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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:40 PM
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Poll question: Are you afraid to put up and Obama/Biden yard sign for fear of vandalism
Edited on Sat Oct-18-08 09:41 PM by Quixote1818
or some kind of harm / threats that might come to you?

This is in response to the other thread that suggested there were less Obama signs in his town because people were afraid to put them up.

If you did put one up and were vandalized or threatened please post your story below.

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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:41 PM
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1. I have 2 up.. don't see that option in the poll
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:42 PM
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2. I have my sign in the window.
It's double pane glass that needs to be replaced anyway. So if it gets a rock I'll just replace it.

Fortunately my Condo complex is Obama central. :) I can see about six Obama signs from my den window.
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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:44 PM
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3. I think these poll results are newsworthy. There is a story here! nt
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:45 PM
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4. i have plenty of them and i'm surrounded by republicans, i have no fear.
Edited on Sat Oct-18-08 09:46 PM by chimpsrsmarter
ny neighbors are gopers but they don't do that kind of stuff.
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:46 PM
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5. Have had 4 bumper stickers vandalized + my car keyed once so they got to me. I support with $$s now
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Razoor Donating Member (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:47 PM
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6. i have two signs and a magnet
but I live in Georgia,

I am not putting any stickers on my car but I have 2 signs I was thinking of putting one out. its one of those plastic signs that looks like a bag. the other sign i have is on a wooden post which I want to keep.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:50 PM
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12. I claim the "Georgia Defense" as well
I did turn several bumper stickers into magnets. I can drive around, show support, then take them off and protect the car at home.
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ckimmy57 Donating Member (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:48 PM
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7. Mine has been up
since July of this year without a problem (so far) and my husband is an elected county official. :patriot:
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:48 PM
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8. I am not afraid to put one up.
Most of the Presidential signs around here are for Obama, so I would have little fear that it would bring trouble. However, as much as I'd like to put one up, I can't. I live in a apartment building so I don't have the legal right to put a sign on the front lawn. :(
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:49 PM
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Honestly? I hate to say it...
...because I'd love to have a great big Obama/Biden sign in my front yard, but I don't. All my neighbors have McCain signs (though there are several houses that have no signs, and they are either apolitical, or like myself). If it were just me and my property at risk, I'd say, "Come and try your luck." But I have animals, and I don't trust the rethug crazies. It's my family's lives at risk, and I can't do that to them.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:49 PM
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9. I refuse to live in fear. I don't do cowering either. n/t
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:57 PM
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18. Second that . I refuse to live in fear. I don't do cowering either.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:49 PM
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10. No. They are all over my neighborhood.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:49 PM
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11. I've had an Obama sign in my front window since May.
Edited on Sat Oct-18-08 09:50 PM by MrSlayer
I don't fear cowards.






edit:typo.
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Essene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:51 PM
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13. No, and even tho i live in NYC i wouldnt be scared no matter where i lived... eff that
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:52 PM
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14. Not afraid, but I don't have a yard
There is an Obama sign on my storm door though.

And there's an Obama poster on the back parcel shelf of my car.

Along with the "bush lied, thousands died" poster.
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rainbow4321 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:52 PM
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15. No...I just don't have one cuz I live on a cul de sac
and the same 10 people would be the only ones seeing the sign. Figure more people will see my bumper stickers when I drive around/t-shirt when I wear it.
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blue sky at night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:52 PM
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16. I have been driving around for a month...
Edited on Sat Oct-18-08 09:54 PM by blue sky at night
with strong Pro-OBama and strong ANTI-McSame signs on the glass...and I haven't even been given the finger yet....people are just numb and I really believe the pukes are afraid to voice their opinions in public....there are virtually no McSame/Pain bumper stickers here in NE OHIO. For me, if I see them I am in their face.....it is FUCK YOU all the way baby, I am no longer interested in debating. Any known pukes that I talk to are just spewing the code, afraid to take a stand.

Edited to add:

CHange, HOpe, OBama........!!
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 09:55 PM
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17. Where do I get one?
I could put it in my window, all my windows face a canal, a thief would have to either swim or take a boat to mess with my sign :)
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 10:04 PM
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19. I have mine in my front window...
It's not a matter of being afraid of vandalism... it's a matter of the rocky soil here in this part of WV that won't allow me to get anything to sink in far enough to not blow over in a strong wind.

My neighbors are for the most part apolitical... well, except for the guys across the street (quiet, middle-aged gay couple). The shorter of the two saw my Obama sign in the window, and immediately asked me where i got it, and lamented not having one.

I did my neighborly duty last Wednesday, and snagged an extra one for him at the rally that we had at WVU. He had it up in their front window before dinnertime. *L*
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NoQuarter Donating Member (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 10:08 PM
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20. No fear here.
We've got one out in the yard now. The next door neighbor (grumpy retired marine) has a 'Yes on 8' sign up, so my partner said we'll have to get a 'No on 8' just because. The guy (he's on the corner) has it on the corner of his lot kind of away from his house so it appears be speaking for the entire cul-de-sac.

I'm resisting every urge to rip that puppy out.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 10:09 PM
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21. Yeah, in my neighborhood it's a McCain/Palin sign that would get you trouble.
Fortunately, it doesn't seem that anyone is so inclined. I haven't seen a McCain/Palin sign anywhere in the city.
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:13 PM
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26. ditto here.
i don't see many signs at all, not like other years. it's a shoe-in for the dems this year anyway, so i think people don't feel the need to demonstrate their preferences. i find the lack of signs and bumperstickers odd.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 10:10 PM
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22. If you don't put up a sign out of fear, the terrorists win
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nsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:04 PM
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24. We have a winner.
:thumbsup:
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 10:36 PM
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23. Not afraid at all
Edited on Sat Oct-18-08 10:39 PM by BreatheOnMe
I just still live at home. My parents have always liked keeping politics to themselves. I want one to help balance out the McCain/Palin signs. I've seen about 5 McCain signs to 1 Obama sign in the area around my house. Today I went for a walk and a new Obama sign was up so now it's 5 to 2. My next door neighbors who always support Democrats usually have 4-5 signs in their yard. So far they only have 1 for county commissioner. It's a more Democratic city so I'm hoping to see more Obama's in these last few weeks.
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unapatriciated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:10 PM
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25. In fact We Have Two In Georgia...
They have been up for about a month.
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kerry-is-my-prez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:19 PM
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27. We're not allowed to - I live in a condo development in FL - I'd do it if it was allowed.
Very Repub area....
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:22 PM
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28. not afraid to - just can't get one!
supplies are limited in non-battleground states
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 11:31 PM
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29. I live in a very Dem area - so it's not an issue
I have a sticker on my car, and an Obama sign in the kitchen window - I can't get a yard sign due to the demand.
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Liberal Mommy Donating Member (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-08 12:11 AM
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30. I have 2 in the front yard
I refuse to live my life afraid of what might happen...
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