And it has nothing to do with the changing colour of the leaves.
Rather it is the Election Signs sprouting up in advance of October 19th’s Federal Election.
Like me, do you happen to notice that one Party’s signs are consistently being ripped out – ripped up or taken away?
And if so, you will of course know the signs targeted are those of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Liberal and NDP signs seem to go untouched.
Which is somewhat strange given how the Left is constantly berating the Right for being mean spirited when it is mean spirited itself to stalk in the night destroying Tory lawn signs.
These petty vandals with hat sizes larger than their IQs really tick me off and I would love to see them caught out punished … but it never seems to happen even in this day of ubiquitous camera equipped cell phones.
And this from amongst the ranks of the left who view the Conservative’s quest for profit obscene not thinking for a minute that it is these self same profits that pay for their airy fairy, expensive schemes and as often their public salaries.
I started putting up Tory Election signs before I even reached my teens and although I cannot honestly recall ever tearing down an opponent’s sign – though I may have covered the odd one up – I soon grew to know that it this activity was wrong and quite juvenile.
And yet nothing – absolutely nothing in the Press or other media to condemn this one-sided practice.
These signs are not only expensive they use up the valuable time of volunteers who spend hours putting them up and having to replace them because bozos.
Now I have a confession to make.
A number of years ago I did intentionally take down a few strategically placed election signs.
The Liberal Candidate for our riding was a personal friend of mine and on election day I received a frantic call from his wife -
“How dare you … you have placed Tory election signs in close proximity to the voting polls.”
I knew exactly of which signs she spoke and told her that they were carefully placed ensuring that they did not infringe the election law – that is to say – they were beyond the required setback.
Nora was not satisfied – “technically maybe but morally you guys are reprehensible”.
“Okay Nora, I will take them down” and with that I got in my car and in broad day light took down the offensive signs all the time thinking would it not be funny to get caught by the cops taking down our own signs.
I did not get caught and often think back to that time … to bad the pin heads out there do not have similar memories to temper their actions.
As I see it…
‘K.D. Galagher’
