Shenanigans!! Our Jason Carter sign was stolen! Part of the smear campaign.

[onehandle]

Today is election day and I just noticed that our sign was gone.

The Original:



What they didn't count on is a resident art director with a $99 ink jet printer.
(I even used the 'Obama Font' for his name):



We live on a semi-busy street that leads to one of the biggest polling places, so I had to do something. I called the Carter headquarters, but their phone is DISCONNECTED! Grrr!

Our local free paper has been reporting on other shenanigans from his opposition:

Jason Carter smeared in anonymous campaign flier



Carter, as you might have heard, is the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter. That kind of family connection and name recognition could benefit a candidate in a district like the 42nd, which leans liberal. But it could also be an obstacle, as the district has a large Jewish population that might have concerns about the former president’s comments regarding Israel and Palestine. (That’s a murky issue for one to dip a toe, but common sense tells you a grandson shouldn’t be blamed — or commended — for his grandfather’s views. Months before Adelman’s seat opened up, the younger Carter served as a go-between in discussions between his grandfather and the Jewish community to mend the rift.)

That hasn’t stopped a mysterious political operative from distributing anonymous fliers in the Toco Hills area, which sits in District 42 and is home to a large Jewish population. Jason Pye at Peach Pundit posted an image of the flier, which claims that the bulk of Carter’s campaign contributors come from outside the state.

One contributor, Amir Emami, is singled out for donating $9,600 — much more than the $4,800 allowed in Georgia. Emami’s listed as being from Hong Kong, which is… wait, that’s outside the United States! And, sweet Jesus, that’s a photo of Yasser Arafat! One of those dudes has got to be Amir, because that’s not a very American name! Whole world’s going to hell, people!

The Carter campaign says the information is “completely erroneous and wrong” — and has evidence to back up his claim.

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2010/05/07/jason-carter-senate-42-campaign-flier-yasser-arafat/

Jason Carter (Jimmy's Grandson) is running for State Senate here in my Georgia district:
http://www.carterforstatesenate.com

[Jennicut]

1. Jason seems like a great guy.

He went to South Africa with the Peace Corps after college. He said he wanted to win without relying on his Grandfather (though Jimmy wanted to campaign with him for one day). Hope he wins.



Nice family. Jason is 34, same age as me.

[Ian David]

2. Sometimes campaign workers will remove signs from your lawn to put someplace more strategic.

Usually they'll call or leave a note, though.

[onehandle]

3. No. It was one of those plastic 'slip-on' signs. They left the metal frame.

Which I used for our homemade sign.

[Ian David]

4. Yeah, you got hosed. Good job on the replacement, though!

While you're at it, maybe you should make MORE signs and put them up all over the place.

Also, you can make a ton of windshield fliers by printing them as 10 strips each 1" tall on an 8.5/11 sheet of paper.

[onehandle]

5. I'm going to the campaign headquarters today.

I was wrong about the phone number. I dialed it wrong. Doh!

They told me that there has been some sign snatching, but that it hasn't been terrible.

I will do their bidding from there.

[Ian David]

6. Good luck! And keep us the great work. n/t

[onehandle]

7. Ha! I got a new sign from the campaign HQ. Now I have Both signs out.

I'll be waving another sign at a nearby busy intersection later.

Ha!