A Palin lynching is OK in Hollywoodland

[Charles Woodson]

You are welcome to find this offensive..or welcome to find it humorous or in the spirit of halloween.

But, to compare the two incidences is a bit foolish.

So, using this logic, its correct to assume hanging a mannequin of Obama from my house is alright?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

You are welcome to find this offensive..or welcome to find it humorous or in the spirit of halloween.

But, to compare the two incidences is a bit foolish.

So, using this logic, its correct to assume hanging a mannequin of Obama from my house is alright?

Did i say anywhere that it was alright?

I said you can find it offensive or funny. I never imputted my values.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Quite clearly in the article...the "culprit" is identified. Hmm, quite a difference tween what happened in oregon.

The "culprit" also acknowledges that only at Halloween would this type of macabre scene be permissible. Again, quite the difference.

You are welcome to find this offensive..or welcome to find it humorous or in the spirit of halloween.

But, to compare the two incidences is a bit foolish.

And you just compared them.

Exactly. What is your point? They aren't in any way the same type of incidedent.

[HowardRoark]

I said you can find it offensive or funny. I never imputted my values.

So what's the big fuss on the Obama fish line thing then? Maybe my "imputted" values are that it's just fine (funny perhaps?) to hang a black guy from a tree by a fish line.*

*I don't.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I said you can find it offensive or funny. I never imputted my values.

So what's the big fuss on the Obama fish line thing then? Maybe my "imputted" values are that it's just fine (funny perhaps?) to hang a black guy from a tree by a fish line.*

*I don't.

I was only talking about the latest example.

Quite clearly there is a huge difference between an anonymous "lynching" with a note attached (regarding minorities) and a halloween scene.

As i said, one is able to make the case for the halloween scene as funny or offensive. If you want to say that the halloween scene is comparable because it is mysogynistic while the other is a symbol of racism...one could make that arguement..though i would personally not find it valid as Mac is also there...unless you are gonna argue that the prankster is ageist as well.

Your intellectual dishonesty has been duly noted.

[HowardRoark]

Your intellectual dishonesty has been duly noted.

Again?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Your intellectual dishonesty has been duly noted.

Again?

Why are you wasting time on this thread? Shouldn't you be posting more shrill doomsday articles?

Shouldn't you be boning up on how Obama is a socialist, but Mac's vote for the bailout isn't. Or how Obama is a socialist, but our long history of Progressive taxes isn't. Or how Obama is a socialist, but your hero RR's Earned Income Credit isn't.

[mraynrand]

I said you can find it offensive or funny. I never imputted my values.

So what's the big fuss on the Obama fish line thing then? Maybe my "imputted" values are that it's just fine (funny perhaps?) to hang a black guy from a tree by a fish line.*

*I don't.

I was only talking about the latest example.

Quite clearly there is a huge difference between an anonymous "lynching" with a note attached (regarding minorities) and a halloween scene.

As i said, one is able to make the case for the halloween scene as funny or offensive. If you want to say that the halloween scene is comparable because it is mysogynistic while the other is a symbol of racism...one could make that arguement..though i would personally not find it valid as Mac is also there...unless you are gonna argue that the prankster is ageist as well.

Your intellectual dishonesty has been duly noted.

You keep comparing them.

[Freak Out]

I suspect Roy Bean was in the area.

Obama effigy found hanging at University of Kentucky
Beth Musgrave | Lexington Herald-Leader

last updated: October 29, 2008 12:26:09 PM

University of Kentucky police are investigating who hung an effigy believed to be Democrat Sen. Barack Obama from a tree on the Lexington campus Wednesday morning.

UK President Lee Todd, after a news conference Wednesday, said that UK police have notified federal authorities of the incident. Todd said a professor saw the effigy on the tree near the Rose Street parking garage across from the Mining and Minerals building this morning and called police. The professor then sent Todd an email notifying him of the incident.

UK police took down the effigy and have it as evidence, Todd said. Todd said anyone with any information about the incident should contact UK police. The effigy was likely placed there sometime overnight. But it's in a well-traveled area and police are hoping that someone saw something, Todd said.

Todd called the act "deplorable" and "abominal" and says that type of behavior is not tolerated on UK's campus.

"We've done many, many things to increase diversity," Todd said. "I know this is not a reflection of this institution."

Todd said UK's lawyers are looking into whether a student could be punished for hanging the effigy. But it's not clear if UK students were involved.

UK Vice President of Public Safety and former Lexington Police Chief Anthany Beatty has notified the federal authorities, including the Secret Service.