Comments on: Sarah Palin Hung in Effigy and the AP Has No Opinion. http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/27/sarah-palin-hung-in-effigy-and-the-ap-has-no-opinion/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DiscoStuhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/27/sarah-palin-hung-in-effigy-and-the-ap-has-no-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-672482 DiscoStu Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:33:42 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=6335#comment-672482 Palin's a good looking woman, but I think looks alone aren't really enough to qualify you as the leader of the free world. An a non-american, I'm glad that the republicans got beat, I have no real issue with McCain, but god forbid something should happen to him and Palin ends up the most powerful person on the planet! Palin's a good looking woman, but I think looks alone aren't really enough to qualify you as the leader of the free world. An a non-american, I'm glad that the republicans got beat, I have no real issue with McCain, but god forbid something should happen to him and Palin ends up the most powerful person on the planet!

]]> By: Cheesestickhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/27/sarah-palin-hung-in-effigy-and-the-ap-has-no-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-671950 Cheesestick Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:00:35 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=6335#comment-671950 The thing of it is Virginia, is getting the government involved will almost certainly be a loser w/ unintended consequences. Govt. can only restrict the "right"...they can't instill the responsibility that should accompany that right. And if they restrict the right, they restrict it for both the responsible citizens & the irresponsible. These types of things used to be controlled through peer and/or family pressure. You didn't do something this stupid because you would embarrass your family & none of your neighbors would speak to you; because you have done something so outlandish & immature. Public shame was not such a bad thing compared to the apparent lack of shame we see now. It was a great regulator of behavior. In this case, the two men have traded their sense of responsiblity for the infantile pleasure of having all the public's attention. Not sure writing letters to them would help; it would just feed into what they seem to be enjoying already. The thing of it is Virginia, is getting the government involved will almost certainly be a loser w/ unintended consequences. Govt. can only restrict the "right"…they can't instill the responsibility that should accompany that right. And if they restrict the right, they restrict it for both the responsible citizens & the irresponsible.

These types of things used to be controlled through peer and/or family pressure. You didn't do something this stupid because you would embarrass your family & none of your neighbors would speak to you; because you have done something so outlandish & immature. Public shame was not such a bad thing compared to the apparent lack of shame we see now. It was a great regulator of behavior. In this case, the two men have traded their sense of responsiblity for the infantile pleasure of having all the public's attention. Not sure writing letters to them would help; it would just feed into what they seem to be enjoying already.

]]> By: Virginia Thorntonhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/27/sarah-palin-hung-in-effigy-and-the-ap-has-no-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-671940 Virginia Thornton Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:11:41 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=6335#comment-671940 I'm a liberal Democrat who doesn't like Palin, but this sort of thing seems like it should be illegal. If it is a form of speech, it's not a protected form of speech, because it's very close to a death threat. My father was an elected official (also a Democrat!) I inherited a love of the Bill of Rights, particularly the "right to offend" from him. And he never thought he was above criticism and was never afraid of it. But as his daughter I grew to believe strongly that there has to be a limit on explicit death threats, even in jest or art, against public officials. I'm a liberal Democrat who doesn't like Palin, but this sort of thing seems like it should be illegal. If it is a form of speech, it's not a protected form of speech, because it's very close to a death threat. My father was an elected official (also a Democrat!) I inherited a love of the Bill of Rights, particularly the "right to offend" from him. And he never thought he was above criticism and was never afraid of it. But as his daughter I grew to believe strongly that there has to be a limit on explicit death threats, even in jest or art, against public officials.

]]> By: Feuillyhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/27/sarah-palin-hung-in-effigy-and-the-ap-has-no-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-671909 Feuilly Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:59:43 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=6335#comment-671909 Seeing as how the residents of this house seem to be craving more attention, perhaps they would appreciate a postcard or two letting them know exactly what the rest of America thinks of their antics. That would be the residents of 1253 N Orange Grove Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046 (thanks, Google). Just FYI. Seeing as how the residents of this house seem to be craving more attention, perhaps they would appreciate a postcard or two letting them know exactly what the rest of America thinks of their antics.

That would be the residents of 1253 N Orange Grove Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046 (thanks, Google).

Just FYI.

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