Couldn't this be considered terrorism? It's inciting unnecessary fear (and racism) to encourage people to buy ethanol. I know what they're trying to say, but they are going about it in all the wrong ways.
Here's what I'm talking about, new billboards in MO:
 | About the picture: The top portion ("Who would you...") is the controversial ad (the questionmarked outline contains the photo of King Fahd on the actual billboards). The remainder is explanatory info. See the enlarged picture. |
From the article linked above:
James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, called the billboards "offensive" and "nothing more than Arab baiting" and asked Marshall to take them down.
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"The more legitimate target is Exxon Mobil and other major oil companies in America that are making huge windfall profits right now," Zogby said. "Make a case on sound facts and not based on bigotry."
I am incredibly embarrassed that people in my state go about things in such an offensive manner (though not surprised). On the other hand, the economics of the matter indicate that ethanol is certainly not a viable replacement for gasoline, so I guess it's OK if they shoot themselves in the foot...
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