I just get sick of the mindless demonizing of political opponents, and there’s plenty of it on both sides. I think people who want Obama to be our next President are misguided, but most of them are well-intentioned. It’s ridiculous to suggest that an act of petty vandalism like this is any indication of what Obama will “do to the country”.
Yesterday a polite, well-spoken college-aged fellow with hearing aids in both ears came to my door to “encourage me to vote for Obama”. I politely told him that wasn’t my intention, and he politely thanked me for speaking with him and left. He obviously would never dream of committing such an act of vandalism, and I have little doubt that if he heard volunteers were needed to repaint a garage door that had been vandalized by somebidy scrawling “OBAMA” on it, he’d show up and paint.
Sure, there are plenty of polite ... well mannered Obama supporters. Of that I have absolutely no doubt. Most of my coworkers are Obama supporters and they are all decent folks.
HOWEVER, most of the vandalism occurs from the leftists. I don’t think anyone can dispute that. This has nothing to do with Obama, but is a leftist problem. Look at the election in ‘04. Lots of lawn signs removed, cars being keyed, etc...
In this election, if racial tensions are stirred up in the case of an Obama loss (thanks to the professional race agitators) — it is not outside the possibility that there could be riots. I was a teen during the LA Riots thanks to Rodney King, and that is seared, seared into my memory.
I don’t think that McCain supporters of any race are going to riot if there is a McCain loss.