Bruce, my friend, and ake, if I need to point out the difference between what hanging a black man in effigy symbolizes, and what making a political statement by hanging a President in effigy symbolizes, then there is no hope for you. One is a symbolic statement on a politician and his/her policies. The other is a symbolic statement of hatred for black people by using a symbol that has actually been used to terrorize people.

From the Anne Hills/David Roth song "That Kind of Grace" which I sang at the Getaway:

Friday evening in Mobile,
Klansman killing time
Saw young Michael walking past,
he would do just fine.
Quiet student, Mother's best,
pleading for his life.
Strung him up to make a point,
sharper than a knife.....

Mick