"Conservatives forget history with Trump effigy outrage"

[kpete]

Link to tweet

"It's amazing how the left, particularly Hollywood, have no limits to their cruelty and hatred. What would they say if that happened to Obama," wrote one commentator on Twitter.


"Kathy Griffin holds mock-up of Trump's decapitated head & liberals call it ‘art.’ If any conservative did this to Obama they'd be arrested," Tweeted another.


Despite the claims from conservatives, the reality is that Obama did face this type of treatment during his presidency and worse.

Last year, I wrote an article about how “Obama’s presidency was marked by effigies of our first black president hanging from nooses across the country ... or being burned around the world.”

For example, there is currently a 54-minute video on YouTube entitled Nationwide Burning of Effigies and Images of President Hussein Obama, published by a group called Stand Up America Now.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/335915-conservatives-forget-history-with-trump-effigy-outrage

[Chasstev365]

1. Yep! Exactly when did Ted Nugent admit he crossed a line?

[LOL Lib]

2. I want to start a photoshop thread.

Going to call it...Trump gets around. Place the trump head in various famous locales and photos. It would be a great thread. Worried I will get banned fro DU if I do.

[Egnever]

3. I know you are but what am I

This is a childish argument and can't for the life of me figure out why it is so important to try defend what is obviously over the line regardless of what anyone else has done through out history.

Another problem with this stupid comparison none of those images of Obama were done by anyone in any position to be held accountable for their actions. You can absolutely find folks that have been fired for posting insulting remarks about Obama. The council woman that posted about Michelle being an ape or something along those lines for instance. There have been several over the years that were public facing people that were let go or otherwise punished for similar behavior.

Not only is this comparison ridiculous it is also false.

[burnbaby]

5. agree

I couldn't have said it better

[Gothmog]

4. Great Memes