In an e-mail bright and early this morning, it was brought to my attention that Tea Party Activists plan to burn effigies of individuals on the other side of the floor who have been in support of Obama’s attempts to reform Healthcare on these shores. In addition, Jon Vogel (DCCC Executive Director) underscored in his to-the-point missive

Original Author:  noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) These are the effigies of Nancy Pelosi and Tom Perriello that were going to be burned by "tea partiers" until "liberal blogs" (translation: Blue Virginia and Firedoglake) scared them off. Click here for ABC13 video on this ever developing story. LOL P.S. Also, I strongly recommend this ...

... shows up there. Good times. Didn't film those ones though. Pirate Press already had it covered. So look out for that DVD soon. So going back to Chicago, here's a great set from the Effigies. Now they weren't part of the actual Riot Fest, they just happened to play at some bar after Naked Raygun played at The Metro. I got the chance to have a word with John Kezdy before they went on ...

... : "Right-wing populism can act as both a precursor and a building block of fascism, with anti-elitist conspiracism and ethnocentric scapegoating as shared elements." Sound familiar? This is what really concerns me about this movement, not the effigies. I don't see what "politeness" will do in the face of these people. Originally published at mooreroom.

... as the ringleader of a Catholic plot, which is why some towns go a step further and burn effigies of the Pope. I think that's gruesome and nasty and it's a relief not to live among people who feel happy doing that. Some people take the opportunity to burn political effigies. I believe more than a few Margaret Thatchers and President Bushs have gone up in flames over the years. But here ...

... . The objects of their anger were big agents of power - America, Israel, corporations, capitalism, globalisation – but these seemed to be effigies against which to rage. Alongside big effigies were a million personal effigies: they were angry about the regulation of pigeons in Trafalgar square, the lack of love in the world or the building of bypasses.  ...

... Tea Party movement. The White House also spoke of burnt effigies of congressional leaders. What? President Obama continues to live ... condemn the ultra-liberal protesters who burnt troop effigies in Portland or any other anti-war protest nationwide a couple ... and the people who call for the death of our soldiers and burn effigies of them are civil protesters completely justified. Are you kidding me?!?! ...

... a circle of light, in the middle of a large, dark cavern, carpetted in the effigies of men. As he spun, trying to get his bearings and find the river again, he realized that all the ... silent. Slowly, he calmed down, remembering where the river was. He stepped carefully back through the effigies, having a horror of stepping on some carven face and seeing in his mind's eye the consternation on ...

... , but there's no need for the day to be anchored to any particular historic event. We could burn effigies of other hated figures on November 5 just because we need a day to burn effigies. Last year, for instance, it could have been effigy Wall Street bankers. But it will never happen here, and if news accounts are to be believed, the custom is being ...

... such community event yesterday. It was held at the grounds of the Rivermead School in Woodley. Traditionally effigies of Guy Fawkes were burnt in the bonfire. But now a days the practise of burning effigies in not observed. Its mostly fireworks show put up by expert pyro technicians. The celebratrions also include stalls for glowing toys, food and drinks ...