A man in Iowa built a display in his front yard in which a mannequin is gunning down a Bernie Sanders-supporting snowman. The mayor has demanded police investigate, which is already bonkers, but it goes full-cuckoo because a local politician claims it is a hate crime on par with burning a cross. Is it just me or does calling it a hate crime to disparage a Berne Bro snowman cheapen the term?
Donald Hesseltine, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, decided to have a little fun with some of his friends who are supporters of Bernie Sanders by building a display in his Davenport, IA front yard. The Sioux City Journal reports:
It depicts a military-garbed mannequin with a chainsaw, a can of Busch Light and an assault rifle firing at a snowman wearing a “Bernie 2020” T-shirt.
The snow figure is splayed on its back, its eyes x’ed-out and red-dyed snow pooled around its head. A pink sex toy rests near the figure’s twig arm.
Nearby another snowman is wearing a blue hat with the donkey symbol of the Democratic Party. Its torso is stained red.
On both sides of the military mannequin are American flags and animal heads mounted on poles. A sign reads: “HESSELTINE 2020.”
When asked by a reporter why he built the display, Hesseltine explained that he has friends who are hardcore Bernie Sanders supporters.
“I put it up there to mess with them,” said Hesseltine.
As for everyone else who is offended by it…
“It’s just to make people cry I guess. They’re crying, so I win,” Hesseltine said.
And they are crying so Hesseltine definitely wins. Davenport Mayor Mike Matson directed the chief of police to “look into it.” One can only imagine that conversation: “There’s a Bernie Bro snowman being mistreated. Get to the bottom of it ASAP!”
Actually, that’s not far off:
“My personal reaction is that it’s terribly wrong and an embarrassment to our city. All hate speech is wrong,” said Mayor McCheese.
Hate speech? Apparently it’s much worse than that. Elesha Gayman, chair of the Scott County Democrats and former state Rep. says this is an actual “hate crime and hate speech.”
“It’s as bad as if someone burned a cross in someone’s yard. We have got to stop this. This is not the Wild West. We should be able to civilly disagree with one another, where you’re not displaying acts of murder on your front lawn,” said Gayman.
Bernie Bros are white. Also they are violent leftists who kill people and shoot Republicans on a baseball field. What is the Bernie Bro protected class? Communists? Crazy people? The unemployed? Also, it’s a snow man, not a real man.
Hesseltine, for his part, insisted that the display was a joke among friends. When asked about those who found it hurtful, he responded: “I’m over it.”
When asked if his display is intended to incite violence, he responded, “no way.”
Trying to incite violence against Bernie Bros is like trying to incite violence against Antifa. Oh wait, same thing. The point is, they are the ones who incite violence.
If people really want to be offended, take issue with the fact that the mannequin is holding a can of Busch Light. What’s up with that? The Bernie Bro snowman should have been drinking the Busch Light. It would have went well with the pink sex toy.
