The politically charged LaRouche movement returned to Tamaqua for a day of campaigning.

The political action committee set up sandwich posters, a table and shade umbrella in front of the U.S. Post Office, at 399 East Broad St., on Monday during 90-degree heat."Obama's a puppet. He's no damn good," yelled volunteer Joe Billington of Delaware County to passersby in an effort to win supporters.The LaRouche PAC contends that Obama is colluding with England to lure the U.S. into World War III.Billington said Obama is a puppet of Great Britain and his group wants to spread the word."We have 75 tables set up today all across the country," said Billington.The LaRouche movement is a political and cultural network promoting the ideas of former presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche, according to Wikipedia."The movement promotes a revival of classical art and a greater commitment to science; advocates the development of major economic infrastructure projects on a global scale; and calls for a reform of the world financial system to encourage investment in the physical economy and suppress financial speculation."The movement started as part of radical leftist student politics of the 1960s. Included in the LaRouche platform is colonization of the planet Mars.The group received considerable criticism for using a color poster of Obama sporting a Hitler mustache, a prop which was part of Billington's display on Monday.According to reports, LaRouche and 25 supporters were convicted on fraud charges related to fund-raising in 1988.The group contends, however, that the prosecutions were politically motivated.The group does not expect to appear in any other local towns in the near future but might have a table set up in Hellertown on Wednesday, Billington said.The group has set up a sidewalk table at the Tamaqua post office in previous years.