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Vandalism has no place in politics
Article Launched: 10/09/2008 07:20:22 PM EDT
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This letter is aimed at who I can only imagine is a right-wing nutjob in Westport with a can of red spray paint, an ugly heart and entirely too much time on his hands.
Last Monday morning, I started on my way to work and in effort to avoid the purgatory that is the Post Road in Westport, I took a recently discovered route through many tree-lined streets that are elegantly peppered with stately, yet not in-your-face, McMansion variety of homes. In a nutshell: Norman Rockwell practically threw up on this part of town -- it is so idyllic.
As I approached the first block of many I traverse, I began to notice campaign lawn signs. "Great!" I thought. "It is terrific that people are passionate about the politicians and/or parties they support." I even saw the occasional McCain/Palin sign, which surprised me for some reason (I suppose it is my own political bias). But still, even then, all I could think of was how great that people are charged up in such a critical election year -- and even though not my ticket of choice, good for those who are just as passionate in their political beliefs.
Right about then, I saw an Obama/Biden sign on the side of the road that someone had drawn a line through in red spray paint. My first thought was that graffiti is something I don't equate with Westport, but, kids will be kids. Sadly, this was no gang of bored teens who had $5 for paint and nothing else to do. This was a deliberate attack on every Obama/Biden sign. Moreover, the