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Deputy pulls driver over, finds bevy of (GOP) election signs theft
Finger Lakes Times ^ | Monday, October 6, 2008 11:06 AM CDT | By CRAIG FOX /

Posted on 10/06/2008 9:17:59 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

MANCHESTER NY— Ontario County sheriff’s deputies said a passing motorist saw someone stealing a McCain for President sign from a yard on North Main Street in the village Sunday night, so the motorist called 911.

Deputy Joe Murphy stopped a car — around 8:20 p.m. on Route 96 in Victor — that matched the description given by the caller. He reported finding numerous other signs for McCain and Republican congressional candidate John “Randy” Kuhl — along with some Cub Scout signs — inside in the car driven by Roger B. Wood, 35, of 101 Harper St., Apt. 2, Rochester.

Wood was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle when it was determined that his license had been suspended for failing to answer a summons in Rochester City Court, deputies said.

Wood wasn’t charged with stealing the signs, but the investigation is continuing.

It’s not known what political party Wood belongs to, why he targeted signs for Kuhl and the GOP presidential candidate, or why he also allegedly took Cub Scout signs.

(Excerpt) Read more at fltimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: corruption; dncbrownshirts; howtostealanelection; kuhl; mccain; mediablackout; nuketheleft; obama; supressthevote
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It’s not known what political party Wood belongs to, why he targeted signs for Kuhl and the GOP presidential candidate

Oh, I think we can all make an educated guess...

1 posted on 10/06/2008 9:17:59 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Wood wasn’t charged with stealing the signs, but the investigation is continuing.

The fix is in....

2 posted on 10/06/2008 9:20:10 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Was he a Mormon for Romney?


3 posted on 10/06/2008 9:20:44 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Palin for President! (PUMA))
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Can we say jerk?


4 posted on 10/06/2008 9:22:11 AM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? Stopsidsnow.com)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Paid union goon


5 posted on 10/06/2008 9:23:59 AM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (NEVER FORGET -- it all started with Fannie Mae and the Democrats!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Once again, Free Speech for ME, Not for Thee. The leftists’ mantra.


6 posted on 10/06/2008 9:24:26 AM PDT by Jackson57
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Well, chalk him up next to this jerk:

Busted spray painting cars in Denver International Airport's parking lots.

We oughta find the sign thief's pic, too.
7 posted on 10/06/2008 9:24:36 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Satisfaction was my sin)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Prosecute him. There is entirely too much of this happening.

Local candidate for sheriff had over 45 signs stolen one weekend.


8 posted on 10/06/2008 9:25:22 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Liberals are, far too often, petty, nasty people. I’d pity them, if they weren’t trying to run (and ruin) my life.


9 posted on 10/06/2008 9:25:39 AM PDT by flowerplough ("If only America could be China for a day," -NYT's Thomas Friedman, in 'Hot, Flat, and Crowded')
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

ACORN member/thug...


10 posted on 10/06/2008 9:25:48 AM PDT by CedarDave (Hey, John -- "Country First" is getting yourself elected. Take the fight to Obama and the Democrats!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Did the driver “get in his face”?


11 posted on 10/06/2008 9:26:45 AM PDT by vietvet67
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Stealing Signs
Is Not
the Answer.

12 posted on 10/06/2008 9:28:31 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The Word of God is powerful. That's why so many people are afraid to read it.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

My yard sign is torn down, bent up or ripped nearly every night. Last night it was replaced with an Obama one. I don’t live in a trash neighborhood either. I keep bending it back and taping it up. Have a spare I have used to help spread out the pain between the two.
It started out just getting pushed back. Then taken out and dropped on the yard. then laying near side walk with wire frame bent. Then plastic was torn and wires bent again. Then last night it was torn even more and replaced with an Obama sign. found the McCain sign down the road.
It keeps progressing. Waiting for my tires to get slashed or something eventually.
If this were a hundred years ago, I’d just sit out with the shotgun and settle it man to community organizer.
Today,, what’s the point. Bigger battles may be coming.


13 posted on 10/06/2008 9:28:53 AM PDT by freemike
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Confession time. I stole my next door neighbors McCain Palin sign Saturday.

She had a McCain Palin and all I had was a McCain so I switched em.

When I got back from Church, they were switched back. I was hoping she wouldn’t notice.


14 posted on 10/06/2008 9:29:39 AM PDT by cyclotic (Support Scouting-Raising boys to be men, and politically incorrect at the same time.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

No. Not the Cub Scout signs. {gasp}

That’s just wrong.


15 posted on 10/06/2008 9:29:40 AM PDT by proudpapa (McCain - Palin'08)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I just Googled the name, “Roger B Wood.”
Here’s one return:
http://www.keepfloridarockin.org/pdfs/motion.pdf

Is this the same guy?

ROGER B. WOOD
Assistant General Counsel
FLORIDA BAR NO. 0999253
Department of Transportation
Haydon Burns Building, MS 58
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458


16 posted on 10/06/2008 9:29:51 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Satisfaction was my sin)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
You put out a yard sign...it gets removed. You put a bumper sticker on your vehicle...it gets vandalized. You verbally express support for a Republican candidate...you receive a barrage of insults.

The party of tolerance.

17 posted on 10/06/2008 9:30:23 AM PDT by Jagdgewehr (Poll and vanity threads............My God! Make them stop!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Usually it’s the local Democrat party and its thugs that organizes this kind of activity.

But this year, Obama actually seems to be organizing a lot of this sort of behavior from the top.

Stealing campaign signs is probably one of the recognized activities of a Community Organizer, along with signing up dead people to vote.

So Obama knows all about it. “I’m Barack Obama, and I approve this message.”


18 posted on 10/06/2008 9:30:35 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

He should’ve pulled out a taser and had a little fun ...


19 posted on 10/06/2008 9:31:22 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Ten Years of Freepin' 98 - '08 - Thanks to Jim Rob)
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To: freemike

From this behavior, one can conclude that Democrats are thieves that don’t respect your right to free speech. But, of course, we don’t need more evidence of that fact.


20 posted on 10/06/2008 9:31:38 AM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
It?s not known what political party Wood belongs to, why he targeted signs for Kuhl and the GOP presidential candidate, or why he also allegedly took Cub Scout signs.

And why is knowing this relevant to charges being filed?

-PJ

21 posted on 10/06/2008 9:32:09 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (You can never overestimate the Democrats' ability to overplay their hand.)
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To: freemike

Just quietly videotape it and put it on youtube.


22 posted on 10/06/2008 9:32:29 AM PDT by brytlea (Obama--Keep the change!)
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To: freemike

Where do you live? What a nightmare!


23 posted on 10/06/2008 9:32:42 AM PDT by JRochelle
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To: freemike
I can't condone this because of possible lawsuits, but I know someone who linked the electric fence to a Bush sign.

To use an FR term...ZOT!

24 posted on 10/06/2008 9:36:15 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (The Detroit Lions suck)
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To: RandallFlagg
I just Googled the name, “Roger B Wood.” Here’s one return..

I doubt it is the same guy. The Roger Wood you located is in FL, this occurred in NY and the report indicates that the defendant has a NY residence address.

25 posted on 10/06/2008 9:36:26 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: freemike

Kudos to your for your perseverence. Sorry you have some of those “tolerant” Democrat neighbors skulking around somewhere.


26 posted on 10/06/2008 9:37:17 AM PDT by Allegra ( Go Sarah!)
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To: freemike

I’d suggest a few strategically placed rat traps around the sign should help.


27 posted on 10/06/2008 9:38:29 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (Welcome PUMAs!)
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To: freemike
Signs are insignificant compared to this video of Barak Obama's cousin in Kenya.

His cousin is for 'change' and that change is deadly. He support Obama and Obama supports him:

Barack Obama & Raila Odinga

28 posted on 10/06/2008 9:38:35 AM PDT by KriegerGeist (I'm now considered a "Bitter Clinger" to my guns and religion.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Good thing he wasn’t stealing B-HO signs. He’d of “acted in a threatening manner” and been tasered, pepper sprayed, or shot.


29 posted on 10/06/2008 9:40:23 AM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

4 years ago we had our signs stolen and then read in the local St Augustine paper that many were being taken.
They got the Dem who was going around taking signs form all over the county of st johns

Now I have just heard that keep normal marriage vote yes on question two (we have the marriage ballot question here in Fl) well some of those have now disappeared and loads of pro homo signs are up at major intersections
saying Jesus doesn’t discriminate, keep Florida families together, course it doesn’t say homo marriage as they are trying to trick people on the ballot question.

seems funny that when the homo marriage signs go up the keep normal marriage signs go missing

those who shout tolerance are the most intolerant I have found


30 posted on 10/06/2008 9:42:55 AM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick Ma sham marriage - -end racism end affirmative action)
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To: freemike
You could put up a homemade sign "A Community Organizer Stole My McCain Sign"
31 posted on 10/06/2008 9:43:11 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed the Republicans with stupid political enemies.)
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To: freemike

Try what Dr. Bogus Pachysandra does. He rubs crushed poison ivy all over the sign, so whoever does steal it gets a little surprise in a day or so. WEAR GLOVES IF YOU DO THIS!


32 posted on 10/06/2008 9:43:32 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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It’s not known what political party Wood belongs to, why he targeted signs for Kuhl and the GOP presidential candidate

Yeah, it's a real conundrum. Militant Whig, maybe?

33 posted on 10/06/2008 9:44:28 AM PDT by Sloth (Pontius Pilate voted 'present'; Barrabas was community organizer.)
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To: freemike
Attach some razor wire along the sides of the wire frame. That should get the sign grabbers attention.
34 posted on 10/06/2008 9:45:39 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The $700B bail out is giving parachutes to bankers while we must keep our seat belts on and shut up.)
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To: Geist Krieger

I have been livid this isn’t in the media more. It is more recent (since Obama got into the senate), it is very violent and has ties to terrorism.


35 posted on 10/06/2008 9:46:11 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Unrelated to this case, but a little bit funny, nonetheless.

An Al Franken sign was put up on a public road. The sign wasn’t stolen but someone stapled on an addendum to the top. It read, “Because I’m smart enough.” I laugh every time I think about it. Minnesotans have too much fun! :)


36 posted on 10/06/2008 9:51:05 AM PDT by mplsconservative
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

And the newspaper pretends not to know this criminal is a RAT.


37 posted on 10/06/2008 9:51:46 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: RandallFlagg

Don’t think so...with my googling I was able to find out his middle name is Bruce and he’s been in the Rochester / NY area for a while:

Advanced People Locate for Roger Bruce Wood
Address History for Roger Wood includes the following citie(s):
4 addresses in CANANDAIGUA NY
2 addresses in ROCHESTER NY
1 address in WOLCOTT NY
1 address in BROOMFIELD CO
1 address in MACEDON NY
1 address in CLIFTON SPRINGS NY
1 address in FARMINGTON NY

I’m not willing to shell out the $20 for a full report tho :)


38 posted on 10/06/2008 9:52:09 AM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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To: freemike

During the last election my neighbor placed signs in the highway right-of-way as prescribed by local and state law. Someone kept swerving off the road and running over them. After about the second or third time John simply drove some steel fence posts in at an angle behind the signs. the angle was just right to spear a radiator. The evidence the plan worked was clear a few days later as there was a anti-freeze all over the highway. I don’t know how far the person(s) got, but I imagien they will think twice about swerving for election signs again.


39 posted on 10/06/2008 9:52:43 AM PDT by 30-06 Springfield (Go ahead, tell it like it really is!)
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To: texas_mrs

ive had two McCain stickers stolen off my cayr in my driveway A VIOLATION OF MY CIVIL RIGHTS.caught the scumbag my loving demorat father.


40 posted on 10/06/2008 9:53:57 AM PDT by stickandpucknut (Go Dallas Stars 2009 Stanley Cup Champs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: flowerplough

If Republicans were to steal Democrat signs, and get caught, it would be an instant headline, and the over Federal fed ACLU would jump on it in a heartbeat!


41 posted on 10/06/2008 9:54:25 AM PDT by Paperdoll (On the cutting edge.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I confess that more than once I have thought about altering those dopey OBAMA:HOPE yard signs by overwriting the H with a D.


42 posted on 10/06/2008 9:56:03 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic ("And how can this be? For I am the Kwisatz Haderach! " - Barack Obama)
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To: loungitude

Being caught with a carload of stolen Obama signs would be a national headline.


43 posted on 10/06/2008 9:59:28 AM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Allegedly...


44 posted on 10/06/2008 10:01:45 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: PissAndVinegar
A Roger Wood of Rochester called into KPFK radio on 22 Jan 2008 when Jodie Evans of Code Pink was doing her hate Bush's War rant.

His comment was "I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this shit, anymore."

45 posted on 10/06/2008 10:02:30 AM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: Geist Krieger

That is scary.


46 posted on 10/06/2008 10:02:56 AM PDT by freemike
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To: All

I think this is him:

http://www.meetup.com/members/5061205/

Identifies himself by name here:

http://www.meetup.com/members/6960352/


47 posted on 10/06/2008 10:04:26 AM PDT by Sloth (Pontius Pilate voted 'present'; Barrabas was community organizer.)
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To: freemike
...I’d just sit out with the shotgun...

Sit out with a flash camera and when you scare the crap out of them, there's your DNA evidence.

48 posted on 10/06/2008 10:22:55 AM PDT by nina0113 (If fences don't work, why does the White House have one?)
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To: nina0113

Electrify the sign stakes.


49 posted on 10/06/2008 10:29:46 AM PDT by comps4spice (Democrats caused the current financial mess. Do we really want to give them the Oval Office?)
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I’m sure it was just a huge misunderstanding — like the firebombing of local Pubbie offices and massive falsification of ballots.


50 posted on 10/06/2008 10:35:38 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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