Posted on 10/28/2004 7:20:55 PM PDT by Selkie
Was out for an evening walk in my town. Hoboken, NJ Spotted three people carrying stacks of kerry/edwards signs. They were going into each and every business along Washington St and asking store owners to display the signs in their windows. I shadowed them for a while and went in every store they went in, after they left the store. I inquired if the store owners/employees were accepting the signs. A few did. Luckily the few that did admit to taking the signs know me as a customer. I told them that I give my patronage to them in the future if they chose to display the signs. They all promptly said no they wouldnt put them up an dhanded the signs to me. After the kerry supporters hit about half the stores in town on Wash. St., they caught on to me and freaked out. It was a wonderful thing to watch. Total outraged meltdown. They didnt say anything but stared at me and nervously started walking away from me while turning back to stare at me. The one of them got on her cell phone and started to whine to someone that their night had been 'radically undermined'.
Anyway I feel oddly relaxed and refreshed after annoying demonrats for sport.
No theft, no violence, simply questioning future sales and profits. Store managers/owners want to get along. Nice job Selkie!
Seriously though, I'd think most Hobokenians are voting for Bush/Cheney. The last thing they want to do is pay more taxes what with the price of monthly parking!
Very nice job! Definitely deserving of a bttt! :)
They're not "hobos"? :)
My husband has a 16-or-so-year-old cousin that's turning into a rabid Republican. I'm so proud.
She approached her dad (a Kerry/union koolaid drinker) and said "Dad, if I got pregnant would you want me to get an abortion?"
He said "You need to talk to your mom about this."
She goes "No, I'm asking you. Would you want me to?"
He said "No, if you get pregnant then you've got to live with it and have the baby."
Her reply? "THEN WHY ARE YOU VOTING FOR JOHN KERRY?!"
She also took her dad's Kerry bumper sticker off his car and stuck a W one in its place :)
*sniffle* I remember when she was just a little kid ...
Hahahaha. Hardly. Folks in Hoboken take out mortgages for parking permits.
My fondest memory of Hoboken was a place called "The Clam Broth House" which did not allow woman in until sometime in the 70's. It was a place frequented by everyone from Stevedores to crooked local pols in $3,000 suits. When you finished a clam you threw the shell on the floor. It was a great place.
Yes both still open.
Im sure Arthur's will be open until end of time.
Be glad youre not here, the sheer volume of Kerry signs in condo windows would drive you batty.
I know there are other repubs in town, but they dont put up signs for some reason.
Hoboken just ain't the same since Sinatra left.
Seriously though, I'd think most Hobokenians are voting for Bush/Cheney. The last thing they want to do is pay more taxes what with the price of monthly parking!>>>>>>
But his granddaughter AJ is. Unfortunately she's pro kerry.
I pay 225 a month for parking and the people in my lot do have several bush/cheney stickers.
Hoboken is very mixed, there are a lot of older rabid libs who are very active signing up lower income families in the projects and rent control units.
(hoboken has million dollar houses and housing projects within blocks of each other)
Im actually surpised to see kerry supporters here.
Guess the race is NJ really is very close. :-)
Cockaroaches always scurry away when the lights are turned on.
To: Cagey
Hobokenians
They're not "hobos"? :)
24 posted on 10/28/2004 7:36:05 PM PDT by TheBigB (Please Lord...let Bush win and I promise...no naughty thoughts about Lindsay Lohan for a week.)
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