Spotted at a Missouri fair: Uncle Sam manning a ‘shooting gallery’ of GOP opponents

A GOP “shooting gallery” manned by an Uncle Sam at the Holden, Mo., Street Fair has some people concerned.

“The Johnson County GOP thinks having a Shooting Gallery with pictures of political opponents is a good thing,” Raymond James noted derisively on Facebook.

James posted a picture of a man dressed as Uncle Sam standing by an easel that appears to have two toy guns and photos of Democrats.

According to a post by Billy Moffett, who is on the board of the Missouri Democratic Party, the man appears to be Stephen Reilly, the recently elected chairman of the Cass County Republican Central Committee. Attempts to reach Reilly were unsuccessful.

Comments ranged from “disturbing” to “What the hell are they thinking?”

One person noted that “Uncle Sam” is a regular outside the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.

James also noted a booth selling Confederate flags at the Holden Street Fair, which continues through Saturday in Johnson County, Mo. Holden’s population is around 2,200.

This story was originally published August 24, 2018 at 2:06 PM.