Posted on Wednesday, 19th May 2010 by Patrick Dorwin
President Obama Burned in Effigy at Bar in West Allis
A bar owner could be in serious trouble with the federal government. He was videotaped burning a statue of President Obama.[...]
West Allis police say the Secret Service is also investigating. The Secret Service investigates any possible threats against the president.
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The President of Milwaukee’s NAACP is outraged and worries it could be racially motivated. “Very offensive. And it sends a terrible message to other people,” said Jerry Ann Hamilton.
I guess you can only burn in effigy, politically correct targets and of course, the American Flag, because that’s free speech…
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May 19th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
How many times did Liberals burn President Bush in effigy? I bet capper uses pictures of W as toilet paper.
May 19th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
“What the hell kind of country is this where I can only hate a man if he’s white?”
May 20th, 2010 at 5:56 am
And Republican, Heather.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:27 am
Oh yeah. Was reading an article earlier this week about one of the hundred or so black people running for Congress as Republicans, and the comment section was VILE.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Every major city has their leader of the Al Sharpton/Jesse Jackson fan club, and Jerry Ann Hamilton is the leader of the Milwaukee chapter. People such as Jerry Ann Hamilton, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are still living in the 60s when they discovered how profitable “legal” extortion could be. Squeak and the government or cowards in private industry will throw all kinds of money your way to quiet you down. And, of course, the local media whores will run right to you and stick cameras and microphones in your face to do whatever it takes to make news rather than simply report news. Fortunately, except for the msm, there isn’t anywhere near the amount of “white guilt” that existed back in the 60s and 70s, and these tactics aren’t generating the same kind of sympathetic responses that they used to.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Idiots on the left burned effigies of Bush, therefor it is perfectly acceptable for idiots on the right to burn effigies of Obama … right?
May 20th, 2010 at 9:46 am
No it’s not perfectly acceptable, but perhaps the bigger question is why the difference in media attention and did the Secret Service investigate when the “idiots burned effigies of Bush”?
May 20th, 2010 at 10:43 am
I think there were too many Liberals burning effigies of Bush for the Secret Service to keep up with so they gave up. However, that is not the case when it comes tot he burning effigies of Obama.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:53 am
This is only a big deal because… It’s a big ratings period, so WTMJ is going to hype this nonevent.
May 20th, 2010 at 11:36 am
I will be going to Yester Years to enjoy a beer to show my support for their free speech forum.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
[...] And the usual moronic suspects are pointing out that it’s double OK, since they say that one time at this one place this one guy who was probably a liberal burned an effigy of George Bush. His cousin knew a guy who was there, so it must have happened and that justifies it now! Plus someone called GWB a “chimp” once, so it’s all good! [...]
May 20th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
TODAY’S TMJ4 obtained video from someone who watched the fire and said they feel upset.
Awwwww.
A rather silly production that has a long,
long history.
And oh how the NAACCP’s feelings are hurt.
My only concern is that, judging from the blue flames, they wasted good liquor.
I actually get a kick outta watching Jihadists stomp and burn and throw shoes. It simply highlights how completely backwater (er… desert) they remain.
Patrick, I suggest you book Yester Years for the next Drinking Right Night.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Tinman, this really isn’t about the effigy burning idiots on the left or right.
This is about the current trend we’re seeing in government’s slide towards despotism.
Agree with it or not, effigy burning, whether Bush or Obama, is protected by the 1st Amendment, and ought to be no matter how idiotic it may be.
The actions that government agencies and activist groups have taken in this matter are entirely inappropriate.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Fair enough Jaeson. Assuming you are consistent with your views regarding first amendment rights, you must surely have a problem with the arrest and detention of members of the press during the 2008 Republican National Convention.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Tinman, it’s important for you to understand, that being a member of the press does not give that member any kind of behavioral immunity or carde blanche to enter any area they please. A press member, or any citizen for that matter, is only protect from being arrested for the content of their reporting.
Would I have a problem with the arrest and detention of members of the press during the 2008 Republican National Convention were they arrested simply for attempting to report?
You betcha.
While I cannot speak for every incident that took place at the convention, I can comment on one that I followed a bit.
In the case of Amy Goodnman, Abdel Kouddous, and Nicole Salazar from Democracy Now!, these individuals were never charged with attempting to report on the convention as a crime.
Rather, they were charged with obstruction of justice, because she was told twice to step back and was only arrested when she refused to cooperate with the request. Furthermore, some sources claim that she was actually attempting to free her two colleages who were under arrest. Many people have been arrested for interfering with police procedures, even when they don’t belong with the press, so the fact that she and her cohorts were members of the press was incidental and not a fundamental element of the incident as you allude.
Did the police over react? Perhaps. However it must be viewed in context with the events of the day. No doubt, the police were on high alert and quite anxious due to some of the violent and vandelic activities of the RNC Welcoming Comittee amongst a spattering of other likeminded miscreants.
Was this incident representative of the other press member arrests? I can’t say, though I welcome posts to links of stories that tell the spcifics.
But remember, leftist protesters and the press members who identify with them, have historically shown an inability to behave like rational civilized human beings. The fact that they typically leave violence, vandalism, and terror in their wake has been well documented repeatedly.
Questions?
May 20th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Google search: “”Bush in effigy” -wisconsin” yields 12,400 hits. Searching “Bush in effigy” within the last 24 hours, yields 583 hits, which is the best way on google to eliminate “Bush in effigy” hits that are responses to the West Allis incident. Therefore there have been approximately 12,000 articles generated concerning someone’s idea to do something (hang, burn, etc) “Bush in effigy.” I report, you decide…
May 21st, 2010 at 5:52 am
If the flag of our country is fair game, so are Duh!bya and Opie. Both are public figures and by that status are not afforded some of the privacy rights of private individuals.
The “hate crime” and “race” cards would play far better were the effigy of some anonymous individual of color.
Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Jerry Ann Hamilton are all public figures too….
May 21st, 2010 at 6:03 am
WTMJ4 is still trying to over-hype this non-story:
A firestorm? Really? Anywhere else but on WTMJ and what was instigated by WTMJ & the NAACP? Didn’t think so.
I like this part:
I’ll bet the Secret Service laughed about what is being made to seem like the crime of the century, though they should be a little hacked off that they were dragged into this foolishness.
WTMJ needs to get a life on this one, and that comes from someone that has had the opportunity to get to know a few people that work there.
I wonder, were any of these peoples businesses attacked by a media outlet? Were they investigated by the federal government? No, I didn’t think so…
May 21st, 2010 at 6:24 am
The whole thing is Democrats are outraged that the sheeple aren’t accepting their absolute rule.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:05 am
At this point in time, the race card is really all that the fringe left has to defend the sociopaths that represent them in office.
Much like Everybody Draw Mohammad Day, I propose we have an Everybody Burn An Obama Effigy Day.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:23 am
You’d think there might be something the NAACP could be doing to advance people that would be more…useful…than suppressing other people’s free speech, but that would be raaaaaacist.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:26 am
@Heather, what? You mean, like teaching kids to read?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:03 am
Hey Jerry Ann, could you explain what a “COLORED” person is?
May 21st, 2010 at 5:26 pm
I do not want to drink with someone who burns an effigy of any President of my country. My boozing days at Yester Years are over. It disgusts me that this would be done by any one in. That being said, it is their right to do so, and is not a matter for the Secret Service to attend to.
As far as The NAACP, I guess they think its not ok to burn an effigy of a non-white figure. The race baiting continues….
May 21st, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Was the tin-man the charachter that didn’t have a brain?
May 21st, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Chip c’mon, there are no countries, no borders, only BONDS. JAMES BONDS.
Btw. I believe Teeny Tim is the one without balls.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
Don’t burn a Mexican flag on Cinco de Mayo. That would be inflammatory.
May 25th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Shit, Jay…you can’t even wear an American flag on Cinco de Mayo…it’ll get you kicked out of school. Can someone explain how wearing an American flag t-shirt in America is offensive? Some of our Liberal readers perhaps??
I agree with Chip…burning effigies strikes me as something hippy douches do while high on acid or Mooselimbs do while flapping their tongues and filling the sky with 7.62×39…so count me out.
May 26th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Roland, I was attempting to be funny while making a point. Burning a flag of any sort is a stupid way to make a point. It inflames passion and incites violence while not making any meaningful arguement.