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Swastika, Obama's Name Carved into Green of Mass. Golf Course

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Oct 13, 2009 at 10:15 AM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM EDT

Reports of hate acts directed at President Barack Obama have been coming up across the country, especially in the middle of the heated health care reform debate. Now one such message has been delivered in Massachusetts. ABC6 Reporter John Guice has more...

Wednesday, Oct 14 at 7:42 AM Mark, Camp Dubs, Afghanistan wrote ...

Not only are National Socialists a hate group, this backwards swastika shows they're pretty stupid, too. If this a Buddhist, Hindu or American Indian group did it, I could understand (except it would be out of character). But modern day Nazis doing it? What idiots!

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Wednesday, Oct 14 at 7:40 AM sara wrote ...

Shameful acts of Americans. Hate crimes and threats should be prosecuted.

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Tuesday, Oct 13 at 11:12 PM David wrote ...

There's a reason he (obama) only ventures to safe blue state venues..... That's only the beginning....

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Tuesday, Oct 13 at 8:47 PM webster says wrote ...

i dont agree with the vandalism, but to be correct i looked up the true meaning of swastika and it has nothing to do with hate, the nazi party was hateful but the symbol was used by the buddists, american indians, and hindu cultures, it means luck, peace equalibrium it appears to be a hate act, but any lawyer has a good defense if he opens an encyclopedia, or dictionary

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