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Well my Hillary sign lasted two days. (Original Post) redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 OP
Good for you! William769 Feb 2016 #1
Sorry to hear pandr32 Feb 2016 #2
Maybe an overzealous Hillary supporter? Could it be? Or are Sanders supporters showing BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #3
I doubt it was a Hillary supporter, my guess is one of my crazy Republican neighbors. redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #4
Have a lot of Republicans in my neck of Southern California, too. Lots of bumperstickers with BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #6
Perhaps you should consider BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #8
I like that idea! redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #11
Some encouraging things about OK. BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #12
There are some amazing people here. redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #20
I grew up in a rural town BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #22
I learned to ignore some things. redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #23
Mine got stolen too but it was another Hill supporter leftofcool Feb 2016 #5
You really are cool, leftofcool. :-) BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #7
I'm a Bernie fan, but 90-percent Feb 2016 #9
When President Obama was running the first time radical noodle Feb 2016 #10
Oh my, hang in there! Iliyah Feb 2016 #13
I really admire those of you... Neon Gods Feb 2016 #14
I don't do the bumper sticker thing here for exactly that reason. leftofcool Feb 2016 #15
If we don't do it they win. redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #18
Isn't Tulsa kind of a blue island katmille Feb 2016 #24
I hate that nonsense. redwitch Feb 2016 #16
I put mine in the window facing the street. It is safe and visible there. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #17
such a lack of respect ... shireen Feb 2016 #19
If you know who stole it, thay can be charges with a crime. Fla Dem Feb 2016 #21

pandr32

(11,447 posts)
2. Sorry to hear
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:36 PM
Feb 2016

Signs cost money that are paid for by those who contribute to the campaign, too. Nasty tactics. Still, a sign is representative--they cannot steal what is in our hearts and minds, or silence us.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
3. Maybe an overzealous Hillary supporter? Could it be? Or are Sanders supporters showing
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:36 PM
Feb 2016

their juvenile tendencies again?

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
4. I doubt it was a Hillary supporter, my guess is one of my crazy Republican neighbors.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:46 PM
Feb 2016

The guy across the street used to tell me he spit on my Obama sign when they were out walking...lovely man, he has a Trump sticker on his truck.

I always give the party $10 when I get a sign so this time I'll give them $50 and get two . That way when they steal them, they are really donating to the Democratic party .

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
6. Have a lot of Republicans in my neck of Southern California, too. Lots of bumperstickers with
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:51 PM
Feb 2016

Carson and Rand Paul, but I haven't seen any Trumps, yet. But I know just about every Republican in my circle of acquaintances is a Trump supporter (closeted racist - so I now know their true colors).

With the largest Latino population in California, I say, more power to you dolts!

BlueMTexpat

(15,349 posts)
8. Perhaps you should consider
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:52 PM
Feb 2016

attaching a note saying that every time your sign is stolen, the thief will effectively be contributing to Hillary's campaign.

Seriously, I am sorry to see that you have been the victim of such petty vindictiveness. It doesn't say much for your neighbors and I'm very sorry that you have to live among such.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
11. I like that idea!
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:10 PM
Feb 2016

Well we live in Oklahoma so it should not surprise anyone that we live around people like this. We have learned when to poke the dog and when to let it be crazy.

BlueMTexpat

(15,349 posts)
12. Some encouraging things about OK.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:25 PM
Feb 2016

I've been phone-banking for Hillary with OK Dem voters. I don't live there, but am a Montanan by birth so understand some of the mindset and have enjoyed talking to them. Good people all, except for one lady who hung up on me, LOL.

Last week, most I reached (a lot didn't answer & there were wrong numbers, etc.) said that they were "Undecided," but last night "Hillary" won the night by a 4:1 ratio over Bernie and EVERYONE said that they were going to vote.

Perhaps the results in NV had something to do with that or perhaps there have been more HRC ads or whatever since.

In any event, half of those for Bernie volunteered that they would vote for whoever was the Dem candidate in the GE. I didn't specifically ask the question so was encouraged by that.

You are not alone, although it may seem so more often than not.

Perhaps OK can turn purple this year.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
20. There are some amazing people here.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:22 PM
Feb 2016

If people who bash Oklahoma could be here after a tornado and see how quickly people come together to help each other they would be amazed. People watch out for their neighbors here, even the ones who don't agree with them. Outside of the guy across the street our neighbors, even the right wing ones, treat us with total respect and care.

We came here almost 20 years ago, I didn't want my husband to take the job based on what I had heard about Oklahoma. The day we moved it was 102 degrees, we had a loaded rental truck that was smoking and 2 dogs. Within 10 minutes of pulling into the driveway we had 4 neighbors over helping my husband and I unload the truck, then lemonade and pizza from the lady next door. It was an amazing welcome. Did they invite us to church, yes, we thanked them kindly, said we had that covered and went on.

It is easy to see only one side, especially during election time when we are more than aware that we are very much a minority. Even on a University campus you are a bit out of place here. But the pluses outweigh the negative.

The people here are beyond kind.

BlueMTexpat

(15,349 posts)
22. I grew up in a rural town
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:45 PM
Feb 2016

in MT that had about 1,000 people and so never discount people even from the supposedly "reddest" areas.

Even though our politics may not always be the same, there are too many good people of good will everywhere in the US - and in the world - that are ill-served by mere stereotypes.

I'm glad that your experience has been a good one overall!

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
23. I learned to ignore some things.
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 01:49 PM
Feb 2016

I have had my moments, sometimes venting here on DU, but all in all it is our home now and I need to see the good when I can.

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
5. Mine got stolen too but it was another Hill supporter
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:51 PM
Feb 2016

Truthfully though, she didn't really know it was mine. I have a quarter mile drive back into the woods at my home and this sign was on the road near our mail box. She thought it had come from a candidate office so she took it. I let her keep it and bought a Tshirt instead.

90-percent

(6,828 posts)
9. I'm a Bernie fan, but
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:00 PM
Feb 2016

This is dirty in a Atwater/Rove kind of way and is simply despicable.

My Bernie sign got taken out by a snow plow a few months ago. More where that came from.

-90% Jimmy

radical noodle

(7,990 posts)
10. When President Obama was running the first time
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:01 PM
Feb 2016

we had to put our yard sign in the garage at night and put it back out in the mornings. Good luck!

Neon Gods

(222 posts)
14. I really admire those of you...
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:34 PM
Feb 2016

...who live in red states and fearlessly put up signs and bumper stickers supporting Democratic candidates, knowing that could target you for vandalism or even verbal confrontations.

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
15. I don't do the bumper sticker thing here for exactly that reason.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:37 PM
Feb 2016

But I am about to piss off my entire county. I'm going to wear my Kentucky for Hillary T-shirt to town tomorrow.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
18. If we don't do it they win.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:50 PM
Feb 2016

They are under the assumption that there are no democrats in this state. Well there are more than they realize and many of us are tired of letting them get away with destroying our country and our state.

There are some really really nice people here, some are Republicans, but boy are there some really scary right wing people who learn to hate at a really early age. We are often referred to as the number 1 red state and our voting validates that label.

I think the party is making some progress, but the infighting over Bernie vs. Hillary could undo everything we have been working for.

I just keep putting stickers on the cars and in the yard, sometimes poking them is the best I can do.

katmille

(213 posts)
24. Isn't Tulsa kind of a blue island
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 01:56 AM
Feb 2016

In a big Red Sea? Thanks for your thoughtful post. You are so right. There are really good people in some the most surprising places.

redwitch

(14,933 posts)
16. I hate that nonsense.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:39 PM
Feb 2016

The first time Pres. Obama ran our signs were torn to pieces and the replacement signs stolen twice. It's so childish!

shireen

(8,333 posts)
19. such a lack of respect ...
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:52 PM
Feb 2016

That sign is your property. Stealing yard signs is illegal

Perhaps you could put up a security sign nearby indicating video surveillance.

One guy rigged an alarm to his sign in 2008! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/18/634936/-

Or find something to smear behind the sign ... something sticky and unpleasant. Whoever steals it will have that stuff smeared on his or her hand as punishment.

Fla Dem

(23,352 posts)
21. If you know who stole it, thay can be charges with a crime.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:40 PM
Feb 2016

What people may not realize is that stealing a campaign sign, or tampering with a sign, is a crime.

The offender may be charged with theft, damage to property and trespassing.

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