From godanriver.com
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
The Effigy Mounds National Monument is a national monument in Harpers Ferry, IA.
I was saddened to hear that the local TEA Party planned to burn the likeness of Rep. Tom Perriello and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in effigy at a public gathering. While I respect the right of the TEA Party to protest, I feel this idea crossed a line that is better left uncrossed.
- TEA Party group effigy burning still up in the air (newsvirginian.com)
- 'Tea' Party. Oops, make that 'Effigy Burning' Party (pleasantonweekly.com)
- TEA Party rally to burn Perriello in effigy (godanriver.com)
The Danville TEA Party organization in Virginia is holding a “Fired Up for Freedom” rally tomorrow where it will be “burning Rep. Tom Perriello and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in effigy in response to the passage of landmark healthcare legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Danville TEA Party Chairman Nigel Coleman said that the [...]
From thinkprogress.org
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- Danville TEA Party cancels effigy burning (timesdispatch.com)
- Teabaggers Call Off Plans To Burn Democrats In Effigy (dailykos.com)
- Danville TEA Party undecided on Pelosi, Perriello effigy burning (godanriver.com)
Barack Obama will be visiting China next week, and as this video report from Reuters shows, the Chinese are enthusiastic about Obama, if not in ways that always make immediate sense. For example, an artist in Beijing, Liu Bolin, has made a bronze effigy of Obama, based on a Time magazine image of the president, which he apparently hopes to sell for $15,000. While this--no pun intended--may seem inflammatory, Bolin says he doesn't mean for the...
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From huffingtonpost.com
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The folks at OverturnRoe.com are planning a nationwide Halloween shindig and everyone's invited to join in -- so long as you're willing to host and provide the following party favors: a torch, a canister of gasoline and a life-size stand-up of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. A video on the site, which is being promoted by Operation Rescue's Randall Terry, gives helpful step-by-step instructions for...
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From salon.com
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Furious Afghans torched an effigy of US President Barack Obama and hurled stones at police Sunday during a mass protest over allegations that Western troops set fire to a copy of the Koran.A crowd of around 1,000 demonstrators - mainly university students - marched through the streets of the capital Kabul before massing in front of the national Parliament building.
From dailystar.com.lb
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- Afghans Torch Obama Effigy Over 'Koran Abuse' Claims (freerepublic.com)
