Clarion, PA - An apology on behalf of my aunt

[truthstream]

A couple weeks ago, my aunt asked me how she can get some Obama yard signs... she says that throughout her town of Brockway, PA (West-central PA) there are nothing but McCain signs and she wanted to show that there were Obama supporters there after her son, my cousin had been called up to possibly go to Iraq just 6 months before his enlistment was to end. I referred her to barackobama.com, but with each sign being $8 and a rush delivery to get the signs before the election being another $20-30, she didn't do it (like many of us, she doesnt have a lot of money in these tough times). I also looked online for a Jefferson County Democratic HQ that may sell the signs, but couldnt find any info for her.

Now, my aunt is not the political junky that we are here...she has never given a crap about politics until this year...but a friend of hers said that in Clarion, PA there were Obama signs all over and she said she would steal some for her, so my aunt, not knowing that people would possibly be offended by this act (much less that someone would think its a McCain supporter stealing signs) said "hell yeah, go get me some!"...So this friend went to this yard that had like 10 Obama signs and took 4 of them which now sit in my Aunts yard.

She called me and told me this story with such pride, thinking she did a good thing...which really it was for a good cause - to get some Obama signs in a town that previously had none...I then explained to her that the victim of the sign robbery probably thinks that it was a McCain supporter trying to take Obama signs down and she felt kinda bad.

So in an attempt to lessen the karmic retribution on the good intentions of my aunt, I am posting this apology to whomever was the victim of this robbery on her behalf. She really thought that she did a good thing, and rest assured the signs are serving a good purpose, raising awareness to the Obama campaign in a city that is traditionally a republican stalwart.

By the way, as for my cousin, he doesn't have to go to Iraq after all. He went to the training facility in KY and after arrival, he was told that they had enough volunteers to accomplish whatever mission they were about to deploy on and they sent him back, hopefully for good.

[aquart]

1. My sister's sign thief was definitely Republican.

Took the Obama and No on 8 signs and left a Yes on 8 sign in its place. She found out when a neighbor rang her bell to ask if she'd changed her mind about prop 8. Thief had to come onto her land and go all the way up a hill to steal the signs. She called the cops.

[annabanana]

2. It is a pity that her friend didn't just knock on the door and ask.

The Obama supporters that I know would have happily given up a sign or two for that worthy cause.

That said, Blue dots look especially good in a Red sea.

[truthstream]

4. I agree...

and I told her that (after the fact) that if she had asked I bet they would have spared a couple for her.

[crispini]

3. Hee. Welcome to DU!

It's a cute story.

[truthstream]

6. Thanks...

Ive actually been here a long time, but after the past year of miscellaneous legal troubles Ive been unable to get on here and either my account was deleted from non-activity or I just dont remember the username anymore...but Ive been on here since 2003 or 4...even met up with a bunch of you in DC to protest the war in Sept 2005 - god what a great time that was! So nice to see the rest of the country come around since that time. I remember when I left to go to DC that day, my dad (a b*sh supporter at the time) asked me 'What do you expect to accomplish by doing that??'. Now I can say, "This! This is what I expected to accomplish". BTW, on Thursday my dad cast his ballot...for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)!!

[annabanana]

9. You finally got to your Dad, huh?. . Good for you!

That's how we do it.

[Madrone]

5. Umm... okay?

Stealing is not okay. I find it hard to believe that any supporter of Obama would think stealing signs from someone else would be okay. Seriously - :wtf:

[truthstream]

7. The rationale...

...was that if they had 10 signs (and that the low number - she actually said 10-20), that they could spare a few...no stealing is NOT okay and she SHOULD have asked...but don't be too hard on her...she looked at it as a harmless prank for a good cause. She didn't wipe the person out and take ALL their signs. Was it wrong? Yes. Did it do any kind of harm to Obama or his campaign? No...in fact, I would argue that it did at least SOME good since there is now some Obama signs in a town that previously had none.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Just think of it as spreading the love

:)