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Barack Obama effigy found hanging in Jimmy Carter's home town
Telegraph uk ^ | 7:00AM GMT 04 Jan 2010

Posted on 01/03/2010 11:57:19 PM PST by Red Steel

An effigy of Barack Obama has been found hanging from a building in Plains, Georgia, the home of former US president Jimmy Carter.

The effigy, with a rope around its neck, was placed in front of a red, white and blue sign that said: "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President" in the town's Main Street on Friday night.

It was removed by police on Saturday morning and local media said few people saw it before it was taken down.

The Secret Service are investigating the incident.

The incident has caused disquiet in the small rural town. Local business owners feared it would give the town a bad name and affect tourism.

"We wish it hadn't happened," said Jan Williams, who manages the Plains Historic Inn on Main Street.

"It's not the kind of publicity the town of Plains likes," Ms Williams said of the city of about 600.

"Plains is a nice quiet town."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: effigy; obama
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1 posted on 01/03/2010 11:57:20 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel
Local business owners feared it would give the town a bad name

I guess that they forgot the fact that Jimmy Carter is not something the rest of the country is proud of.
2 posted on 01/04/2010 12:00:01 AM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: randomhero97

The locals should summon the help of “KKK” Robert Byrd to find the perp. :-)


3 posted on 01/04/2010 12:01:49 AM PST by Cobra64
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To: Red Steel

That Jimmy Carter and his cracker pranks, what a cut-up!!!


4 posted on 01/04/2010 12:02:25 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: Red Steel

Obama can now invoke Marshall Law there.


5 posted on 01/04/2010 12:06:36 AM PST by Islaminaction
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To: Red Steel

I guess they sold out of the Jimmy Carter effigy’s, huh?


6 posted on 01/04/2010 12:09:06 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: Red Steel
West Hollywood, California. Oct 2008


7 posted on 01/04/2010 12:10:44 AM PST by NoLibZone (Be of good cheer, could have been worse - McCain could have won! If Reagan rises & runs I'll vote.)
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To: Red Steel
Overheard in the Secret Service lounge:

Agent Jones: "Hey guys, someone found a noosed effigy of the President hanging, gotta go check it out."

Agent Smith: "Oh, so it wasn't President Bush."

8 posted on 01/04/2010 12:12:56 AM PST by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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9 posted on 01/04/2010 12:17:37 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: randomhero97

I guess they don’t realize America now has a bad reputation
this being done by the empty suit.

Zer0 is destroying our country but we’re to be concerned
about a blasted teenage prank!


10 posted on 01/04/2010 12:19:01 AM PST by ChiMark
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To: Islaminaction

Ok if Bush.
Worthy of capital punishment without a trial if Obama.


11 posted on 01/04/2010 12:24:58 AM PST by OldArmy52 (Christmas 2009: Democrats give us Obama Cr*pCare, the t*rd that keeps on stinking.)
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To: ChiMark
I heard a good one the other day.
A friend of mine said he was at a local store and saw an obama Christmas tree ornament. He stated, will i guess it is ok to hang black people from trees again.

Ok, folks it is a joke and i hope you will get laugh out of it.

12 posted on 01/04/2010 12:26:07 AM PST by Plumberman27
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To: ChiMark

How did they know it was 0bama? Did it have a teleprompter next to it?


13 posted on 01/04/2010 12:27:37 AM PST by Darteaus94025
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To: Red Steel

How do we know it was an effigy of Obama?


14 posted on 01/04/2010 12:29:30 AM PST by americanophile
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To: OldArmy52

That and in some way Bush is behind this....


15 posted on 01/04/2010 12:30:04 AM PST by Islaminaction
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To: Darteaus94025

...must have been bowing at the waste to an Abdullah effigy?


16 posted on 01/04/2010 12:30:30 AM PST by americanophile
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To: Red Steel

take down the effigy and hang Carter


17 posted on 01/04/2010 12:31:43 AM PST by Hexenhammer ( The Spirit of '76!)
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To: Islaminaction

Maybe Sharia? ;)


18 posted on 01/04/2010 12:32:14 AM PST by americanophile
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To: ChiMark

I’m not concerned in the least, are you?


19 posted on 01/04/2010 12:33:19 AM PST by melancholy (Stop USA change, destroy the 0b0z0ne layer!)
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To: Hexenhammer

LOLOLOL

Reminds of Robert Shaw who played the Panzer Commander, Colonel Hassler, in “The battle of The Bulge.” When an Italian kid tried to shoot him and missed. The kid’s parents pleaded for his release.

Hassler: Release the boy. Shoot the father!!


20 posted on 01/04/2010 12:38:28 AM PST by melancholy (Stop USA change, destroy the 0b0z0ne layer!)
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