KKK for Palin (Her Visit to Asheville)

[tekisui]

Look close at the picture above. This was in the window of the apartment building next door to the Civic Center where palin was to appear. "KKK for Palin". Disgusting. I caught a the fucker who put it up:



Anyway, she came to Asheville, just two blocks from my house, so I thought I should take the walk downtown to be part of the unwelcome wagon. Here are some shots of the good Ashvillins who showed up to counter the palin fans.

The Obama supporters/Palin protesters numbered about a hundred compared to the 7500 Palin supporters, but we were louder, more diverse, more colorful and more passionate.

The police did a good job letting everyone practice their right to free speech. Most of the palin fans ignored us. Sheep are timid. :)

Some of the 12-14 year old kids would shout what their folks were afraid to say. It was a lot of fun. I left before palin made it in, she was about two hours late, and I wanted to catch some of the zombie parade. 1,000 zombies started at the big city cemetery and lurched downtown, and were much more interesting than sarah and her ilk.

Enjoy the photos:

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. The KKK dude could just be ripping on her racism, though. Anyway, cool pics!!

[tekisui]

2. The apartment building he is in is low income housing.

A lot of vets live there. Being an old white guy, I don't think he was going for satire.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. We have old white vets on here who might have made the same signs, though. ;^) Just sayin'.

[tekisui]

13. It could have been against Palin,

but I really don't think it was. Western NC is conservative and racist, when you get out of Asheville.

I pointed the signs out to the local news, they photographed it, but said the same as you. They didn't know who put them up, or why, so couldn't really do anything with it. I understand that. I told her I could.

[olegramps]

31. It is a low income area, a lot of Vets live here.

That says it all. Sad how you can use people and they are too damn dumb to even realize it. It is like the working class Republicans who cooperate in their own economic suicide.

[Marrah_G]

42. Because old white guys won't vote for Obama???

My first reaction was it was a direct slam at Palin's racists speeches.

I doubt the real KKK would be advertising it in an apartment window.........

Assumptions based on color and income never have good results.

[tekisui]

44. That old white is not.

You must not be familiar with Western NC. Whether he is with the KKK or just a supporter of them, I seriously, very seriously doubt that this sign was a slam on Palin. The people who live in that building are not the type to have that sophisticated intellect.

[Marrah_G]

41. That's what I thought too

[live love laugh]

50. Is that Hulk Hogan in the window under the KKK sign? nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. "Moron I'd Like to Forget"

Bwahahaha!

[Sodan]

9. Yeah... I liked that one too.. :D

[Blondiegrrl]

12. That was awesome. I loved the guy's triumphant expression, too. n/t

[live love laugh]

49. I love that guy's looks...he's hawwt! nt

[benddem]

4. After the rapture

can I have your clothes! Priceless :rofl: :rofl:

[tekisui]

6. Protesting Asheville style!

:-)

[smoogatz]

19. Yeah, except those fundie pit-stains will never come out.

Nothing's ranker than flop-sweat.

[BrklynLiberal]

20. Defintely perfect!!!!

[AllyCat]

21. Oh god that is great! Loved that one!!!

[Miss Chybil]

26. That has to be the best sign of all time!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[libnnc]

30. That's my fav

:headbang:

[Sparkly]

34. That and "Nine More Days"

Excellent! :thumbsup:

[143tbone]

5. These are the first photos I've seen of the Obama people that

show up at THEIR rallies. Thanks for posting.
Happy, hopeful faces.
For some reason it made me remember and think of what we all did here after bush won the second time: send photos of ourselves to the world with notes of apology. There were tons of those photos. I wonder if they're still online somewhere.

[AllyCat]

24. www.sorryeverybody.com

Wasn't that it? Oh yeah, there it is. That's the site.

[143tbone]

38. Worth starting another thread with this, don't you think?

It will remind people of how we all felt and perhaps get a few more out there to cast their ballot. Thanks so much for posting this site.

[Chimichurri]

7. "After the Rapture, Can I have Your Clothes" LOL

Moron I'd Like To Forget!!!!


:rofl:

[FLyellowdog]

8. I love Asheville. It's a really neat and diverse city.

[Lex]

11. Go Asheville!

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. LOL!!!! Great pictures and signs by Democrats

I just viewed a Sarah Palin pictorial of the same event hoping to find something humorous
this site was a semi official site. Didn't find anything except that the inside of the building
seating arrangement looked really small like a High School Gym.

[tekisui]

15. It holds 6500-7000 people.

They gave out 7500 tickets, reported. The crowd to go in was all white, mostly middle aged. No passion. I wondered why they even bothered?

[Supply Side Jesus]

16. 9 more days...

till your 15 minutes are up! :rofl: righteous!

[firedupdem]

17. Great Pics!! I love our supporters! n/t

[rexy]

18. Those are some great signs! nt

[BrklynLiberal]

22. Asheville...what ever made anyone in that campaign think that Asheville would be a good place to

have a rally!!
That city is so not repuke..

Someone earlier posted a link to a whole bunch of pictures of the Zombie walk...

I will try to find the link and post it here. there were GREAT shots.

Here is the link...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8192096&mesg_id=8192096

[tekisui]

27. Thanks for the link!

I missed all but the tail end of the zombie march. Creepy!

[mentalsolstice]

23. I can't believe they even bothered going to Asheville

It's probably the most liberal city in the US, maybe behind SF and NYC. We've often wished we could live there, but alas, it has a much higher cost of living than we can afford.

on edit: what in the world could they have hoped to achieve by going there. The city is largely inhabited by un-Americans :eyes:.

[VolcanoJen]

25. Asheville, you're beautiful!! (except for KKK guy, obviously)

K&R!!!!!

"Sarah, after the rapture, can I have your clothes?"

:rofl:

[No Elephants]

28. Great pics. I think that's my first "Blue Dog" photo, too. (How cool is that dog?)

[tekisui]

29. It's a smart dog!

[stuntcat]

32. beautiful! thank you for posting these!

:headbang: :bounce:

[asdjrocky]

33. The time of their hate and stupidity is coming to an end.

Great pictures. Love the signs. Two faves were "Moran I'd Like to Forget" and the "Hey Sarah..." sign. Some good, smart funny people you got there.

[BlooInBloo]

35. Awesome! Thanks!

[Voice for Peace]

36. I LIKE this one

[EnviroBat]

37. Me too. I don't know who that lady is, but I think I love her...

Please, reveal yourself!

[demokatgurrl]

39. Beautiful, needs a kick. n/t

[tekisui]

40. Thanks!

[Marrah_G]

43. Great pictures. Thank you for posting them!

I disagree on the meaning of the kkk one, but I thank you and your neighbors for getting out there to protest. I wish she would come to southern Mass. I'd love to greet her in much the same way!

[tekisui]

46. I could be wrong,

but growing up in this area, when I was in elementary school, everyone told n***er jokes on the playground. They would cheer with phrase like "Raise hell, kill n***er babies." I am not that old.

There was and is a lot of racism in Western NC. I think I know this guy, from my upbringing. Again,I could be wrong, I don't think I am, but do hope I am.

[Marrah_G]

47. I guess all I ask is this:

Give people the benefit of the doubt.

They often surprise you and are not at all what they seem.

[tekisui]

48. Fair enough.

He could have been a little clearer. He drew the a backwards on his sign, though, which leads me to doubt his motives...

[EastTennesseeDem]

45. Yes yes yes yes YES!!!!

Fake Americans