As 'Vote Yes' Efforts Ramp Up, Signs Go Missing, Vandalized (Gay Marriage Amendment in Minnesota)

Northland's NewsCenter (Duluth Mn) ^ | 9/27/12 | N/A

[MplsSteve]

A spokesperson for the "Vote Yes" campaign run by Minnesota for Marriage says funding and donations have doubled the past couple months.

Now, they're making a final push to get marriage amendment supporters to the polls, but some efforts to spread the message have been frustrating.

New billboards are up, October TV commercials are prepped and phones are ringing.

"We're just working really hard on reaching out to those folks that are with us and making sure they get out to the polls on election day," said Autumn Leva, a spokesperson for Minnesota for Marriage.

Supporters are helping to spread the 'Vote Yes' message, but it's been irritating for some.

Neighbors woke up Thursday morning to find that something went missing along Lakewood Road, their first amendment rights.

[MplsSteve]

Folks, this is starting to happen with more frequenct in Minnesota - the vandalism/theft of pro-marriage amendment lawn signs. This used to happen more in the core cities of Minneapolis and St Paul but from what we're seeing, it's happening in many parts of the state.

Tell your neighbors. Tell your friends. tell your co-workers what's happening here. It's not pretty. Go to this website ans scroll down to Mitch Berg's 9/26/12 entry regarding lawn sign vandalism:

http://www.shotinthedark.info

Supposedly, we're the haters because we're backing the pro-tradional marriage amendment. The actions of their supporters say something quite different.

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[Thorliveshere]

I’m so sick of these “I’m a Republican/Catholic/Conservative and I support gay marriage” ads. I just know these people are lies.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Generally speaking, liberals fare little better than Muslims on my Pig-O-Meter.

[Yosemitest]

Take an electric extension cord and cut the female end of it off.
Split the two wires for about five feet and strip the insulation off of each of the two wires for a few inches.
Attach one wire end to the metal pole the sign is on, and lay the other wire end on the ground next to the sign.
Take the water hose and water the ground real well around the sign.
Walk back to the male end of the extension cord and plug it into the electrical socket as you go into the house.
Then just wait for the scream.

[trussell]

I just voted yesterday by absentee ballot (out of the state for the time being). I voted yes on the marriage amendment. I don't care if gays live together in a monogamous relationship, I just don't believe they need to water down the meaning of marriage.

[muir_redwoods]

Use an alligator clip for the lead the attaches to to the metal frame and wrap the other lead around a common ten-penny nail, drive the nail into the ground, then water.

This way you can remove any evidence before the Gestapo arrives. Not that I have any real life experience with such tactics.

[fwdude]

I don't care if gays live together in a monogamous relationship, I just don't believe they need to water down the meaning of marriage.

I hope you understand what homosexuals (not "gays") mean by "monogamy." They have tried to usurp and redefine that word just like they have "marriage."

There is nothing monogamous about nearly all homosexual relationships.

[thingumbob]

Take an electric extension cord and cut the female end of it off. Split the two wires for about five feet and strip the insulation off of each of the two wires for a few inches. Attach one wire end to the metal pole the sign is on, and lay the other wire end on the ground next to the sign. Take the water hose and water the ground real well around the sign. Walk back to the male end of the extension cord and plug it into the electrical socket as you go into the house. Then just wait for the scream.

LOL.....very good.....

[1010RD]

What is the status of the Marriage Amendment? I’ve heard it is failing.