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Vandals strike down Talent signs
Ten of U.S. Senate candidate Jim Talent's big yard signs lining the Ward Parkway corridor were torn down or heavily vandalized Saturday night.
The campaign said today that the signs are known as "4 by 8s" and are the largest yard signs that campaigns distribute. Here are before and after photos of a sign destroyed at 8301 State Line Road.
The perpetrators haven't been caught.
"It's a despicable act," said Talent spokesman Rich Chrismer. "It's not just the vandalism and destruction of private property, but it's an affront to the political process."
He called on the campaign of Democrat Claire McCaskill to denounce the vandalism.
"That's horrible," said McCaskill spokeswoman Adrianne Marsh. "We absolutely condemn that kind of behavior."
Chrismer said Talent signs also have been defaced along heavily traveled Southwest Trafficway. Altogether the campaign has lost about 25 of the big signs over the last month. The cost of the sign and labor involved in putting it up is about $40, he said.
Posted by Steve Kraske
05:29 PM in McCaskill, Missouri Senate race, Talent | Permalink
Comments
Can't get them put up for minimum wage? So why does he keep voting not to raise it?
Posted by: Ed Friedemann | July 31, 2006 at 04:18 PM
I think Talent should see if he can get a War on Sign Terror declared. Maybe people are trying to send Talent a message. Hmmm...I wonder what that would be? I got it he appears to be not welcomed and the message would be "Get Out"
Posted by: GOPer | July 31, 2006 at 04:26 PM
Minmum wage increases lead to inflation and cut the lowest rungs off of the economic ladder, thus causing more damage than good.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 05:09 PM
5:09: your grammar skills are as appalling as your economic knowledge. Go back to the TV - I think O'Reilly is on.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 06:19 PM
I do not think that the GOP should be complaining about any sign stealing or vandalism being that they are the kings of such acts.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 06:40 PM
Just out of curiosity, why would anyone have taken before and after photos of a stinking yard sign? I'm not saying the Talent campaign did this themselves, but why would anyone bother taking before and after photos of a stinking yard sign?
Also, judging from these pictures, the sign looks like it might have been on public property, which, if I read my KC Star correctly, means they were fair game to be torn down by any civic-minded individual:
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 07:42 PM
Talent is an embarrassment to us all. Anyone who would put up one of his signs is a total f-ing moron and deserves to have it destroyed. We need to send him straight to hell instead of Washington! Along with the Blunts.
Posted by: John Evans | July 31, 2006 at 09:39 PM
Not only have we been replacing stolen Sanders signs, a person/s is burning his campaign signs as well.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Hey, 11:10 given our dry weather, thats a pretty stupid thing to do.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 11:11 PM
Hey 7:11 "Sanders campaigners have been stealing Wheeler signs" Before you start throwing out false accusations, what proof do you have that Sanders' campaign staff is to blame? By your logic, the Sanders camp can blame the Wheeler campaign staff for the burned and missing yard signs of his. What relevance does any of this have to the issues in the reace? Every election cycle signs are put up and some are stolen. No news here.
Posted by: | July 31, 2006 at 11:22 PM
I have it on good authority that Freedom Inc. is paying for Sanders' signs.....so that's what an endorsement buys you.
Posted by: | August 01, 2006 at 12:08 AM
Pretty amazing that a thread on Talent campaign signs gets overrun by the Wheeler/Sanders feud. C'mon people, how about taking it to a thread where it belongs.
Posted by: jenniferm | August 01, 2006 at 09:05 AM
"He called on the campaign of Democrat Claire McCaskill to denounce the vandalism."
Why???? If Talent has a problem with people ripping down his signs, isn't that HIS problem. Why bring McCaskill into the mix? Maybe because its a tight race and he might lose, therefore he needs to sling the mud and this provided a good opportunity for the campaign.
Posted by: | August 01, 2006 at 09:08 AM
Wow, yard signs being stolen and vandalized. That's real unique, hard-hitting journalism. This happens in every election and is not a big deal. This kind of posting shows how "blogging" is sometimes very inane.
Posted by: Woohoo | August 01, 2006 at 09:59 AM
5:09: your grammar skills are as appalling as your economic knowledge. Go back to the TV - I think O'Reilly is on.
When liberals know they have lost a debate they resort to insults.
Historically increasing the minimum wage has never done anything but increase unemployment and inflation. Provw me wrong liberal! The democrats bring up minimum wage issues when election time comes around. Very predictable! I used to be a Democrat, but they ran out of any original ideas 40 years ago.
Posted by: | August 01, 2006 at 10:41 PM
Why are signs up now? Why not wait until Sept. or Oct? Maybe Talent has his signs out now because he is running scared.
Posted by: Nanajayhawk | August 01, 2006 at 11:17 PM
Of course he's running scared. He doesn't measure up to Ms. Mccaskill in brains or huevos.
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