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Political Vandals Targeting Shoreline Man's Home
KING-TV5/MSNBC ^ | 3 August 2010 | Elisa Hanh

Posted on 08/03/2010 10:46:41 AM PDT by Publius

As political parties roll up their sleeves for the next election, some supporters are already playing dirty. A Shoreline man says vandals have targeted his home twice in the last two weeks.

Election season is upon us, and Ken Potts isn't the type of person to keep his opinions to himself.

"I spent 21 years in the military, three in combat to defend our rights to have private property and to express ourselves," said the Viet Nam vet.

Potts uses his yard on the very high traffic corner of 185th and Meridian to support the candidates he believes in. Many of them are Republican. Then political vandals struck.

"They stole all the signs we had up about two weeks ago. The next morning we found them scattered throughout the neighborhood, so we collected them back up," he said.

His wife even wired the signs to the fence to keep it from happening again.

Then last weekend, he came home to find a sign with a very different message on the utility pole in front of his home.

"It was tacked up there and it said 'Republicans are a disease,'" said Potts.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010electionbias; civilwar2; civilwarii; dncbrownshirts; elections; electionviolence; hatecrime; intimidation; movealong; notbreakingnews; nothingtoseehere; nowitbegins; pravdamedia; vandalism
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To: Publius

Building a Mosque at Ground Zero = your Constitutional rights.

Putting a political sign in your yard = hate speech.

Welcome to Obamaland....


21 posted on 08/03/2010 11:07:14 AM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Publius
I hear ya, bro.

Although I thought it was the legs, that were first to go?

22 posted on 08/03/2010 11:15:00 AM PDT by Osage Orange (MOLON LABE)
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To: Publius

Libs are cowards and will rarely confront someone openly.


23 posted on 08/03/2010 11:18:11 AM PDT by matt1234 (The only crisis 0bama can manage is one he intentionally created.)
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To: Publius

“he lives just down the street from me”

Tell him to do what I did when my signs started being stolen. I bought some cheap gloves, and went to the nearest poison ivy patch. Rubbed the signs thoroughly with the ivy. Couple nights later, the signs were stolen again. The brat that lives next store, and his buddy down the street showed up with a bad case, all over their hands and arms. I said, “Joe! That’s a pretty bad case of poison ivy! Where’d ya get it?” He said he didn’t know. I went inside and laughed my butt off. Got some more signs, and “treated” them again!


24 posted on 08/03/2010 11:28:01 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Publius

As usual this is happening with signs all over Puget Sound. The ratio of leftist signs being pulled down to pubbie is probably in the neighborhood of 10:1. In several instances the signs I put up for our pubbie candidate disappeared and the rat signs installed IN THE SAME HOLES!

GOP campaign staffers and candidates have urged volunteers not to reciprocate but it is going to get worse since the only thing the left has is disruption.


25 posted on 08/03/2010 11:31:10 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Osage Orange

Praise his holy name.


26 posted on 08/03/2010 11:38:08 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: Publius

That’s how the left operates. Deep down they are hateful, self-loathing fascists who want control over peoples’ minds and bodies. There is no freedom when the left is in control.


27 posted on 08/03/2010 11:55:01 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (my favorite pastime: annoying liberals who have no sense of humor)
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To: The KG9 Kid
That would be "His"...

Amen....

28 posted on 08/03/2010 12:01:56 PM PDT by Osage Orange (MOLON LABE)
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To: sionnsar

ping


29 posted on 08/03/2010 12:20:54 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
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To: Publius
Also happening in Bothell, WA (obviously a concerted effort). Details:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2564009/posts?page=1

30 posted on 08/03/2010 2:17:21 PM PDT by matt1234 (The only crisis 0bama can manage is one he intentionally created.)
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To: matt1234

They’ve been busy.


31 posted on 08/03/2010 2:37:48 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)
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To: tarator; 21twelve; Feasor13; matt1234; Bosun; washingtoncon; Pavegunner72; cherry; aw93472; ...
Thanks to Publius for the ping.

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Quick link: WA State Board

FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this ping list.
Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.

32 posted on 08/03/2010 3:01:51 PM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
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To: Publius

I also live in Shoreline, and I noticed during the 2004 election that every Republican sign along Aurora Avenue was defaced.


33 posted on 08/03/2010 3:16:33 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: Publius

I hope you have stopped by and expressed your support...maybe you all can set up a watch of some sort.

He sounds like a good friend to have in the future.


34 posted on 08/03/2010 3:24:18 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Steve_Seattle; Publius
I also live in Shoreline, and I noticed during the 2004 election that every Republican sign along Aurora Avenue was defaced.

Ditto.

Mr. Potts' house has been hit before, and there have been articles posted to FR about it. he lives just down the street from me in Shoreline, and I pass his house almost daily.

More Ditto. I especially like his Israel flag. His signs were probably torn down by the nuts down at that church at 175th.

35 posted on 08/03/2010 3:32:31 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (Sarah Palin: America's last, best hope for survival.)
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To: NurdlyPeon

Which one? The Methodist? The Lutheran? Another one I don’t know about.


36 posted on 08/03/2010 3:35:44 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)
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To: Publius

publius-

Have even had this problem over here on the ‘Dry Side’. I found this site (linked below) and have been very satisfied ;-)
As a combat vet, he might appreciate it too...LOL

http://www.majorpaintball.com/index2.html


37 posted on 08/03/2010 8:30:20 PM PDT by IYellAtMyTV (Workday Forecast--Increasing pressure towards afternoon. Rum likely by evening.)
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