Yeah. Good Times.: A letter to the anti-Obama vandal on my block

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Friday, August 26, 2011

A letter to the anti-Obama vandal on my block

Dear Anti-Obama vandal:

I don't know who you are or who you think I should be voting for instead of Obama, and frankly I don't particularly care. All I know is that during the night you came to my house and ripped the "Obama 2012" bumper sticker off my car, which was parked in my driveway, and discarded it in my flowers.

Putting aside the obvious, which is the astonishing immaturity of this action, I'm writing this letter to inform you of the following:

I had another one and I put it back in the empty space that you created. And I'm going to go online right now and purchase some more stickers so that if you come back and do this again, I will simply replace it again.

So, think of it this way: whenever you commit this act of vandalism against me, you are essentially making a contribution to the Obama 2012 campaign, because every sticker you tear off is just going to be another $3 that I will give them.

So keep it up, if you want! I'm going to get enough stickers to last me for the next 15 months. And just in case you want to do this every day? That will be about $1,350 you'll be "donating" directly to Obama's re-election.

Sincerely,

Jill

Note to my readers: I sent this letter to every local newspaper and mailing list I could think of.

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Sami Beth · 709 weeks ago

I never would have thought of it as 'contributing to the campaign'. That is an clever way to frame it!!!
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Kev D. · 709 weeks ago

That is great, I hope someone prints it... I'm waiting for my bumper sticker too!!!!
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vinobaby 43p · 709 weeks ago

Fabulous. I wish you could sneak over and cover their car with the stickers.
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Alison · 709 weeks ago

Love it! I hope more than just the jerk who did this understands that people can't be pushed around just because they are stupid ;)
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bre87 63p · 709 weeks ago

i'm totally shocked someone would go through the task of actually removing a bumper sticker from someone elses car. just...wow. like maybe you would forget that you supported obama or something? i hope that someone publishes that. and i might even buy one of those bumper stickers for you!!!
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Sharyn · 709 weeks ago

Hah! Brilliant! Of course I say that because I prefer Obama.

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Lizbeth · 709 weeks ago

I didn't know those thing could even come off!! Don't forget to tape that over the bumper sticker to they know all their hard work is in vain.
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Sarcasm in Action · 709 weeks ago

You go girl!
I had an Obama sign in my yard last election and it was stolen within a couple days of me putting it up.
Oh well. He still won.
And will likely win again considering the extreme nutjobs that are the Repub options.

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michelle · 709 weeks ago

And here I was expecting threats and chastisement along the lines of "trespassing" and "vandalism" and "if I see you I'll shoot you with my AK47."

Cuz that's what I would do.

But you exhibit such grace. I hope your letter gets published
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chosenchaos 93p · 709 weeks ago

Throwing the contribution in the face was a well played low blow! You' re so clever!
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laurahawks 1p · 709 weeks ago

Republicans are really bad sports about losing to Obama. I mean hell, I put up with Bush for 8 years and even (stupidly) trusted that he would do what was best for us (regarding iraq etc..) Now it's our turn and boy are they pissed!

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Dani G · 709 weeks ago

Oh hell yes!

Got my sticker, too!!
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dawn 58p · 709 weeks ago

i once had a favrotie bumper sticker removed from my car by some helpful douchebag. it read "member of the ladies sewing circle and terrorist society" I suppose they thought it was in bad taste and that i was turning over to the dark side of sewing and quilting.

it STILL burns me. for someone to go to that trouble, over a personal opinion makes me wonder what else they would do. Jerkheads.

I hope the local paper publishes it!
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Claire · 709 weeks ago

Awesome!!
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Rebecca · 709 weeks ago

I'm pretty sure it solidifies the fact that anti-Obama-ites are somewhere around eleven years old. Or at least have the mental capacities of an eleven year old.
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Happy Elf Mom · 709 weeks ago

I dislike Obama and everything he stands for. But I think messing with campaign signs, stickers and other items is outright wrong. The vandal should be the one paying for the new sticker IMO and I hope his parents teach him there are all kinds of people in this world and it's best to learn NOW how to get along with them. :)
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PMuff · 709 weeks ago

I am pretty sure Moby did this. Wait, we like him again... oh nevermind.
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Mandy · 709 weeks ago

Love your spin on this!
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Juniper · 709 weeks ago

LOVE. IT.
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Jackie · 709 weeks ago

Good for you!! Eventually they'll catch on unless there some of those special criminals that just don't get it.

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Ryan @TWM · 709 weeks ago

Lemme know how many bumper stickers you buy. I'll double the donation on my end.
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Manda · 709 weeks ago

LOVE!!!!
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nuttydingo 56p · 709 weeks ago

You know, that's the very thing that has kept me from getting bumper stickers and signs. Being in Texas, I am fondly referred to by my co-workers as "that tree-hugging California liberal." I'm afraid some conservative zealot might blow up my car to get rid of the sticker!
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Karly · 709 weeks ago

I may not like Obama, but I absolutely LOVE your take on this! I would do the same thing just to spite said vandal!

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Jennie B · 709 weeks ago

You should put this on a sign in your yard. Probably a libertarian. They're notorious ;)

During the last election, my neighbors had dueling signs facing each other. So funny.
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Raina Cox · 709 weeks ago

Yet if you'd done that to a "W" bumper sticker a few years ago, you'd be a terrorist.

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MFA Mama · 709 weeks ago

This letter is why I <3 you...seriously. BIG puffy hearts! Also? They should know better than to try and get on the nerves of an autism mom, AMIRITE?

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Dana K · 709 weeks ago

When we lived in Washington State (via the Navy), people would take the "Support Our Troops" ribbon magnets off the cars repeatedly (2003-2006). People all over suck.

This letter is great & I hope the paper publishes it.

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@jumpinjemima · 709 weeks ago

I wish you would catch whoever did it. I'd love to see what you do with all of those extra stickers. I once heard of a guy who put heavily salted water in a ketchup bottle, then wrote rude words on the lawn of his bad neighbors. The salt doesn't show up...until the grass dies. Just a thought.
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sugarfree32 19p · 709 weeks ago

This is so full of win. I love it!!
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ShesAlwaysWrite · 709 weeks ago

Best reframing EVER - you are a flippin genius.
We ran out of Halloween candy in 2008 - next morning found our Obama yard sign destroyed. Couldn't help wondering if it was a random act of stupid spoiled kids or maybe happened later in the night with actual political intent. (Our town in painfully red state, our neighborhood especially so - we stick out like a sore thumb.)

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Handflapper · 709 weeks ago

You are brilliant and you have pretty flowers and I love you. That is all.
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Kelly · 709 weeks ago

What balls! Yeah, you, but also the douche nozzle who did this. That's a pretty shitty thing to do, regardless of political affiliation. Probably one of those drunk Berkeley kids.

*Get off my lawn!*
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Lala · 709 weeks ago

Clever spin! I like it...although, I'm with you that it was probably just some drunken idiot who, like every other drunk idiot, thought it was a good idea at the time. Once sober, he read the letter in the local paper and he too couldn't believe the idiocy, not remembering that he in fact was the idiot.
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Wombat Central · 709 weeks ago

Brilliant!
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Tina · 709 weeks ago

I heart you very much. That was AWESOME!!!
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rqs007 68p · 709 weeks ago

That is jacked up to remove someone else's property. Regardless of how they feel about the message a bumper sticker conveys, they don't have a right to touch your car. Wow. They have a set of balls on them!
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Jill · 709 weeks ago

hahaha!! classic!
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Cactusinyrpants 59p · 709 weeks ago

Maybe it was someone who just lost his job and blames Obama. Who blames the tsunami, the earth quake, the arab revolution, the riots in Europe, all members of the Bush family, several people who know where Texas is, his basketball brackets, the beer summit, and rich people who don't fly commercially.

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Just Jennifer · 709 weeks ago

I think this is pretty awesome of you. And it's also pretty hilarious that anyone in Berkeley would ever want to do that (used to live those parts). Be sure to let us know if you get published!
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HogsAteMySister · 708 weeks ago

Two points.

1) Obama is a hosehead,
2) Whoever ripped your Obama bumper sticker off is a fucktard.
3) So move back to Russia.

OK, three points.

That should about cover the entire political spectrum.

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blogginglily 73p · 701 weeks ago

Hope.
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mt2483 · 649 weeks ago

You do realize that "vandal" is laughing at you for wasting your money, but you are helping capitalism. So, I wouldn't be so quick to claim victory.

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