You have no idea what it took to get those yard signs.
First, my wife and I went to the local Obama office. "All out" the lady behind the folding table told me. "Did you get your's stolen too?" I shook my head in the negative and made a comment in appreciation of her "This one for That One" button. She suggested I go to the Democratic offices just a few blocks away and she handed me some cardboard signs for our windows. Although I wasn't able to make it there that day, it did not matter as they didn't have any signs either because of this issue.
So we talked to some friends telling them how dissapointed we were that we couldn't get signs when one says, "Hey I know someone running for state house, his name is Wade Boyles. Could he come over and bring some signs with him?"
"Heck yes" we said. And he did. We got a sign from this very nice gentelman for this one, this one, and That One. (More below the fold)
And you stole all but one of those signs off of our lawn in broad daylight after only 2 days of having them, not to mention all of the other Obama/Biden signs in the neighborhood, you jerk. But the lost time and effort is not what bothers me. What bothers me is that you didn't just steal some yard signs, you stole my free speech as well.
Now we've lived in some rough neighborhoods. We've lived accross the street from drug dealers (twice), in front of the bus stop where a child was killed in a drive by shooting as students were getting off the bus, and more. We've had our home broken into while we were sleeping, and our car broken into 4 times in the 11 years we've been married, and I have never felt as violated as when you stole my signs.
I can only surmize that you have just realized that your candidate, John McCain, can not win on the real issues facing america, he can not win on personal character, and he can not win on judgement. So you're freaking out. Although I don't get why your afraid of Barack, I do understand that you are. Which means your willing to do just about anything, legal or illegal, to get him to lose. Well I'm sorry, but my brother-in-law didn't fight, and his buddies didn't die in service to this country to preserve our free speech just so you can take it away. Just like big Joe Biden, in my neighborhood, if you've got something to say, you can say it to my face.
But after all of that, I want to give you the opportunity to make up for your defilement of the US Constitution and the Bill Of Rights. Below are the contribution sections of the websites (or equivalent) for each of candidates signs you stole. Give five bucks to each for absolution.
Wade Boyles: Mail Campaign Contributions to:
Wade Boyles for House
PO Box 24362
Winston-Salem, NC 27114
Roy Carter:
https://secure.actblue.com/...
Barack Obama: https://donate.barackobama.com/...
I do want to say one more thing. Even if you don't give to those candidates (I'm not holding my breath), even if your not sorry that you did what you did, and even if you don't want it from me, I forgive you. I really do.