Hudhaifa
17-01-04, 14:01
Jewish Threats Force Billboard Co. To Deny Free Speech
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ORLANDO, Fl. (TNN) - After threatening a national boycott and organizing a telephone campaign, a Jewish group has succeeded in convincing the owner of a billboard company to remove an advertisement the group found offensive.
The controversy centered around a billboard rented by National Alliance, a white supremacist group based in West Virginia.
In block letters on a black backdrop the sign reads "WHO RULE$ AMERIKA?" and gives the Internet address of the group.
The Jewish Defense Organization launched the campaign against Sunshine Outdoor of Florida and its owner, Jerry Sullivan but was initially rebuffed. Sullivan had defended the sign on free speech grounds but reversed his decision after pressure from Jewish groups mounted.
The New York-based Jewish Defense Organization put Sullivan's name and phone number on its Web site and urged anyone "who hates Nazis" to call and complain.
Sullivan's spokesman, Dennis O'Neill, confirmed the sign is to be removed.
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1-14-4
ORLANDO, Fl. (TNN) - After threatening a national boycott and organizing a telephone campaign, a Jewish group has succeeded in convincing the owner of a billboard company to remove an advertisement the group found offensive.
The controversy centered around a billboard rented by National Alliance, a white supremacist group based in West Virginia.
In block letters on a black backdrop the sign reads "WHO RULE$ AMERIKA?" and gives the Internet address of the group.
The Jewish Defense Organization launched the campaign against Sunshine Outdoor of Florida and its owner, Jerry Sullivan but was initially rebuffed. Sullivan had defended the sign on free speech grounds but reversed his decision after pressure from Jewish groups mounted.
The New York-based Jewish Defense Organization put Sullivan's name and phone number on its Web site and urged anyone "who hates Nazis" to call and complain.
Sullivan's spokesman, Dennis O'Neill, confirmed the sign is to be removed.
http://www.tampanewsnetwork.com