‘Impeach Obama’ billboard ‘not meant to allege any impeachable offense.’

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/16/impeach-obama-billboard/

Wisconsin newspaper The Northwestern reports that a local company recently rented a billboard calling for President Obama’s impeachment. The billboard, which is located on highway 41, reads, “Impeach Obama: America’s Small businesses are failing; help us spread the message.” However, a lawyer representing the company admitted that Obama has committed no impeachable offense:
(http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20100216/OSH0101/302160026/1128&located=rss)

It was paid for by an unnamed company represented by Tom Wroblewski. In a memo to the media Monday, Wroblewski said the company’s sentiment is that Washington politics are bad for small businesses. He says despite the billboard’s language, he’s not suggesting Obama committed an impeachable offense.

“The company (that paid for the billboard) is supported by a number of area businessmen who are concerned about tax and spend politics. The billboard is not meant to allege any impeachable offense has been committed; It is simply an expression of frustration by my client that politics in Washington should change to better support small businesses,” Wroblewski said in a written statement.

After receiving a number of complaints, Wroblewski tried to defect any criticism saying “it’s nothing personal.” “We represent a group of small-business owners” and “organized the company and solicited the contract on their behalf,” he said, adding, “My instructions from my clients are not to disclose their identity.” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the billboard, which went up on Thursday, will stay there “for at least six months, at a cost of $1,000 a month.”

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. Both impeachment and treason need to be taken more seriously

Two specific and meaningful concepts that are thrown around wildly as expressions of disapproval.

[CanonRay]

2. What a bunch of chickenshits

If they really believe that, come on out from the shadows.

[quiet.american]

3. WTF? The GOP sits on its hands when Obama announces small-biz initiatives, but "impeach Obama"?

They might as well have put up a billboard pronouncing "We are TEH STUPID."

[aquart]

4. He doesn't believe words mean what they say?

If ever there were something that deserves graffiti, this would be it.

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. Of course not. He's a lawyer. nt

[Cha]

5. Well, they're stupid in their language.

Can't they say what they mean?

[Zoeisright]

6. So what's its intent? Gee, I KNOW!

To stir up the unstable loons on the right wing fringe. That's what it's for.

Nothing personal, my ass.

[Sans Culottes]

7. “My instructions from my clients are not to disclose their identity.”

In other words, he *represents* their "White Sheets"...

[nykym]

8. DUMBASSES

they could have used the $6,000.00 to bribe their local repug representative. LOL

[tnlurker]

9. How many times were "Impeach Bush"

Billboards refused by Billboard companies during the eight years he was in office? I remember quite a few. And there were plenty of crimes that could have been listed.

[YOY]

10. Fuck them and their white sheets too.

n.t.

[mwrguy]

12. Be a shame if it got tagged

repeatedly, all over, completely obscuring it.

[Great Bear]

13. I wouldn't be to worried about it

Nancy Pelosi took impeachment off of the table a long time ago.

[Initech]

14. Then why put up the billboard in the first place?