"Impeach Bush" Christmas ornament will hang from White House tree; Updated
By SilentPatriot Tuesday Dec 02, 2008 5:00pm
Something about this just feels so right.
Wapo:
Laura Bush asked members of Congress to pick local painters to decorate ornaments for this year's 20-foot Fraser fir in the Blue Room. The globes (to be unveiled by the first lady tomorrow) are supposed to showcase something special about each congressional district. Washington state's Rep. Jim McDermott contacted a local arts organization, which asked Lawrence, a collage artist, to create the local entry.
"I was at first nauseated, then realized it was an opportunity," said Lawrence, 55, who frequently combines politics and satire in her work and saw this as the perfect way "to highlight Jim McDermott because he's a hero of mine."
The nine-inch ball is covered with swirly red and white stripes -- and, in tiny glued-on text, salutes the Democratic congressman's support for a resolution to impeach President Bush. (Also showcased: Washington state's 1919 labor strike, its suffrage movement and the violent anti-World Trade Organization riots of 1999.) Lawrence sent it off to D.C. in September and was very surprised it was accepted for the tree -- and that she was invited to this afternoon's White House reception for the artists, which she flew to D.C. to attend.
"Apparently, they didn't read it -- or Laura Bush is more progressive than I believed," Lawrence told us.
UPDATE: Looks like The Washington Post ruined all the fun.
It hung on the tree along with ornaments featuring lovingly painted state seals and state scenery till the Washington Post pointed out that it differed substantially from its fellows.
AP followed, and Lawrence's ornment was plucked from its branch, on orders from Laura Bush.
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awhh now its spoiled!
Howz about arrest, detain, investigate, put on trial, and justice!!?
to the designer of the ornament!!
/zing!
no kidding!
I have to say, Lawrence is one very talented artist and kudos to him.
(in response to CC)
America elected a cool black happening dude and we're stuck with that stiff dull white guy ... Who knows, anything can happen!
in America a cabal can shit on the constitution, bankrupt the country, and start a war of aggression that kills hundreds of thousands...
and the best the "land of the free, home of the brave" can execute in retribution for these crimes is a motherf*cking Christmas ornament?
More power to the painter dude, it is just that we have failed as a country....
You are a little late on this... the WH (actually Laura Bush) decided against hanging this ornament.
But I'd order one for my tree.
That's all I have to say.
Oh, and kudos to the artist. And to McDermott and western Washington state.
I used to live in Seattle. Loved the progressivism there. And the coffee ...
Yay! I love Jim McDermott. I am glad I get to vote for him.
Look, up in the sky: Is it a shrub? is it a bush? is it a Christmas tree? no! - it's a false front of love and unity from the people who raped and ravaged not only the US, but a lot of other places - oh, wait; the 'other places' are not Christian... silly me... tis the season to be jolly.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localne...
http://www.stinque.com/2008/12/02/amazon-feat...
After the folks in the White House discovered this embarrassing mistake, you say that they will further embarrass themselves by hanging the ornament on the White House Christmas tree? Don't bet on it.
they've already said the ornament won't be used...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localne...
we didn't need a newspaper article to figure that one out.
...but if someone saw the pre-updated post on crooks and liars they'd have no choice but to think that the ornament would in fact hang on the tree--which was already disproven by the time the post was made...
... that C&L was behind the curve on this one.
It is gratifying to see that McDermott supported the resolution to impeach Bush. Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said of the president-elect, who had said about a year ago that he was not in favor of Kucinich's proposal to hold Bush accountable for his misdeeds. If only Obama was in favor of bringing hope to those who thought that politicians should actually have to answer for their high crimes and misdemeanors.
but...but...TP is running a thread saying it will NOT be used.
A subversive after my own heart!
Some people have all the luck! I would almost be willing to move to Washington State so I could vote for Jim McDermott.
Yet, we have a pretty decent Rep in Ed Perlmutter here in CO 7.
However it will hang in the virtual Hall Of Justice, as long as people like Lawrence speak out against the criminal Bush administration.
From watching the recent ABC interview of Bush I've come to the conclusion Bush is too dumb to even know he is a war criminal. Still it would have been sweet to see Dems impeach him as he well deserved for the Iraq war as well as his violations of the constitution.
Personally, I'm not interested in seeing any globes Laura Bush might reveal.
I'm impressed.
Lady Laura, the sweet smiling side of the Bush Gang, was shaken awake long enough to
order this politically correct ornament be removed.
Whew! What a close call!!
They should mass market the ornaments. Even after Jan 20, they would sell a lot. I would buy one even if my tree wasn't up any more.
Seems like democrats can not keep a secret until their mission is accomplished.
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