In Delco, a political statement or an ugly reminder

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 10/30/2013 | Karen Heller

[Kid Shelleen]

Calvin Coleman spent part of his 75th birthday Sunday protesting the skeleton in George Vucelich's yard in Delaware County. The cake and scallops dinner would have to wait.

The skeleton hangs from a maple tree. A noose appears to be around its scrawny plastic neck. It also wears an Obama-Biden T-shirt.

"When I first heard of this, I was irate. I believed something like this wouldn't happen in Swarthmore," said Coleman, who is African American and whose family has resided in Delaware County for six generations. "If the skeleton was in a chair, I wouldn't be here."

[Kid Shelleen]

[SueRae]

I suppose he’s OK with a Sarah Palin or George Bush effigy.

Spare me the indignation.

[Jacquerie]

When the epidemic of murdering negro yute gangs make for serious news coverage, maybe I'll give a rip about some guy making a political statement in his front yard. Good for him.

[Sir_Humphrey]

Despite the fact that most likely this is a hoax by the Pro-Obama crowd (gee just before an election too...isn't that funny?)covering this is just another lame attempt to play the white guilt card.

Sorry, my white guilt card expired decades ago. I could not care less even if it were some white yahoo.

[GeronL]

If it was wearing a Palin shirt, this would never make the news.

[Fledermaus]

Two words for the left wing tyrant: Free Speech. Deal with it.

Try and take mine away and I’ll introduce you to the 2nd Amendment.

[2banana]

And at the same time an 72 year-old white Temple professor had the sh*t beaten out of him by a 30 year old black robber in his own OFFICE.

No one cares...

[MestaMachine]

Not to worry, Calvin. The tee shirt says obama/biden. That means it is three fourths white.

[vladimir998]

I didn’t hear about that. Would you happen to have a link to an online story about that?

[PA_con_forever]

It’s a tee-shirt. Get over it.

[PA_con_forever]

Heck, if anything it depicts an 0bama supporter, not 0bama. That almost makes it funnier!

[PA_con_forever]

The suggestion of lynching, among the most heinous acts in our nation's troubled racial history, has a way of aggravating ancient wounds.<.i> Oh for goodness sakes... it's a skeleton hanging from a tree at Halloween time. I swear, liberals make no sense whatsoever.

[Shimmer1]

News for him: the noose has not only been used on blacks!!! dumbs

[TurboZamboni]

If it was wearing a Palin shirt, this would get an NEA grant and it would be called ‘art’.

[ExCTCitizen]

The skeleton hangs from a maple tree. A noose appears to be around its scrawny plastic neck. It also wears an Obama-Biden T-shirt.

Did the Skeleton VOTE for Obama in 2008 and 2012?? /s

Mr. Coleman, I hope your grandkids are not THUGS!! If they are productive CONSERVATIVE Citizens, fine...If they are typical Obama Racists... you did a lousy job of raising your kids...

[Intolerant in NJ]

75th birthday - gee - I wonder if this is the same Calvin “ChooChoo” Coleman who used to tear up the football field for good ‘ol Swarthmore High - and I think he’s the same guy who a few years earlier at Rutgers Avenue School managed to get his tongue stuck on the metal railing outside the door to the first grade room, a la “Christmas Story” - 75 years - how sad.......