A truly distasteful ad

[Nude_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

 

[green_cactus_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

What Palin effigy?

 

[NewToOC_IHB]

These incidents show only that there are crazies voting both ways in this election. Who the heck wants to be the nut job in their neighborhood that pulled either of these stunts. Ugh. Regarding the Obama stunt, I'm sure a Republican official asked her to take it down... She had a McCain/Palin sign on the lawn under the "display". Not exactly good marketing. I love the fact the Secret Service paid her a little visit. I wonder if the West Hollywood person got the same treatment.

EDIT: Just read greencactus' link - apparently they did.

I will be so happy when this election is over. Sigh.

 

[green_cactus_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

As noble as you make it sound it went more like this:

"Lisa Castaneda at first said "no, no, no" to local John McCain campaign official Pete Kesterson's request, but he said he persuaded her it was in the candidate's best interest to remove it."

"Kesterson said he visited Castaneda's home Wednesday night, shortly after Redondo Beach police asked him to become involved to prevent something more serious from happening."

 

[Nude_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

As noble as you make it sound it went more like this:

"Lisa Castaneda at first said "no, no, no" to local John McCain campaign official Pete Kesterson's request, but he said he persuaded her it was in the candidate's best interest to remove it."

"Kesterson said he visited Castaneda's home Wednesday night, shortly after Redondo Beach police asked him to become involved to prevent something more serious from happening."

Thanks for making my point. One set of cops say "nothing illegal here, not much we can do" when it's the white Republican being strung up in effigy, but another set of cops say "hey, get her to take this down before someone gets hurt" when it's a black Democrat in a noose. I know the history involved and the racial firestorm that erupts whenever lynching is suggested, but even you have to admit there is a double standard being applied here. It's a perfect example of what becomes socially acceptable when you demonize a political party and I thank God that the Redondo PD have more common sense than those in the LA Sheriff's department.

 

[green_cactus_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

As noble as you make it sound it went more like this:

"Lisa Castaneda at first said "no, no, no" to local John McCain campaign official Pete Kesterson's request, but he said he persuaded her it was in the candidate's best interest to remove it."

"Kesterson said he visited Castaneda's home Wednesday night, shortly after Redondo Beach police asked him to become involved to prevent something more serious from happening."

Thanks for making my point. One set of cops say "nothing illegal here, not much we can do" when it's the white Republican being strung up in effigy, but another set of cops say "hey, get her to take this down before someone gets hurt" when it's a black Democrat in a noose. I know the history involved and the racial firestorm that erupts whenever lynching is suggested, but even you have to admit there is a double standard being applied here. It's a perfect example of what becomes socially acceptable when you demonize a political party and I thank God that the Redondo PD have more common sense than those in the LA Sheriff's department.

Then maybe you should laud Mayor Prang as well:

"Mayor Prang just kind of appealed to his common sense. He had made his point and it was becoming counter-productive"

In any case, the madness continues.

 

[Nude_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

As noble as you make it sound it went more like this:

"Lisa Castaneda at first said "no, no, no" to local John McCain campaign official Pete Kesterson's request, but he said he persuaded her it was in the candidate's best interest to remove it."

"Kesterson said he visited Castaneda's home Wednesday night, shortly after Redondo Beach police asked him to become involved to prevent something more serious from happening."

Thanks for making my point. One set of cops say "nothing illegal here, not much we can do" when it's the white Republican being strung up in effigy, but another set of cops say "hey, get her to take this down before someone gets hurt" when it's a black Democrat in a noose. I know the history involved and the racial firestorm that erupts whenever lynching is suggested, but even you have to admit there is a double standard being applied here. It's a perfect example of what becomes socially acceptable when you demonize a political party and I thank God that the Redondo PD have more common sense than those in the LA Sheriff's department.

Then maybe you should laud Mayor Prang as well:

"Mayor Prang just kind of appealed to his common sense. He had made his point and it was becoming counter-productive"

In any case, the madness continues.

I think the Mayor did the right thing, too. I just wonder why he took so long:

Meanwhile, a Redondo Beach, Calif., woman removed a Halloween effigy of Barack Obama that was hanging from her balcony with a butcher knife in its neck. She took it down Thursday after neighbors complained.

In West Hollywood, Calif., a man removed an effigy of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin from his yard Wednesday after several weeks of complaints.

 

[socalmd_IHB]

I think it is horrible that someone decided to hang Palin.

She is Obama's number 1 fundraiser. We need her alive!

 

[green_cactus_IHB]

How about that? The Republican party official (also a member of McCain's campaign) asked her to remove it. Just out of curiousity, did any Democrat party officials request the Palin effigy be removed?

As noble as you make it sound it went more like this:

"Lisa Castaneda at first said "no, no, no" to local John McCain campaign official Pete Kesterson's request, but he said he persuaded her it was in the candidate's best interest to remove it."

"Kesterson said he visited Castaneda's home Wednesday night, shortly after Redondo Beach police asked him to become involved to prevent something more serious from happening."

Thanks for making my point. One set of cops say "nothing illegal here, not much we can do" when it's the white Republican being strung up in effigy, but another set of cops say "hey, get her to take this down before someone gets hurt" when it's a black Democrat in a noose. I know the history involved and the racial firestorm that erupts whenever lynching is suggested, but even you have to admit there is a double standard being applied here. It's a perfect example of what becomes socially acceptable when you demonize a political party and I thank God that the Redondo PD have more common sense than those in the LA Sheriff's department.

Then maybe you should laud Mayor Prang as well:

"Mayor Prang just kind of appealed to his common sense. He had made his point and it was becoming counter-productive"

In any case, the madness continues.

I think the Mayor did the right thing, too. I just wonder why he took so long:

Meanwhile, a Redondo Beach, Calif., woman removed a Halloween effigy of Barack Obama that was hanging from her balcony with a butcher knife in its neck. She took it down Thursday after neighbors complained.

In West Hollywood, Calif., a man removed an effigy of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin from his yard Wednesday after several weeks of complaints.

If you look at google trends, the bulk of the attention has only been in the couple of days that just went by. Without all the media attention it probably would have lasted through Halloween.