Obama Punching Bag Causes Stir At Fair
Bag Removed From GOP Tent
Posted: 07/19/2012
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A punching bag depicting President Barack Obama as a boxer with a black eye has been removed from the Republican Party tent at an Indiana fair after some fairgoers complained.Delaware County GOP spokesman Tom Bennington told The Star Press he thinks the bag was placed outside the tent by party leaders. It was displayed at various times Monday through Wednesday at the fair in Muncie.He said the bag was "meant in fun" to illustrate that Republicans hope to defeat Obama in November. But he said he found it "mildly offensive" because of how it portrayed the military's commander in chief. It was removed after fair visitors -- including at least one Republican -- voiced concerns.
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