For once, my husband and I are supporting the same presidential candidate, Obama. So we decided to get a yard sign.
Last Saturday when we woke up, we saw that someone had stolen our yard sign and replaced it with a "McCain-Palin" sign. This was upsetting to us, we went to our local Obama field office to get a new Obama sign and were told that they were all out but to check back in a few days.
So we went back today. When I asked about a yard sign I was told that there was a waiting list and that yard signs cost "$10 and one hour of phone banking". I simply responded with an "Oh, thanks".
Once I got home I was thinking about it and it really started to upset me. I am a mother of an EBF high needs 3 month old who already has stranger anxiety. She does not take bottles. I really don't have an hour to phone bank, even though I would like to.
And about the $10, my fridge is pretty barren right now because I don't have $10 to grocery shop, we are just making do with what we have.
I doubt I am a unique situation. What about the many Americans that work 2 jobs or single mothers without trustworthy caregivers for their children?
I know yard signs don't equal votes but they do say "Hey I support this person and I want you to know!"
I could understand if they asked for a donation to cover the cost of the yard sign, which would surely be less then $1.
To me this policy seems to say "If you really support us this is what you will do." How insulting.
I still support Obama, I doubt this was his personal idea. In the long run it means nothing, just a poor decision made by someone at the local field office. I just found it to be off-putting. And for those that believe that Obama is an "elitest", I think things like this would confirm those feelings.
Just my 2 cents and just needed to get it off my chest so I could stop thinking about it
Last Saturday when we woke up, we saw that someone had stolen our yard sign and replaced it with a "McCain-Palin" sign. This was upsetting to us, we went to our local Obama field office to get a new Obama sign and were told that they were all out but to check back in a few days.
So we went back today. When I asked about a yard sign I was told that there was a waiting list and that yard signs cost "$10 and one hour of phone banking". I simply responded with an "Oh, thanks".
Once I got home I was thinking about it and it really started to upset me. I am a mother of an EBF high needs 3 month old who already has stranger anxiety. She does not take bottles. I really don't have an hour to phone bank, even though I would like to.
And about the $10, my fridge is pretty barren right now because I don't have $10 to grocery shop, we are just making do with what we have.
I doubt I am a unique situation. What about the many Americans that work 2 jobs or single mothers without trustworthy caregivers for their children?
I know yard signs don't equal votes but they do say "Hey I support this person and I want you to know!"
I could understand if they asked for a donation to cover the cost of the yard sign, which would surely be less then $1.
To me this policy seems to say "If you really support us this is what you will do." How insulting.
I still support Obama, I doubt this was his personal idea. In the long run it means nothing, just a poor decision made by someone at the local field office. I just found it to be off-putting. And for those that believe that Obama is an "elitest", I think things like this would confirm those feelings.
Just my 2 cents and just needed to get it off my chest so I could stop thinking about it
: I was laughing pretty hard.
Now I answer all of the Out of Area calls and hang up immediately so I don't have to keep deleting all that out of the voicemail box every single day. I had six messages in a five hour period on Monday. Sheesh!
