Halloween Palin Prop Sparks Controversy In WeHo

CBS 2 ^ | Oct 26, 2008 | Unknown

[Islander7]

WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS News) ― Sarah Palin is not considered to be a friend of the gay community, but the Republican vice presidential candidate seems to be looming over the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival.

First, a rumor got started that city officials were going to ban Sarah Palin drag queens at its upcoming costumed street party, which draws some 500,000 people annually.

The rumor turned out to be false, but tonight comes word that a mannequin has been outfitted to look like Palin -- with glasses, a beehive wig and a red business suit -- and is hanging from a noose outside a WeHo residence.

The display also depicts a devilish John McCain emerging from flames.

[Islander7]

A city spokesperson was not immediately available to comment on the effigy.

[NCC-1701]

Perhaps a call to the Secret Service is in order.

[popdonnelly]

Wow, those people have a great sense of humor!

I’m going to decorate my house with a lynched Bill Ayers and Ward Churchill.

[al baby]

I think i will go hang a fake obama from a tree in my yard for Halloween

[thingumbob]

....Tolerance on Parade again in Gay Amerika.......

[gridlock]

I think i will go hang a fake obama from a tree in my yard for Halloween

[raptor29]

“A city spokesperson was not immediately available to comment on the effigy.”

Yeah, he was too busy setting up a get-together with Barney Frank the next time the two faggots are in the same area again.

[Jackson57]

“I think i will go hang a fake obama from a tree in my yard for Halloween”

After all, it’s all about the season and it’s fair game and freedom of speech and uh uh uh ... well, it’s just plain funny isn’t it? sarc/

Of course, I doubt the MSM would view your freedom of expression in quite the same way.

[sweet_diane]

Don’t you just LOVE the tolerance of the LEFT?! Such PEACE loving people, donchaknow.

[peggybac]

The mannequin doesn’t even look like Sarah. It looks like the million or so drag queens stinking up the streets of West Hollywood. I’ve seen prettier walking down SM Blvd.

[olezip]

Sarah Palin is not considered to be a friend of the gay community, but the Republican vice presidential candidate seems to be looming over the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival.

Of course they are obsessed over Gov. Sarah Palin. She is the real thing--intelligent, attractive, successful in politics and marriage. Marriage between or among gays is a mock marriage, a wanna be thing. In their warped and twisted way of thinking, Palin, married with five children, is what they want, but cannot have. Do you not agree? The movie, "The Silence of the Lambs," captured this psychology quite well, IMO.

[conservative cat]

Perhaps a call to the Secret Service is in order.

I think so.

[Islander7]

Creator of the display, Chad Michael Morrisette, says his subjects are fair game during the Halloween season.

Oh really Chad? You are fair game too, dude!

[smith288]

I bet he thinks he is just ‘thuperrrrrrrrrr

[MathDoc]

“I think i will go hang a fake obama from a tree in my yard for Halloween” Of course, I doubt the MSM would view your freedom of expression in quite the same way.

It's not just the media. I'd guess that in half the country you could get arrested and convicted for [insert random charge here] over the same stunt, if your rope featured Obama instead of a politically incorrect candidate like Governor Palin.

[BenLurkin]

They are knocking on his door right about now I’d guess.

[ChuteTheMall]

No doubt Chad gets punched, or at least dimpled.

[Jackson57]

You’re absolutely right. When it’s Gov. Palin, it’s just good clean fun. If it were Obama, it would be considered a hate crime and you’d get a visit from the Secret Service.

[weegee]

Lynch an effigy of Barack Obama and you will make national headlines as a bigot dredging up horrors of the past, lynch an effigy of Sarah Palin and the local media will champion your free speech rights against evil right wingers.