WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) ― A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others.
The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red business suit. Another mannequin dressed as John McCain emerges from a flaming chimney.
Chad Michael Morisette, who lives in the house, told CBS 2 News that drivers and bus passengers have been stopping to snap pictures of the macabre scene.
Morisette says the effigy would be out of bounds at any other time of year, but it’s within the spirit of Halloween.
He says “it should be seen as art, and as within the month of October. It’s Halloween, it’s time to be scary it’s time to be spooky.”
And to be fair, how long do you think this guys house would be standing if the “objet d’art” was Obama?
Not funny.
NoKnockerz
This isn’t spooky or funny to me but a statement in bad taste.
If it had been an Obama effigy then the connotation would be totally different because of Black American History and lynching whereas there is not much written about Honky White Bitch hangin’s. And yes there would be a justifiable outrage not just mild disgust evoked by this.
Unbelievable bad taste.
FOUL!! The act of displaying someone in effigy is a strong political or emotional statement and is never ignored. It doesn’t matter that the subject is a candidate for public office on Halloween. In this case, if a neighbor hung a homosexual stereotypical mannequin in effigy during Halloween, they may be charged with a hate crime.
Free Speech.
I don’t care who someone hangs in effigy. Whites, blacks, women, men, homo’s.
All fair game. Ya don’t have to look.
*chuckle*
there goes the neighborhood…
I can’t stand Palin’s politics, but this is a hate crime, pure and simple.
# 6 Paddy Cake the Ignorant Shit Talker
Homo’s huh? You are a racist and a Homophobe.
If the effigy is of Sarah Palin it is not constitutionaly protected. Your complete ignorance is astounding.
#9, I can’t stand Obama, and voted for McCain, and I Have to say this is not a hate crime. Bad taste? sure, but it is not, and should not be a crime.
Though the original poster makes a good point, if he had changed Palin with Obama, his house would have been burned to the ground by now.
Very California.
He thinks he’s being an “edgy” controversial artist. But hanging an effigy of Sarah Palin is not too radical.
If he really wanted to be radical and controversial, he should have hung Obama in effigy. That would have been “edgy”.
But then he’d be called a racist for lynching Obama, and someone would probably burn his house down.
It’s called a double-standard. You call a Republican a name and you’re just expressing an opinion. You call a Democrat a name and you’re a racist redneck.
I wonder if we are going to here any feminist say this is sexist?
#10 J babbled incoherently,
“If the effigy is of Sarah Palin it is not constitutionaly[sic] protected.”
Want to try that one again?
Now, if the artist dressed up as Palin, and put the noose around his own neck, you’d have something.
I thought I heard someone did this with Obama near a school and holy hell was raised.
# 15 Paddy Cake the Ignorant Shit Talker
You have no argument because your wrong therefore you attack a minor spelling error.
LOL You are such a tool!
#16 Ha! That would be cool.
#18 I didn’t attack the spelling error. I just noted it so others didn’t think I didn’t have basic spelling down.
So, you want to try again regarding freedom of political speech?
#14 No we won’t. I believe NOW is trying to have Palin’s vagina repo’d.
Lol, “art”.
Hey look! I just crapped on a piece of wood…
IT’S ART!
Noosing Palin doesn’t count as art in my book, maybe a political statement.. like.. in Iran or something.
Now, Mike Gravel throwing a rock in a lake..
that’s art AND a political statement!
@#3: “If it had been an Obama effigy then the connotation would be totally different because of Black American History and lynching” – Absolutely not. This is symbolic of Palin lynching. Symbol of lynching anyone should affect everyone. Once that reaches the Leftist minds, maybe we’ll have equal society. Or to put it in reverse for those hard of understanding: “Oh, that’s just lynching of a white person… That’s OK.”.
That can’t be McCain. He can’t raise his arms that high.
# 20 Paddy Cake the Ignorant Shit Talker
“I just noted it so others didn’t think I didn’t have basic spelling down”
It was in quotes so no one should assume that. So your excuse is bullshit. You made a lame attack on a very minor spelling error.
“So, you want to try again regarding freedom of political speech?”
Sure I will explain it to the mentally deficient like you.
A threat or what can be perceived as a potential threat to the VP or President is not protected by the first amendment. Sorry, there are limits to even the first amendment.
#24 “A threat or what can be perceived as a potential threat to the VP or President is not protected by the first amendment.”
And, as this has been transmitted coast to coast and isn’t an actual threat, it still is hanging, as free speech.
I hope you, being recently out of the State Hospital, can understand that.
#23 metal susan – You are implying that I said it’s ok if it’s an effigy of Palin. I was stating the level of disgust would be different between the two acts and why. You have brought your own prejudices into the argument.
#6–Paddy==well done. A surprisingly intelligent and rare post from yourself.
If you weren’t the constant shit talker that J has nailed you on, why even J in his less antagonistic moments would agree with the obvious wisdom you have posted.
Who did you borrow the “free speech” absolute position from? I didn’t know any of the standard hate groups were wrapping themselves in it.
J==free speech about everything includes homo’s and straights. You have to pat paddy on the head when he stumbles into being right, otherwise the shit talker will never learn.
Speaking of Republicans being hung out to dry, Stevens was found guilty today.
Ted Stevens Guilty
#18 – Okay, then, I’ll correct it…another spelling error:
It’s “you’re” not “your”…
Doing my part for ignorance everywhere…