"I just think this is people who have it in for us."
August 18, 2011 1:43 PM Subscribe
The Putnam County Republican Party headquarters in Cookeville, TN has a new $5,000 wall mural. Some folks, apparently don't appreciate the artwork. County chairman Curtis Shinsky; ""I just think this is people who have it in for us."
This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, this is pretty thin poli-news-of-the-weird stuff, Hitler and all. -- cortex
Do you know who else had a Hitler moustache?
posted by neuromodulator at 1:45 PM on August 18, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by neuromodulator at 1:45 PM on August 18, 2011 [4 favorites]
"I just think this is people who have it in for us."
That sounds right likely.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:45 PM on August 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
That sounds right likely.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:45 PM on August 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Anyway, their website is much worse than the vandalism.
posted by neuromodulator at 1:46 PM on August 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by neuromodulator at 1:46 PM on August 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Jesus. Someone defaced that lovely painting of a Hitler mustache with some horrible picture of Ronald Reagan!
posted by chasing at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by chasing at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011 [5 favorites]
Wait, didn't he say, "By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it clear that they never had any intention of restoring one of the most elemental human rights—the right to belong to a free trade union. "
A trade union? What kind of socialist nonsense is that?
Forget about this socialist Reagan.
posted by John of Michigan at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011 [7 favorites]
A trade union? What kind of socialist nonsense is that?
Forget about this socialist Reagan.
posted by John of Michigan at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011 [7 favorites]
Maybe it's a Charlie Chaplin mustache. I think it works on him.
posted by lordrunningclam at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011
posted by lordrunningclam at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011
Anyway, their website is much worse than the vandalism.
QFT, their rightmost menu link is for 'clip art' (shivers)
posted by Reasonably Everything Happens at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011
QFT, their rightmost menu link is for 'clip art' (shivers)
posted by Reasonably Everything Happens at 1:47 PM on August 18, 2011
Honestly, the thing that really struck me was that they bought a cover coat to deal with graffiti, they paid through the nose for it, so they *knew* it was a possibility.
And then they didn't get around to it. And it happened. But now it's conspiracy, not "dumb kids with spray paint".
posted by gracedissolved at 1:48 PM on August 18, 2011
And then they didn't get around to it. And it happened. But now it's conspiracy, not "dumb kids with spray paint".
posted by gracedissolved at 1:48 PM on August 18, 2011
The Republican party purchased a special graffiti proof paint to put over the mural. They just have not had time to apply the $200 a gallon paint to the artwork.Something about this note is hilarious to me. The spent all their money on Defense but didn't have the foresight or initiative to do the actual work.
posted by 2bucksplus at 1:48 PM on August 18, 2011 [9 favorites]
Speaking of douchebaggery, how out in looney-land do you have to be to name your daughter Reagan? This seems to be fairly common among the god and guns crowd, or at least more common than you'd expect it to happen, which is to say never.
posted by maxwelton at 1:49 PM on August 18, 2011
posted by maxwelton at 1:49 PM on August 18, 2011
I dunno. Imagine if someone spray painted water melons and chicken on a mural of Obama? Yeah.
EDIT: I swear I didn't know about this until now.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 1:51 PM on August 18, 2011
EDIT: I swear I didn't know about this until now.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 1:51 PM on August 18, 2011
So, Reagan lovers hate political speech?
posted by Benny Andajetz at 1:51 PM on August 18, 2011
posted by Benny Andajetz at 1:51 PM on August 18, 2011
Speaking of douchebaggery, how out in looney-land do you have to be to name your daughter Reagan?
Better than Goneril. Or Captain Howdy, for that matter.
posted by theodolite at 1:52 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
Better than Goneril. Or Captain Howdy, for that matter.
posted by theodolite at 1:52 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
...how out in looney-land do you have to be to name your daughter Reagan?
What? Reagan (although usually spelled "Regan") is a fairly common girls' name.
...he said before checking the statistics and realizing it hella climbed the ranks started in the late 1980s. Sigh. It's still a pretty name.
posted by griphus at 1:53 PM on August 18, 2011
What? Reagan (although usually spelled "Regan") is a fairly common girls' name.
...he said before checking the statistics and realizing it hella climbed the ranks started in the late 1980s. Sigh. It's still a pretty name.
posted by griphus at 1:53 PM on August 18, 2011
Speaking of douchebaggery, how out in looney-land do you have to be to name your daughter Reagan? This seems to be fairly common among the god and guns crowd, or at least more common than you'd expect it to happen, which is to say never.
Tell that to Shakespeare.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 1:53 PM on August 18, 2011
Tell that to Shakespeare.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 1:53 PM on August 18, 2011
I hate how people think this is someone "comparing Reagan to Hitler". It's not a comparison that's being made. It's a spray-painted mustache; a quick and easy expression of the vandal's dislike of Reagan. And it's kinda funny to see. I'm not sure why people need to take it so literally.
posted by Hoopo at 1:55 PM on August 18, 2011
posted by Hoopo at 1:55 PM on August 18, 2011
They should call Mr. Gorbachev in to tear down that wall.
posted by gimonca at 1:56 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by gimonca at 1:56 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
a quick and easy expression of the vandal's dislike of Reagan
Honestly, I wouldn't even necessarily make that leap. I mean, sure, it's possible, maybe even likely, but when you paint a giant face on a wall, somebody is going to paint either a Hitler mustache or a penis on it, no matter who it is.
posted by uncleozzy at 1:57 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
Honestly, I wouldn't even necessarily make that leap. I mean, sure, it's possible, maybe even likely, but when you paint a giant face on a wall, somebody is going to paint either a Hitler mustache or a penis on it, no matter who it is.
posted by uncleozzy at 1:57 PM on August 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
(To be clear, I was talking specifically about the name with an "a" in it, clearly intended as a homage to America's Greatest President Ever Ever.)
posted by maxwelton at 1:57 PM on August 18, 2011
posted by maxwelton at 1:57 PM on August 18, 2011
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