OregonLive.com reports:
A custodial crew at the 3,355-student Christian university found the Obama likeness hanging by fishing wire from a tree at 7 a.m. Tuesday and tore it down before students arrived for classes.
A sign taped to the cutout said, “Act Six reject,” referring to a scholarship program for Portland students, many of whom are minorities.
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The Act Six program, which started last year, provides full scholarships each year to as many as 10 students chosen for their leadership potential from Portland high schools.
Four students have been suspended as a result.
The students, whose names are not being released, have been suspended on a long-term basis and must complete community service.
Other sanctions include community service and multicultural education, which must be completed before the students can return to campus, said Brad Lau, vice president of student life.
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The FBI is continuing its investigation into possible civil rights violations, including whether the display intimidated minority students in exercising their federal rights, spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele said.
University leaders have used the racist display as an educational tool to talk about race issues on the mostly white campus. About 100 students attended a forum Thursday, and more discussions are planned in dorms and in Portland in the next week, said Joel Perez, dean of transitions and inclusion.
Recently, there had been a rally for McCain at the university with an attendence of about 40 students. After all the fear mongering delivered by McCain, Palin and their surrogates and supporters, there is little wonder that the Republican party is less about patriotism and more about hatriotism.
Jon Stewart did a brilliant piece the other day about the monster that the McCain camp is creating – and whether they will be able to put that monster back into the bottle.
It seems not.
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7 Comments
October 19, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Palin has it all wrong… this type of behavior by her supporters is anti-America.
October 19, 2008 at 6:19 pm
That is fucking sick.
What the hell is wrong with those kids? They and their parents ought to be ashamed — kids don’t learn that on their own.
October 19, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Very sad and scary time’s, you both are correct Lady Cats and Lady Z…Hate is a learned thing taught at home from an early age…I hope this can be stopped…Blessings
October 19, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Was wondering when we’d see the first one…..
October 19, 2008 at 8:50 pm
“Where did you learn how to hang a black man in effigy, Son?”
“I learned it by watching you, Dad, okay? I learned it by watching you!”
As Aaron Sorkin wrote in The West Wing, “People aren’t born wanting to do this.”
October 19, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Oregon? WTF???
Rove should be proud – his divisive tactics have worked so well to tear this country apart while the super-wealthy sit in their enclaves and dine off the spoils.
October 20, 2008 at 6:08 am
Rove’s divisiveness has also contributed to the economic disaster that our nation is facing. It is financially scary times. Paulson wanted to keep the financial crisis under wraps until AFTER the election and the situation is so bad that it couldn’t wait until November 5. We will only recover if we work together to rebuild this nation.