Anti-Obama Billboard Leads to Death Threats
Freedom of speech is protected under the Constitution everywhere in the United States — except Ozark, MO.
A billboard buyer there is receiving death threats after he brought an anti-Obama billboard to Ozark.
According to online reports, the buyer, Steve Critchfield, said he thought the billboard would lead to healthy discussions and debate — not death threats.
He says he’s received numerous death threats and accusations of hate speech and racism. “My partner and I felt lots of frustration here lately, and we liked that sign and we thought that was a reasonable question to ask,” Steve Critchfield said in a telephone interview on Monday.
“I’ve certainly voted for people I’m embarrassed to say I’ve voted for,” he said. “We’re not naïve enough to think that we wouldn’t get someone to be upset. I’m just surprised how upset people are.
“If everybody thinks [President Obama's] done a great job and they’re very happy,” he said, “then I guess they’d be buying billboards saying ‘I’m proud to have voted for him.’ That’s what makes America great, isn’t it?”
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According to TMZ, T.I.’s expensive Maybach was pulled over during a traffic stop around 10:30 pm west coast time. Police smelled marijuana in the car and conducted a search of the vehicle and its occupants.
Four people were arrested during the traffic stop. In addition to T.I. and Tiny, a man and a woman were also taken into custody. Industry insiders believe the male is Grand Hustle CEO Jason Geter artist C-Rod (P$C), who always travels with T.I., and the female was C-Rod’s longtime girlfriend, Vanity.
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At least Kanye has good taste. I’m sure he’s happy that he dumped that cheating loser Amber Rose, who was only using him to further her own career — whatever that is.
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