Comments on: Yes, We Can!… Hang Barack Obama in Effigy

By: Italian Democrat

Italian Democrat — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:22:37 +0000

I am a life-long female democrat and think it's terrible that the Palin effigy wasn't considered a crime but the Obama one was. The actions of the people who created both of them should be prosecuted to the fullest extend. And, as an Italian-American who understands the history between the African-American community and lynchings, it's important for people to know that Italians suffered the largest amount of lynchings in US history. It's time for people to start speaking up for reprehensible actions regardless of race, religion, creed or ethinicity.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:33:53 +0000

Get over it, all of you McCain haters.
If it is alright to "hang" Sarah Palin, it is more than alright to "hang" Obama.
What's fair is fair.

By: bighusky

bighusky — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:48:51 +0000

Man,
Oregon is the last place I expected to see something like this happen.I've visited there and people seemed friendly. However, I do know alot of "true christians" who are closet racists and feel they are superior to everyone.I guess intolerance is everywhere.
I'm from the south where stuff like this happened alot in the 60's, 70,s and 80's, but people down here have come around to getting along (you have to, or your economy will suffer.What company wants to worry about racial issues.) I guess Oregon is the new south, with a case of redneck migration.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:42:37 +0000

I totally agree with the last comment. Why would it be bad for somebody to hang Obama in effigy, but it was not bad to do the same to Palin in California? Tacky and horrible for both yes, but come on people, stop falling for the media bias. If we are all truly equal, then we are all truly equal. I believe that we are – but do you?? Once again, come on people and start thinking (truly thinking) for yourselves.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:34:33 +0000

How is it wrong for them to hang obama and yet someone in cali can get away with doing the same to sara pailn. Either way it is tacky, but it cant be one sided like that. I dont personally care that he is black. The past is the past. I may hang a cardboard figure of barack in my front yard as well.

By: Not O Cool

Not O Cool — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:16:46 +0000

You know, they do this kind of thing to get hype out, and while I believe that any press is good press, I also believe that incidents like this shouldn't even be acknowledged.

Yeah they bought into it, but really, should the rest of us?

By: Cube

Cube — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:50:59 +0000

It's tough doing comedy and lynching… except these stupid fucks used fishing wire. He wasn't strangled in effigy. Assholes.

By: me

me — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:21:16 +0000

screw that, that is terrible. EVOLVE! if you have to be hateful, do it like i do. Understand that the only race is human and so i am a racist because i hate the human race. thank you.

By: Brock

Brock — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:43:33 +0000

Boys will be boys. And by "boys" I mean "bigots".

By: PAPop

PAPop — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:42:34 +0000

Man, that's depressing!

By: LK

LK — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Oh Jesus H Christ, WTF… to everyone at Indecision, I apologize on behalf of my state. Here in Oregon, we've got a weeeeird mix of people. We've got the leftist, cosmopolitain librals in Corvallis and Eugune and Portland, not to mention the awesome DIY punks, and then there's the ultra-right rural areas where there are about 5 church of god's for every gas station on Highway 99. Not that any political group or religious whatever is an excuse for this behavior. I mean, seriously, what the fuck… *headdesk headdesk headdesk*

By: bearness

bearness — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:37:57 +0000

I know, I know. They didn’t hang him in effigy because he’s black. They hung him in effigy because he’s a secret Muslim, in his 40s, and therefore must be the Antichrist.