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brooklynite

(94,594 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2018, 10:50 AM Oct 2018

O'Rourke yard signs set on fire outside Dallas

Source: The Hill

Several campaign yard signs for Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) were set on fire in Dallas suburb this week.

Five signs, all in support of Democratic candidates including O’Rourke, were set ablaze Monday night, according to the Dallas Morning News. O’Rourke is looking to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on Nov. 6 in the Texas Senate race.

All the vandalized signs were located in the same neighborhood and reported to the police in roughly the same time period.

Yard signs for Colin Allred, a Democrat challenging Rep. Pete Sessions (R) for a House seat, were also set on fire.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412892-orourke-yard-signs-set-on-fire-outside-dallas

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O'Rourke yard signs set on fire outside Dallas (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2018 OP

Stay classy pukes CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #1

There was a recent thread here... Greg_In_SF Oct 2018 #8

what, no link? 0rganism Oct 2018 #11

I do not approve of ANYONE destroying signs CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #12

Enjoy your stay RhodeIslandOne Oct 2018 #15

Violent left wing mobs!!! Initech Oct 2018 #2

As always..... Wuddles440 Oct 2018 #3

Boy...that'll stop people from voting for O'Rourke. Childish shit by Trumpanzies........ Bengus81 Oct 2018 #4

This happens every election, it seems like. Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #5

but someone yelled at Mitch McConnel! DBoon Oct 2018 #6

Fire? That took planning. And effort. Grins Oct 2018 #7

There's a name for people who do this Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #14

Someone should make a list of all these anti Democrats attacks and shove it in the faces of Repugs dustyscamp Oct 2018 #9

Someone's got to have security cameras. (n/t) forgotmylogin Oct 2018 #10

Anti-American 'pukes. truthisfreedom Oct 2018 #13

CountAllVotes

(20,875 posts)

1. Stay classy pukes

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 10:52 AM

Oct 2018

& recommend.

Greg_In_SF

(10 posts)

8. There was a recent thread here...

Reply to CountAllVotes (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 01:43 PM

Oct 2018

...pushing the idea that it was okay to destroy the campaign signs of our opponents. Just sayin'.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)

11. what, no link?

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:09 PM

Oct 2018

pics or it didn't happen

CountAllVotes

(20,875 posts)

12. I do not approve of ANYONE destroying signs

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:04 PM

Oct 2018

It defeats the purpose of having a sign.

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)

15. Enjoy your stay

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 09:35 PM

Oct 2018

Initech

(100,080 posts)

2. Violent left wing mobs!!!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 10:52 AM

Oct 2018

Yeah right!

Wuddles440

(1,123 posts)

3. As always.....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:05 AM

Oct 2018

the CONS and their propaganda machine will portray these incidents as false flag operations orchestrated by Soros, the Clintons, and CNN.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)

4. Boy...that'll stop people from voting for O'Rourke. Childish shit by Trumpanzies........

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:10 AM

Oct 2018

Jedi Guy

(3,193 posts)

5. This happens every election, it seems like.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:15 AM

Oct 2018

Someone always gets the bright idea to steal, knock down, or wreck the signs of the politician they don't like. It happened to both Trump and Hillary signs in 2016. Apparently some folks on both sides of the aisle never learned that if it doesn't belong to you, don't touch it.

I don't recall ever hearing about someone torching a sign, though. I hope they catch the person or people behind this, because they might have easily burned someone's home down.