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Obama effigy found on U. of Kentucky campus

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Posted by tipper 2008-10-30 12:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Maybe it was an art installation. It is Halloween, you know.

Posted by Scott R 2008-10-30 13:07|| 2008-10-30 13:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Federal authorities have been notified, Todd said.

Just like they were with the Palin one in West Hollywood, right?
Hello?

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-30 13:07|| 2008-10-30 13:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Why does the Reichstag spring immediately to mind? Or that "teacher" in NY with the oh so nast notes put on her door (by her).

There is no depth to which Obamatrons won't sink.

Posted by AlanC 2008-10-30 13:17|| 2008-10-30 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably an another race-baiting hoax, one more in a long string over the last years. And just in time for the elctions, too! I guess this will get more coverage than the GOP workers being physically assaulted here and there.

"It's astonishing that somebody would do that at this day and time," he said. "You would hope that our country has progressed further than that."
Nice to see that guy is focusing on the RIGHT kind of racism you're supposed to fight against, as opposed to say, obama's, wright's or ayer's...

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-10-30 13:29|| 2008-10-30 13:29|| Front Page Top

#5 A rally was held Wednesday night mit MUSIC! where staff and student leaders condemned the act.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-30 13:33|| 2008-10-30 13:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Two words KU. Duke University.
And I'm not talking about hoops...

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-30 13:37|| 2008-10-30 13:37|| Front Page Top

#7 tu3031, please clue me in on the KU portion - gotta friend in town from there, might make good conversation.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-10-30 14:38|| 2008-10-30 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Mike Lynch, a faculty member who works in a building near where the effigy was found, said he saw it around 8:40 a.m. ... "This, as far as I'm concerned, says nothing -- absolutely nothing -- representative of this university or this community," he said.

Why didn't "Mr. Lynch" just take it down without calling attention to it? Then he wouldn't have to worry about the university's reputation.

Posted by Penguin 2008-10-30 14:55|| 2008-10-30 14:55|| Front Page Top

#9 ...that is if you mean KU Lawrence Kansas and not UK Lexington Kentucky (sometimes the similar abbreviations are switched on accident). My friend is from Lawrence - was trying to explain to me how McCain used the race card without using the race card. Yeah. I was able to have him concede that McCain reclaiming the mic at that rally was an honorable move and that he didn't know whether big o was talking net or gross 250k - he said he would apologize if he was wrong and (Berman whoop) the number drops 50k-100k within these last couple days; rattles his confidence a bit. Friend is a rational person and if something happened at KU which didn't make the paper (so often) I'm am curious what it was and friend's take on it.

Effigies are petty and tasteless anyways, but if this one were life size wouldn't it have to be, like, 10 feet tall or something?

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-10-30 15:27|| 2008-10-30 15:27|| Front Page Top

#10 10-1 it was put up by a Obama supporter.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-10-30 15:28|| 2008-10-30 15:28|| Front Page Top

#11 You are correct, my fire fighting friend.

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-30 15:59|| 2008-10-30 15:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Two words KU. Duke University.
And I'm not talking about hoops...

Well you should. No better way to punish UK Wildcat fans than to bring up Duke, Christian Laettner and THE SHOT. Drives 'em frickin bannanas.

Go Duke!

Posted by remoteman 2008-10-30 16:42|| 2008-10-30 16:42|| Front Page Top

#13 late word is that there have been 2 arrests in this case; meanwhile out west, the SP effigy was taken down by the property owner, and no charges are expected..

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-10-30 21:16|| 2008-10-30 21:16|| Front Page Top

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