Painting of U.S. in toilet raises GOP hackles

[democracyindanger]

Sacramento -- A painting of the United States sinking into a toilet now on display in the cafeteria of the state Department of Justice has raised the ire of the state Republican Party, which is demanding that Attorney General Bill Lockyer remove the image.

The painting -- part of an exhibit of more than 30 works by lawyer artists and pieces with overt legal themes -- has an American flag-painted continental United States heading into a toilet. Next to it are the words: "T'anks to Mr. Bush."
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Barankin said all the works in the exhibit would be on display until the show ends Aug. 31, a likely result since Lockyer, for most of his political career, has kept a representation of a man with a hand over his mouth on his office wall. Beneath the man are the words: "No Censorship."
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Hanretty countered that Lockyer, a Democrat and staunch supporter of free speech, would not have allowed art to be displayed that gays or lesbians found offensive or promoted violence toward women.
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/20/BAGV0DQLCS1.DTL

'Course, only a Republican would actually create homophobic or pro-violence-against-women art.

[VegasWolf]

1. Why? What's wrong with the picture? nt

[MO_Dem]

4. Yeah

Why should the GOP get their panties in a wad? Do they think someone is going to blame them for the mess we are in? Does the GOP really believe that the sheeple might wake up someday and realize that the GOP is in charge of everything in the good ole U S of A?

[classysassy]

8. The toilet

download the picture,place it in a plastac frame and display it in your front or rear window.Keep out of wingnut neighborhoods.

[MO_Dem]

9. Could definitely be hazardous to my health

here in my neighborhood, but I'll do it if I can figure out how. It'd be so "in your face" that even the diehard rightwingers should love it!

[cire4]

2. Does that painting come in bumper sticker form?

cause I would love to stick that on the back of my car and piss off all the freepers..

[katty]

3. An ILL-USTRATION worth a thousand denials from bush

I want one for my car window

[Lisa]

5. the GOP would probably have swiped it to use on a campaign poster

... if President Gore or Kerry were in charge now.

[KittyWampus]

6. The Boots In Front Of The Canvas Make A Great Part Of The Statement

[stepnw1f]

7. Republicans Fear Art

Because they can't control it. They buy and sell it... but can't control or create it.

[lumpy]

10. The US is in the toilet

but it hasn't been flushed yet. It is up to us to do our bit by petition, vote and political action.

[Cocoa]

11. time for a map flushing amendment

how many people died for that sacred map.

[AlamoDemoc]

12. ROFLMAO!!! AHAHAHAHA

[Davis_X_Machina]

13. The only air-tight defense...

...against libel is the truth of the assertion made.

I think they're safe from that charge.

[mondo joe]

14. Maybe it could be replaced with the Constitution printed on toilet paper

in a roll mounted to the wall next to a photo of *.

[rodeodance]

15. what a bunch of whinners they are.

[TankLV]

25. Not replaced - as an addition.

It would greatly enhance the exhibit.

Funny, they didn't mind when asscrap made US pay for his curtains - that was more an affront than this is - and the government wasn't forced to pay for any of it.

Can you spell

H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E-S?!

[donco6]

31. I see a whole series -

Constitution, Magna Carta (with Union Jack),

[VegasWolf]

16. Isn't there anything that doesn't make conservatives feel inferior? nt

[DS1]

17. I thought Pride was a Sin. What will we tell the Christians?

[anotherdrew]

18. they fear someone may flush the toilet

since they think the map is the territory and probably don't even get that it's a "picture" - if someone flushes that toilet we're all doomed!

[0007]

19. The truth hurts, 'eh?

[yorkiemommie1]

20. they put it there so what's the problem?

:hurts:

[Cha]

24. LOL! They don't like to be

reminded..gets their razorback hackles up.

[oasis]

21. Put that painting on E-bay and rake in the cash.

:applause:

[rexcat]

22. How prophetic...

LOL on this one! I would pay good money for a copy.

[Cha]

23. First Fucking Amendment..Right?

Oh, that picture tells millions of words!

[olddad56]

26. I love the piece of art and I'm proud that it is on display in my town.

[dweller]

27. flush twice, it's a long way to DC

dp

[Ksec]

28. the truth hurts

* has taken this country into the dumper, and they cant handle the truth. Look for this place to get death threats and bomb scares from slackjawed knuckledraggin GOPEERS

[PartyPooper]

29. What? The hoity-toity hate toities!

:hurts:

[goforit]

30. It's the Republican ****FREEK-OUT SHOW*****

Squeeeeeeeeeel and Wiiiiiiiine like Swine!!!

Hats' off to the metaphor the artist represents!!!

[Solly Mack]

32. That's some truly sick logic