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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-14-09 09:37 PM
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Crooks & Liars: Obama Death Threats, In a Variety of Shapes, Sizes, and Colors on Zazzle.com
Obama Death Threats, Available in a Variety of Shapes, Sizes, and Colors on Zazzle.com

http://crooksandliars.com/josh-glasstetter/obama-death-threats-available-var

By Josh Glasstetter Monday Dec 14, 2009 5:00pm

Let’s say that you’re a run-of-the-mill teabagger looking to set yourself apart from the mob. Nazi/Hitler signs tend to go over well, but that’s so not original. You could strap an assault rifle to your back – like this guy did outside an Obama speech – but that’s so not subtle.

Do not fret. Thanks to Zazzle.com, you can find just the right product to push you over the edge from workaday winger to racist extremist.

Want to encourage, or joke about, President Obama’s death? Check out this line of "Bullet holes anti Obama Bumper Stickers:"





Don’t forget to pick up a t-shirt for that special woman in your life:



Maybe you’re a little paranoid about the Secret Service and would rather joke about killing the president’s supporters rather than Obama himself, no problem:



Or maybe you’d prefer to have your dog joke about killing the president instead. What’s the Secret Service gonna do, arrest Fido?



If you’d prefer to be a little more oblique about threatening Obama, while no less offensive, these are for you:





The above designs are all the handiwork of a single user of Zazzle named NOBAMAMAN (thanks go to the Active Art blog for discovering them). Bad taste isn’t against the law, but many of these designs are clearly beyond the pale – especially in an environment of heightened threats against the president.

Last month Zazzle banned a line of products which called on people to pray for Obama’s death. The company said the so-called Psalm 109 products “may be interpreted in such a way as to suggest physical harm to the President of the United States.” In light of this, we should be sure to call Zazzle’s attention to some of the above products. You can email Zazzle here, post in their forum, comment on their blog, or use Twitter.

UPDATE: Zazzle appears to have taken down the offerings.
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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-14-09 10:01 PM
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1. This could be a "good" thing.
Seriously, what better way to keep track of the crazies could you have? Since the government already has power to snoop, they could simply tap into their order list and keep these people and their pals under close watch. :evilgrin:
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