Republican Group Under Fire for Email Featuring Obama Shot in Head
A Halloween-themed email from the Loudoun County, Va., Republican Committee was swiftly condemned by conservative and liberal groups today for featuring an image of a ghoulish-looking President Obama with a bullet hole through his head.
The message, with the subject line “Halloween 2011,” invites supporters to a community parade where “we are going to vanquish the zombies with clear thinking conservative principles and a truckload of Republican candy.” It also features a caricature of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a jack-o-lantern, and cartoons of zombies.
The email was first reported by the blog Too Conservative, which said the group had gone “way too far” and should be reported to the U.S. Secret Service.
Mark Sell, chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee, explained that the email was a “light-hearted attempt to inject satire humor into the Halloween holiday.”
“Apparently, some individuals have interpreted an image of Barack Obama that appeared within the email as intending to portray the President as a victim of a violent crime. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Sell said in a statement. “We deeply and sincerely apologize to the President and anyone who viewed the image if that was the impression that was left.”
Still, condemnation from Democrats and state and national Republicans has been swift and harsh.
Virginia GOP Chairman Pat Mullins called the image “disgusting” and condemned its use “in the strongest possible terms.”
“We are in the process of contacting those responsible for the image to demand that they cease using it and immediately issue an apology,” Mullins said.
A Republican National Committee spokesman said the type of imagery in the Loudoun County GOP email “has no place in politics.”
The Secret Service told ABC News the agency is aware of the incident but offered no further details.

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According to the chairman of the chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee, apparently some individuals mistakenly interpreted an image of Barack Obama as a victim of a violent crime. But they are WRONG! “Nothing could be further from the truth.”
And I love his apology! He places the blame on “anyone who viewed the image” who didn’t see it as just “lighthearted fun”.
Posted by: GREEN.GODDESS | October 31, 2011, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
We’ve had two presidents shot just in my lifetime. I strongly prefer it doesn’t happen again.
Posted by: whatever | October 31, 2011, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
The word SICK and DEMENTED doesnt go far enough for me.
Posted by: Joe | October 31, 2011, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
That is a hate crime and should be punished as such!!
Posted by: jakre | October 31, 2011, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
This takes Political Correctness to a new level! – It was ‘all good’ when “Burn Bush” and “Hang Bush” jokes, slogans and cartoons were being spewed by left wing liberals!
Posted by: RadioMan77 | October 31, 2011, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
What is wrong with Republicans? Is it any wonder why we live in such a violent country. Sarah Palin goes around with crosshairs on her website, shoot ‘em up Sarah and her pride at killing Moose. You had a violent assault movie to pump up conservatives earlier this year. And now the implied assassination of the President.
It’s time to view these people as potential terrorists in our midst. After all, if the Republicans can call certain environmental groups ‘eco-terrorists’ why not give these people the same label? Did we learn nothing from Tim McVeigh and the Unabomber?
Secret Service, get these thugs!
Posted by: Sagebrush | October 31, 2011, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
That is a hate crime and should be punished as such!!
POSTED BY: JAKRE | OCTOBER 31, 2011, 7:17 PM 7:17 PM
Exactly!!! This is wrong, wrong, WRONG!!! As far as whatever was said about the previous administration was likely WRONG also, I do not remember things being this blatant BUT two wrongs do not make it o.k.
Posted by: GREG | October 31, 2011, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
I never saw “burn Bush” or “hang Bush”. Off the top of my head though, I seem to remember hearing Beck joke about poisoning Pelosi and I don’t think he was the only one. People need to stop pushing the envelope.
Like I said. I’ve seen two Presidents shot during my lifetime. There was also the Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations. People need to take responsibility and stop promoting violence.
Posted by: whatever | October 31, 2011, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
The cartoon does not bother me at all. It’s the REALITY of the GOP that really scares me…
Posted by: Brian | October 31, 2011, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm
Wah wah, no one can make jokes or even celebrate Halloween without someone crying. What a bunch of whiny idiots.
Posted by: kade madison | October 31, 2011, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm
Yea.. I remember the Burn Bush.. or Hang Bush … but yet, no one seemed to give a rip then. No.. I DID NOT think those were right.. and I DO NOT think these are. Although, the picture of Nancy Palosi is funny as ####.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Shame on you guys for depicting a “One Shot, One Kill” on a picture of a Tyrannical Dictator!!!
POSTED BY: OWEN |******Sorry OWEN, that jerk you’re referring to was the previous President.
Get the facts straight.
Posted by: michael | October 31, 2011, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm
Typical Republican response to anything–they’re not to blame, we are. Our eyes must be lying to us.
Posted by: Roscoe Chait | October 31, 2011, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm
As disgusting as this depiction of the president is, it is not Death of a President, a mockumentary made in 2006 that won the Toronto Film Festival. Little outrage was voiced then except by the usual commentators. This kind of free speech is an affront to all decent people, but it’s not limited to Republicans. You could order door mats with Reagans face printed on it from Mother Earth News.
Posted by: pam | October 31, 2011, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
This is UN-AMERICAN. And people that do this type thing whether towards Conservatives or Liberals are UN-AMERICAN. You disgust us all..
Posted by: John | October 31, 2011, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
SO DEMOCRATS……………………….THISE RIGHT WING WACKOS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WANT TO “REACH ACROSS THE AISLE TO”?????? HOW’S THAT “BIPARTISANSHIP” WORKING OUT FOR YA????
Posted by: TonyV | October 31, 2011, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
Yea, this is a bit bad – I didn’t like it when books were writtten about how to kill our former President and I don’t like this either.
I do think Nancy looks pretty much like Nancy without the makeup and “procedures”.
Posted by: david | October 31, 2011, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
I don’t recall any official democrat doing any burn Bush or hang Bush. Though on the right we’re up to this, the White House with watermelons out front, and the Obama family as monkeys. Classy republicans.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
why are we being logical with right wingers. tit for tat is the only solution.
Posted by: S | October 31, 2011, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
There’s no honesty nor decency nor any sense of responsibility or honor left in the Republican Party.
Posted by: Cassandra | October 31, 2011, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
Somebody tell PAM that the dang movie about the killing of Bush was a FOREIGN FILM that had nothing to do with the US. AND, I might add, it was quickly condemned by democrats. I keep seeing republicans blame this FOREIGN film on democrats when it was FOREIGN and do republicans just not get what this word means?
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
they need to send these buffoons who speak this way about the president to Guantanamo Bay. Yes We Can.
Posted by: S | October 31, 2011, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
The picture of Pelosi is priceless…!!
Posted by: allen | October 31, 2011, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Google “Death of a President” 2006 and see if you would be ok with a movie like this about Obama
Posted by: Dan | October 31, 2011, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
lol i hope they have a story of a republican getting locked up for treason and threats as a result of this cartoon, i will laugh at the sentencing.
Posted by: S | October 31, 2011, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
These racist Republicans will never learn. Unbelievable.
Posted by: Lillian H | October 31, 2011, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
DAN, the movie was FOREIGN. Again. Do you guys not understand this concept?
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
You know I dont care what you’re views are politically, whether you think Obama is doing his best, or is the worse thing that ever happened to this country, that is very disrespectful. He is USA president and deserves some respect, heck no one deserves to be shown this way. There is freedom of speech and expression but there is such a thing as going to far as well.
Posted by: Guin | October 31, 2011, 8:13 pm 8:13 pm
So lets ask one more question here for the Republican Committee. They find it OK to display this type of garbage but asking a Republican candidate to explain his sexual accusations or allow the whole thing to come to the open “TRANSPARENCY” before we have to vote for him IS OFF LIMITS… And how dare we ask………….Maybe by their standards we should just print satire images of the republican candidate raping a woman…
Posted by: John | October 31, 2011, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
Yea I remember what the loons said about Bush. Can’t take it can ya! Save your tears hypocrites!
Great pic of pelosi. Heros of all moonbats!
Posted by: jonny | October 31, 2011, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
These democrats are Pharisees. They tell you what to do but don’t do it themselves. Hypocrites from h. THE DEMOCRATS MOTTO: DO AS I SAY BUT NOT AS I DO.
Posted by: Ann | October 31, 2011, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
So why didn’t they depict Pelosi as a caricature?
Posted by: newcountryman | October 31, 2011, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm
HEY YOU DEMS THAT WANT TO “WORK WITH” THE GOP………………………………….HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE MESSAGE YET??………..IS IT SINKING IN ??????
Posted by: TONYV | October 31, 2011, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
The GOP would do better with a sign explaining their inability to get a viable candidate.
Posted by: Ebbie | October 31, 2011, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
How people can lie with such straight faces is unbelievable !! The folks who put those images together knew exactly what was being portrayed. Only a blind person could not see the hatefulness depicted here. SAD VERY SAD
Posted by: deborah | October 31, 2011, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
The FBI, the Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals should put the Loudoun County Republican Committee under surveillance and hopefully make arrests soon for threatening the president.
Posted by: Orange County California | October 31, 2011, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
ANN, I think you have it backwards. The Pharisees are those wearing the robes you listen to each Sunday preaching the Hypocritical words teaching the RIGHT WING Republicans to hate and move to violence. Try if you are a Christian to read the NEW Testament where Christ says how to live. Then Do as HE says, not as the preacher says or Men and Women use their distorted views to live. Do as He says not as you think!
Posted by: John | October 31, 2011, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
Evidently they will not let me post a link.. but, Libs, you can search for “hang bush signs” and you will find how the Left Wing Nuts treated Bush. The right has nuts.. the left has them also. NOT all on the right feel that way, NOR do all on the left. Stop with the hypocrisy on both sides please.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
in my experience, whenever someone does or says something offensive, and tries to cover it up by saying “just kidding!!” really meant what they did or said.
Posted by: bajacalla | October 31, 2011, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
@Cassandra.. why don’t you search for the things did to bush.. trust me, they are no better or even worse. I did not vote for Bush.. I voted for Obama.. I did not like it when people did it to Bush and I don’t like it now, but I know there are nuts on both sides of the aisle.. stop looking across and look beside you.
Posted by: anotherdayq | October 31, 2011, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
This is disgusting & a hate crime!!! Having lived through one president being shot in the head, this is just another example of why republicans have to go (to another country hopefully)! Please prosecute these jerks!!
Posted by: katy | October 31, 2011, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm
Ebbie, they DO have viable candidates…heck, they get a new favorite every two or three weeks!
Posted by: puppyfeet217 | October 31, 2011, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm
Seriously, you think this is important enough for the front page? What about the movie depicting the assassination of W? ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, Wash Post, NY TImes are all joke. They are why Fox News was created. All Progressives try to shape the world in their own image through sneaky tactics like placing a stupid story like this on the front page while burying so many other stories about Obama and other Dems
Posted by: Matt | October 31, 2011, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
iI looked at the picture and all I saw were creepy Halloween images. Thoes calling for thit to be a hatye crime have forgotten there was movie made about killing Bush. I did not hear a peep out of anyone about that. Lighten up – it’s Halloween.
Posted by: THOMAS | October 31, 2011, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
Oh, come on – EVERYBODY knows that Halloween symbolizes jack-o-lanterns, ghouls, and people shot in the head. Heck, whose kids haven’t gone trick-or-treating as little JFKs, massive head wounds and all?
***DRIPPING with sarcasm***
Posted by: Aaron Ververs | October 31, 2011, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm
@Secondlook, that movie was foreign, but you can find plenty of pictures and posters of Bush if you “want” to search for them. Should NEVER been done to Bush.. Should NEVER be done to Obama. There are nuts on boths sides of the aisle, stop point across the aisle and look at some of those sitting beside you.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 8:44 pm 8:44 pm
As always, it’s only offensive when liberals are the subject.
Posted by: s | October 31, 2011, 8:48 pm 8:48 pm
unless y’all hate zombies then I see no hate crime
Posted by: samhiguchi | October 31, 2011, 8:51 pm 8:51 pm
The FBI, the Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals should put the Loudoun County Republican Committee under surveillance and hopefully make arrests soon for threatening the president.
Posted by: Orange County California
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Their numbers are easy to find. Letting the proper authorities know is our responsibility. Not “somebody”.
………….GET PRO ACTIVE PEOPLE !!!!!
Posted by: TONYV | October 31, 2011, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm
ANOTHERDAY – You’re on an article of official GOP people doing this. We weren’t discussing “citizens” and their stuff. See a difference? This is about the third incident of this since Obama got in. With official GOP people doing it. So I’m going to point because it’s not bi-partisan.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm
When will all this nonsense stop? Are these grown adults acting like immature individuals; and then the immature would not act like these so-called grown ups. And something need to be done to them as this could classify as a hate crime and should be punish. They take the fun out of Halloween by being stupid. Did they do this while at work, deduct their pay and restrict their use of the computer.
Posted by: grace richardson | October 31, 2011, 9:07 pm 9:07 pm
Why wasn’t the person arrested for this terrorist threat against the President of the United States or at the very least instigating harm!!! They should be formally charged to set an example. Isn’t this against the law and a threat. I hope they reap what they sow!
Posted by: DD | October 31, 2011, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
TONYV, I guess you had not problem with what was done to Bush? Please raise your smarts a little bit, search for the signs created about hang bush, burn bush and some of the other stuff that the left did?
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
tea party=racist.
Posted by: charles | October 31, 2011, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
man I’m getting whiplash! So if it’s a Republican/Conservative/Palin/Bush it’s lighthearted fun and anyone complaining is uptight with no sense of humor and not cool at all. If it’s Demcrats/Liberal/Pelosi/Obama then it’s hatefilled bigotry. I was lauging like crazy then realized it was aimed at Liberals so I got mad and terribly offended. Whew, hard to keep this stuff straight!
Posted by: Kalabi | October 31, 2011, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
Do republicans just have issues when it comes to choosing like things to compare?
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
OMG this can’t be legal to make a veiled threat like this against a siting President of the USA!
Posted by: Suz | October 31, 2011, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
The GOP will stoop to anything to get Obama out of office. It’s quite obvious they have no one intelligent to run against him so…what else do you think is going through their mind? I think this picture says it all.
Posted by: Julie | October 31, 2011, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
This is beyond disgusting and pathetic. If I were a halfway reputable Republican, I would do my best to distance myself from this h8 crime as soon and as vocally and as unequivocally as possible. And, NO!, you idiot GOPers who are somehow managing to act is if Democrats thought it was okay to “target” GWB in the same way, the answer, again, lest you not have understood it the first time around is: NO!!! This is vile and the miscreants who pulled this stunt need to be outed!!
Posted by: EvitaLuisa | October 31, 2011, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
“tea party=racist.” ……….. and LIBS=Hypocrites….. Look up all the crap that was put up about Bush when he was in office… I voted for Obama.. never voted for Bush, but I am smart enough to KNOW that NOT ALL Republicans think this way and NOT ALL Democrats think this way. Some of you need to use your brains.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
@SUZ.. The Libs did it to Bush… It was wrong then.. it is wrong now. Did you post the same when it happened to Bush?
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
ANOTHERDAY stop making stuff up. The libs did NOT do this to Bush.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
The Kennedys,Martin Luther King, Medger Evers, what do they all have in common? Liberal thinkers feared by conservatives,disrespected for their ideals. Big difference between a door mat and a picture of a gunshot to the head. I’m having a hard time remembering when a liberal killed a conservative politician. When will people learn. There are nut cases out there who really do think their doing some great deed.Golden rule, ten commandments same thing.Lets respect each other , those kinds of cartoons are just not funny. Would you like that to be you if you were the president, I know it’s just a joke ha ha, bang bang not funny, how will we feel then, oh ya it’s just a joke. Tell that to Mrs Kennedy.
Posted by: patricia | October 31, 2011, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Hey remember Gaby Gifford and all the “Job Killing” “Economic Murder” talk that caused it. Damn straight the secret service should visit them.
Posted by: andrewesome | October 31, 2011, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Just more proof that liberal democrats are good at dishing it out but can’t take a joke! – More liberal hypocrisy! – Bill Maher is one of the biggest left wing hypocrites ever, he bashed Bush for years!
Posted by: RadioMan77 | October 31, 2011, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Treason, do not tread on me…………….
Posted by: DJ | October 31, 2011, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
RADIOMAN – Is Bill Maher officially with the democrats? The last I heard he had a show. I wasn’t aware of any official capacity. NO. The democrats have not done this to Bush.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
Secondlook… Compare what?? Alll the “Hang Bush” “Burn Bush” “Kill Bush” signs they carried around when he was in office to this? I am not a Republican.. but, yea, i can compare it.. it is no different. Why is it Dems can’t like it if the Repubs do. The Repubs can’t like it because the Dems do. Why is it is ok to do this crap against a Republican President, but it is not when it is done against a Dem. I know you can use the Internet.. so I know you can search and find the same pictures I am talking about… I know.. I live 30 minutes from DC.. I go into DC once a week… I have seen every protest, every sign done by the Repubs and done by the Dems.. There are pictures of BOTH if you want to find them on the net. But, I know it is easier to condemn and think the other side are the ones that do all the wrongs and the evils in the world then to do a little searching a little reading.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
Secondlook…. Then do the search… “hang bush signs” … oh.. that will prove me right and you wrong. You know better and you make yourself look stupid.
Posted by: anotherday | October 31, 2011, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
They say they are calling out to “clear-thinking conservatives”….. With this?
Posted by: Steve | October 31, 2011, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm
Secondlook: I never said Bill Maher was a democrat, I said he is one of the biggest left wing hypocrites ever, he bashed Bush for years and still does!
Posted by: RadioMan77 | October 31, 2011, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm
ANOTHERDAY – Is this just too hard? These people are with the GOP. The party. They are into politics. This was a republican committee. Official business. These are not your neighbor down the street or some protester. It has nothing to do with strangers on web photos. So these people officially represent the GOP. The last two groups that did the ugly stuff were as well. Now, again. Show me one article that claims anybody officially with the democrats did a dang thing this disrespectful against Bush. One article. Let me save you time. There is no article. Because the democrats have not done this. Do you want to talk to me about stupid again? Because you’re the one that appears unable to understand how this is official republicans involved with politics behaving badly and you’re trying to compare it to citizens. And your other people try to bring up foreign movies. I’ve got the next couple of hours free if you continue to need help here. Because this isn’t bi-partisan and your official GOP people are behaving VERY poorly here. Disrespectful. And not a one of you seems to grasp what it means when official party people are like this. This isn’t pundits on shows. Not citizens. Official political business. Going very disrespectful.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
whatever happened to free speech in this country. it seems that anything that anybody says or does nowadays is considered a hate crime. for goodness sakes, it’s halloween. there’s nothing wrong with poking fun and having a sense of humor. if it were a republican in the white, somebody would do the same thing. everybody is just way too touchy.
Posted by: Monica | October 31, 2011, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm
I am not an Obama supporter, not because he is black, but because I won’t stand for what he apparently believes in … ie: abortion, “same sex marriages’…. just to name a couple of the biggies. I think this kind of ‘fun’ is really stupid. It could bring up more trouble than America is ready for…. Please ppl, wake up and let’s bring America back to what she once was…. God bless America!!!
Posted by: Barbara | October 31, 2011, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
Ok, it’s high time that everyone who claims to be an adult puts on the big boy pants and grows up.
If you’re blubbering over a zombie Obama picture, then you are overly sensitive to the point to where you are an affront to the concept of adulthood. In other words: I am offended by the fact that are so utterly infantile this offends you. Thus, since you don’t think that it’s right to offend someone else, I guess you had better stop.
Besides, anyone who hasn’t been living in a cave for the past 50 years should be aware of the pop culture reference: if you don’t shoot zombies in the head, they eat you.
Posted by: AmericaThePitiful | October 31, 2011, 9:46 pm 9:46 pm
In reference to Charles post which stated Tea Party equals Racist.
The front running choice for the Tea Party, Mr. Cain, is blacker than Obama. It is about governmental fiscal responsibility stupid, not skin color.
Posted by: Volunteersix | October 31, 2011, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Yeah Radio, and he has a show. This is about an official republican committee and this isn’t done dude. Your first clue is national republicans condemning this.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
Not good the Repubs to stoop as low as the Libs did against Bush. But, what a great shot of Pelosi: “What do you mean I am no longer Speaker!”
Posted by: Salty | October 31, 2011, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
If any of us “normal” citizens were to have done this the secret service the fbi and a whole host of other people would be standing not at your door but in your house arresting you.
Posted by: interesting | October 31, 2011, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
“Show me one article that claims anybody officially with the democrats did a dang thing this disrespectful against Bush.”
Obama is the President of the United States, not the second coming of the messiah. In reality, he is due no more respect than any other citizen. It is this mental deification that you political zealots engage in that has given these guys the mindset that they are better than we are. Stop treating the political parties like they are a pantheon, and maybe they’ll quit acting like one and do their jobs.
Posted by: AmericaThePitiful | October 31, 2011, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
Well AMERICATHEPITIFUL it’s official. We fussed about Bush and a war and were called traitors. We were told we had to shut up and respect a president during war times. You guys can now sit here and proclaim official republican committees can show a president with a bullet hole in his head and it’s all good. Unbelievable. I would not take up for this had it been a democrat committee showing Bush with a bullet hole in his head. Official political committees do not show presidents with bullet holes in their head. Had the artist here simply left the bullet hole off I would not be saying this and I’d claim it was good ole Halloween fun. But hey, he chose to go there. You guys are in the gutter anymore.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
@THOMAS – “…there was movie made about killing Bush. I did not hear a peep out of anyone about that.” Then you weren’t paying attention when that British made movie came out. Here’s a quote for you Thomas. “I think it’s despicable. I think it’s absolutely outrageous. That anyone would even attempt to profit on such a horrible scenario makes me sick.” Any idea who said that? It was Hilary Clinton and she was just one of pretty much every Democratic Senator of the time who said similar things.
Posted by: glacia | October 31, 2011, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
Maybe this will help some of the brain challenged: “The Republican Party of Loudoun County is a diverse and growing community. The Loudoun County Republican Committee (LCRC) handles the day-to-day operations for the Party within the county. The Committee consists of members who are registered voters in the County, are in accord with the principles of the Party and are elected to the LCRC by the committee members. “………….. And they’re voted in.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Well, yes, a president of the US is generally afforded more respect than the average citizen. Not sure what country you grew up in. Our democracy works because we respect the office even when we disagree with the individual. This was not funny and was in bad taste, as anyone with common sense would attest. It’s especially true since it came from an official GOP committee office, not just a random wacko. I would cringe seeing any president, regardless of party, depicted this way. Was no one in that office bright enough to do something a little more clever for Halloween?
Posted by: Mike | October 31, 2011, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm
This is called satire. It’s just a photo. It’s not a threat. This is just free speech. It’s funny. Laugh. Republican or democrat or whatever, you’re all Americans. Let’s be respectful. Hug someone please or get a hug. Take your kids out trick or treating or something. Also, Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Chris | October 31, 2011, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
Right. And previous GOP emails depicting the president as an ape or eating watermelon, along with general comments referring him as ‘Obammy,’ claiming he’s Kenyan or Muslim, and/or emphasizing his middle name, Hussein, weren’t racist either. Funny how the definition of what’s appropriate or patriotic changes so abruptly according to whim.
Posted by: Nina | October 31, 2011, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
I think this is the lowest that americans can reach..And Perry’s wife said they have been saying bad things about her husband.. wait until the shoe is on the other foot. Tell me how it feels then… What you sow is exactly what you all would reap for the idiots that did this.. Come On Grow Up…
Posted by: inspire11 | October 31, 2011, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
The bullet hole may have been taking it a tad too far but other than that, I fail to see what anyone could find offensive about this.
Posted by: James | October 31, 2011, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
I’ve been to Leesburg. Nice town.
Posted by: allen | October 31, 2011, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
Politics in a free country! Makes you wonder what happened to respect, discipline and values?
Posted by: Signofthetimes | October 31, 2011, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
“whatever happened to free speech in this country.”
Posted by: Monica | October 31, 2011, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm
Monica, since the left wing liberals took control of the government, the only FREE SPEECH allowed is pro-liberal left wing speech! But don’t worry, change is on the way in 2012….
Posted by: RadioMan77 | October 31, 2011, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
Stop using the term ” hate crime”! It’s ridiculous. It may be considered wrong or hateful, but it’s not a crime.
Posted by: Cjack | October 31, 2011, 10:23 pm 10:23 pm
For what it’s worth- Bush bashing called for impeachment, not assassination- and for legitimate reasons, I might add, as Bush himself admitted that he knowingly lied to the UN and Congress in order to start a war (read his autobiography! He outright says it.), in addition to eliminating Habeas Corpus and illegal spying on U.S. citizens. But what has Obama done, besides pursue domestic policies that Republicans don’t like? It’s legitimate to not like the president and criticize his policies- but it’s not okay to be so utterly disrespectful.
If we didn’t already have a presidential assassination in our history books, this might not be a serious issue. But as it is, it’s very serious to create images like this. I don’t what the definition of treason is these days, but claiming the president isn’t an American citizen, calling him a Nazi, and implying he should be shot kind of ranks high up there, I would think.
Posted by: Nina | October 31, 2011, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
The republican party’s core costituency is trash. Trash loves this kind of crap. Trash loves virtually uneducated fools running for president. Trash loves talking about guns and how tough and partriotic they are, while idly watching fellow trash on the once supreme court subvert democratic electoral processes and bless unbridled corruption of politicians. Trash loves unnecessary wars that bankrupt our nation. Nothing surprising here. The only surprising thing is that so many citizens of this once great country are trash.
Posted by: Bob | October 31, 2011, 10:28 pm 10:28 pm
@ Americathepittiful posings….AMEN!!!
Posted by: Cjack | October 31, 2011, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm
Some of you sure can make a mountain out of a molehill. Wha wha wha wha wha wha…all. the. time.
Posted by: thatwasobvious | October 31, 2011, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
Who Is it?
Secret Service.
—————————–
HELLO!!! Aren’t these people supposed to get a visit by them?
Posted by: sasst lou | October 31, 2011, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
wow what a bunch of whiney little girls its called a comic caricture meant for fun and for real if a zombie came up on me id shoot it in the head wich is how u kill a zombie (ty gorge romero and all ur wonderful movies) i dont care if the zombie was a dallas cowboy cheerleader duh but i guess since that zombie has been shot in the head it must mean what most the public says theres no brain present there… grow up u whiney cant take a joke babies
Posted by: james | October 31, 2011, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
DEFEAT CON REPUBLICONS, THE CONS CRASHED THE ECONOMY WITH VODOO ECONOMICS AND FRAUDULENT WARS- WHAT WMD ? NOW THE CONS ARE BLOCKING ALL EFFORTS TO FIX THEIR RECESSION- DUMP THE CON REPUBLICONS.
Posted by: JAMES | October 31, 2011, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
If the Republican’s had pulled this in the FDR or Truman years they would have been charged with treason. We are still in a war across the globe.
Posted by: Peter Gatliff | October 31, 2011, 10:49 pm 10:49 pm
I love Republican humor. Electrocuting Mexicans, a black man with a bullet in his head. Its all in fun right? Hey, give these guys a break. I bet these tea-baggers just finished up hunting at Perry’s ranch in Dallas, so they were all hyped up and not thinking clearly after being in the right-wing bubble for so long. What was the name of that ranch again?
Posted by: Matt | October 31, 2011, 10:56 pm 10:56 pm
How is this different from the Tea Party rallies where attendees brandished weapons and chanted,”Kill This”—referring to candidate Obama. It is sickening that some Americans are still having sleepless nights that an African American broke a long standing tradition to become president of the United States. What is so pathetic is their cowardice in swiftly issuing apologies when caught with their pants own. Shameful.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | October 31, 2011, 10:56 pm 10:56 pm
This is not Halloween. There could be a subtle, coded message hidden in that picture. Law enforcement should look into it, ASAP
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | October 31, 2011, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
why was there criticizing from ABC news when movies were being made about President Bush getting assassinated? ABC didn’t even report it, it was no big deal.
Posted by: Carol Stamati | October 31, 2011, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
other then the bullet it is pretty funny
and i dont see what they did different to nancy
Posted by: greg | October 31, 2011, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
The Loudoun County, Va., Republican Committee should be classified as a hate group and tracked just like all the other hate groups in this country.
Posted by: SJS | October 31, 2011, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
Carol Stamati 11:01 – flat out lie. Pure BS. It was covered everywhere AND as previously mentioned right here on this comment board, that film was not produced in the US so I don’t know how you think it’s relevant to this episode. ysf
Posted by: puppyfeet217 | October 31, 2011, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm
there are a lot of liberals spreading hate on this site tonight
Posted by: greg | October 31, 2011, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm
I don’t see any liberals spreading hate on this site. Why do cons lie?
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 11:21 pm 11:21 pm
Halloween display of Obama zombie being shot! Big deal!
Remember the Halloween display of Palin being hung and a movie depicting assassination of President Bush? So why didn’t the liberals call those hate crimes and demand investigation from the FBI?
I think they were all inappropriate fantasies but the reactions of the liberals are sheer hypocrisy.
By the way, who said ” If they bring a knife to a fight, we bring a gun.”?
Bad idea!
Posted by: Simon | October 31, 2011, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
When President Bush was mocked by the left it was perfectly A OK, but when President Obama is mocked it is now wrong … Why the double standard ?????
Posted by: P-Nut | October 31, 2011, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
The right wing GOP represents everything bad about America, and this is but another example. Their pathetic right wing candidates are a disgrace the Office of President.
Posted by: usa8888 | October 31, 2011, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm
Republicans so full of hate and evil it is unbelievable.
Posted by: Vicki | October 31, 2011, 11:55 pm 11:55 pm
There is just no shortage of stupidity among the ranks of the republicans.
Posted by: Mike | October 31, 2011, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
How sick can these people be who think this is funny??!!
Posted by: cynthia nevins | October 31, 2011, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
Hey “Sickofyou”, maybe you miss interpreted. The lack of respect and discipline from politicians and political pundits is troubling. The GOP makes it easy to vote Democrat with stuff like this.
Posted by: Signofthetimes | November 1, 2011, 12:07 am 12:07 am
A lot of people hear wanting to dismiss this as ‘Halloween fun’. It is more than that. Some say it was disrespectful and it was very disrespectful, but it was also more than that. Some called it a hate crime and it was, but it was even more than that. It was a death threat to the President of the United States. Many are calling for the Secret Service and the FBI to track the Loudoun Republican Comittee and arrest them. Although they may not have announced it publicly, I am quite sure that they are ‘looking into the matter’. They don’t take this kind of thing lightly. Not when its the President. I hope this all turns out to be nothing more than a distasteful joke, but they need to expect the worst while hoping for the best.
Posted by: Catbutts2 | November 1, 2011, 12:15 am 12:15 am
This blog is being censored by ABC. I posted email addresses and contact info for the officers and staff of the Loudoun County Republican Committee so that those of you who might wish to contact the LCRC directly might do so. Unfortunately, my postings were summarily deleted, one and all. Imagine that?! By ABC no less. Well friends, the contact information is easy enough to find for yourself with a simple search. I urge you to send emails to as many LCRC members as possible. Let them know that their depiction of President Obama with a bullet in his forehead is crossing a line that should NOT be crossed by an official GOP committee.
Posted by: Art Deal | November 1, 2011, 12:28 am 12:28 am
I’m not a fan of the GOP but seriously, give me a break. People have no sense of humor about anything these days. Even the GOP wouldn’t be stupid enough to make any real threats. It’s clearly meant to be satire and as such, shouldn’t be taken seriously. Take a deep breath and unwad your panties now.
Posted by: Glen | November 1, 2011, 12:31 am 12:31 am
Good christian values these neo-cons show. Now let’s go kill some more Iraqis I mean free them, I mean there are weapons of mass destruction, I mean Sad-am cause 911 didn’t he? you gotta love those christian values
Posted by: jim | November 1, 2011, 12:34 am 12:34 am
And yet another reason I will NOT VOTE FOR ANY REPUBLICAN AT LOCAL STATE COUNTY OR FEDERAL LEVEL AS LONG AS THIS CURRENT GROUP OF REPUBLICANS continue. They must be recalled removed resign retire or die before I would even consider listening to their views. This is another low class ignorant distasteful stunt. Just like sarah paylin and her crosshairs, and Gabby Giffords was shot. These so called republicans are the WORST POLITICAL EXTREMIST CULT PARTY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. and it will be in the history books. A Great President with the WORST CONGRESS AND HATEFUL FOLLOWERS IN USA HISTORY. Remember America. Remember on voting day how the obstructionist continued their unethical, unprofessional acts of hateful ignorance. Total Garbage.
Posted by: BLM | November 1, 2011, 12:37 am 12:37 am
Way to stay classy GOP….
Posted by: B&G | November 1, 2011, 12:37 am 12:37 am
Since when do these clowns even “celebrate” Halloween? …
Posted by: yeah.i.said.it | November 1, 2011, 12:42 am 12:42 am
Thank you republicans for reminding me that I was a complete idiot for voting for your party over last 30 years… this administration has brought out the worst in you as well as your true character… I will work hard to fight your hypocrisy… this will be my penance…
Posted by: Veronica Spinharney | November 1, 2011, 12:52 am 12:52 am
A. It is clearly a bullet to the head.
B.Whenever someone insists that something “couldn’t be further from the truth” it actually means that it is exactly the truth.
C. The conservatives are out of control, are destroying the economy, and are completely un-American.
Posted by: Stella | November 1, 2011, 1:00 am 1:00 am
I am not a fan of Owebama but this is too far imo. The Pelosi pic was doctored? Really?
Posted by: Justin | November 1, 2011, 1:04 am 1:04 am
ANOTHERDAY – Is this just too hard? These people are with the GOP. The party. They are into politics. This was a republican committee. Official business. These are not your neighbor down the street or some protester. It has nothing to do with strangers on web photos. So these people officially represent the GOP. The last two groups that did the ugly stuff were as well. Now, again. Show me one article that claims anybody officially with the democrats did a dang thing this disrespectful against Bush. One article. Let me save you time. There is no article. Because the democrats have not done this. Do you want to talk to me about stupid again? Because you’re the one that appears unable to understand how this is official republicans involved with politics behaving badly and you’re trying to compare it to citizens. And your other people try to bring up foreign movies. I’ve got the next couple of hours free if you continue to need help here. Because this isn’t bi-partisan and your official GOP people are behaving VERY poorly here. Disrespectful. And not a one of you seems to grasp what it means when official party people are like this. This isn’t pundits on shows. Not citizens. Official political business. Going very disrespectful.
Posted by: Secondlook | October 31, 2011, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
Agreed.
Posted by: James | November 1, 2011, 1:17 am 1:17 am
Hell they barely had to retouch Pelosi’s picture
Posted by: Marc | November 1, 2011, 1:37 am 1:37 am
Typical response from a bunch of progressive liberal Democrats with absolutelty no sense of humor. It is Halloween for crying out loud get a sense of humor about something .
Posted by: Mike88 | November 1, 2011, 1:56 am 1:56 am
What is wrong with sending these images out? Have the people and media forgotten some of the pictures of President Bush being hanged or bullet holes in his head?!
Posted by: Scott | November 1, 2011, 2:05 am 2:05 am
Why is this not being treated like all other threats against the President, because it is implying such? I am so tired of this type of thing being blown off as just “fun” or a just a meaningless prank. It must be stopped and those responsible should be punished!
Posted by: Jeanie | November 1, 2011, 2:09 am 2:09 am
What is wrong with sending these images out? Have the people and media forgotten some of the pictures of President Bush being hanged or bullet holes in his head?!
Posted by: Scott | November 1, 2011, 2:05 am 2:05 am
Is this just too hard? These people are with the GOP. The party. They are into politics. This was a republican committee. Official business. These are not your neighbor down the street or some protester. It has nothing to do with strangers on web photos. So these people officially represent the GOP. The last two groups that did the ugly stuff were as well. Now, again. Show me one article that claims anybody officially with the democrats did a dang thing this disrespectful against Bush. One article. Let me save you time. There is no article. Because the democrats have not done this. Do you want to talk to me about stupid again? Because you’re the one that appears unable to understand how this is official republicans involved with politics behaving badly and you’re trying to compare it to citizens. And your other people try to bring up foreign movies. I’ve got the next couple of hours free if you continue to need help here. Because this isn’t bi-partisan and your official GOP people are behaving VERY poorly here. Disrespectful. And not a one of you seems to grasp what it means when official party people are like this. This isn’t pundits on shows. Not citizens. Official political business.
Posted by: james | November 1, 2011, 2:17 am 2:17 am
This garbage should not be allowed to see the light of day. There are enough loonies in this country for whom it would be permission to act. The Republican party sinks lower and lower in my estimation, if that is even possible. They can’t even come up with one decent candidate for president. People in other Western countries must look at this stuff and wonder if Americans are sane to put up with such rubbish in their political discourse.
Posted by: Doris Langridge | November 1, 2011, 2:21 am 2:21 am
How come only the liberal comments are posted ??
Strange ??
Posted by: Oracle | November 1, 2011, 2:27 am 2:27 am
OMG
did you ever see the pictures of GW Bush killing babies, bombing schoolyards, dressed as a KKK member, and many many more….
And they were not on the occasion of Halloween either, – just ugly display of liberal hate.
Posted by: Oracle | November 1, 2011, 2:30 am 2:30 am
If emails like these are laughed off as meaningless fun it will continue until someone does more than just laugh at them and that is why some people send such emails messages like this. Negative wishful thinking emails indicating harm do pose a threat to the President and should be punishable by nothing less than imprisonment.
Posted by: Jeanie | November 1, 2011, 2:46 am 2:46 am
Oracle:
OMG Did you ever see the pictures of GW Bush killing babies, etc. that the DEMOCRATIC PARTY put out?!?!?
NO? BECAUSE THERE AREN’T ANY!!! See the difference there? I think you do. I think you just don’t care. You’d rather pretend a random wacko posting is the same as official party representatives so you can feel a sense of righteous indignation that anyone would actually be upset by this. It’s a level of willful ignorance that I rarely see.
And if one more idiot posts about that awful FOREIGN movie and tries to say it’s all American liberals fault I’m going to tear my hair out.
The stupid, it hurts.
Posted by: Perd | November 1, 2011, 3:18 am 3:18 am
This was a threat by a bunch of sociopaths. It wasn’t meant as a joke. It was done with intent.
Posted by: howdymo1 | November 1, 2011, 3:21 am 3:21 am
There has never been this much blaten disrespect for any president ever in our history. This is purely a racial problem that republicans can’t stand. They hate being represented by a black man and Rush limbaugh is the idiotic ring leader. Somebody would make a picture of him like that but he is too fat to fit on the page.
Posted by: Just sayin | November 1, 2011, 3:50 am 3:50 am
Big deal.It’s a Halloween gag.Face it,most of America hates Hussein obama.As for pelosi,this picture flatters her.
Posted by: Goodseal3 | November 1, 2011, 4:50 am 4:50 am
Profile of a Republican—Glibness and Superficial Charm
Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.
Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as “their right.”
Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.
Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
Posted by: howdymo1 | November 1, 2011, 5:03 am 5:03 am
Turn it around and use it against the GOP in the upcoming campaign.
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2011, 5:20 am 5:20 am
So you blame the entire party for the actions of a few. Typical liberals.
Posted by: James V. | November 1, 2011, 5:22 am 5:22 am
On the plus side, these people and their party are unelectable and becoming more so with each day that passes. And four more years for Obama suits me down to the ground. Quite likely to be followed by eight years for Hills. It looks like it will be a long, long time before we have to suffer another Republican in the White House. Whoopee!
Posted by: JOE HILL | November 1, 2011, 6:12 am 6:12 am
This isn’t even about liberal or right wing, it’s about right and wrong. Surely you would not find it funny in the least if someone put a picture of you or your loved ones with a bullet hole in the head. This is simply outrageous, but not surprising as the level of discourse in this country continues to go down the toilet. What we see more and more is that the Right Wing, Conservatives, and so called Christian groups taking this country down, opposing anything that helps people, anything that would promote the greatness of what this country once was about. Hate messages, promoting violence, and disrespect is the trademark of these groups now. They are not any different than terrorist or the Taliban. And just like them, they will stop at nothing to achieve their way. This my friend is the real enemy of America. This was done by a Republican Committee, which means more than one person. But then again, we all know what is in the hearts of Republicans and conservatives. We have seen it too many times already in the Palin, McConnell, Boehner, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Beck, Limbaugh, and Fox News. All about hate and division.
Posted by: jake | November 1, 2011, 7:23 am 7:23 am
James — Yes that is very typical of them. A great example is with the ows. Liberals claim that the violence, the public sex, the drugs, defecating in public, rape, theft, vandalism, throwing things at police, etc. don’t represent the group. Yet, this cartoon is to label all gop with. Very typical indeed.
Btw, I just love the pic of Pelosi! Spot on and bravo!!
Posted by: Ang | November 1, 2011, 7:30 am 7:30 am
@orangecountycalifornia, that’s the first sane comment ive heard in a while thank u!
Posted by: Renado Saco | November 1, 2011, 7:33 am 7:33 am
Jake said “Surely you would not find it funny in the least if someone put a picture of you or your loved ones with a bullet hole in the head.”
That’s just it Jake. Someone did put up pictures of Bush that were much, much worse than this, and did it for pure hate and not halloween. Bush is, as you put it, someone’s love one.
Google the pics, they are there. The worst part is most of the pics of Bush were at just about every protest. The left called it free speech and dissent.
Posted by: Ang | November 1, 2011, 7:36 am 7:36 am
How disgusting! Who could have the gall to wish our president to be a zombie? While no presidents so far have been bitten/converted to zombies (that we know of!!), I don’t think it is even appropriate to joke that way.
“There is nothing so serious you can’t make a joke about it”
Why aren’t people thanking the guy for finally making Pelosi look decent?
Posted by: John | November 1, 2011, 8:02 am 8:02 am
ANG: “Someone did put up pictures of Bush that were much, much worse than this” – Exactly. Someone did. But not the Democratic Party itself. Can you really not see how that differs from this? Someone did that, the Republican Party did this. And the ‘Death of a President’ film was made in the UK by Gabriel Range, a British film maker.So again nothing to do with the Democratic Party. Death of a President was actually quite a good film and wasn’t so much about the assassination of Bush as about the hypothetical aftermath that assassination might have had on American society. It took the form of a documentary made years after the event.
Posted by: JOE HILL | November 1, 2011, 8:22 am 8:22 am
Howdymo (5:03 AM); Did you come up with that one on your own or did you see it somewhere? Because many of the things you list can be attributed to the elitist Left. Hey, congradulations on those Cardinals. Great series.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 1, 2011, 8:25 am 8:25 am
I guess this administration will now ban Halloween? Jeez, it’s a Halloween poster, not a self portrait. This administration has some of the thinnest skin I have ever seen.
Posted by: commonsenseparty | November 1, 2011, 8:27 am 8:27 am
It is a class D felony to threaten a US President or anyone in line to be president, as in the Vice-president, Speaker of the House, etc. Even if this cartoon is not intented as a threat, but a Halloween joke, it is in poor taste. Someone really needs to be taken to task on this. It has really stepped over the boundaries in more ways than one.
Posted by: EJW | November 1, 2011, 8:33 am 8:33 am
Image of a hole in the President’s head – bad taste. The rest of it is hilarious, especially the depiction of Pelosi!
Posted by: southerngrl100 | November 1, 2011, 8:34 am 8:34 am
It would have probably been OK except for the bullet hole part.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 1, 2011, 8:49 am 8:49 am
newcountryman: No, truthfully, I got it off of a website and I forgot which one. It is actually the profile of a sociopath. I’ve known many. Some of whom are very wealthy conservative people. We get along ok as long as we talk about something other than our political beliefs. A few of their friends, after being invited to my home once, decided that it was perfectly acceptable to open my door without asking, go to the fridge and eat my food without asking, flop on my couch and change the channels on my TV without asking. In other words wealthy moochers. I guess that’s how they became wealthy. This threatening people is an outrage, no matter what side of the fence you’re on. I just always felt that George W Bush was a guy whose maturity level never progressed past middle school but I would never approve of bodily harm. Thanks, the Cards earned that one. Tony LaRussa is retiring though. I think game 6 might have sent him over the edge.
Posted by: howdymo1 | November 1, 2011, 8:49 am 8:49 am
JOE HILL…. A small little group of an individual wing of the Republican Party did this.. NOT the ENTIRE Republican party. Just like a Senator going to another Country and saying something Stupid.. Does what he said reflect the ENTIRE Congress? Just like 1 Senator messes around on his wife.. Does that represent ALL Senators? 1 police office is corrupt.. does that include ALL police? What this Group did was wrong, but they DO NOT represent all Republicans no more then those “hang bush” or “burn bush” signs at an Obama rally or at an anti-war protest represent all Democrats. YES.. I was at an Obama Election Rally and saw those signs.. NO Obama was not there, but the rally was held by a local Democratic chapter.. no one that I saw ever condemned the signs, actually the media never even posted any of those signs that I ever saw. Did they represent the entire Dem party? NO…
Posted by: anotherday | November 1, 2011, 8:50 am 8:50 am
That is low even for you republicans. Hate like this can do nothing but cause harm and is not what this country is about or needs. With all the crazies out there…maybe you are hoping to incite one of them to do what you won’t do in 2012. Obama will win…deal with it instead of being crybabies like you have been since he won in the previvous election. I guess you will not work with him in the next four years….talk about unAmerican. Time tor the republicans to get their perspectives in order.
Posted by: talmag | November 1, 2011, 9:00 am 9:00 am
I don’t think anyone really likes this, but you have to remember both sides do it. Is it worse when the left does it or worse when the right does it? It seems to me that the left gets away with it more. I’m just saying.
Posted by: Jeanette Roberts | November 1, 2011, 9:21 am 9:21 am
We’ll see you at the voting booth.
Posted by: 99%er | November 1, 2011, 9:23 am 9:23 am
A small little group of an individual wing of the republican party did this. And another did Obama as a a monkey. And another did the White House with watermelon on the lawn. I see a trend. Key words – official republican party.
Posted by: Secondlook | November 1, 2011, 9:24 am 9:24 am
Ang…if this were the work of one person, a nutjob, or a diehard hater, then it’s isolated and not the work of a collective group. However, this came out of Republican Committee which as most people understand the word committee to mean, more than one person. A committee as defined by whatever dictionary you use is “a group of people charged with performing a function, service, investigation, reporting, acting, or duty” Thus, this is NOT the work of one person, but rather a group. This is the difference between single actors and groups. Other reprehensible depiction of any President is and should be judged by the source, i.e., single or group. In this particular case, it was a committee…group acting.
Posted by: jake | November 1, 2011, 9:28 am 9:28 am
Almost every Zombie I see has a bullet hole in it’s head.
What’s the big deal?
Besides, there isn’t a conservative alive who wants the Barack Hussein Obama dead because there isn’t anything scarier than the thought of a President Biden.
“The rest of it is hilarious, especially the depiction of Pelosi!” – southerngrl100
Yeah, and what’s really cool is that they didn’t need to do any photoshopping of her picture.
Au Natural Baby!
Posted by: Noz | November 1, 2011, 9:29 am 9:29 am
Jeanette — They sure do (left getting away with more).
Take yesterday’s headline story for example. The media is running stories nonstop about Cain and this supposed sexual harrassment from, get this, an anonymous souce. Yet, was there any media stories about Obama and the claims of Larry Sinclair? None.
Both Cain and Obama were campaigning at the time of these supposed stories. One gets burried and the other gets front page attention for an entire day.
Posted by: Ang | November 1, 2011, 9:32 am 9:32 am
Waaah!!! Waaaah!!! Geez what a bunch of whiners
Posted by: jenny | November 1, 2011, 9:33 am 9:33 am
Jake
Many of the signs and graphic depictions about Bush originated with moveon and code pink. It is hypocritical to try to do what you and others are trying to do.
Posted by: Ang | November 1, 2011, 9:37 am 9:37 am
The left does it worse that the right? are you kidding me? Take a look at the rants and raves on craigslist. This type of disgusting cartoon is common and I have not looked today but I’d bet money the one in this news article has already be copied and pasted. If you ever need to be reminded that racist pigs are alive and well in this country, check out craigslist.
Posted by: dan | November 1, 2011, 9:38 am 9:38 am
Howdymo1 (8:49 AM); ” A few of their friends, after being invited to my home once, decided that it was perfectly acceptable to open my door without asking, go to the fridge and eat my food without asking, flop on my couch and change the channels on my TV without asking. In other words wealthy moochers.” Pretty darn nervy! That would have done it for me! Are you sure they weren’t like some of the OWS protestor types?
Posted by: newcountryman | November 1, 2011, 9:41 am 9:41 am
kade madison: It is YOU that’s the IDIOT! This is a sure way to try to discredit people for being upset with such crap coming from the right. Hateful has fit so much from the Republican side ever since President Obama took the oath of office and once these things come out – those that condemn these things should be SURE that they state that very STRONGLY because their followers will RUN with things like this to add to the hate. I’m totally disgusted with what these folks are doing.
Posted by: demNme5 | November 1, 2011, 9:59 am 9:59 am
No wonder the GOP, their tea party, their congressional members, their presidential candidates and their entire machine are so very, very unpopular. They have broken their promises on jobs and listening to the American people; they come up with job-killing plans that raise taxes on the middle class, favor the wealthy elite and raise the deficit (Perry’s is the latest!), they don’t understand foreign relations and they can’t even handle zombies and Halloween humor well. Everything they do is just sorta yucky and out of step with America’s views and values.
Vote them out. They hate gov’t jobs. Why should any of them have one?
Posted by: Kimberly | November 1, 2011, 10:01 am 10:01 am
This was when I lived in Newport Beach, Ca., I no longer live there. But a friend of mine who I would call an efficiency expert (he went into troubled companies and redesigned them to become more profitable) was also a campaign director for several republican candidates for the California state legislature. My friend would sometimes have them meet at my house in order to stay away from cameras. The people I am speaking of were the candidates themselves, none of whom were poverty stricken. The suits they wore were Brooks Bros., their shirts were Perry Ellis. How I knew this was that they made a effort to point it out to me. One would think that they could purchase their own food and drink. I finally got my belly full of it and said no more.
Posted by: howdymo1 | November 1, 2011, 10:03 am 10:03 am
Wait until you see the liberals Christmas card.
Posted by: Get Real | November 1, 2011, 10:05 am 10:05 am
Good Republicans all around our Nation OUGHT to condemn this FAST. There IS a faction of the Republican Party that is hateful, bigoted, greedy, extreme and DUMB but that group is NOT huge. However, SOME who follow them carry things to the extreme and we end up with awful results. IF I were a Republican, I would strongly speak out against ALL of this rather than do what SOME here are doing by saying: “Well look at what the libs did to Bush”!!! Again, it was a small faction but IF you don’t speak out against this NOW, you would be condoning such horrible actions and you’d be JUST as guilty as the IDIOTS that originally put out this trash. So to all my friends on the right, I ask you to JOIN HUMANITY and denounce such practices IMMEDIATELY!!!
Posted by: demNme5 | November 1, 2011, 10:12 am 10:12 am
Wow. Why would anyone think that was anything more that satyrical humor. That actually almost comes pretty darn close to a threat if you ask me!
Posted by: Lisa M | November 1, 2011, 10:16 am 10:16 am
There is no one on this planet that wants to see Obama out of office more than I do. America has a way to handle pathetic people like Obama, it’s called an ELECTION! That’s the American way, this is crap and so are the people who generate it.
Posted by: ray | November 1, 2011, 10:22 am 10:22 am
POSTED BY: DEMNME5 | NOVEMBER 1, 2011, 10:12 AM—–Waaaaaahh!!!
Posted by: occupying whiner | November 1, 2011, 10:25 am 10:25 am
Just because you can do things like this, doesn’t mean you should. The creator of the e-mail and anyone that subsequently forwarded it, should be punished as a traitor. I don’t like the guy, but this just goes too far.
Posted by: ocmarsha | November 1, 2011, 10:34 am 10:34 am
This is nothing but just plain mean spirited politics. But if you want to see mean, nasty, blood curdling, and just hateful, 23 days to the United States austerity plan
is ready for action. And every single one of us will be affected by it someway,
somehow. So if this has you upset now, Don’t buy a turkey for Thanksgiving, you
might find it hard to swallow.
Posted by: deadwrestler | November 1, 2011, 10:38 am 10:38 am
Get real people this type of stuff has been happening since the first election in this country! Now that it is Obama for some reason it is some how off limits! Nobody wants Obama shot because then we would end up with a bigger liberal Dem a hole Biden! lol☺
Posted by: Puddintame | November 1, 2011, 11:20 am 11:20 am
Freedom of Speech, you don’t have the right to not be offended. There were plenty of pictures of Bush, and other presidents, Shot, dressed like Hitler, or burned in Effigy. When presidents descend to the level of mud slinging, it only increases the amount of mud tossed their way.
Posted by: snewsom2997 | November 1, 2011, 11:23 am 11:23 am
Reminds me of the Christians that “Prayed for God to kill Obama”. If it’s good for religion to pray for Obama’s death, it should be OK for their bed-partner, the GOP to pray for it, too.
Posted by: arryandan | November 1, 2011, 11:53 am 11:53 am
Oh my God! It’s not as though we have terrorists to worry about that could actually do some harm to this country! Besides I think that we are seriously bickering amongst ourselves over ridiculous trifles when the real threat looms ever nearer. Get a life Obama and all the rest of you stupid Democrats (I’m not saying Republicans are much better either). Go Conservatives!
Posted by: Celcionna | November 1, 2011, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
Man, what is wrong with people now days? They are to uptight, Everything is a hate crime, I just think what have occured over my life time. after this I feel sorry for my grand childern, people make a mountain out of a m ole hill, It was a foolish holiday, If you don’t like it, change it.
Posted by: black9 | November 1, 2011, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
the type of behavior we are seeing from the republican party is reaching into the realm once reserved for crackpot fringe candidates. has the republican party lost its legitmacy? maybe its time for a new party to rise? on the local level I’ll still be voting mostly republican this year but it seems that the higher you go in the levels of government, the more craziness you begin to see. the party begins to lose sight that its a representive and a representation of the people and see itself as an entity unto itself. Honestly, both parties have this problem. Americans are diverse but overall moderate – as long as the goverment does not infringe on freedoms too much and provides some level of social services – neither on the extremes – I think the majority of us are fine with that middle of the road balancing the needs of both types of people. What is making us polarize into the types of crazy extremists we have in both parties now?
Posted by: abandondedrepublican | November 1, 2011, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
This person should not be considered for any office. No common sense involved here!
Posted by: Asoneth | November 1, 2011, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
Why don’t they just don white robes and get it over with?
Posted by: UncleVinny | November 1, 2011, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
Sorry I don’t remember seeing Bush with a noose over his neck anywhere in the United States so that does not excuse these fools. President Obama is our president like it or not and if you do not like him…dont vote for him…that is our American way. What is going on out there in these times is disgraceful and totally disprepectful to any president. There are the crazies out there that only need to see this and think…maybe I’ll do something about this…look at what happened to that poor woman from Arizona who is partially paralyzed on one side but lucky to be alive. Haven’t we had enough of our presidents killed by bullets ??? This republican party goes entirely too far with the disrespect they show this president…never before has this been as prevalent. Talk about cry babies….the republicans have taken their toys and will not play with this president.right from tje beginning …or work with him either. They have become the most obstructionists ever and who are they really hurting…not President Obama because he has more sense than any of them…..they are hurting the people who elected them to work for them. Not every house or senate loves their president but they work with him because that is what they are paid to do and quite well I might add and with free health care for them and their families. Maybe they should be asked to give up this free health care which the public pays for because they are not working for the public but their party so let the republican party pay for their health care out of their funds…The person who sent this e=mail should be sanctioned or fired. There are boundries in this country as to respect and fairness and this crosses the boundries. Besides, this is not the first time something like this came directly from a republican organization. It is time to just be an American not a party.
Posted by: talmag | November 1, 2011, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Note to Barbara: I love that expression take back the country…from what a black man? This country had its differences before but never like what we see today since Mc Cain lost. The disrespect started from the first week when Hannity said this republican party will never work with this president…when he hadn’t even done anything yet? Minds made up from the beginning. If anyone has hurt this country it is the thinking of some of the tea party. Like those who were willing to default on our loan which was the real reason we lost our rating not Obama. They heard that some wanted to default and it scared them for the future. This was not money we were adding to our debt…it was money already spent…and we should never default but the tea party thought it was o.k. The republican party use to be able to think for themselves not they are muzzled and handcuffed by the tea party and not every idea they come up with is a good one like the petition signed to Norquest to never raise revenue again. How do you th ink we can run t his country without raising revenue. Reagan, their hero raised taxes 8 times…no recriminations because the tea party did not exist then…now they continue to act like they are the only ones who understand the Constitution. If I remember correctly that is what our senate and congress have been assigned to do by the Constitution …to raise revenue to keep the country going. And what amazes me is they are the only ones who want to change it…it has been working all these years but people like Perry and DeMint and Palin and Ron Paul…all want things to be changed. They are not happy with equal pay or minimum wage…yet the prices of things go up but they do not feel that the little guy should have increases in wages to enable them to lead a good life…only the upper income people should get the breaks…like more tax breaks and loopholes. That is why this country’s percentage of income is so disparaging. The rich has seen their income increase 275% while the middle class has seen their salaries go down or stay the same. Take this country back…from what I ask?
Posted by: talmag | November 1, 2011, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
The most scary thought is that America has gotten this violent in a democratic society.
If we are not careful all these hate ideas will destroy us from within. We will not need to worry about terrioists
Posted by: Susie | November 1, 2011, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
II can’t believe any republican, who are mostly good and decent people, who I happen to disagree with, would defend this behavior.
I don’t like the republican candidates, but any democrat who threatens them physically or e-mailed anything like this would be condemned by every democrat know and have seen on this blog.
Posted by: tmferretti | November 1, 2011, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
I think that the majority of Virginia Republicans showed some real class by condemning the Tea Baggers of Louden County. Certain elements of the Tea Party could care less about the fate of America so long as the KOCH BROTHERS adjenda is met. People do not stop and think that the dis-respect they show for the President shows the rest of the world just how Dis-Functional that America has become. America will never again be the GREAT COUNTRY we once was until we can set aside STUPIDITY and start working together for the benefit of all and not just the top 1 % of the ultra rich !!
Posted by: Houston3610 | November 1, 2011, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
any one involved with sending that email should be prosecuted, tried for threats to a sitting president, hate crimes and more. If they are not arrested and prosecuted, the government must immediately release anyone incarcerated for similar crimes, make monetary renumeration, expunge their criminal records of the crime and be given a public apology. THEY MUST BE ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW, IMMEDIATELY.
Posted by: SH | November 1, 2011, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
The republicans have this misguided idea that because the economy is bad that they are automatically going to win this election. Americans know when this recession started and who is trying hardest to get us out of it. It’s not going to be about the economy but who the middle class sees as representing their interests the best.
The republicans need to hold their convention early, like right now. Add a blank that would stop this constant bashing of the President and come up with some realistic ideas. Refute Mitch McConnell’s claim that the only goal of the republicans is to defeat this President. Then go out and campaign on character, smarts and put their country ahead of their party.
If they don’t do this, this will be the most runaway democratic win in history.
Posted by: tmferretti | November 1, 2011, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
The Republican party is out of controll. I am a Republican however, I don’t care who is running I will vote against everyone of the Republicans next election and encourage other respectful Republicans to do the same. This will make a statement this crap has to stop. Lets take control and get people back in line. I do not care what party lines you are some where along the line you have to say enough when it comes to right and wrong. We are going back to the Wild West days. The racist actions from Republicans makes me sick. Oh it is not about race…BS yes it is and I am not American black .If the good Christian Republican people still can support this action than I also question their intergrity and are they really Christians?. No Christian would believe in or or tolerate this kind of actions. I was so active in the party however if this is what the Republican party has become it is not the party of my choice any more. Get your act together so people can be proud of the party once again. This is not right…..The other side of the isle has made their mistakes but this awful way of treating people is not going to help…The party of just say no at the expense of the American people it may be the time to hit them all in the knees and put Washington leaders on both sides of the isle in the unemployment lines.If this was a Republican President how would you react? This is type of movement is nothing to be proud o andf good Republican supporters, would not take this lightly. Fox and Hounds keep the pot stirred and you fools keep sucking it up. Turn off Fox, don’t let people suck you in to supporting something or someone that is not good for our Country and against your better judgement. If our children were bulling their classmates how would you handle them.? We as adults sure are not leading by example. Republicans we have to standing up against so called Republcan that are dragging the party down…Talk about mad as hell….That is me…..
Posted by: Sandra C. | November 1, 2011, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
SANDRA C. is right. As a democrat with many republican friends, good and caring people, I see their dismay as to what is going on in their party. We argue passionately for our causes but never attack each other personally. This started with the a small, radical, group in the tea party, who think defending their principals gives them the right to just criticize and name call instead of presenting their ideas.
Even though I would like to see President Obama win re-election, I would also like to see the Republican Party return to the GOP I knew, whose members were civil and intelligent.
Posted by: tmferretti | November 1, 2011, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Can you spell HANDCUFFS ? The Secret Service needs to move in on this and show no mercy. This is an unacceptable hate crime x 1000.
Posted by: Darlene | November 1, 2011, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Wonder where all the hate come from? Wonder why there are skinheads, white hate groups. Well, here’s your answer. The people that have the mind set to produce something so hateful and disgusting could only be of pure unlimited hate. Wonder why kids are so mean and hateful to the point they bully other kids for no reason? Well here’s your answer. They’re doing what they see their parents do ( don’t for minute forget have smart perceptive kids are). Our President deserves a whole lot more respect that’s given to him. He has brought no shame to this country , nor his family. So why all the hate? Can I simply say its because he’s black? I assure this is not the race card. Will someone please tell me why? I don;t want to hear its because its the state the Country in, job, unemployment, etc, etc. Because , remember and be fair its way like this when he took office. Also, you know as I do, everything he has tried to do to just start the economy the republicans have blocked it. Right, I’m sure you will agree if you’re going to be truthful. Also remember it took Bush eight years to make the mess, how do you expect President Obama or anyone else Dem. or Repub. to turn it around in lest than four years. YOU would to be MOSES.
The people that produced such a mean and hateful things should be afraid of living with such a black heart because it spill over to their kids.. just think about that. Its bad when you hate a person simply because they’re black. Its the only reason I can come up with for your actions. YOU ARE A SAD, SAD, SAD, UNFORGIVING BUNCH!
Posted by: Effie Williams | November 1, 2011, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
Politics is always DIRTY. Politicians never had been honestly nice and kind to each other. Their inner uglyness always appeared at times. They can not be decent people. Just look at the bad news about all the Republican Presidential Candidates, Perry’s Immigration problems at Texas, Cain’s Sexual Harrassmanet, etc and now make Obama and Nancy Pelosi images as Halloween zombi and disgraceful.
Remember “TO BELITTLE IS TO BE LITTLE”. If you belitle the other then you are little. It is pathetic for the American politicians. SHAME ON AMERICANS. I thought Americans are mature Democratic people with respect to the freedom of Expressions. FREEDOM WITHOUT BOUNDARY IS NOT FREEDOM. AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE RIGHT TO CONDEMN THE OTHERS THE VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. FREEDOM WITHOUT RESPECT IS NOT A FREEDOM.
In this case Obama has nothing to defend himself. In fact it makes his image better and you, who ever made these images especially Republicans disgrace them selves as they are so low in class in the eyes of International Politics, so disgusting people, so uneducated and uncivilised, and indecent. It has destroyed the entire Image of Americans. I have no doubt why this world HATES AMERICANS.
BE DECENT AND RESPECTABLE IN POLITICS. DON’T BEHAVE LIKE GADDHAFI AND SADDAM HUSSAIN from both sides. Character assasination in politics is the dirty way to win. Obama is fully aware of that there are many Republicans who want to assisinate him m because they lost disgracefully in the election to a Black Democrat. Black man won with land slide. Now they are desperate to win. I am pretty optimistic that Obama will win again if they continue such Dirty Games. GOOD FOR OBAMA. Public will vote for him out of sympathy.
Posted by: PatYaMay | November 2, 2011, 2:19 am 2:19 am
SMAHE TO AMERICANS. IT IS NOT JUST DIRTY GAME OF POLITICS. IT IS FROM A SECRET MIND OF ASSASINS. OBAMA IS FULLY AWARE OF THE RISK HE HAS WHEN HE WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT THAT THERE WILL BE MILLIONS OF REPUBLICANS LIKE TO ASSASINATE HIM LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., KENNEDY BROTHERS, LINCOLN.
FBI and CIA should investigate and queston this plot and cartoonist. Obama has to be very careful. If they do not win again there might be assasination. This is not a joke. The people’s criminal thoughts/ plans emerge from their subsconcious mind. This is a warning for President Obama. SHOCKING.
Posted by: PatYaMay | November 2, 2011, 2:39 am 2:39 am
Forensic Psychiatrist should assess this cartoonist and people who published it for the sake of national security. He might not be ordinary Republican. He may be undercover Terrotist or may be Criminal Minded Republicans. This is a dangerous indirect warning by taking the right moment in Halloween. I interpret this way as a Psychiatrist. I am very worried for Obama so shoud CIA and FBI.
Posted by: PatYaMay | November 2, 2011, 2:57 am 2:57 am
The people that are enraged by this take themselves too seriously and need to try to understand that it was a seasonal joke. I guess no-one remembers the effigies of Bush that were burnt or bullet holes in pictures of him. Then there was the one that made him look like Hitler. There was no moral outrage over those photos, why is there now? Hmmm, I really have no idea, do you?
Give it a rest.
Posted by: sickofitinca | November 2, 2011, 4:55 am 4:55 am
I’m neither a Dem or Rep. They BOTH disgust me. However, who cares which party did this? I’ts called free speech. If it is in poor taste, then it will make the creator or supporter look bad. so what? It’s self-punishing in that case. This could have been on Southpark, The Simpson’s, or Family Guy this week and nobody would even bat an eye. What amazes me is the seizing of any stupid mundane non-event like this for party supporters to stick their political baboon @sses in the air and use it to grandstand and bash the other party. They both suck! They are both to large and corrupt to represent ANYBODY! If people would pull their collective heads out of their rear ends and seek people instead of parties that actually represent them instead of wallowing in this horse pucky, we might get back on track as a nation someday. Good luck with your idiotic mud-slinging fest. I won’t be holding my breath except to avoid the stench of listening to fans of either party.
Posted by: Daniel | November 2, 2011, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Not a cool thing to do. Not cool at all.
Posted by: BikernAz12 | November 2, 2011, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
These kind of people should be brought to justice. When an American dares to make such a brutal, criminally motivated and stupid flyer of his own President, then what do you think they will do to other people and other countries. I wonder which stupid ones are voting for these animals to come to power. Next time he should make a flyer of his MAMA, and if people misjudge it then he can repeat the same cheap excuses. Where were these people when civilization happened to human beings.
Posted by: Linda | November 2, 2011, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm