1 Well, what they did was a hate crime. It's okay if it's a white female. 

2

Anyone who hangs or burns effigies is a douchebag. I usually find that they are anti-Our Side, but regardless of whether they are Obama or Palin, I would like to kick their asses, especially, IMHO, when one is in response to another. Bullshit begets bullshit. It may be a Constitutional freedom of expression, and that's all fine and whatever, but it also doesn't necessarily mean that you aren't a mental turd, because...and this is just me...there isn't any intellectual sharing of ideas...it's just HATE...hate...hate...hate...and it's so much easier to light a freakin' match to giant doll or a flag than to actually explain a well thought out argument of why you are in favor or against something. People are dumb, ignorant assholes...that, in my opinion, is why they burn shit. Hate Bush? Burn his likeness...oh, cummon...it's so easy. But do not tell me the world is a better place with Saddam Hussein, because anyone who believes otherwise is just a freakin' putz.

3 Contagion - yes, how could I have missed that.

E - not saying either one of these goofballs was right.  They are, in fact, total idiots.  I was just noting the double standard in handling the offense which I find very funny.  Especially as law enforcement everywhere knows this will all be commented upon nationally.  Heh.

4 I had a feeling some idiot would do this.  I also had a feeling they would get punished, while the douchebags who hung the Sarah Palin sign would go unpunished.  Life sucks then you die.

5 It's wrong and offensive all the way around but there is indeed a double standard.  No surprise, really.  (Sadly)

6 I'm so frustrated with the election news I can't even comment on anything anymore other than "GAH."