Effigy of Obama hanged in US town
The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter.
TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of a red, white and blue sign that reads "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President".
Witnesses said the effigy had President Obama's name on it.
Plains Mayor LE Godwin III said the fire department had been called to take it down.
In Washington, US Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan confirmed that the agency was investigating the case.
Footage on local television station, WALB, showed a large black doll hanging over the sign, which is located above a shop on the main street in the rural town.
Residents who saw it thought the effigy must have put in place during the night, WALB reports.
One Plains resident said the Secret Service had already interviewed local people.
"We wish it hadn't happened. It's not the kind of publicity the town of Plains likes," Jan Williams, who runs a hotel, was quoted as saying by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
She described Plains, which has a population of fewer than 700 people, as a "nice, quiet town".
I recall the last time this happened the story was a hoax or something, I don't think the same can be said of this one.
Absolutely sickening.
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Sickening, yes, but shocking or surprising? Lamentably, no, it's not. There are still some very rabid racists in the US and a black President ranks high on their list of personal nightmares.
I'm sure the Secret Service are on it. Here's hoping they continue to do an effective job of protecting the PotUS.
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It always get to me how the Far right get away with routinely and often blatantly hinting at Obama's death.
Yesterday I saw a guy wearing a T-Shirt that said: "Tope 10 Best Things About Obama"
Items 10 through 2 where blank... At the very bottom at #1 was "He'll Die Eventually"
Which, was odd, you would think iut would be "He'll be out of office in 4 years" or something like that... But no its "He'll DIE eventually" as if, it was something that was going to be happening soon...
Didn't someone post a study a while ago stating Obama has already had more 'credible' death threats in Office then bush had in Eight years?
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"Rednecks in redneck shithole act like rednecks" basically sums up this story.
Seriously though, is anybody really surprised at this stage? With all that has happened?
Crossroads Inc. wrote:Didn't someone post a study a while ago stating Obama has already had more 'credible' death threats in Office then bush had in Eight years?
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