Billboard Attempts to Intimidate African American Voters in Cleveland

Until the republican party owns up to the mess they’ve made over the past decade they’ll have to resort to crap like this. They have alienated any reasonable people and are now stuck with the whackos of the world as their core. Romney better hope he loses becuase trying to lead this managerie of freaks would be impossible.

Just make sure you have a up-to-date ID- then register! Please do it right away Dmoore. We need our President for 4 more years!

It’s different because everyone knows the definition of Murder. Not everyone knows the definition of “voter fraud”. If I show up to the polls with an old ID is that voter fraud? If I moved recently but didn’t update my license or my voter record, is that voter fraud?

The sign’s intention is clear: keep people who may already have some reservations or concerns about voting, and who don’t clearly understand the law or voting requirements (which, this year, is even more confusing with all the directives and repealed directives, etc) and keep them home.

I’m working at the Cuyahoga BoE, and we have been flooded with African-American voters. Good luck with this technique, because I don’t think it will work.

Also, given the deceptive information that has been circulated in the African-American community in past elections to keep people from voting, it would be easy for someone to think that, for instance, it’s “voter fraud” to try to vote if you have unpaid taxes, child support, or traffic tickets. That has been put out there in the past. And I wouldn’t be surprised if they made robocalls and flyers saying that it was. Shameless lying is part of their tactics. Remember the calls from 2004 telling people that Republicans vote on Tuesday and Democrats vote on Wednesday? And in 2004, the line was that if you showed up at the polls and had unpaid child support, outstanding traffic tickets etc, you would be arrested there. THAT kind of “voter fraud” should be what puts people in prison.

Anastasia is correct. Please refer to the SOS site here ( http://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/Voters/FAQ/ID.aspx ). I also included the list at the end of this comment.

Please note: you do not need an ID to vote absentee. This includes voting in-person absentee, which is technically what you are doing when you vote early.

You will, however, need to include you Ohio Driver’s License number OR the last four digits of your social security number on the absentee ballot request form you mail in or fill out at the early voting location.

Here’s a list of the ID you can use on election day:

A current and valid photo identification card issued by the State of Ohio or the United States government; or
A military identification (“military ID”); or
An original or copy of a current utility bill; or
An original or copy of a current bank statement; or
An original or copy of a current government check; or
An original or copy of a current paycheck; or
An original or copy of a current other government document, other than a voter registration acknowledgement notification mailed by the board of elections, that shows the voter’s name and current address.

That was my thought, Jerry. Hit ‘em where it hurts. Billboards target: that’s what advertising does. That’s why we have tobacco signs and casino signs in certain areas. As the masses catch on to advertising techniques, they are allowed to take such tactics personally. It is really offensive to place such an ad where they did. And you are right: Clear Channel needs to make a decision here. We consumers can help them do that.

On the bright side, the current Florida “Acorn” type voting registration scandal is Republican karma. What goes around, comes around. Let’s not let them forget that.

There’s an exact duplicate up in Cincinnati now in Madisonville.

If you don’t understand the law or voting requirements, perhaps you shouldn’t be voting.

How is it a “a clear attempt to intimidate and suppress African American and student voters”???

If they aren’t actually committing voter fraud, then they have absolutely nothing to worry about, DUH! What a stupid article.

Your basic argument seems to be that blacks are gullible and also too stupid to properly inform themselves.

This is satire, right?

Right?!

People like you, who have a massive bias and approve of voter fraud, yet are in charge of the system, are the reason the billboards are there. To try to remind YOU that if you follow your biases and commit voter fraud, you are committing a felony and risking imprisonment or fines.

I generally agree with that impression of the Republicans… BUT have you looked at the Democrats lately? “They have alienated any reasonable people and are now stuck with the whackos of the world as their core.” certainly sounds like the Democrats these days, as does “trying to lead this managerie of freaks would be impossible”. Even though Republicans are certifiably insane, they still get the vast majority of the white vote because the Democrats only care about the whackos and freaks. Thankfully I’m not a US citizen, so I don’t get a vote there (unless they think I’ll vote Democrat). Trying to choose between those parties would be hard. I’d have to vote for a third party if I was a citizen.

That would actually be a pretty good argument, since black people ARE gullible (look up the statistics) and ARE too stupid to properly inform themselves (again, look up the statistics). There’s a 1 standard deviation difference.

Arresting known criminals when they show up to vote, would actually be a sensible policy, and there wouldn’t be any voter suppression involved in doing so. Just normal law enforcement.

Clear Channel is owned by Bain. (Reuters 2008) Does Mitt Romney profit from these billboards? Who knows? Romney won’t release his tax returns.

This is Making me SO MAD I CANT EVEN THINK You LET Corporations Destroy this country…you let them get completely out of control They dont pay taxes…you let a record level of african americans get arrested. You let records of unemployment skyrocket only to satisfy the “president does a bad job cuz hes black and isnt smart enough to do presidenting” Theory float around like its ok. Your a Bunc of morons idiots ..you let this country get killed by money and greed and youll sit back and blame mexicans and blacks and “street crime” we let 10000 ponzi schemes go on a day on wall street..one black guy steals 100 bucks we got a international incident. Get your head out your !#@ your nation is being stripped from you Stop making excuses and start fighting whos Really in charge..June bug on welfare is NOT in charge. Stop blaming him for everything i know what your saying and its a lie and its crap stop lying stop falling for garbage and get with the Program this is America we dont do this and Racism shouldnt be a POLITICAL PLATFORM.

Keep voting down republican Trash. we know what your doing..your trying to Turn America into a nightmare….its either ALL money or NOTHING AT ALL DESTROY IT AND REBUILD IT AGAIN and i wont fall for this lunacy.

Now we know: Clear Channel, a company owned by Baine Capital, is paying for these billboards.

Good! This is what I want to hear!