Tony Abbott and senior members of his front bench were at the forefront of the attacks, including speaking at rallies in front of banners describing Gillard as a "witch" and a "bitch", and at which the carbon price "broken promise" was used as a stalking horse.
The producers proudly display their wares under banners describing their nearby locations and sustainable practices.
At a private residence at Ohio State University, male students made banners describing their house as a "Daughter Daycare" and saying "Dads, We'll Take It From Here".
The four verses, which are matched carefully to the contours and rhythm of "The Star-Spangled Banner," describe slave ships waving "our star-spangled banner," excoriate "our blood-guilty nation," and conclude with the line "O'er the death-bed of Freedom — the home of the slave".
One banner described Mr. Fischler as "the Nero of European agriculture".
He posted a banner describing the Koran as a "training book for terrorism".
The Alaskan Independence Party's Web site, akip.org, which includes the motto "Alaska First — Alaska Always" in its banner, describes party members as seeking "a range of solutions to the conflicts between federal and local authority," including "advocacy for state's rights, through a return to territorial status, all the way to complete independence and nationhood status for Alaska".
"The police were very aggressive," says Magdelena, a 67-year-old artist, carrying a banner describing the situation as "Orwellian".
I don't need to wear a t-shirt promoting black pride or tote a banner describing the pain I experienced during my formative years.
The military unit (chorągiew) that went to the battle under that banner comprised the elite of Polish knights, including such chivalrous celebrities as Zawisza the Black, which is a clear sign that the banner, described by the chronicler Jan Długosz as "the great banner of Kraków Territory", was also the insignia of the entire kingdom.
