Political Artwork in State Office is Raising Some Hackles

[Kadie]

Political Artwork in State Office is Raising Some Hackles

A painting depicting a red-white-and-blue map of the U.S. in the toilet that's on display at the state Attorney General's headquarters is creating quite a stir. It was painted by the same Sacramento man who displayed a couple of anti-war effigies on his Land Park home last winter.

The painting is titled "T'anks to Mr. Bush" and was painted in 2003 by Stephen Pearcy. Last February, Pearcy displayed a soldier mannequin hanging from a noose with anti-war, anti-Bush sentiments. The display provoked both ire and support. His painting threatens to do the same. It's part of an exhibit sponsored by "California Laywers for the Arts" that's just been unveiled in the cafeteria of the office building of Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Some Republican critics are taking exception to Lockyer allowing the painting.

"I'm sure that the Attorney General's office has some discretion as to whether or not they would hang artowrk that is obsolutely offensive to the gay and lesbian community or any artwork that would display violence towards women," said Karen Hanretty, a spokesperson for the California Republic Party. "I bet they wouldn't hang that in there. But they will hang artwork that is so blatantly offensive to our military and what we are doing in Iraq to fight a war on terrorism."

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[msongs]

1. my, 2 lies in one quote, is this a record??

"...so blatantly offensive to our military and what we are doing in Iraq to fight a war on terrorism." karen hanretty

she cannot speak for the military and what they collectively find offenseive, and WE ARE NOT IN THE WAR IN IRAQ BECAUSE OF A FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM, according the commander in chief, who says we are there because of wmds, sadaams nuclear program, and his interacting with al queda.

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PS - the art actually says that it is BUSH who is putting the USA/flag in the toilet but hanretty is too stupid to get it, it seems.