Dead pig remains at Romney headquarters - ABC news video

[flamingdem]

A dead pig clad in a Mitt Romney T-shirt was left at a Republican campaign office in Manhattan Beach.

Manhattan Beach Police had to discard the pig's head and its feet in a trash bin, but not before several passersby saw it.

"I thought it was a dead body because of the way he approached it," said Manhattan Beach resident Andy Gaeta. "And then when he lifted the shirt, he saw the head wrapped in barbed wire and it's cut in half, the whole skull was. It looked like something from a butcher's market."

The pig was laid out at the doorstep of the Republican headquarters on Highland Avenue.

Tom Scully saw the display about 6:30 a.m. while he was out walking his dog.

"When I got closer I was like, 'Oh, this is kind of gross. There was like barbed wire on its head. It's nasty," said Scully.

Manhattan Beach Police Animal Control later removed the trash bin containing the pig's remains, taking it as evidence. Police say they're investigating the incident as an "illegal dumping of an animal carcass."

According to a police sergeant, they have no evidence suggesting any other crime was committed at this point.

No notes were left behind. Nothing was addressed to anyone.

There will be a forensic examination of the remains.

[jberryhill]

1. I thought Sununu went back to New Hampshire, no?

[flamingdem]

2. Dunno. This one apparently was lacking

lipstick..

[jberryhill]

4. It would be interesting if that turns up in the investigation

I'd bet a few bucks that it did.

[sasha031]

3. how horrible, who would do such a thing.

I'm guessing it was a disgruntled teabagger.

[flamingdem]

6. I think so too

Someone who felt manipulated after donating to Romney. I could see them being furious about being fooled by Fox.

[DonRedwood]

11. :0( poor little pig. I'm guessing religious grudge....you gotta have DEEP convictions to do somethi

to do something like that.

[flamingdem]

15. You can buy a whole pig or pig parts anywhere in Los Angeles

I think the report said it was pig remains so at least someone made a meal out of it

[DonRedwood]

34. ah...well then, poor tasty little pig...

[Mr. Mojo Risen]

5. They're really starting to turn on each other

And it's getting ugly. I think I'm going to enjoy these next few months.

[flamingdem]

9. you and me

both!

It's a good thing because how else will their insane party come down off of it's looney cloud.

[appacom]

7. Mitt will be president "when dead pigs fly"

That one doesn't seem to soar

[FSogol]

8. Are the Koch brothers sending a message to the screw ups at the GOP Campaign HQ

[flamingdem]

12. They are a mafia after all

and the Italians corned the market on horse heads, so..

[joeybee12]

10. That is sick...I hope the pig didn't suffer...

Probably did, though.

[flamingdem]

13. Oh don't worry about that you can buy pigs at the markets in LA

I'm sure they didn't kill it themselves, too much work.

[sasha031]

14. yes, that was my exact my thought, people are so cruel

the is a small population of Somalians in Lewiston ME
pig heads have been left out in front of their stores.
I believe this is an act of disgusting RWNJ's, hate to think people on our side could commit such an act.

[flamingdem]

17. Don't worry

As I've said elsewhere on the thread this was pig remains, you can buy a cooked pig anywhere in Los Angeles, head and all and I doubt they killed it, too much work to bother.

[hifiguy]

30. The Mythbusters buy whole dressed pigs all the time

for their experiments, though they are in Northern CA. I can't imagine it's very difficult to find a whole dressed pig in a city the size of LA. How else would you have a pig roast?

[flamingdem]

36. With all the latinos there are dozens of markets that sell all aspects of the pig

except lipstick!

[hifiguy]

38. Pork. It's a good thing.

ETA: In Chinese and Mexican cooking, the old joke is that the only part of the pig not used is the squeal/oink.

[L0oniX]

16. Flash: hanging chair gets ignored.

[flamingdem]

18. Was it ignored by the media?

Didn't know that.

I see your point because most of the comments generated by this pig story blame Democrats

[slackmaster]

19. Not Kosher

[flamingdem]

20. Oh dear

no not at all

[FieryLocks]

21. Perhaps

it's a warning to Karl Rove from all his SuperPac doners.
With only a 1% return on $103 million, they are pissed!

[flamingdem]

22. Ham Rove is going to get sliced

[ellisonz]

23. I live in this area.

I'm told that there was a lot of harassment of Democratic campaign workers/volunteers in this area. Payback's a pig.

[flamingdem]

33. lol! My first thought

was that it was a Dem who had just had too much, was on a bender from the win on Tuesday and just went with it giggling the whole time.

I doubt we'll ever know. Later I figured it was probably a disgruntled teabagster who donated a lot of hard earned cash to the Romney campaign..

[snooper2]

24. they had to digitize them because they were too graphic?

[flamingdem]

29. As if we don't see pig pieces at the butcher shop

Though there was a little detail, the lipstick on the pig was pretty graphic!

[PD Turk]

25. "Dead pig remains at Romney headquarters"

Someone should tell it to go home already, the election's been over for days now

[flamingdem]

27. It's asking for a recount

in Ohio

[PD Turk]

40. or it can't get a cab ride

because Rmoney cancelled its credit card

[flamingdem]

41. That's right, it's just resting waiting

for the bus now that it can't take a taxi !

[PD Turk]

42. oops, you said the magic words!

[Donkees]

26. Romney Pig Roast, Coincidence? :)

[flamingdem]

28. I don't see them digitizing this display like they did with the Romney tshirt pig

and this one is more disgusting! Buncha righties chowing down.

[hifiguy]

31. That pic is

a picture of CANNIBALISM!!

[flamingdem]

37. LOL!

[txdemsftw]

39. That makes me sick.

[GoCubsGo]

32. Probably some of those staffers who had the credit card cut off.

I can see how they'd be unhappy about being stuck the bills for their campaign work.

[flamingdem]

35. If it wasn't them they might hear about this

and get inspired!

That story was such a tell about Romney. I can imagine the staffers going to pay their hotel bills and getting stiffed, just incredible