Obama Nation Billboard Draws Attention
New Sign Along I-70 Has Motorists Talking
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Drivers on Interstate 70 can barely see the billboard but once they do the message has been gaining attention.
The billboard is located along I-70 between the Adams Dairy Parkway and the Grain Valley exits. The billboard reads, "How do you like your change now? Obama Nation. They are coming for you! The Taxpayer. First and Second Amendments are in jeopardy. Live free or Die." There is also a hammer and sickle on the sign.
People said they might not agree with the sentiment of the sign, but they felt it was a matter of free speech. Others that KCTV5 talked to said it is offensive and should come down.
A pastor who drives by the sign during his daily commute to his church said he lived in England for years and he agreed with the message.
"We lived in a socialist society and I guess what I am seeing in America is that we are pushing to some of those ways now," he said. "Especially the hospitalization. It's taken away some of our freedoms as Americans."
KCTV5 could not reach the owner of the billboard. The mayor of Blue Springs said his office has gotten calls and e-mails about the sign.
Being in Blue Springs, MO, this sign is no surprise to me. Just for the record, I spent my childhood on a farm very near Blue Springs (as did former president Harry Truman), and I can testify to the goodness and the decency of the people of Blue Springs.
ReplyDeleteBut it should be remembered that this is Missouri... the "Show Me State". The state won that nickname during the Civil War. Bisected by the east-west segment of the Missouri River, Missouri was a major route west during the expansion days. People from both The North and The South traveled across Missouri.
Many of each group liked it so well they stayed. When the war erupted, Missourians consisted of adherents to both sides of the conflict. One never knew if the person he had just met shared his views, or was passionately opposed. It became customary to want a new acquaintance to show their allegiances, before exposing your own.
But, that did not mean people were shy about their beliefs. In my mind, it is perfectly natural that modern Missouians still possess the inclination to hold strong political views - and the guts to express them! Go Blue Springs!