Austin empty chair lynching

A folding chair and an American flag hang from a tree in front of a home in northwest Austin, Texas. Courtesy of Burnt Orange Report. In Austin, Texas, a homeowner hung an empty folding chair from a tree branch in front of his house and later attached an American flag to it. In Centreville, Va. Read more here. A chair with an anti-Obama slogan hangs from a tree in Centreville, Va. Courtesy of Blue Virginia. Note: We moderate submissions in order to create a space for meaningful dialogue, a space where museum visitors — adults and youth —— can exchange informed, thoughtful, and relevant comments that add value to our exhibits.

Such comments are posted in the exhibit Hateful Speech. Commercial promotions, impersonations, and incoherent comments likewise fail to meet our goals, so will not be posted. Submissions longer than words will be shortened. The photo, posted by Burnt Orange Report , shows an empty folding chair hanging from a tree by a rope, a clear and dark twist on the Obama "empty chair" internet phenomenon.

BOR calls it a "racially motivated act of violence against the President," and we're inclined to agree, especially after hearing what the Republican who lynched the chair had to say about the display:.

Interestingly, this isn't even the first time Obama's empty chair has been lynched in recent days. The Virginia lynching is less subtle, depicting a chair strung up in a tree bearing a sign that reads "Nobama.

Now we're not going to make any grandiose and judgmental statements about the entire Republican party, but the provocative displays suggesting that a sitting president be hanged aren't borderline racist, they are full on racist. I'd give you my blessing to remove any Obama empty chair lynching displays you come across down south, but you're better off ignoring them. Search Query Show Search. KUTX Music.

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