That’s the simplest explanation for why there will be few if any Republican protesters at Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities….

Of course, many would prefer of his detractors would prefer to see Cheney sitting in this.

What’s wrong with a bit of catharsis if it means they are less motivated to attract the Secret Service? She releases some steam, she goes on calmly and she lessens herself as a threat against Bush.

sethstorm on January 20, 2009 at 3:42 AM

So those are the two choices this woman has: throw shoes at an effigy, or resort to actual violence?

How about this for a third way: handle your frustrations like an adult, and control your own behavior. I wouldn’t engage in an immature act like this one, and my teenager wouldn’t either. Is there some way you people could start acting like grownups? You’re in charge now. You’re on the hotseat. Let’s see how you can handle it.

So far I’m not impressed.

Maybe they’ll glom onto a good conspiracy theory to pass the time.

marklmail on January 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM

It’s already in progress. It’s called, “Yes we can, arrest George Bush!”

I wish I were kidding.

That’s not George Bush, that’s Bill Clinton.

bloggless on January 19, 2009 at 9:28 PM

If it is, the effigy is upside down.

Aristotle on January 20, 2009 at 7:14 AM

You’re being too generous!

All mistakes by Obama will be blamed on Bush.
faraway on January 20, 2009 at 8:08 AM

Agreed!

All mistakes by Obama will be blamed on Bush.

Every time a distraction is needed because of some Obama scewup (and there will be many), they will hold a hearing on Gitmo, etc.

Derangement can’t be stopped by a calendar.

This is not the end, but the beginning.

I wouldn’t throw shoes at his effigy, but he’s far and away the worst President I voted for. If the GOP wants to keep losing like it did in 2006 and 2008 they’ll continue pretending he was a Republican.

The man pushed to have $150,000,000,000 redistributed to lower and middle income taxpayers in 2008 via direct stimulus checks, used strong arm tactics to get the TARP and UAW bailouts passed (against overwhelming opposition from the people), gave Hank Paulson free reign to nationalize half our freaking banking industry… he handed a socialist the reigns to a country that’s already well on it’s way to being socialist. Good riddance to him.

That’s because you didn’t vote for him. I hate to tell you, but someone with a screen name, “popularpeoplesfront” who has contempt for Sarah Palin probably isn’t a conservative.

That’s not George Bush, that’s Bill Clinton.

bloggless on January 19, 2009 at 9:28 PM

If it is, the effigy is upside down.

i’m sure Obama will do things I don’t like, but I won’t be able to throw shoes at his likeness, because I have to, you know, work and all.

One last ejaculation of dissent before everyone falls into line tomorrow morning.

————————-allahpundit

Epic phrase-turnery.

How about a shoe with big ears that we can throw at a dummy with big ears.

TimothyJ on January 20, 2009 at 12:18 AM

Hate Perot all you want but it’s 2009, not 1996.

I used to think that the insanity they displayed to Reagan was the high water mark to crazy.

Nobody has shot Bush(out of any degree of sanity), despite the “BDS” you talk about. Reagan still has that high water mark. The most we get from this Bush is shoe-dodging.

A nurse. Nice. If you live in Atlanta be sure not to hire this nut. Clearly, she can’t control her emotions. If she finds out you’re a Republican she may pull the plug on you.

What’s wrong with a bit of catharsis if it means they are less motivated to attract the Secret Service? She releases some steam, she goes on calmly and she lessens herself as a threat against Bush.

She may already be in a position that makes your suggestion nigh-impossible.

Cheryl Upshaw, in from Atlanta and sporting a full-length fur coat, hit the Bush doll high on the shoulder. “I was really trying to aim for his heart,” said Upshaw, a registered nurse who owns a home healthcare agency. The throw was cathartic, she said, and it seemed to relieve some of her anger.

A nurse. Nice. If you live in Atlanta be sure not to hire this nut. Clearly, she can’t control her emotions. If she finds out you’re a Republican she may pull the plug on you.