Posted on 11/01/2008 9:49:44 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Sarah Palin Is Going Up In Flames
4:29pm UK, Saturday November 01, 2008 Sparks will fly later when an effigy of US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin goes up in flames at an historic bonfire bash.
Thousands of people will witness Mrs Palin lampooned at Battle bonfire in East Sussex, as the race for the White House enters its final days.
Six weeks of intricate craftwork have gone in to creating the 12ft-tall papier mache figure which will form the centrepiece of the town's 400-year-old bonfire celebration.
Attached to Mrs Palin is a model of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a hockey stick in a nod to her "hockey mom" image and a moose to highlight her hunting background.
A event spokesman said: "We have taken political themes in the past, as well as blowing up Tellytubbies, at our celebrations.
"But we thought the US presidential elections were a big thing and in any case it was too late for us to create figures of certain BBC radio presenters."
The East Sussex town is world famous for being the site of the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I in 1066.
Previous effigies at Battle bonfire have included Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Punch and Judy, Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Neil Kinnock.
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Perfidious Albion bump.
The hate of these people for a lovely woman who has worked for what she has, raised a family, and remained humble, is disgusting.
I hope that when these people meet their maker, he finds them lacking, and they experience burning in hell.
They hated the Iron Lady like this too. She is on target.
PALIN-envy continues....
Why do these limeys care?
don’t they have their own problems to attend to?
They aren’t American. Who cares what they think about OUR election
Foreshadowing of Christians future?
Many still hate her.
But remember that this is the “world’s election” and they have voted for Obama.
Englandistan is headed toward sharia law. they will do anything to curry favor for the 12% Islamic population growing exponentially. The UK has become a politically correct police state. Thank God a major part of my family left there 200+ years ago.
English sissy boys playing with "papier" mache.
ironic, isn’t it.
This is the cherry on top of the frosting on the cake. McCain/Palin are headed for victory on Tuesday.
I almost wonder if it’s truly dislike, or simply the act of impetuous people seeking to make the biggest tweak they can. Governor Palin is hot right now, so she’s a target.
It is mentioned that an Obama effigy is attached. So my question is this. Is Sarah the big character with a club or something, lording it over Obama perhaps? The media would then describe it to us in this manner of course, so we would think it was mostly about Sarah being burned in effigy, even if she were placed in the superior position.
I’d like to see a picture of this.
“Bad form there old chaps”
I don’t know, we used to burn effigies of them all the time. Plus, they’ve taken to complaining of not having representation in the U.S. government, even though they say American foreign policy impacts them as much as it does us. Perhaps they’ll soon declare their independence and begin agrandizing so that two hundred years from now they’ll be a world power again.
Actually the HATE of this woman has turned everyday Average Americans to vote for her.
They see the bias and they are outraged!
Looks like the media has outdone themselves again! All the obvious hate for Palin has actually worked in her favor.
The media has lost the election for Obama. Only because they are so biased.
She's in good company.
doubly ironic. I love it!
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