Stealing election signs
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- November
- 6
Every election, we receive report after report of candidates’ signs being stolen.
This presidential race was no exception, though I can tell you that it’s usually the local races that really bring out the sign-stealers.
We don’t generally write about them, as both sides tend to be equally culpable and I can report that in this presidential race we received plenty of reports of both Obama and McCain signs being stolen.
A call this morning was a bit different from the rest.
Erik Johnson of Valley Cottage rang me up this morning and told me his story. He’s an Iraq War veteran who designed his own sign and spent $25 to have it printed.
It was on his lawn through the election, but this morning, Johnson went outside and discovered someone had snatched it — along with other Obama-Biden signs on his street — sometime during the night.
Here’s what Johnson had to say:
I traveled all the way to Philadelphia to canvass before the election. There were other New York Vets doing the same.We’re in two wars, with Afghanistan escalating. The Soviets didn’t fare well there even with 200,000 troops in country. We need leaders who think before they act. That’s why I designed the sign. Hopefully there will be a time soon where we have 5 or 6 choices for President in each election. That will require more thought by the electorate. Less television. We shall see.
If anyone sees Mr. Johnson’s sign, I’m sure he’d like it back, as a souvenir.
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on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm by Amy Vernon. 
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Clarkstown requires the sign be at least 10ft from the curb. It appears to be in violation here. Tell him to check the Highway Department dumpsters….........
I’m sorry, it’s not true that both sides are equally capable in stealing signs. It is a coordinated effort by Rockland County Republicans to steal signs in their districts. They send out their goons who steal hundreds of signs in a night. I’ve caught one before, so I know this isn’t just kids, but middle-aged men with chips on their shoulders.