Why It’s Not Shocking To See ‘Impeachment Now’ Billboard With Giant Black Testicles
America has collectively gone nuts. Among other things, garment-rending mobs from the far-right to the far-left to all points in between appear to be blaming President Obama for almost literally everything, so given the context it’s really not too shocking to see a brutally racist billboard in Cleveland calling for Obama’s impeachment and featuring a gigantic pair of black, well, nuts.
The billboard’s message is printed in bold, all-caps text reading: “ENOUGH WITH THE LYING,” “IMPEACHMENT NOW” and “YOU’RE OUT OF CONTROL,” with a jet-black caricature of the president. It continues with the text, “DOES ANYONE IN CONGRESS HAVE A SET OF THESE?” And just above the words “TESTICLE FORTITUDE” is a jet-black, weirdly penis-less scrotum labeled “The Big Kahunas,” an obvious reference to Obama’s childhood in Hawaii.
Cleveland resident Nancy Sysack — yes, “Sysack” — who operates Harry X. Sysack Sign Co., posted the billboard to attack the president and, as with most of the screeching about impeachment, to grab a little attention, “Sometimes you’ve got to put things out there in order to make a point and get people to turn their heads,” she said, “There’s more graphic stuff in the art museum.” Well, the graphic stuff in an art museum is in a museum , not along a street in Cleveland, and considerably less racist/obnoxious than this.
Credit where credit is due: at least she had the, um, kahunas? to include the name of her business and its phone number on the sign (it’s (216) 351-6111). Not many racist trolls would take credit for something this truly awful — and posted at a time when the United States is gripped by racial tensions in Ferguson, MO.
Oh, and by the way, it’s not the first time Sysack has been responsible for a racist billboard. Back in 2002, Sysack produced a billboard showing MLK with his arm around Osama Bin Laden. Obviously Sysack wasn’t a fan of the Martin Luther King holiday and wanted to illustrate her objections by depicting the civil rights leader with the world’s most-wanted terrorist at the time. What happened to this sign? Someone burned it to the ground.
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By: Bob Cesca
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Tommy6860 August 18th, 2014 at 08:29
These people are real pieces of work. They are as paranoid, if not more so, than the Alex Jones lemmings. Here’s a few more images they produced at one time or another:
Tommy6860 August 18th, 2014 at 08:29
These people are real pieces of work. They are as paranoid, if not more so, than the Alex Jones lemmings. Here’s a few more images they produced at one time or another:
Carla Akins August 18th, 2014 at 08:45
I’m willing to bet these are the same people that will not allow
anatomically correct diagrams in high school sex ed.
Shades August 18th, 2014 at 08:46
They probably don’t allow sex ed.
ChrisVosburg August 18th, 2014 at 12:19
Out of the classroom, and back onto the playground, where it belongs.
Tommy6860 August 18th, 2014 at 08:51
You’re probably right, they can get that info in their church group.
Carla Akins August 18th, 2014 at 08:45
I’m willing to bet these are the same people that will not allow
anatomically correct diagrams in high school sex ed.
Shades August 18th, 2014 at 08:46
They probably don’t allow sex ed.
ChrisVosburg August 18th, 2014 at 12:19
Out of the classroom, and back onto the playground, where it belongs.
Tommy6860 August 18th, 2014 at 08:51
You’re probably right, they can get that info in their church group.
Anomaly 100 August 18th, 2014 at 08:47
” in 2002, Sysack produced a billboard showing MLK with his arm around Osama Bin Laden.”
So, the impeachment thingy might have something to do with race then?
Anomaly 100 August 18th, 2014 at 08:47
” in 2002, Sysack produced a billboard showing MLK with his arm around Osama Bin Laden.”
So, the impeachment thingy might have something to do with race then?
Abby Normal August 18th, 2014 at 08:57
Now, now, now. These are just good “Christians” trying to take their country back. Back to the 1950s. Or the 1850s.
Abby Normal August 18th, 2014 at 08:57
Now, now, now. These are just good “Christians” trying to take their country back. Back to the 1950s. Or the 1850s.
linann.singh@yahoo.com August 18th, 2014 at 09:08
We should put one up right next to it, ” STOP THE INBREEDING”
Linann August 18th, 2014 at 09:08
We should put one up right next to it, ” STOP THE INBREEDING”
bhil August 18th, 2014 at 09:51
If the situation doesn’t exist invent one!
bhil August 18th, 2014 at 09:51
If the situation doesn’t exist invent one!
MIAtheistGal August 18th, 2014 at 10:17
Once again, the president being black is not an impeachable offense! How often do we have to repeat this?
voice_reason August 19th, 2014 at 09:07
has to be repeated every single day
MIAtheistGal August 19th, 2014 at 09:10
The president being black is not an impeachable offense ;)
MIAtheistGal August 18th, 2014 at 10:17
Once again, the president being black is not an impeachable offense! How often do we have to repeat this?
voice_reason August 19th, 2014 at 09:07
has to be repeated every single day
MIAtheistGal August 19th, 2014 at 09:10
The president being black is not an impeachable offense ;)
ChrisVosburg August 18th, 2014 at 12:15
Boy, who wouldn’t want signage designed by the person who created this.
ChrisVosburg August 18th, 2014 at 12:15
Boy, who wouldn’t want signage designed by the person who created this.
Bunya August 18th, 2014 at 13:26
This is just another excuse for those less endowed to post pictures of male genitalia.
Bunya August 18th, 2014 at 13:26
This is just another excuse for those less endowed to post pictures of male genitalia.
m2old4bs August 18th, 2014 at 13:29
And these folks see nothing wrong with what they are doing/saying/promoting. Sad, truly sad. Need a new neck brace for all this head shaking.
m2old4bs August 18th, 2014 at 13:29
And these folks see nothing wrong with what they are doing/saying/promoting. Sad, truly sad. Need a new neck brace for all this head shaking.