McCain's Last Ditch Effort

[classicman]

hanging a mannequin - any mannequin is very uncool. man or beast.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by classicman

hanging a mannequin - any mannequin is very uncool. man or beast.

I wonder how donkeys feel about pinatas.

At some time in the past, I have held that burning an effigy of a famous person is a legitimate (albeit extreme) expression of political opinion. Kind of like burning a flag, a last resort way to express the most extreme anger at something. It can be legitimate, but only if it is justified by the most serious grievances. Say, as part of the overthrowing of a tyranny.

Hanging an effigy seems pretty similar, but the idea of people hanging effigies of Palin and/or Obama seems wrong to me. Partly it's the lynching thing but also I don't feel any candidate or running mate is bad enough to warrant the kind of extreme emotion that is conveyed by the gesture.

I wouldn't even hang in effigy either of the Clintons or either of the Bushes. I might splash holy water on an effigy of Rumsfield, though.



P.S. Girl with the "B" .... back to front ... duhhhhh

[Scriveyn]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

... I might splash holy water on an effigy of Rumsfield, though.

... like one would with a vampire?

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by classicman

hanging a mannequin - any mannequin is very uncool. man or beast.

Even Keith Olbermann lashed out at this guy on his show last night.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by classicman

hanging a mannequin - any mannequin is very uncool. man or beast.

What about the mannequins that are hung up just in the spirit of bein spooky for Halloween? That's the main part about Halloween isn't it? Dead hung people look creeeepy! Especially to me, after that year one jumped down and chased me.