https://freerepublic.com/tag/toiletart/ en-us Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:50:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1452376/posts 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... San Francisco Chronicle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1452376/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:50:32 GMT