Posted on 02/16/2016 9:56:26 AM PST by nickcarraway
The homeowner got the idea after he saw photos of other Sanders supporters painting fences, roofs and walls online.
A man in Castro Valley has painted the Bernie Sanders campaign logo on the roof of his home.
For some people, professing their political allegiance with a lawn sign just isn't enough. A man in Castro Valley painted his roof with the Bernie Sanders campaign logo.
"It's bold and it's big. It gets people's attention. It gets people to talk and think and go home and go, 'Why did he do that?'" said Daren Wilkerson, a high school English teacher, as he touched up the baby blue and red paint on his roof on Monday.
Wilkerson said he got the idea after he saw photos of other Sanders supporters painting fences, roofs and walls online.
He and his wife, Sarah Wilkerson, a speech pathologist, had discussed it before he took paint to the roof. She's also a strong Sanders supporter. But she was surprised all the same when she got home to find him on the roof with rollers and buckets last week.
"There's never a dull moment with Daren, that's for sure" she said. "I was like, 'OK, we've got Bernie on the roof now. This is happening!' I think I would've been a lot more upset if we weren't getting a new roof in the near future."
But the Wilkersons won't break ground on the planned addition to their home until after the presidential election in the fall. So Bernie is there to stay.
The neighbors don't seem to mind. In fact, Daren Wilkerson says many of his neighbors honk and wave, which he interprets as a sign of support, if not for his candidate, at least for his right to get involved in the campaign and express his political perspective.
"My friend who lives down the street who wants to vote for Trump thinks I'm crazy. I think he's crazy," he said with a shrug.
He warned his elderly neighbors across the street before he started the paint job. Jackie Powers, 82, supports Hillary Clinton and her husband Dick does too. "If he's enthused about Bernie, if that's what he likes, that's OK with me. I don't care. 'Cause I know it won't be there by the end of the year," she said. "I don't know much about Bernie Sanders. I think Hillary's on the ball."
That was Wilkerson's cue to begin his campaign pitch, with his 21-month-old daughter Marlo perched on his arm.
"You should find out more about Bernie," he said. His rooftop campaign sign was working just as he had hoped, sparking a dialogue.
"Also, it's a fun project. It's not every day that you get to paint your roof - something wild, something bold," he said.
But where are the blimps this cycle?
Apparently this guy will be replacing his roof within the year because: a) Sanders will lose and, b) because paint on asphalt shingles mean total loss.
3 gallons of paint and an hour. Now the roof is ruined. It is near impossible to get paint off of asphalt shingles.
And according to the media c) El Nino d) the Zika virus.
Surprised he didn’t claim it was vandalism, so he could claim it on his insurance. Get someone else to pay for his new roof. Free stuff!
If Bernie the Marxist gets in private home ownership disappears under Communism. Brilliant.
Hopefully between now and then, some very large birds will “redistribute” their “wealth” all over the top of his roof and the Bernie logo.
One Drew Over A Cuckoo’s Nest
I dont think we can assume Bernie will lose. The younger generation has been largely raised on entitlement mentality. They are eating his promises up!
I once painted the shingles on a doghouse roof and they only lasted another 15 years!!!!
ROFL!
Probably just renting anyway. Or it’s his parents’ house and he’s living in the basement.
Lucky Guy.
Being a Bernie fan and painting his roof like that means he is stoned off his *** all the time. Which could have left him falling off the roof while high.
Which could cause brain damage.
Oh wait. Too late.
I hope this subdivision has CCR administrated like Nazis like so many that make people take down flags etc we here about. just to give these folks a taste of life under King Bern.
This guy should sell his house and all his possessions and give 80% to the government if he is that excited about a socialistic running for prez.
He warned his elderly neighbors across the street before he started the paint job. Jackie Powers, 82, supports Hillary Clinton and her husband Dick does too. “If he’s enthused about Bernie, if that’s what he likes, that’s OK with me. I don’t care. ‘Cause I know it won’t be there by the end of the year,” she said. “I don’t know much about Bernie Sanders. I think Hillary’s on the ball.”
But I don’t think Hillary has been anywhere near a ball for quite some time now.
He's a moronic, Communist goof, who is a classic example of Lenin's "Useful Idiots".
This makes an easy mark for potential robbers. A good liberal won’t have anything resembling a gun in the house.
They should make a law.
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