http://www.smh.com.au/news/us-election/h...90851.html


Once again, for liberals free speech is a road only they can drive on.

Quote:"We have been getting some phone calls complaining about it but if (the homeowner) isn't in violation of municipal code we have no reason to cite them," West Hollywood spokeswoman Helen Goss said.

"People have First Amendment rights (to free speech)," Goss said. "I would speculate that if it's part of a Halloween display then its political satire."

This homeowner will get a visit in a couple of days by some large guys wearing cheap suits and sunglasses who don't possess a sense of humor who will flash a badge and ask the guy nicely-- once-- to take the mannequin down.

It will be down within 5 minutes. McCain sitting on the roof is no problem. Candidates being "hung" is a problem. The Secret Service doesn't go for "political satire"...

If you look closely at the bottom left corner of the picture you can see the house has bars on its windows.

Bars on windows = sh!tty nieghborhood. It's no wonder they're Obama supporters.

Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

WMD Owl Wrote:

Quote:"We have been getting some phone calls complaining about it but if (the homeowner) isn't in violation of municipal code we have no reason to cite them," West Hollywood spokeswoman Helen Goss said.

"People have First Amendment rights (to free speech)," Goss said. "I would speculate that if it's part of a Halloween display then its political satire."

This homeowner will get a visit in a couple of days by some large guys wearing cheap suits and sunglasses who don't possess a sense of humor who will flash a badge and ask the guy nicely-- once-- to take the mannequin down.

It will be down within 5 minutes. McCain sitting on the roof is no problem. Candidates being "hung" is a problem. The Secret Service doesn't go for "political satire"...

Screw them...It's protected free speech...I think it's stupid and counterproductive...but...I hope they get a camera rolling if a govt. thug tries to take it down... Govt. thugs really get nervous when they realize that they are being filmed... I fully support any and all stupid free speech as long as it does not harm someone...which this does NOT.

Oh...I forgot...The constitution means nothing to the government thugs. They have the guns and the monopoly use of force..so..that is really all that matters now. If you oppose them...well...tough ****. They drag your ass in for "their" trial that is overseen by a judge that is paid from the very system that is prosecuting you.
Yep...We have us a great system of justice.

firmbizzle Wrote:Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

Link? Pic?

There was an Obama hanging at George Fox University last month. I didn't here about it, either. Damn liberal media!!

I didn't either until I did a search. I found two incidents for Obama.

In Oregon.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/...dents.html

In Ohio.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7638

And this stuff has probably happened every election on both sides for the last 200 years. Yet its still so....shocking .

dwr0109 Wrote:I didn't either until I did a search. I found two incidents for Obama.

In Oregon.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/...dents.html

In Ohio.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7638

And this stuff has probably happened every election on both sides for the last 200 years. Yet its still so....shocking .

Like I said, you have no pic, or any link that backs up your claim.

Rebel Wrote:

dwr0109 Wrote:I didn't either until I did a search. I found two incidents for Obama.

In Oregon.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/...dents.html

In Ohio.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7638

And this stuff has probably happened every election on both sides for the last 200 years. Yet its still so....shocking .

Like I said, you have no pic, or any link that backs up your claim.

Wait... what?

The links are right there, with links to their source. Have the internet tubes been filled?

Fanatical Wrote:The links are right there, with links to their source. Have the internet tubes been filled?

...and I read every one of'em. Saw no pics and saw nothing other than an opinion or something someone "saw".

Oh yeah, it makes more sense that the university would make it all up. The whole fiasco doesn't seem as though it could be in anyway damaging. And we all know that Oregon is one of those anti-american places, being a blue state. Can't trust them anyway.

And the second link does have a picture and a news video.

I save my Effigy dolls for something meaningful, like Dan Snyder, referees, and Tony Romo.

EastStang Wrote:I save my Effigy dolls for something meaningful, like Dan Snyder, referees, and Tony Romo.

Only Ed Hoculi...

Rebel Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

Link? Pic?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5927324&page=1

firmbizzle Wrote:

Rebel Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

Link? Pic?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5927324&page=1

Nice link. Obama effigy is hung and the kids are suspended and the FBI is called in. Palin is hung and it's a free speech thing.

smn1256 Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:

Rebel Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

Link? Pic?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5927324&page=1

Nice link. Obama effigy is hung and the kids are suspended and the FBI is called in. Palin is hung and it's a free speech thing.

Bump.

personally, I think it would be more allegorical to have Palin hanging McCain, trying to kill his campaign

Rebel Wrote:

smn1256 Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:

Rebel Wrote:

firmbizzle Wrote:Obama hung in effigy too. Try again.

Link? Pic?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5927324&page=1

Nice link. Obama effigy is hung and the kids are suspended and the FBI is called in. Palin is hung and it's a free speech thing.

Bump.

I hate to be annoying...since you guys seem to think you have somehow found an injustice in these two events...but...You both are missing that this is a property rights issue as much as free speech.

The Obama situation was carried out "on someone else's property"....the Palin situation was carried out "by the owner..on his own private property".

Lesson to be learned....You DONT have free speech on SOMEONE ELSE'S property....As It should be.

Fo Shizzle Wrote:I hate to be annoying...since you guys seem to think you have somehow found an injustice in these two events...but...You both are missing that this is a property rights issue as much as free speech.

The Obama situation was carried out "on someone else's property"....the Palin situation was carried out "by the owner..on his own private property".

Lesson to be learned....You DONT have free speech on SOMEONE ELSE'S property....As It should be.

Yeah, funny thing about that free speech on campuses. It seems to only exist with liberals. I seem to remember a buncha damn flag burnings and mutilated Bush effigies in the past.