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Kludge
07-29-2009, 03:10 AM
Snipped the "Update" because it's wholly irrelevant.

http://washingtonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hangingKratovil-1.jpg

"If this is the face of anti-health care reform protest, the GOP has a serious problem.

This unidentified man decided he was doing the Tea Party-anti-reform effort a real solid by hanging freshman Maryland Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil in effigy [note the creepily expert knotted noose] with a placard "Congress Traitors The American [and a word that looks like "idol"].

The event -- a rally in Salisbury, Md. on the Eastern Shore -- was sponsored by the business-funded Americans for Prosperity, a group that includes James Miller, a Federal Trade Commission chairman and budget director during the Reagan administration.

"Frank has no problem with people letting him know how they feel about legislation or him in general, but of course he feels that this one guy was way out of line and most reasonable people would agree that an effigy doesn’t add anything productive to what is a very important debate," said a Kratovil spokesman.

"He has had a lot of constructive conversations with constituents where he has expressed his concerns with the bill and they have done the same, he prefers to focus on those."

Last month, some anti-energy bill protesters tarred and feathered an effigy of Rep. Alan Boyd (D-Fla.) in Panama City. And some genius hung an effigy of Sarah Palin in L.A. last Halloween.

The pic was snapped by the conservative Salisbury News, which supported the rally but was repulsed by the noose guy.
SBYNews blogger Joe Albero, who apparently took the photo, writes:
My hat is tipped to ALL of the AFP individuals who chose to walk away as they refused to partake in such ignorance and abuse. You know me Folks, I call it like I see it.

I firmly believe in any one's first amendment rights. However, there comes a time when that right is abused and IMHO this is one of them.

To The Kratovil Family, my apologies for posting this image but it had to be done and these people had to be called out for their actions."


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jdmyprez_deo_vindice
07-29-2009, 03:38 AM
This is my district and with any luck it will be Kratovil that I am running against.

Epic
07-29-2009, 03:46 AM
When the government fears the people, that is liberty!

Seriously, what's wrong with this??

Kludge
07-29-2009, 03:52 AM
When the government fears the people, that is liberty!

Seriously, what's wrong with this??

Let's say I dislike you. If I took a picture of you (or, if we want to get really personal, someone you love), photoshopped it to make it appear that you (or a loved one) were shot, and attached a list of things you should do (this is valid because the rally was specifically to protest Obama-care), you would see nothing wrong with that?

Liberty and wanting someone hanged are, hopefully, not related.

coyote_sprit
07-29-2009, 03:55 AM
expert knotted noose? That not looks like shit to be honest.

demolama
07-29-2009, 08:54 AM
This is my district and with any luck it will be Kratovil that I am running against.

Lets just hope Harris doesn't decide to run again against him... Stupid Neocon Rep party in the district got rid of a decent moderate politican in Gilcrest in the primaries and put in pro-war Harris... In the general, though it was close, Kratovil won. Kratovil scares the hell out of me. I saw him in a debate once... very liberal... like commy liberal

Kludge
07-29-2009, 04:24 PM
Bump.

Brian Defferding
07-29-2009, 04:29 PM
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