There were rumors.... And finally they did move in. Red State, Red Town they had to set up shop somewhere.

So I'm out on the porch of the Art Gallery I'm currently running, eating lunch with the Spousal Unit (as we try to do everyday) and I'm staring at the slew of signs for their various candidates.

Yes, I was still able to eat and digest lunch, but while I was zoning out, hypnotized by the sheer mass of stupidity gathered in one concentrated location, I noticed something. Something about their signs. And after some discussion with the S.U. we pinpointed several key things that you all should find interesting in discussion.

Had your coffee? Good. Our brainteaser for today is: Spot what's "wrong" with these signs (beyond the obvious - They are all soulless bastard Republicans - )



Just to clarify: The brick "flower boxes" these signs are posted in, hold all the publicly visible signs. All the others are inside waiting to be snapped up by lard-fed yahoos, driving gas-hogs and parking in our handicapped space so they won't have to walk.

republican party? Interesting. Ha.

FIrst cup of coffee not yet finished....

Is that it?

time to get some blue Obama signs and mix 'em in on the sly.

Blue, No obvious party affiliation, and no McCain signs.

And I like the cut of your jib. I'll go pick up a couple of Dem signs and sneak them in on the sly.

This should be fun.

And in case their are any Freepers reading this and hoping to get me tossed out on my ass..... Good Luck with that. The owner of the business and the owner of the building both loathe our vomitous Republicans reps AND their boss.

That way they get votes from people based on personality and not ideology and political affiliation.

I thought that was what Republicans used for birth control?

so that when their "HQ gets trashed by Godless Liberals (tm)", you have the videotapes to give to the police to charge the bandits ... especially when they turn out to be the GOP operatives ...

that dropped the A of G in their title to hide the fact that they were of that particular sect.

call themselves "Community Church", and don't mention anything about denomination until after they've joined and started tithing. Honesty is no longer a Christian virtue, apparently.

Democrats running for office in Kansas usually don't put their party affiliation on their yard signs or walking cards. The idea is to persuade voters to vote for the Dem on the basis of qualifications, and to bypass the knee-jerk Republican vote of so many there.

I know because I ran for office in Kansas four years ago.

I probably missed that in the past.
Averting one's eyes is a good way to control Blood Pressure.

So how did you choose sign coloration? Or did that make a difference?

The S.U. and I were cracking up at the McCain signs because they have his website listed on the bottom. Why is that even necessary? It's not like he's going there to check his email.....

with a Shamrock, since I'm very Irish, what with the first name of Sheila.

It simply had my name, the shamrock, and State Representative. No party affiliation, doesn't name the state, nor does it give the district number. Just very simple. I have a copy of the yard sign saved on my computer as a .jpg, but can't figure out how to put it here. Oh, well.

I wanted something that would look a little different from all the standard red, white, and blue yard signs, with flags and stars. I did not lose because of my yard sign, that I know.

Apparently they ran out of red ink and forgot to mention their party.

a republican named Jeff Fink was running for something... state legislature, maybe. (Whatever it was, he didn't win!)

Anyway, it was funny as hell to drive past the local repuke headquarters. The building and the surrounding lawn were covered with the word FINK in big blue letters.

At the time, I was serving on the county tobacco coalition with Mr. Fink's wife, and I mentioned to her how seeing the republican headquarters with FINK written all over it was, indeed, quite a sight! I think she took it as a compliment, but others present got what I was saying.

I took 2 of my students down to SCAD to check it out. We went by his HQ, no signs left, on of my charges got out of my car and begged random households for their signs. No luck.

Who wouldn't want a big sign with the words

DICKIE

MOPPER

on it? Yes, I'm an emotionally stunted teenager. But that's what you get for teaching college kids.

"Liddy" is practically a hometown girl. A lot of folks in town know her personally from her youth.

you have a great opportunity to put one up in the window and or outside - go for it

But I am considering the suggestion upthread of mixing in an OBAMA sign with the other herd of blue placards. See how long it takes them to catch on.

To get what you need to monitor and record their conversations :)

Also, no party affiliaiton, but that is common on both sides.