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In Ohio, WI, violence, property destruction allegedly perpetrated on Obama supporters


If there are incidents that are being perpetrated against McCain/Palin supporters, people should be writing and blogging those too (like these for example). This story is about an Obama canvasser in Wisconsin reporting that she was physically attacked. This blog post is written by someone I personally know who lives in central Ohio, and I’ve also met his wife, who is the person reporting to him what she saw. I have no reason to believe that she would exaggerate or fabricate:

My wife just called me to mention that along a two mile stretch of Harlem Road in Franklin and Delaware counties, every Obama/Biden sign has been ripped down or destroyed – including some giant billboard-style yard signs. Every single one. This is a stretch of road we travel every day to get to our little horse farm, so we are quite familiar with who has Obama signs, and who has McCain signs.

The McCain signs are untouched. The Obama signs are all gone.

Interestingly, downticket Democratic signs were left unmolested.

I wrote before about how just seeing a “Nobama” sign made me shake my head, because I think of yard signs as positive reinforcement for who you support or how you feel on an issue (as in “Vote Yes” or “Vote No” on Issue # whatever).  So this whole notion of interfering with other people’s freedom of speech really upsets me.

Yes, the anti-Palin shirts are way beyond the pale (Feministing does a great job explaining it) and the question of whether children, depending on their age, should be able to wear pro-this person or anti-that person apparel is ripe, ripe, ripe.  Honestly, I feel like I want to say that we take these on a case by case basis, but there seems to be no common sense of what is offensive and when people are being too sensitive or not sensitive enough, and how any of that matters when free speech is at play.

Where do you draw the line? (Physical assault and property damage are not permissible, fyi, IMO.)

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:02 am October 19th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Voting, WH2008 

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2 Responses to “In Ohio, WI, violence, property destruction allegedly perpetrated on Obama supporters”

  1. 1 oengus on October 19th, 2008 8:13 pm

    (Physical assault and property damage are not permissible, fyi, IMO.)

    You could call it terrorism, IMO

    FYI lots of freaks go to political rallies.

    One that is excessively ardent of a politician is a freak, patriotic freak, pro military freaks and also anti military freaks. Liberal socialist freaks and right wing evangelical freaks. Lot and lots of freaks a smorgasbord of freaks.

    You know it’s interesting when you go on the net there is all kinds of freaks, it takes a few minutes to go through the stuff, then you can eventually determine which type of freak they are.

    Palin should consider the freaks that hear voices in their heads type when she calls the odds on favorite for president a friend of terrorists. I am sure the CIA beefed up his body guards after that started…if they have not they should.

    They no doubt consciously stir up their freaks at these rallies, “Hi there” smile, oh yes I fully empathize with you and promise if you vote for me I will be your friend in the white house. What is your freak…oh yeah I totally freak with you on that.

    I just go to show my support, yea whooo, yea wooo….kill him!

    Palin should have said; whoe want minute her folks, this is the good olde U S of A, is that a terrorist out there? We can not get all terrristy at my rallies now, I’m gonna have to set the CIA on your tail and nobody better tell me it’s an abuse of power now either.

  2. 2 kegbot1 on October 19th, 2008 8:19 pm

    can anyone find ONE legitimately reported instance of an Obama supporter physically attacking a McCain supporter.

    Just one?

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