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Sacramento -- A painting of the United States sinking into a toilet, formerly on display in the cafeteria of the state Department of Justice, has been moved by Attorney General Bill Lockyer to his 17th floor office, where public access is limited. The artist who created the piece, Stephen Pearcy, said Lockyer's decision to move the painting violated his First Amendment right to political speech. The painting's inclusion in a larger exhibit displayed in the state building sparked protests from some conservatives and served as fodder for talk radio shows. "His office is not public. The decision to move it...

Friends, today on Air America's affiliate, Talk City 1240, it was announced that Air America listeners will be mobilizing to counter our "I LOVE AMERICA" art exhibit and pro-American rally. That rally is set to take place in Downtown Sacramento THIS THURSDAY, July 28th from about 3:30 PM, concluding at 10:00 PM. [Location of event is 1300 I Streets at the corner of 13th and I] + 3:30 PM The "I LOVE AMERICA" Exhibit Opens + 4:30 PM "I LOVE AMERICA" Rally Begins + 7:00 PM Event begins live broadcast on "Night Talk Live with Mark Williams" - KFBK 1530...

The latest skirmish in the nation's culture wars happens today in Sacramento over a controversial art exhibit, with both sides conceding that the issue has less to do with fine arts than political battle. The fight is all about the painting hanging in the building where Attorney General Bill Lockyer works that depicts a red-white-and-blue United States being flushed down a toilet. Nominally, dueling protests being held today in Sacramento are concerned with high-flown matters such the boundaries of free speech. The intellectual ammunition, however, is anything but subtle. People who pass through the plaza outside Lockyer's office may be...

just received via e-mail URGENT! Air America to Counter Pro-American EventFriends, today on Air America's affiliate, Talk City 1240, it was announced that Air America listeners will be mobilizing to counter our "I LOVE AMERICA" art exhibit and pro-American rally. That rally is set to take place in Downtown Sacramento THIS THURSDAY, July 28th from about 3:30 PM, concluding at 10:00 PM. [Location of event is 1300 I Streets at the corner of 13th and I] + 3:30 PM The "I LOVE AMERICA" Exhibit Opens + 4:30 PM "I LOVE AMERICA" Rally Begins + 7:00 PM Event begins live broadcast...

Mark Williams to Launch Protest of Attorney GeneralThe tone in the bully’s voice was almost exuberant; it was certainly smug and self-satisfied. The bully is a creep named Steven Pearcy, and he was trying to buffalo his way onto my Sacramento talk show on KFBK 1530 AM to bask in the glory of the attention he felt due him. Pearcy was boasting about California Attorney General Bill Lockyer’s endorsement of his vile bile, and now Steve Pearcy wanted to take me to task for my role in organizing what is now my second mobilization of the general public to denounce...

<p>The thing about protest art is that, well, sometimes it leads to protest.</p> <p>State Attorney General Bill Lockyer, a Democrat, has come under fire for hosting an art exhibit in the Department of Justice cafeteria that includes a painting of the flag-adorned United States being flushed down a toilet with the phrase "T'anks to Mr. Bush!"</p>

MEDIA ADVISORY - July 23, 2005 CONTACT: Mark WashburnMark@MoveAmericaForward.org or (916) 441-6197 “I LOVE AMERICA” ART EXHIBITTo counter anti-American art Featured at Attorney General’s Office Pro-American Art Exhibit & RallyDowntown Sacramento, 13th & I Streets - Thursday, July 28 3:30 – 10:00 PM (SACRAMENTO) – The controversy surrounding the display of an anti-American, anti-military, anti-Christian “art” exhibit at the publicly-funded California Department of Justice building in downtown Sacramento will take a turn in a different direction this week. The offensive anti-American art can be seen here: ......http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/antiamerican_art_display/Move America Forward, a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California that supports our...

Flag-in-Toilet 'Art' on Display in California Justice Department Friday, July 22, 2005 SACRAMENTO — Dozens of works by California lawyers are on display inside the cafeteria at the Department of Justice in Sacramento. But one painting in particular has caused such outrage that hundreds of people have signed an online petition to have it removed. The painting is called "T'anks to Mr. Bush," and it shows a star-spangled United States being flushed down the toilet. The artist, a Berkeley lawyer, says it depicts his view of where President Bush (search) is leading the country. The nonprofit arts council put together...

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CA Attorney General DisplaysAnti-American Art at Department of Justice New Pictures of Anti-American Art Work & Copy of Press Release Announcing Lockyer’s Sponsorship Now ONLINE .... (SACRAMENTO) – California’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Bill Lockyer, has set off a firestorm by showcasing anti-American, anti-military, anti-Christian and anti-Semitic artwork in the California Department of Justice building. “A Creative Merger: Lawyers & Artists” exhibit features a number of offensive, anti-American exhibits including a U.S. flag in the shape of the continental United States being flushed down a toilet. Pictures from the exhibit can be found at the website for...