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Monday, January 04, 2010

Obama effigy hung in Plains, Georgia

An effigy of President Obama was hung in front of a red, white and blue sign that said, "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, Our 39th President." The Secret Service immediately began an investigation.

Local residents worry that the large doll-like effigy with Obama's name will give the little town a bad name. Plains, with a population of about 650, is in the southwestern part of the state.


We've come a long way, baby.

13 comments:

  1. Bunch of sick people in this world.. I was dumbfounded at first.. then I realized we are talking redneck country.. and even though it is mostly an area where Obama is very popular.. there are some backward thinking people down there.

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  2. this is some scary shit, it makes me ILL!!!

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  3. Well, Atlanta - being a very large urban area with schools like Emory - is pretty liberal. The further south you go and in the more rural areas, it is flat racist.

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  4. I live in the south east of Georgia and that fact that this thing happened doesn't surprise me one bit. There will be a lot of people chuckling about this.

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  5. There will be a lot of people chuckling about this.


    I don't think it's one bit funny.

    I hope they catch the miserable SOB.

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  6. I wish this could be dissmissed as something uniquely Southern, but there was a similar Obama-effigy hanging in my state (Oregon) during the campaign last year. Real bigots are not numerous, but they're everywhere.

    It's part of the growing level of background noise on the far right legitimizing violence (guns at rallies, the Psalm 109:8 meme, etc.). To paraphrase Mao, they are creating the sea in which the fish of a genuine terrorist movement can swim.

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  7. Pamela - I don't think it's funny either, I think it's a miserable event, but believe me there are people down here who love anything that degrades President Obama or any public figure who doesn't possess a certain whiteness of complexion.

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  8. Pam - I'm sure Holte is being tongue in cheek. Visit his fantastic blog and I think you'll understand. I'm glad you stopped by and I'm really sorry for all the ugly attacks you're getting on your blog. I think you're one courageous lady to put up with that.

    Holte - I have relatives in Columbus, in AL and of course, elsewhere in TN. N- jokes are still going strong.

    Infidel - I realize racist behavior is not limited to the South but it's far more prevalent in the south.

    "they are creating the sea in which the fish of a genuine terrorist movement can swim." No doubt and they have been whipped up by irresponsible politicians, fat cats like Armey, and the media. I wonder if the International media covers all this insanity as much.

    Thanks, everyone. I always enjoy you visits.

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  9. I have the misfortune of living in the Heart of Darkness, i.e. South Georgia. There is a church on every corner, a hypocrite behind every tree, and a racist in every closet. This is the worst place....

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  10. Tell me about it. Have you noticed how white people can look right at African Americans as if they don't exist. Whites get this really weird/blank kind of expression on their faces.

    I'm sorry you ended up down there. Pretty country, but . . . .

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  11. @Infidel753,
    I wish I could say you were wrong. Wish I could say there's a place on Earth to avoid the feeble-minded, the infantile, but there is no such place.
    -SJ

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  12. Maybe SJ, but some places just seem to be covered with a deeper pile of muck. ; )

    Welcome and please come back.

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  13. Hold on here folks. Plains, Georgia, is part of a little triangle that is worth a few minutes of your time when driving to the Alligator Farm. On another end of the triangle is a place called Americus, a snoofy little place where a bunch of pretty nice people started a little old operation called "Habitat for Humanity," maybe you've heard of it up there in the heart of darkness? The other angle is a town called Andersonville, the place where Frodo first experienced "deja vu." There are few places like this in our land, and it is a place to reflect upon boys who die, a long way away from home.
    Despite the immature acts of ill-educated children and parents who lost most of their teeth a generation ago, "Miss Lillian" was born in the town you rip so mercilessly. She, in case you've forgotten, joined the Peace Corps when she was in her 70's.
    The only way to piss off Frodo is to make fun of people and places, and to pretend that the same doesn't happen, as the Boss might say, "in my hometown."

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