I ordered Obama lawn signs several weeks ago. A few minutes after pressing the go button on the order my phone rang. I think that was the first call to the new house actually. It was the Obama campaign letting me know that the signs were back ordered. I asked for an ETA and she didn’t have one. I asked if they would be here before the election she laughed and said that it would be stupid to send them after everyone had voted. A long time went by. My credit card had been charged. I called the campaign and got the run around. I finally called the national office and said that while I didn’t mind making a donation - I really didn’t think I should get stiffed for the expedited shipping. They agreed and said there wasn’t anything they could do. So I called the credit card company. Three days later my signs showed up. An aside, my next door neighbor ordered her signs with regular shipping before I ordered mine and she STILL doesn’t have them. Long story long - getting my signs was expensive and a lot of work!
I gave my neighbor one of my signs and I proudly displayed the others in my front yard. Until last night. SOMEONE STOLE ONE OF MY SIGNS! Loser! And here is the kicker: had they just rang the bell and asked, I would have happily given it to them - just like I did for the kid tonight who was coming back from the Hilary Clinton rally. He was caught up in the excitement and the “history making” and thought he’d ring and see if I might part with one of the two signs in the yard. I told him he could have one as long as he made sure he, and everyone he knows, votes.
That other person? The one who just stole my sign in the middle of the night? You’re a loser!
October 25th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Do you think it’s possible that the person who stole your sign was making a political statement? Not any better of course.
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countess shell Reply:
October 25th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I can’t decide. I certainly live in a Democrat pocket of Colorado. However, there are a few Reppies in the neighborhood. I’m hoping someone really wanted to display their support in their yard. I’m also hoping the last one stays in my yard as I really want it for Nathan’s baby box.
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October 25th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
The story of another stolen Obama lawn sign I thought you might want to read:
http://margotpotter.blogspot.c.....error.html
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countess shell Reply:
October 25th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Grrrr! She is right, of course. And I hadn’t thought about it, but yeah it is terrorism. No one threatened me, of course, but they did come onto my property and take someone of mine for whatever reason. Grrr.
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