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Obama effigy burnt by St Andrews Conservative students
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Posted on 11/23/2011 6:22:10 AM PST by UKrepublican

An effigy of US President Barack Obama was burned over the weekend by members of the Conservative student association at St Andrews University.

The incident is understood to have taken place on Friday evening on the town's East Sands beach.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: obama; uk
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To: CitizenReporter
While we may disagree with Obama, we are still a family of Americans,

Everyday it gets harder and harder for me to believe this. He makes little to no effort to be part of the American family other than for what he can take from us or what power he thinks he can hold over us.

I somehow have no problem with burning him or any other deaf, blind and stupid politician in effigy. Their kind of willful disrespect of the people has consequences. Respect must flow both ways to some degree.

41 posted on 11/23/2011 8:32:34 AM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: mass55th

When she was in kindergarten, our grand daughter wrote to Laura Bush. She was making a pie chart of favorite Thanksgiving pies for a math project and asked what was the President’s favoirite. She received a huge packet from the WH with recipes, pictures and a lovely letter signed by Laura Bush. The letter thanked her father for his service. The family were living in Germany at the time as her father was stationed there. The letter is treasured by our grand daughter, who is now 11.


42 posted on 11/23/2011 8:37:39 AM PST by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: UKrepublican

I know. I know people who attend this college in fact.


43 posted on 11/23/2011 10:31:49 AM PST by CitizenReporter
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To: UKrepublican

Exercising free speech. No crime.


44 posted on 11/23/2011 10:32:33 AM PST by takenoprisoner (Constitutional Conservatism is Americanism.)
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To: Tenacious 1
I believe they have “Harvest Festival” in September. That would have been the precursor of our Thanksgiving.
45 posted on 11/23/2011 10:57:42 AM PST by NathanR
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To: az_gila
I guess the burning of an effigy of Guy Fawkes every November the 5th all over the UK doesn't count...:^)

Sadly a custom now much in decline. In the last decade or so it's rapidly been replaced in the public conciousness by Hallowe'en, a festival which was hitherto almost entirely unrecognised here in Britain. Largely a result of American cultural imperialism, it has to be said...:). My generation had to have 'trick or treat' explained to them the first time urchins came knocking on the door a few years back...before then it was always 'penny for the guy?'

46 posted on 11/23/2011 11:39:59 AM PST by Winniesboy
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To: UKrepublican

It’s free speech, but it’s creepy and it doesn’t help anything and I don’t like it.

I’d like to know where burning in effigy came from? Ancient Celts? Romans? Goths? Why does this ritual persist in modern life?


47 posted on 11/23/2011 11:44:27 AM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: UKrepublican

The leftists beat an effigy pinata of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in front of a bookstore, here in Arizona. Then, paraded the head around. The leftist media didn’t care.


48 posted on 11/23/2011 1:18:33 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: kalee

What a great story, and certainly something special for your granddaughter to hand down to her children. Thanks for sharing, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!


49 posted on 11/23/2011 3:16:54 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Tenacious 1
PS - Do Brits celebrate Thanksgiving?

When I lived in the UK they would tell us they do celebrate Thanksgiving.

The Americans celebrate the pilgrims leaving England and the blessings Gad has given them, the British just celebrate that they left.

50 posted on 11/23/2011 7:16:14 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; Iron Munro
Yes they are real.

$19.95 on Amazon

A guy at work has one.

I remember howling with laughter when I first saw the commercial for them. They were so over the top gushing over the POS that it had to be a joke.

I'm convinced that they were made as a slam at 0bama, but they knew they could sell them to the idiots that elected him and convince them that it was a great honor to be commemorated as a Chia Pet.

51 posted on 11/23/2011 7:27:29 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; Iron Munro
Oops, sorry. You were referring to the bowling lanes.

Nevermind.

Still, the Chia 0bama is pretty funny.

52 posted on 11/23/2011 7:30:19 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: Jotmo

No probs! ;-) Chia IS very funny!


53 posted on 11/23/2011 7:36:13 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (A MUST WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KeOLurcQaqI)
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