We all remember Broward County, Fla. for hanging chads, but now we can remember it for unhanging paintings. The South Florida Sun-Sentinal reports
"An explicit art piece at the private, nonprofit Broward Art Guild was removed from its prominent position in the gallery after the agency's director received a phone call from the county's Department of Cultural Affairs, which partially funds the group.
"County Administrator Roger Desjarlais said Thursday the phone call placed by department Director Mary Becht -- and the subsequent decision to take the painting off the wall -- will lead to an internal discussion of whether county agencies have the right to influence artistic decisions or fund certain exhibits."
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"The piece in question is a painting depicting President Bush being sodomized. Artist Alfred Phillips said images of an oil barrel and a man wearing a Muslim headdress in the work are part of a political statement about the United States being abused by oil companies."
(Thanks to Wonkette for pointing us to this story)
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