Posted on 02/22/2012 7:41:57 AM PST by writer33
In Michigan, Santorum supporters planted hundreds of campaign signs in Shelby Township prior to Mitt Romney’s appearance today. Some of these signs were planted alongside sidewalks and roadways across from and surrounding the Romney campaign stop. Approximately two hours before the scheduled event, Romney campaign staffers, including Dennis Lennox of Topinabee, MI, began planting Romney signs in front of the location. Around the same time, several other people, who refused to identify themselves, began uprooting hundreds of Santorum signs along the roadway leading to the event. Signs placed at a commercial intersection were also removed.
When asked to explain his actions, Santorum supporters were confronted with obscenities from one person removing signs. He claimed to be unaffiliated with the Romney campaign.
One officer on the scene, Lou Francis, refused to assist in retrieving stolen campaign signs valued at over $1500.
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The state probably has a law against posting anything in public right-of-way. They don’t generally enforce these bans on political signs (although I’ve seen police come through the day before an election and take down hundreds of signs here in Virginia).
However, they won’t do anything if other citizens decide to take down the illegal signage. But often they will get upset if they see someone take down some signs, and put up others, for obvious reasons.
So, smart campaigns who want to play dirty will send different people out to take down signs, and then to put up the new signs. Sounds like that’s what is happening here.
The other way they do this is to just put the Romney signs right in front of the Santorum signs, hiding them but not removing them. The problem with that is, while again perfectly “legal” in the sense that all the signs are probably illegal, anybody who notices might get mad at a candidate for playing dirty.
Nowadays they all use the wire sign holders and mostly the plastic “baggie” signs; still, I’ve collected my share of the metal wires, some to put up other signs later, others to use the wire for things.
One officer on the scene, Lou Francis, refused to assist in retrieving stolen campaign signs valued at over $1500.
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O.K. all you Michiganians; remember that name: Lou Francis. Raise hell, raise hell and then raise more hell until he is disciplined by the Shelby Township PD.
Romney and Paul together “poisoning the well”
So What happen to Austin. Must be a no kill zone.
As "legal" as any are hanging around the Home Depot parking lot....
Guess the sign removal crew didn't get the 'I'm running for office, for Pete's sake' memo....
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