Secret Service agents question Alameda man about yard artwork

AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/1/07 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

Secret Service agents have questioned an Alameda man about a display in his front yard featuring a cardboard cutout of President Bush with a knife through his head.

Michael McDonald said he was grilled for about 90 minutes by two agents who asked about his personal history and his political views. They also asked him to allow access to his medical records, he said.

The cutout also shows painted blood running over the president's eyes and down the bridge of his nose.

McDonald said the federal agents asked if he interpreted his work as a threat against the country's chief executive. He said he didn't.

"They said, 'You've got a knife sitting in the head of the president of the United States,'" McDonald told The Oakland Tribune. "I said, 'No, I got a knife in a piece of cardboard.'"

McDonald, 55, said he has been placing art in his front yard for 13 years. He rotates the pieces monthly.

The Bush piece remains in place. He painted over the president's likeness in yellow and penciled in a swastika on the chest. The knife still pierces the forehead, running through a recently added sign that says, "Anonymous."

[Michael.SF.]

Not the same guy. He was on Hannity and Colmes the other day and looked everyone of his 55 years.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Wonder what his "handle" is on DU, HuffandBlo, Kos and Moron.Org?

[NormsRevenge]

FRootLoopy

[2ndDivisionVet]

Or perhaps "Hashisian?" as·sas·sin /əˈsæsɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-sas-in] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a murderer, esp. one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons. 2. (initial capital letter) one of an order of Muslim fanatics, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders. [Origin: 1525–35; < ML assassinī (pl.) < Ar ḥashshāshīn eaters of hashish]

[Arrowhead1952]

mewzilla found this yesterday after I asked about this on the Rush thread. I'd seen this on the Hannit & colmes show on Wednesday evening.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793347/posts?page=87#87

http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_5329858

[Calpernia]

Thanks. I see that it isn't the same person.

[Calpernia]

Bump. Thanks.

[Arrowhead1952]

No. It IS the same person. Also, notice the Nazi symbol on the chest area and the rat on the shoulder.

I wonder if he ever had a cutout of one of the clintons, pelosi, babs boxer or algore with a knife in their head?

ALAMEDA ARTIST Michael MacDonald was interviewed by Secret Service for his art piece that included a cardboard cutout of President Bush. (Laura A. Oda - Staff)

[Calpernia]

See post 28

[Calpernia]

bump