Thread: Billboard's Arab images sparks accusation of racism

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Billboard's Arab images sparks accusation of racism
By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY
An anti-terrorism campaign by a group that wants tighter restrictions on driver's licenses has angered Arab-Americans who say that an image on a planned billboard â€â€

Wow, what a message. Racist! What a broken record.

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Its floors me that every time some one steps up and tells the truth, they are called a racist, bigot, homo phobe, blah blah blah. I think the bill boards should go up in every state, MAYBE PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER why we are in this stupid mess we are in!

this, too, made the our paper out west. This was in this morning:

Billboard Designed To Prevent Terrorists From Getting Driver's Licenses
POSTED: 6:43 pm MST December 15, 2005
UPDATED: 6:53 pm MST December 15, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A proposed billboard that would go up near the state Capitol in North Carolina is sparking controversy.
For the people who want to post it, it's a sign of the times. But an Arab-American organization says it's racist.
The group behind the billboard is trying to tighten standards for obtaining driver's licenses. The billboard shows a man wearing a traditional Arab head scarf, clutching a grenade and a North Carolina license. The message on the billboard reads: "Don't license terrorists, North Carolina."
A spokeswoman for the Arab American Institute said the ad sends the message that "Arabs are dangerous and violent people." She called the message "bigoted."
The president of the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License said, "We're not going after Arab-Americans. We're going after terrorists."
Similar billboards are planned for New Mexico and Wisconsin.