Democrats gather at fair, but Obama punching bag causes GOP disagreement

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Star Press

Democrats gather at fair, but Obama punching bag causes GOP disagreement
7:18 AM, Jul. 19, 2012
Written by
Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon

MUNCIE — It was Democrat Night at the Delaware County Fair on Wednesday night, and as usual, two groups of Democratic candidates — most backed by the party’s central committee, a few of them members of the dissident “Team Democrat organization” — greeted fairgoers.

But it was a disagreement among Republicans at their party’s tent up the road that had some people talking.

The GOP tent featured an inflatable punching bag designed to look like President Obama.

It prompted Brad Oliver, Republican candidate for the Indiana House District 34 seat, to leave the fairgrounds, along with his campaign volunteers.


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[NYC Liberal]

1. Stay classy, Republicans.

At least one of them had some decency.

[Bandit]

2. Playing Devil's Advocate here...How is having a punching bag made to look like Obama

any different than DUs old begathons with prominant Republicans as targets of the DU boxing gloves? I remember most quarterly money drives as having a big fist advancing across the bar clobbering many different Republicans as the cash poured in..I thought they were humorous just as I imagine Republicans thought the Obama punching bag was also. this is quite different than putting a face on a target which is fired upon by guns or something similar..

[cheapdate]

3. On the surface it's no different,

but the context of the times are very different. Civility and civil discourse made an abrupt step-change towards the gutter after Obama was elected in 2008 - driven by hard-right ideologues, right-wing demagogues, racists, anti-government conspiracists, 2nd amendment fanatics, Tea-Party leaders, and all the rest. What was once a stinging but good natured jibe is often now a very real invitation to violence.

[Merlot]

5. It's different because DU is NOT an official Democratic Party website

Politicians don't endorse DU. Also, photographic images can not be actually punched. Imagine people lining up to punch an inflatable doll with their real fists. It's kinda weird and violent and leads to more violence.

So, I'd say false equivalency.

[dembotoz]

4. at county fairs shit happens

someone should have editorial control but slip ups happen

happened to me a few years back--i was county chair, i trust that the person setting up the booth would not do something stupid....
he did,

should have known better....... but it happened.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

6. the secret service should've been called

[rateyes]

7. That is one of those bags

that keep popping back up no matter how many times you hit it.

Think about that.