Double Standards In Action (Again)

Here we go again. It is abhorrent to put a picture of Barack Obama next to a picture of a noose (see comments), but it is quite OK to hang Sarah Palin in effigy (HT Capt. Ed).

A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others.

The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red business suit. Another mannequin dressed as John McCain emerges from a flaming chimney.

The homeowner in question, Chad Michael Morrissete claims that the display is "art" and should be taken as a sign of the season.

He says "it should be seen as art, and as within the month of October. It's Halloween, it's time to be scary it's time to be spooky."

At least the "artist" has the stones to admit (in the video report) that there is a massive double standard in action here.

“I know if we had done it with Barack Obama, people would’ve probably thrown things through our windows,” Morrisette said.

But then he tries to excuse it with the comment about the image of a hanged black man being "more intense" than that of a white woman. Talk about your racist codes....it's ok to terrorize white women because of the color of THEIR skin??????? Isn't that specifically what Dr. King preached AGAINST?

Whose Hate Speech?

An anonymous commenter to my last post chided me for "ignoring" the blatant racism "in" the McCain campaign. My remark (and challenge) was to provide examples, which to his/her credit, he/she did. I will address those "examples" one at a time and counter it with similar images directed toward Sarah Palin and John McCain from supporters of the Obama campaign. I start with the standard disclaimer that these pictures are not condoned by the McCain or Obama campaigns or anyone (for that matter) with more than half an ounce of human decency in their bodies. There are the hateful works of some very sick people and they all need to be condemned harshly.

Anon starts with the standard picture of a noose next to a picture of Senator Obama. Yet Anon totally ignores pictures like this:

or this:


Anon then links another post (from the same blog) about a guy at a Palin rally carrying around a Curious George doll talking about "little Hussein" - counter that with this photoshop of a picture of Joe Biden and Sarah Palin at their debate where the "artist" photoshopped the question "Mrs. palin - what is the difference between your mouth and your vagina? Only SOME of the things that come out of your vagina are retarded." Real classy eh anon?

Lastly Anon links to another photoshop of a black shoe shine boy (Barack Obama) shining the shoes of a white woman (Sarah Palin). Perhaps Anon would like to take a peak at this t-shirt (WARNING - NSFW and rated NC-17) that is being sold on the internet. Or these t-shirts that were worn by Obama supporters in Philly last week.

I have to admit, I was certain (when I first saw the comment) that Anon would bring up the "example" that people at a Palin rally said "Kill Him" when Governor Palin mentioned Senator Obama. Perhaps Anon already knew that this never happened! Of course Anon, ignores that at the same Philadelphia rally that produced the vile t-shirts above, Obama supporters were heard (by the media no less) saying "Let's stone her old-school!"

In addition, Anon completely ignores the "Abort Palin" bumper stickers and T-shirts that are for sale by Obama supporters, or the multiple photoshops of McCain and Palin that are sexually graphic and then some.

Now I fully understand that neither campaign can control what their supporters do. That is not the point of this post. The point of the post is that if the Obama supporters are going to hold McCain and his campaign "responsible" for the despicable things that some over-zealous supporters say and do well they had best get their own house in order FIRST.

Whether it is Madonna or Sandra Bernhardt or anonymous bloggers and commenters at the Daily Kos, the hatred toward the woman in the race (Sarah Palin) has been more than palpable. Then again this is something that the Hillary Clinton campaign knows oh to well - right PUMAs?