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Ga. locals outraged by racist sign

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    Offensive sign directed toward President Obama

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This world's most be peaceful world -- the world with hatred in this.

This should be here today.

Carlo -- minutes talking about this sign which -- drove by on Saturday it's posted in front of the Georgia peach oyster bar on highway one to when he.

-- -- deet tails the business owners views that he doesn't support Barack Obama in the White House.

But uses the -- word to refer to the president we blurred out the racial slur.

I think that racism still exists but the blatantly -- out of open with key is this try to sign every day -- school bus I mean this this.

That's not good he needs to -- go real.

Talk about -- Bar owner Patrick Lanza says he's posted controversial signs like this one outside his bar and restaurant for 26 years.

And tells me he's practicing free speech.

-- just because your opinion but doesn't mean you don't have the right to say something gives the option.

He healing campaign now.

100% free speech in the league and everybody -- But not everyone in this small -- town community agrees and is concerned that perception -- -- -- -- holding county I think it's terrible.

I mean I think if they want -- put out their opinion and stuff like that they should just do it you know not for everybody to see.

As for holding counties take on the Sinai talked with county administrator Mike Jones he says it's repulsive and embarrassing.

He says if there's anything accounting could do about the sign it wouldn't be here and holding count me Julia Reynolds Fox 5 News.