Michael Friedman, the artist who complained to the county, said the painting is offensive and tasteless.
"Something snapped inside," he said. Friedman himself entered a piece depicting Pope Benedict XVI with several swastikas in the background.
"Sodomy in a public forum is not, from my perspective, considered art," he said. "I think somebody has to draw the line somewhere. I like political satire. However, that type of image ... I don't think is artistic."
The exhibit's organizers accepted the Bush painting into the show, saying there was a relevant political message, Buzzi said. The show includes about 45 pieces of art that generally make some kind of social or political statement. Another piece depicts Bush dressed as the Statue of Liberty and holding a tablet with a swastika on it. Yet another piece shows two American soldiers carrying a dead body into a car.
All "liberals" should be strapped down and forced to memorize Godwin's law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Sheesh.
At least be *original* in your ad hominem attacks....;))
An appropriate response, from a conservative artist (is there such a thing) would be a gaggle of artists sucking the teats of an enormous Stalin while simultaneously crapping out "art." The "art" looks like nothing but there is an adoring throng of supplicant elites gathered around paying homage to the artists. That would make a political statement.
Not likely to get a showing, though.