In lieu of official portrait, Nebraska court house displays a fake Obama image

Oh the howls of treason that would have erupted had this been done to Bush.

I keep hoping that after a few more election cycles, I'll become numb to what is hopefully a harmless, yet rage-fueling pattern of hypocrisy with the right/left struggle.

They shoulda used pimp-doobie O.

I loathe you.

I'm always the first to jump on assholes like this, but you know what? If a court posted a funny photo of Bush I would have laughed. Kinda disrepectful? Sure. Despicable? Come on, pick better battles.

That's not fascism you twit. That's an asshole in Nebraska with an unfunny joke.

I stand by my statement. You're a twit.

You're still a half baked twit. Arizona's new law is not fascism.

So, anyone know what's going on over at Huffpo today?

To quote some famous people, STOP MAKING SENSE!

Kate, there's a kettle here that wants to talk to you about a name you called it.

Thanks, PK. I knew there was an easier way to read what was on HuffPo than finding and clicking on every single link you have ever posted in the Politics forum.

Ahahaha.

Dude, she only posts HuffPo stuff because she doesn't have high-speed internet at her mom's house, or something, and can't wait to move out to her dad's house and get high-speed internet because her sister is stuck in London. Or something.

Why do you find it sleazy? Is it the use of tobacco? The unbuttoned shirt?

I find it very "common man". And "introspective". And "not afraid to take a risk".

Why are you profiling, PK?

Yeah, he looks badass, like he just finished a set down at the jazz club.

Nice artwork. Why did you make Obama white?

At least we're past the phase when public officials were posting outright racist pictures of Obama eating watermelon with an afro.

...Right?

Turning the first black president into a white guy sure is a great way to stick a finger in the eye of all those crazy Tea Partiers. Keep up the good work, PK.

As someone who lives in Nebraska, I'll agree, this is pretty stupid. Also as someone who lives in Nebraska, I should point out to Kate that we are not backwoods at all, that our congressional district went for Obama in 08 and probably will again in 12.

We all talked shit on Bush, so if the other side decides to do the same thing in a way that isn't hurting anyone, who gives a fuck? It's a harmless photograph, so what's the point of getting upset about it?

I find it funny that with all the other shit in the world going on, THIS is the shit that gets PK riled up.

Also, is anyone else with me in thinking that Kate is legitimately a fake? There is no way that such a person exists.

I'm going to agree with Mezz. I remember countless, countless caricatures of Bush during his term -- this is timid compared to what it could be. My biggest complaint about this situation is that the picture is being displayed in a court house, where I would hope there would be more respect for the presidency, whether you like the guy or not.

Seriously, that first pic looks like he just finished a night at the Ali-Frazier fight and is heading off to watch a double bill of Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis. But, first, he has to kick the ass of that guy who bumped in to Michelle during the third round. Motherfucker was mouthy all god damn night! He gots ta pay!

My caption for the photo: "Motherfucker, are you kidding me?"

He's Chinese. PK is a colorist on The Simpsons.

I really, really, hate to throw out phrases like "coastal elites" since, for all intents and purposes I would probably be called one as well, but the idea that the midwest hasn't caught up with the 1960's is laughable. Omaha, Madison, Minneapolis - St. Paul, actually most of Iowa, and parts of Kansas and Missouri are all extraordinarily liberal. Just remember, despite the narrative that you've heard all of your life, geography plays little to no part in the advancement of certain cities, especially when they all belong to the same country.

I'm sure people could say the same shit about the south, where I happened to grow up, but they'd be forgetting that certain parts of the south are fucking awesome (I'm looking at you, Savannah). Also, there are parts of our geographical lexicon which don't really fit into any neat stereotypes. For example, the Civil Rights battles were fought in the south, so most people assume that, say, Alabama or Louisiana, are way more racist than somewhere like the southwest, nevermind the fact that Arizona is probably the single most fucked up state that I have ever been to.

Just, you know, chill the fuck out.




I totally agree, but just because some asshole judge hangs some shit in his courtroom, that's not really a cause to get all gung-ho about, you know? The system works, someone asked that the portrait be replaced and it was. I don't see the huge deal here.

And yeah, I read your remarks about how a black person might feel like they can't get a fair trial in that environment, and I think you actually had some good points there, but, and since you don't know anything about Nebraska you wouldn't know this, there are LITERALLY like two black people in that town.

This whole thing is the definition of not a big deal.

But did it really need it's own thread? Can you imagine if there was a thread for every time there was an anti-bush protest, or some judge in NY or Mass or wherever said something negative about Bush? The board's cup would runneth over. Some people disagree with us, and we just have got to learn that, accept it, get the fuck over it, and THEN we can gloat when civilization doesn't collapse on our fucking heads.

Hang tough there, kiddo.

When you consider that we're living in such a hate fueled climate that prompts former elected officials into thinking it's okay to broadcast that he wants to shoot the president with a fucking shotgun, and a FB page that's inciting an alarming number of people to pray for his death (I think they've amassed close to 1M at this point) this incident seems rather laughable in comparison.

im loling at this thread. great theatre i must say.

You're right, it's totalitarianism.

Laws have already been around for a long time... Just now they get to inforce it. But that's a different thread.

Kate, you could could have made him blue.. That would work...