Palin in a noose! Is this "art"?

There's no explanation for where that came from, who made it, and why. That would be useful info. Regardless of overall 'appropriateness', the racism claim falls flat. 'White' people were never lynched the way 'blacks' were in this country, so the image of a black person being hung OBVIOUSLY is far more racially-charged than that of a 'white' person. If that seems unfair, well...so were the lynchings themselves. Even from a purely artistic standpoint (if indeed that was the intent; you say "it's "art"" without mentioning who's even saying that), this is pretty weak tea. It's just a dressed up mannequin. This must have taken 15 minutes to put together, feh.

If it were Obama of course it would be a racial issue you have the whole history of lynching... it should be seen just as offensive because it's the same concept. The person who did this thought in a way they are punishing Palin it's just retarded. Either way it's not art it is just plain childish... a Chucky sort of childish.

I'll agree that it's quite irreponsible on the "artist's" part. However, I don't exactly see where you're trying to go with the "What if it were Obama" part. Are you trying to generalize some sort of hypocrisy among the left?

Well, racist? no, Tasteless? Yes. Art? Absolutely not. it's wrong no matter who is in that noose. And as tightly wound and touchy as the secret service is these days, I wouldn't be suprised to see this guy get a visit from them. May not happen, but you never know, we're living in pretty touchy times.

You might want to post a comment in the duel section on this page: http://www.squidoo.com/101-things-sarah-palin which asks if "making fun of candidates" is right or wrong. I'd love to have your input! I've actually missed the noose picture. I'll go look that up and perhaps add it to that page.

Anyone who reads here knows that I am no Palin lover and that I have no problem with being called a liberal, but this is beyond the bounds of good taste. The guy should get slapped upside the head by someone that cares about his safety, and at the very least, in the "spirit of Halloween" which he invokes, his house should be heavily egged and TP'd. If he were in my neighborhood, he'd be getting an earful from me.

I was so shocked when I saw that! Imagine if it had been done against someone of the 'other' party? The outrage would be nonstop and highly publicized. Or even of another race (which yes would be despicable /also.) I really think some people hate her with a passion, cause she's a successful woman but isn't all gung ho for terminating preborn children and dismissing it as a 'woman's health issue'! Some just can't believe that! (Expecting everyone because it's called a woman's health issue should then just be quiet on the issue, like it doesn't affect children and fathers; or rather, I guess they have zero rights, but that's ok.) Course there's a lot of hatred of conservatives anyway.. (The new politically correct and enlightened prejudism!?) I hate to sound partisan. I used to be so much more moderate!! Still am usually! But I express my concerns when I have 'em. I wasn't agreeable to the further right if they seemed to want to legislate morality back in the 80's and 90's either.. and would often say so. And I still lash out at conservatives and christians when they are against birth control! That one just really gets me going! I mean is the issue the preborn children? Or is it about mandating other's behavior like so many accuse.. Well, there I go venting again! Good grief!

I don't know if it has anything to do with racism or if we should try to make it that way, but this is the work of an immature idiot. Anyone who would create that needs to have his/her head examined by Homeland Security. Anyone who gets that worked up over politics is a dangerous person.

No matter the race of the dummy used this is not art!

The people who do not see why we can not allow any of this hanging in effigy business at all if it is not allowed for either side may be hopeless as to understanding any complex sensitive issue. Then again, perhaps this is the work simply of trouble makers hammering home the point they can get away with it and as a warning they expect to get away with much more after the election. In any case, this using a noose business is stupid.

The love of the left, so open minded now are they not. We are told that conservatives are full of hate yet I am sure this effigy was not hung by a group of conservatives. I do not know if this was part of the effigy you have a picture of but one has students shooting Sarah Palin. Just imagine what would have happen if someone was shooting an effigy of a hanging Obama.

I don't care whether it's 0bama, Palin or anyone else...doing something like that isn't art...it's sick and twisted. I hope they catch the person doing it and make them publicly apologize for being such a jerk. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

Just look at it as conformation that the Dims are desperate, & that this is proof (as if we needed more--ha!) that she is EFFECTIVE! I love it when we get their feathers all ruffled up; they tend to get reckless when that happens. The Dims are a train wreck, & the more they do this, the more they make this obvious to EVERYONE. Maggiepie--laffin' all the way to the polls (tho actually, I already voted).

I don't think there is anything artful about displaying ANYONE's likeness in a noose. Who thinks it's art?

morethana molehile I am so damned sick of all this foofrah about the d emocrats and the republicans and all the socalled awful things they do. nobody should hang either the idiot sarah palin or obama in effigy and here in mylot we should not be insulting the democrats or the republicans, if we cannot keep civil tongues in our mouths, then tape the d amned things shut and tape your blasted fingers so you cannot spew all this hatred towards both parties. I thought we were alladults here but we are not. we areacting like kids on a playground insulting and taunting, first about sarah an d McCain then about obama and Joe , enough already p eople time out, grow up and learn some respect for each other.

I don't think this is art. I can't believe that this sort of thing was displayed at all. I think its sickening.

During our election time, they had put a large talking robot in our capital city. They said it was art. Anyway there was a microphone and you could say anything and the robot would move around and say it loud. So what happened was that some people started to abuse it and were saying political issues in there. So imagine this...New York City, a robot about 20 meters tall, screaming his artifical lounges out saying: Bush is crazy. Ok, this example is mild, compared to what it was said here about our politicians. But it was in the name of ART. Yeah right...