Posted on 08/23/2014 12:47:37 PM PDT by mikrofon
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A stolen life-sized statue of United States President Barack Obama was has been returned to its Northern Pennsylvania owner after being discovered on a nearby picnic bench with an empty six-pack of Twisted Tea and a cigarette butt hanging from its mouth.
The statue was a staple of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., neighborhood it was stolen from, where owner Tiffany Bruce prominently displayed it on her porch and decorated it for holidays.
"I peeked my head out the door and Obama's gone and I kind of went into a panic," described a distressed Bruce when the statue was taken on Tuesday. She was not being hyperbolic, as Bruce was literally suffering from a panic attack.
"I couldn't breathe, and I had to go to the hospital."
In addition to being a prized possession, the statue was also a bit of an investment.
"That statue was actually $1,249," Bruce told WNEP.
Upon hearing of the treasonous theft, Ashley Furniture, where Bruce purchased the statue, offered to replace the likeness of President Obama free of charge.
"We all felt for her, and the way it affected her," Ashley Furniture employee told CitizensVoice.com.
"We were all pulling for her."
To the relief of Bruce and the community, the statue of the president was found Thursday on a picnic bench in nearby Bear Creek. Thieves or other vandals arranged the statue with an empty six pack of Twisted Tea and placed a cigarette butt it's mouth.
Bruce says she does not understand why someone would want to steal the statue, and is just to relieved to have it back.
"[My kids] are going to freak. They're going to start jumping all over him."
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Where is his golf club? Damned thieves took it I bet!
we can always wish.
alrighty then
LOL Funniest story I’ve read in a long time.
N E pa. Used to be a nice ares,but now just another s***hole!
If only it was as easy as this...
I have a pile of dog poop I'll sell you for $449.
Would have looked better with some Colt45 or Purple Drank
Leave the statue.
Take the tea.
Found with an empty bottle of Astro-glide would be more believable.
Why would anyone spend that amount of money on a statue of BO? Good grief.
My first thought.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
That’s retartet.
Those chia pet people had the right idea on BHO effigies.
Ain’t no party like a Scranton (Wilkes Barre) party.
She would have spent her money better on psych meds.
Should have made it a little more realistic a weed pipe and empty bottle of Amyl Nitrate.
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