Posted on 11/07/2008 12:03:13 PM PST by Abathar
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue officials are investigating anti-Barack Obama graffiti found on the West Lafayette campus this week.
An obscenity and the president-elect's name were painted on a tree in an area near the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall, where black students often gather.
Other graffiti was found chalked on campus sidewalks and buildings.
In a letter to the campus, Purdue President France Cordova called the graffiti "deeply offensive."
"Such conduct is reprehensible and wholly out of character with Purdue's long tradition of fellowship and mutual respect," Cordova said in the letter.
Purdue police Lt. Fred Davis said officers are trying to determine if a crime was committed, since First Amendment rights were involved.
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Hate is hate, BDS has been the cause of some of the most vile, sick, hate filled death wishes for the entire Bush family I have ever seen, and yet NOW it is newsworthy?
This is BS.
Anti-Bush or Anti-GOP sentiments are A-OK.
Now, it’s “heresy.”
Where was the protest over the Sarah Palin is a C*$t shirts?
Give me an effing break.
Is it me or is it strange the media calls Obama "the president-elect" when they refer to President Bush simply as "Bush"?
70+ days UNTIL the fuhrer takes office and already the 1st Amendment is being shredded.
Tch, tch, tch... don ja just hate it
I’m sure it will receive the same “attention” as did the thousands of “Fxxx Bush” signs throughout the nation and on many University “quads”....
NOT!
Considering hate speech against Bush was protected under the first amendment, I wonder if that 1st amendment will be eliminated now?
Every campus has bush hate graffiti in the country. I saw this myself at UNH
This is troublesome.
Will any criticism of Obama be viewed as a potential hate crime?
There are security cameras everywhere these days. This was very likely caught on camera. If you don’t hear anything more about the matter, assume that the perpetrators don’t fit the MSM narrative.
I have noticed that for a long time, failing to show respect to the President or the office he holds.
It’s subtle, but fully intentional.
I wonder how long it will be before the standards enforced by campus speech codes are a part of federal law?
Big Bro is definitely on the go.
We have two sets of standards in the United States. Disrespect a Republican, move ahead two squares. Disrespect a Democrat, take your icon off the board.
Anti Obmama = “Graffiti”
Anti Bush = “Art”
Got it. Thanks for clearing that up, Purdue.
Another fake, like all the nooses.
I never heard a peep over the “Palin is a c**t” shirts, so the corrupt Media need not bother me with this.
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I’m nearly 70....
But the INSTANT the Obamanations give me cause to protest..... I shall.
I shall also be profane....as a firm believer that profanity can express the DEEPEST HELD contempt.....
“Will any criticism of Obama be viewed as a potential hate crime”?
...Yes. Absolutely. 100%. Without a Doubt. You Can Take That To the Bank. Darn Tootin’.
“Will any criticism of Obama be viewed as a potential hate crime?”
It will be seen as a crime against the state... an act of heinous sedition to speak ill against The One. You will be gathered and transported to the nearest mental care facility for intensive shock treatment.
Does anyone remember “BushOrChimp” or the fact that there were some 300 tee-shirts of Bush depicted as a chimp, curious George or worse for sale at places like Cafe Press?
Someone should copy them all now with Obama’s image.
Actually, it was already tried, and the Obama shirts immediately get banned.
“Is it me or is it strange the media calls Obama “the president-elect” when they refer to President Bush simply as “Bush”?”
It’s not you, I thought the same thing.
I guess my black bumper sticker with the white O and the word “s*it” in little letters won’t be well received either.
Ding ding ding! You just articulated exactly what I have been thinking of for a long time. All criticism will be labeled as hate speech because it is pointed at a black man now.
Hell, even if we start in on Rohm Emmanuel now we will be labeled as anti-semite from the very people who ARE anti-Semite just to demand the criticism stop.
Well DUH...you can't or shouldn't say bad things about our most magnificent, supremely wonderful, most high, most exalted, he who is above all, lord Barak Hussein Obama. We should launch a full scale investigation into the traitor who caused the graffiti and behead him. And behead all those who viewed it just to make sure this filth doesn't spread.
Holy cow, man. You can’t depict a black man as a monkey!
Unfortunately.
“Disrespect a Democrat, take your icon off the board.”
It more like off with your head.
I guess the press doesn’t remember “ChimpyBushitler’...........
Uh, yes.
After eight wonderful years where nobody say anything bad about President Bush and you never saw any nasty graffiti calling him a Nazi or a monkey or anything like that, we have quickly fallen back to the point where people are insulting the President.
Shocking!
So f’n what? As President Bush has stated many times, it’s the 1st Amendment in action.
STFU and move on, cry babies.
Sooooo, ya think I’ll get some slack from Obama lovers with my
“Somewhere in Kenya a tribe is missing their village idiot” bumper sticker?
I think it’s about time I downloaded a pdf to Perdue with some graphic reminders (pun intended) of Patriotic Bush Art.
Vile things can be on signs of protesters walking the streets. Museums can proudly display disgusting things about Bush but the Obama is different.
*uploaded
Anti-Obama= Hate speech
Anti-Bush= Free speech
Got it.
“Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot.”.........More succinct.......
exactly, how dare anyone disparage Obama?!?!!? These types of incidents, and these type of responses are only going to get worse. The Poliitically Correct Thug Police is watching for anyone who dares to impune the president-elected.
yeah, you’re right.
And you’re hired, Red Badger. I got a list of bumper stickers to make.
But he kind of looks like a monkey....
Anti-BO = racism
“But he kind of looks like a monkey....”
Ooooooh. You go on wif yo bad self.
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