This past weekend, vandals attacked three large political signs in West Olympia. The political signs are in support of Dino Rossi in his bid for Governor.
Scott Roberts, the event coordinator said, "We really wanted to project a positive message that is reflective of how we feel about Dino Rossi. It's too bad that the opposition has to stoop this low. Why don't they just support their candidate of choice? This is mean-spirited politics at its worst."
The vandalism is on the heels of the controversy surrounding BIAW for installing billboards in Eastern Washington. The billboards said "Don't let Seattle Steal This Election." and were denounced by both the Rossi and Gregoire campaigns.
Roberts said, "I think the billboards in Eastern Washington created such controversy because there is a certain element of truth to it. We really wanted to stay away from controversy and promote a positive message about Rossi. It's sad that the opposition had to resort to vandalism. It doesn't speak highly of their candidate."
One sign was defaced and two others were knocked down by the vandals. "There seems to be a lot of anarchists living in West Olympia," said Roberts.
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My buddy's car was vandalized several times during the run-up to the 2004 election simply because he had a Bush sticker on the back window. This pissed me off, and I asked him several times for permission to write about it, but he declined.
This kind of behavior is abhorrent and not good for the democratic process.
The Olympian ran a follow up story on the sign damage. You can read it here. Download article.
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