Obama Effigy Found in Redondo Beach

Effigy of Barack Obama found in Redondo Beach, CA
Lisa Castaneda makes adjustments to her Halloween display featuring an effigy of Barack Obama hanging from her balcony with a giant butcher knife through its neck in Redondo Beach, Calif., Thursday Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Daily Breeze,Scott Varley)

Did Redondo Beach resident Lisa Castaneda not learn the lessons of the West Hollywood Sarah Palin effigy? Or does she just have some major balls? To her it was free speech--she doesn't think Obama should be president. In the last 24 hours, the McCain campaign pleaded with her to take it down, the Secret Service visited and protesters did their thing outside. As of 1:00 p.m. today, Castaneda had taken down the effigy portraying Obama with a knife in his neck, covered with blood and hanging from his own necktie. The Daily Breeze has the full story.

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What does the decapitated UCLA student(?) have to do with anything? Is Lisa a USC alumn or student?

What a stupid fucking cunt. Hopefully Sara Palin will actually get hung along with this bitch.

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This next week is gonna be fun.

I'd do her. I may not respect her in the morning but I'd do her. Whoops did I say that out loud? Crap. :-)

Hey, let's relax a little with the "C" word. As a strong Obama supporter, I obviously think her display is absolutely tasteless and frown upon it. What was she thinking?! That said, some of the Hillary supporters who are now voting McCain use some of Obama's supporters words to make their point, i.e. the usage of the "C" word.
As a Trojan, I really do hope she is not a Trojan!

maybe she's just getting her 'kicks' in before Obama becomes president and she is arrested by the secret service for next year's display.

disgusting.

"nobama"?

...i thought his name was oba...oh, wait, i get it. that is a really unique and creative wordplay!

She's a mother. Wonderful example chicky.

She might have just been trying to get in the paper or on the news. Perhaps she has a severe case of "look at me" itis.

Stupid attention whore.
I'm sure that it is no coincidence that she put this up following all the national press about the Palin effigy in WeHo.

Señora Castenada.... que escandalo, que pena. estas bien loca.

This racist and inexcusable behavior is especially sad for "Darkness," a Los Angeles-area Goth girl with 5-foot black wings who was interviewed for Election 2008 - What White Women Want, a new investigation by Dolly Deadline at http://www.whatwhitewomenwant.com/

White women like Darkness are expected to play a crucial and possibly determining role in the election. Dolly explores this new media phenomenon by interviewing an ‘assortment’ from this group and inviting them to blog about their concerns and hopes for our troubled country.

Darkness, not surprisingly, is the blog's "white woman of the day" on Halloween and she foretells of apocalypse and doom depending on how the election turns out.

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"Perhaps she has a severe case of "look at me" itis."

I think Bingo nailed it. Geeze why should a couple of lefties from We-Ho hog all the negative press.

You go girl!

I think we should call and write her

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See, this just shows, the republicans just don't have any original ideas.

Just a bunch of copy cats.

(do people really have this much time on their hands?)

Of course a Trojan would stoop so low.

Not surprising.

I did not know there was such a thing as a young republican.


i would also do her

she's an idiot. i am glad she took it down. i wasn't a fan of the palin display either, but at least their display wasn't bloody like this one. BOO! :(

Where's the cleavage?

I don't know that UCLA is much better. Alum calling the team the "condoms" isn't terribly mature now is it?

I can't believe people care about stuff like this. You are all ridiculous.

Lynching a black figurehead brings about images of the KKK, maybe she's part of the white power movement? Hilarious!

Colfax: Agreed.
I consider myself a major Obama supporter (went to NV last weekend, maxed out the personal contribution limit) and couldn't give a shit about this "display". This is America, ignorance comes with the territory.

Good to see the right does not have exclusivity on vitriolic reactions.

I'm laughing at everyone here who is upset with the effigy.
I don't recall anyone being so upset with the Palin effigy.
I guess it's a 1 way street when it comes to expressing your right to freedom of speech.
Wait, I know what it is... I must be a racist.
No one even complained that Obama himself did not call for the Palin effigy to come down.
What a shock you all will be in when he wins and everyone realizes that on top of not being qualifies to be president, he is also a sexist.
Examples, how he treated Hillary, his initial response to Palin then the lipstick remark, then a deafening silence on the effigy.
Yeah, he sounds like a messiah to me too.

Quick someone keep passing the Kool Aid around before people find out the truth... Paging Keith Obelerman.

Where is John McCain in denouncing this person? I was going to vote for McCain tomorrow but he hasn't posted any comments on LAist denouncing this woman and her disgusting display. What a racist guy. The least he could do is tell the American people he is against stringing up black people. But apparently he's not against it.

Disgusting McCain. Seriously, you disappoint me.

Yeah, sure Linkracer, I'm sure you had filled out that sample ballot with the McCain circle bubbled, while wearing your I hear Obama hat and t shirt.

His failure to denounce the effigy is what tipped your vote?

Did Obama denounce the Palin effigy? Nope.

But it's a good thing you didn't throw our your Obama Lover paraphernalia before you changed your vote.

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