This is pretty wild -- a New York woman wanted to send a message about racial characterizations of Barack Obama, so she made a Halloween display that has McCain in KKK sheets chasing the Democratic candidate.
Havens is quick to point out he is a liberal and a big supporter of Obama, and that the scene is meant to provoke thought about the way he believes Obama has been unfairly treated by the McCain campaign.
"I figured it would be equally offensive to everyone. It's just for shock value," Havens said. "McCain has been rabble-rousing, calling Obama a terrorist and a Muslim. The McCain campaign has gotten so ugly. That's what the message is. I can see how people could take this the wrong way. I'm not advocating anything. It's sarcasm."
It's really too bad that in 2008 race is an issue at all.
