Art Auction

[delldude]

The popular online auction site eBay has yanked a piece of artwork done by Glenn Beck citing its belief that the project featured an Obama figurine floating in actual urine (it was not, however).
On Tuesday evening, Glenn Beck featured an Obama bobble head doll in a jar of yellow liquid, meant as a parody of the controversial “artwork” that defaced a crucifix in a glass of urine. Beck’s piece was meant to highlight the hypocrisy of those who rail against disparaging figures who they hold dear, but do not hold themselves to the same standard when disparaging figures others hold dear.
Beck was auctioning the jar, complete with the Obama doll, on the auction site, with all the proceeds set to go to Beck’s Mercury One charity. At the last entry its bid was up to $11,300. On Wednesday morning, however, eBay removed the auction page.

 

[Dog Wonder]

Glenn Beck was last seen peeing on himself.

 

[delldude]

Glenn Beck was last seen peeing on himself.

Looks like it might have been on Obama.

 

[Dog Wonder]

Conservative talk icon to piss freak.

And I thought you could only go up if you were a conservative talk icon.

 

[Seatacus]

I've never thought of Obama as a peon

 

[southwind]

I think Barrack's Ebay Czar, cracked down on this one!

 

[xUT]

Whether you agree with it not, free speech has just been squelched.
B) xUT

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

There is nothing free about eBay.

 

[Ms Tree]

Whether you agree with it not, free speech has just been squelched.
B) xUT

It's a privately owned business and has no coonstitutional obligation to provide free speech. This was a business decision by Ebay and if they screwed up then they will lose money.

 

[delldude]

E Bay didn't quash any 1st rights at all. They have a terms of service agreement which stated posting anything using human parts, etc whether for real or implied was a violation. It was beer, however it was implied it was urine, thus a violation. No big deal.