I though you might enjoy this snippet from a Larry Elder Column I got off of Townhall -- the full link:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/le20040923.shtml
Well, at least, nobody's been arrested -- so far. Consider the plight of an anti-Bushie from the state of Washington:
Dear Larry,
Last Thursday I put out one of my Bush/Cheney signs in my front yard. Between midnight and 3:00 a.m. someone stole it. On Friday night I put out sign No. 2. Since I didn't have to get up early, I thought my dog and I would "stake out" our sign. This time I put the sign a little closer to the gate leading to my backyard. With my dog on an extra long leash, I planted myself on a lawn chair and read "Unfit for Command" by flashlight until about 1:00 a.m. Here comes the fun part . . . I noticed that the car coming down the street was slowing down and pulling over to the curb right next to my yard. Sure enough, he gets out of his car and heads right for my sign. Just as he was about to uproot and desecrate it, I opened my gate and let my dog make the initial introduction! As he ran to hide behind the rear end of his car, I promptly moved to the driver-side door, which was still open. It was a fairly nice car with power everything and still running. While my dog continued to "introduce" herself, I rolled up the window and hit the power door lock button. With that, I slammed the door, grabbed my Bush sign and headed into the back yard.
And now for the "rest of the story." About 40 minutes later, I heard a knock at the door. I opened the door to one of our city's finest . . . the Vancouver Police Department. The officer asked me what was going on and when I told him, he could not stop laughing! I followed him out to the perp's car and stood there while he asked the guy a few more questions. Upon learning that the guy lived a couple of streets down, I -- knowing what was about to happen -- asked him, "Why do you have Oregon plates on your car if you live just down the street (here in Vancouver, Wash.)?" Larry, Oregon has no sales tax, so often Washington residents will buy and register cars in Oregon to avoid paying sales tax . . . it's a crime and the fine is pretty stiff. Here comes the best part. . . . The look on this guy's face told me he knew he was about to get busted. When the officer asked for his license and registration, the "Democrat" mumbled that (his license) was suspended. Just for kicks and giggles I asked the officer if he smelled any alcohol coming from the guy! The officer looked at me, smiled and promptly gave him a field breathalyzer test. Guess what? You got it, he blew a .10, legally drunk in the state of Washington.
DUI, illegal registration and the brand of "MORON," all 'cause he hates Bush!
Sincerely,
John
These are the instructions we received from our Victory Center. Pour honey over the sign. If you have access to dog poop surround the area around the bottom with it so they can step in it.
A few weeks back, Glenn Beck dedicated an hour to the way that conservatives who are as visual about their support for the GOP and NRA, etc. are targeted by vandals much more than the leftists who plaster their cars with dozens of enviro-pinko-commo-aborto-lesbo-porno-druggo bumper stickers.
I put two sided tape on the top of my Bush signs, then put honey on the first 3 inches and Crisco on the rest of the sign. If they grab from the top the thieves get all sticky, if they try from the middle or bottom they will get all greasy.
It's worked for me every election year.
Since my BUSH sign got stolen, I made my own sign .............YOU CAN STEEL MY SIGN BUT YOU CAN'T STEEL MY VOTE !!!
Goes both ways, unfortunately. In the conservative town next door here in Virginia police have had reports of nearly 50 Kerry signs stolen but only two Bush. Some people have started taking their Kerry signs in at night And the thefts are also backfiring -- some people who have had them stolen have put up MORE signs in retaliation. I'd link to the story about it but the paper takes stories down after seven days.
I have had 7 Bush signs stolen from my yard, Wernersville, PA. Of course I replaced them with 5 more, closer to my house. It really upset me that people would actually steal my signs. I guess they are getting desperate.
BUSH all the way!!!!!