Yes, this LJ supports Barack Obama. And no, I will not stop talking about it. Don't like it, leave.

[hackthis_archive]

So, now people are stealing Obama signs out of front yards. Sign stealing. Sign stealing? Do you think that stealing a sign is going to stop somebody from supporting Obama? Do you think it will stop them from telling other people that they support Obama? Or that a sign is negatively or positively influencing that one indecisive git who can't seem to make a decision after TWO YEARS? Clearly if I can't decide on my own brain power, if Joanne Six Pack has a sign in her yard, I'll vote like her because we're cool and I'm so easily influenced.

But, back to the sing stealing, because I guarantee that if you take two signs, ten more will pop up. Like rabbits that way. There'll probably be stickers too next time, because now you pissed somebody off. And you know what else? When they bought that stuff that you stole, it was probably part of a donation to the Obama/Biden campaign, so really, now they they've had to buy more, on your behalf, so really *you* just donated to the campaign.

So, thanks.

And Vote Obama in 2008.

This message brought to you courtesy of meret and 13 days left to go volunteer at a phone bank. Be glad I didn't start talking about the robo calls. If you're guilty by being in the same room as someone, everybody should be in Gitmo. But Bush first.

In less irate news, Tony Bourdain is visiting Ireland on my telly and it's like sex for my ears!

Comments

[plumtastic.livejournal.com]

1) Someone in our subdivision hung their Obama sign in a tree. Don't know if that was to be creative, or to offput snatchers, but whatever. As long as people don't get in accidents or whiplash while looking at it, all good!

2) In less irate news, Tony Bourdain is visiting Ireland on my telly and it's like sex for my ears!

Dude! Tony and Road Bowling FTW!

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

This is some of the sorest losing I've ever seen in a democratic political campaign. I'm sure McCain is hating himself a lot when he goes to sleep now.

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65ed650d) yet?

[ellensama.livejournal.com]

These people (http://tikistitch.livejournal.com/1075478.html) are awesome for painting their garage door Obama. I kinda want to do something in my front window now since my house is on a hill facing out. But sign stealing, wow I guess they are getting that desperate now.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Yes, this LJ supports Barack Obama. And no, I will not stop talking about it. Don't like it, leave.

Not leaving. *tackleglomps you, waves sign proudly*

[effervescent.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is, the other day I saw some comments on a blog that I was reading indicating that people supporting McCain have had their signs stomped, crumpled, defaced, all that sort of thing. I hate that people who support Obama are doing the same thing :(

[ky-expatriate.livejournal.com]

That's why I wired mine to the bars on my window. (Also, I live in an apartment building, and I'm not sure of the political leanings of the other three units.) Although we live on a very busy, pro-Obama street, so I can't imagine anyone taking it...

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

That's why everyone with a sign should do this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivy_windchaser/2939110809/)!

[142978.livejournal.com]

They were talking about sign-stealing on the left-wing morning talk show I listen to. One guy called in and said, "My sign got stolen, but I'm just going to go out and give Obama more money by buying a new sign."

Which, I think, is a terrific silver lining to immature behavior.

But then, I've continually said during this campaign that even if I agreed with McCain on every issue (I don't), I still wouldn't vote for him because he's acting like such a baby. Wasn't he a respectable politician just a couple years ago? What the hell happened?

[hms-yowling.livejournal.com]

I've been involved in 2 campaigns prior to this one - Kerry '04 and Lamont '06 and sign-stealing is pretty much par for the course. Petty and annoying, yes. Surprising? Not so much.

Conventional wisdom is that lawn signs are a waste of money -- by which I mean, that campaigns THEMSELVES don't think of lawn signs as terribly valuable. If someone wants a lawn sign, you give them one (if you have them) but the voter contact is the important thing. Primarily, it's an opportunity to "up-sell" the voter to something else: a donation of time or money.

No, what's more worrying this campaign season is that some of the petty vandalism that's to be expected as it draws closer to election day is getting nastier. It's not graffiti or eggs. Tires are being slashed, bricks thrown through windshields of cars with Obama stickers, etc.

This isn't to say that people aren't upset and irritated especially when campaign items can be very difficult to get one's hands on (I'm still waiting on two Obama T-shirts I ordered more than a month ago) and in this case, they're going to be collector's items...

Go Obama!

[romancandles.livejournal.com]

You know, I have to admit that when the house on the corner put up SEVEN McCain-Palin signs (idk, maybe one for every person in the house?) I was tempted to steal them away in the darkness of night. I don't know why. Spite, maybe? But then I decided that it was contrary to the very spirit of voting so I had to make my peace with them.

[jaymalea]

I dropped off my ballot today! YeeHaw! Boy, did that feel good.

[acroamatica.livejournal.com]

No no! They're stealing the Obama signs because they secretly want them for themselves! You drive past that house with the 25 Obama signs in the yard, THAT's the set of neighbours you ought to be watching... :D

(I may be deluded - I am Canadian - but I really like the mental image of a split-level with 25 Obama signs out front. Lawn? What lawn? THIS IS AD SPACE.)

[rubywisp.livejournal.com]

that happened right here in the lovely state of arizona, too. *facepalm*

[spasticat.livejournal.com]

My mom was (and still is) big on politics and getting involved. During the time of the Chicago machine where it was Daley Sr. who was mayor for years upon years (when the motto was something about "voting is so nice, try it twice") she was campaigning for a democratic rival. As she went down the street putting up signs for her candidate...a Daley guy was following her and tearing them down.

Didn't stop mom. She yelled at him and kept putting up signs, hoping he'd tire.

Sign stealing is a loooong tradition. An irritating one.

So...yes, as two signs disappear ten will appear. Heh.

[astralis-lumen.livejournal.com]

In Canada, during our federal elections, people with Liberal signs on their front lawn were getting their brakes cut. Someone could've died because they chose to show their political beliefs.

I totally agree with you when you said that McCain's campaign is encouraging people to be terrorists, because stealing signs, throwing bricks at cars, graffiti, all that - is fear mongering. Is terrorism.