Bud Johnson -- a fine, upstanding citizen in Austin -- came up with a clever way to demonstrate the level of hatred he has for his president. Inspired by Clint Eastwood's groundbreaking stand-up routine, he grabbed a metal folding chair and proceeded to hang the Kenyan-Muslim furniture from a tree in his front yard. While I'm impressed with his ingenuity, I imagine it's a bit of a disappointment for him that it's not an actual black man hanging in his tree.
I called the homeowner to ask about his display, citing my concerns as a fellow Austinite. He replied, and I quote, “I don’t really give a damn whether it disturbs you or not. You can take [your concerns] and go straight to hell and take Obama with you. I don’t give a crap. If you don’t like it, don’t come down my street.”
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The best part is that now Bud Johnson has added an American flag to his lynching exhibit, as you can see. It really does drive home the point that in America, we reserve the right and the privilege to lynch any figurative thing we goddamn please...
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