Palin effigy sparks controversy

[fuckwitit10]

not surprised that is was two faggot fuckers.

[erato99]

I am a conservative, but this demonstration is protected under the first amendment. Hate Crime legislation is completely un-American and violates first amendment rights. To other conservatives out there, think about this before you try to get the government involved. It is counter-productive to the conservative movement. Democrats are the ones that want things they disagree with to be silenced by government force, not liberty respecting Americans.

[RodThaBod]

Just the site of a noose in the year 2008 should be a crime. It is a reminder of dark times in our country's history. The black community should be outraged as well. If I were in the Obama camp I would issue a statement saying that they don't support this and urge these two " whatevers " to take it down. If the Obama camp turns a blind eye to this then they are just as bad as these two " whatevers . " The Obama camp could gain some votes and respect by doing the correct thing.

[Cappuccino333]

I hate Sarah Palin and she's an animal killer.

[hankwatt]

outrageous...

this is a property rights issue!! they can make any statement they want on THEIR property.

btw, an Obama effigy already happened...Sept 23rd... in Oregon on George Fox University. gasp. It was removed because it was on public property. YESTERDAY one was found at U of K. It was removed as well for the same reason. It did not get national attention. why? turns out effigies are nothing new. why would anyone get bent out of shape for exercising free speech? come on think people!

[jorgetarantino]

as much as i dislike her i found it deeply offensive

[tommyboysailor333]

Just to teach these smirk, hateful homo couple that this IS wrong and a hate crime, VOTE 'YES' ON PROP 8...and say NO marriage for you! Let's see them cry when they lose....

"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

[whitmts]

fuck you! I hate fucking white trash. If that was Obama this would not happen...bitch!

again...fuck you assholesssssssssssssssssss

[jaktigmidblinx]

u shud have put the manachin dancing on a stripper pole attached with cash.

[jhngrvn]

I think these young guys are badly in need of a wakeup call. I plan on doing that around 3:30 am this morning. Feel free to drop them a line if you like;

1253 N Orange Grove Ave

West Hollywood, CA 90046-5311

(323) 822-9383

The irony is that as a gay couple they are fighting against hatred and being treated like second class citizens but have done damage to their cause by acting just like the homophobic rednecks do.

Real smart, boys!

[whitmts]

thanks for their address and phone number...payback is a bitch!!!!!!!!!!!

[jaktigmidblinx]

lol, so we attack these guys as homosexuals now? lame. look. no one cares. secret service already checked it out. gay ppl dont own guns. i dont see why everyone is so upset. get over it.

[milpool89]

What are you talking about? They should be held accountable for being idiots!!

You don't see that displaying a murder of a living politician and disguising as 'art' is anything to get upset about??? The fact that they are gay and do not like her politics does not give them license to be given a pass. If it were a Halloween scenario killing gays, I am sure you would not just blow it off. "No one cares" is exactly the problem, ass.

[malwint]

Portraying anyone with a noose around his or her neck is not OK. These idiots have no right to complain about how they are treated when they treat others with such disrespect. This issue has nothing to do with Democrats vs. Republicans or certain minority groups or sexual preference. It is just 2 idiots showing brazen lack of judgment.

[tommyboysailor333]

NO more marriage for YOU, homo haters! Everybody should VOTE YES ON PROP 8 just to tell these uppety homos that we have had enough of your perversions and won't take it anymore.....also to tell Mayor Gavin Newsom that we won't take his 'whether you like it or Not' threat to impose queer unions upon our children....YES on PROP 8!

[Madams1977]

I'm going to try to keep my head about this one. Yes, it is true that if someone had done this with Obama, the outcry would have been overwhelming. This sort of thing is exactly what will end up costing the rest of us our free speech. Now, being what these two men obviously are, what would the reaction be if the people across the street were to hang effigies of THEM on their front lawns in "protest"? I think we all know the sad answer to that...

[vardamin]

I'm a white democrat from Massachusetts and I have to acknowledge...That a noose on a white lady is ok, but a noose on a black guy is not ok. In fact it most likely would bring strong condemnation from folks like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. Though Sarah Palin already hung herself when she started campaigning with Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Damm Straight!

[wesstrite]

Um... white democrat from Massachusetts... a noose on a white lady is actually NOT ok, a noose on anybody is NOT ok. A noose on a white lady may not result in the public outcry that a noose on a black man would, but it is still NOT ok. This is disgusting and should not be considered art like they guy in the vid said it should.

[vardamin]

white lady, witch etc.....Black guy? Lynching.... A noose on a white lady does not have the same historical context. You already know that. Your statement on "public outcry" sums it up. It's ok to be sensitive of race issues as it is to be sensitive towards fat people. But it's holloween, so lighten up and most importantly have fun!

[wesstrite]

There's nothing fun about this... what if the "white lady" happened to be your mother or your sister or wife? I completely understand the historical context that should be taken into consideration were this a black man (Obama) but this should still be considered a hate crime. This is a public display of a threat of death as a result of political discrimination. There should be more of a public outcry, but sadly there will not.

[jhngrvn12]

"...That a noose on a white lady is ok, but a noose on a black guy is not ok." What planet are you from, ass-wipe? This was a depiction of an actual living person, who risks being assassinated for real by some nut-bar everyday she is out in public. We do not need a couple of idiots with an axe to grind giving sickos out there any ideas.

[vardamin]

In the context of holloween, I thinks it's entertaining. Being sensitive to race, it would be inappropriate to hang an effigy of Barak. Your language tells me what you're all about. Thanks for the comment.

[jhngrvn12]

"Your language tells me what you're all about." What is that supposed to mean?" Your language tells me that double-standards are ok in your mind. By your logic,I suppose giving full human rights to some and not to others is ok too? There is absolutely no-context in which this scenario is ok, unless, in some sort of twisted logic, you actually feel that those who cannot endorse your lifestyle because of their religious beliefs, deserve to die.

Idiot.

[vardamin]

There you go again, name calling "idiot" "ass wipe". If you are so concerned about about "Full human rights", why are you so full of hate speech?

[jhngrvn12]

You are the guy that said "I have to acknowledge...That a noose on a white lady is ok", and you say I am filled with hate? I don't think you can compare name calling with condoning the idea of murdering a white woman. I don't hate you - I don't even know you, but I still think you are an idiot, ass-wipe.

[TprLong]

ha ha, I was reading your rant and it's plain to me that Vardamin is a little more civilized. "Ass wipe"???? are you fixated on the rectum? Do you wipe asses for living? Hey, a lot of people do, nurses, nurses aid etc...But that's no reason to hate yourself. Move on and most importantly, love yourself.

[jhngrvn12]

No, I'm not fixated on the rectum, but I can guess a lot of the guys that who can defend this type of 'art' are! If you can Vardamin's statement that "...a noose on a white lady is ok", then you must be a bum-lover too.

[TprLong]

What is a "bum-lover"? Is that a euphemism for homosexual or an anti gay slur? I'm guessing it's the latter. Why do you have such animosity? From reading your rant, I got the impression you were for human rights? I guess that does not include the rights of homosexuals. Your contradictions display your ignorance.

[jhngrvn12]

I'm saying that the only people who can possibly 'get a kick' out of this image of Palin being strung-up by her neck are the extremist gays who have a hate-on for anyone who cannot sanction their practices because of religious beliefs. And come close and I'll whisper a secret to you ... they have anal sex!" How is that a gay slur? If you said to me "...you must be a vagina-lover, I would take it as a hetero slur, I take it as a humorous fact. Now, was or wasn't his statement defensible?

[jhngrvn12]

I meant I WOULDN'T take it as a Hetero slur.

By the way, you were the one who accused me of being obsessed with asses. I merely was trying to say (with a little humour) that I don't swing that way. If you believe in gay relationships, why would reference to anal sex be offensive to you? Are YOU saying it's not natural .... hmmmm??? If you want to turn my words into gay-bashing, then I feel sorry for you.

[TprLong]

Keep digging.........

[jhngrvn12]

Good response ass-wipe.

[jhngrvn12]

This fact that you cannot even admit this was an act of hate and not just 'all in good fun' is an example of why people are fighting on two different side of Prop 8. We come from two different worlds. You don't see the hatred that was the motivation for this stunt, and also people who vote Yes on Prop8 as gay haters, and I think think the exact opposite.

[hihats]

2 gay democrats jealous of a beautiful vice presidential candidate.

[tommyboysailor333]

VOTE 'YES' ON PROP 8:

We should NOT be rewarding these vindictive homo queers with the right to get married; we need to stop the fast slide downhill fate suffered by Sodom and Gomorrah, twin cities, infested with homos who tried to rape the angels God sent rescue Lot and his family...the angels blinded them before they could get their way however....

[longhorns24356]

I don't like Palin, But I still would not do that.

[longhorns24356]

This is dirty politics. I don't see the humor you dumb bastards. This is not politics This is just a dumbass trying to make it big. It is not funny. I agree with you "RodThaBod"

[RodThaBod]

If I am in the Obama camp , the first thing I do is call down to the nearest Dem. office there and tell them to take it down. This is just plain sick but what do you expect from a couple of queers.

[StoogeWatcher]

If it were an Obama effigy, the liberals would be demanding hate crime charges and be crying "WAH! RACISM!"

[LL0022]

Political views aside this is not an illegal hate crime because Palin is white. It would be a much bigger issue if Obama was hanging there.

[posionpest]

Iam going to hang effigies of 2 homos wearing rainbow shirts in my front yard, after all it is Halloween and its all in good fun!

[mrc926]

liar Redpepper, this was not an Obama mob, it was a redneck. This was disgusting and I am not a fan of Palin, but this is offensive and it sure feels like a hate crime even if it isn't.

[maharvey907]

The Democrat Party is as it always has been, the party of the four S's: Slavery, Secession, Segregation and now Socialism, oh yes....also Sexism.

[tommyboysailor333]

Seriously, Secret Service needs to investigate this death threat to Sarah Palin, and arrest those two smirking homo perps for threatening a vice presidential candidate's life; this IS a crime....how would they like to see their idol Harvey Milk hanging on high??

"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

[maharvey907]

Thank you tommyboysailor333, and I love that quote. I think I will use it too.

The Democrat Party is as it always has been, the party of the four S's: Slavery, Secession, Segregation and now Socialism, oh yes....also Sexism.

[gooup]

This is HATRED ... plain and simple. How can these two gays, in good conscience, participate in hate speech of any kind? Be careful Democrats, your true colors are coming out. This is HATE - plain and simple.

[makesyoumadd]

Politics in general...specifically the Democrats...have reached a new low. It is shameful.

[218ismyIQ]

Let me get this right.... One CANNOT write down or make verbal threats of assassination against a Government elected official (Palin), but one CAN make a visual depiction of that assassination threat? Can you say, FUCKED UP

[joeyboots]

im a gay man voting for obama and still i say this is stupid.

[maharvey907]

Thank you! I'm voting McCain/Palin but I respect you for speaking up on this.

[cndga3]

This isn`t art!

[Banghouseisaphony]

Just imagine how the main stream media would have reacted if someone hung Obama in effigy! The main stream media and the Obama supporters here on YouTube would have gone bezerk calling Republicans racists. Because this is done to Sarah Palin, Obama supporters think this is just good clean fun and really hilarious. Obama supporters are guilty of the very hatred they accuse the McCain supporters of having. What hypocrites the Obama supporters are!

[GallieMaynard]

I agree. If they had hung an image of Obama the secret service would arrest these guys. At the start of this presidential race I didn't like either candidate. To me they are both socialist scum. But the disgusting way people worship Obama alone almost makes me wanna vote for Mccain.... almost.