It seems like a waste to put them in Alabama. I fear that these things are probably more common in areas that are less predictably conservative.
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