Republican incumbent Sue Kelly wants to pay you $100 to get video of someone kicking over her signs. Sounds like fun.
We in the 19th district might recall the harsh weather last Saturday. Rain was blowing sideways. It actually kept me from canvassing but I did some phone banking instead. We have a lot of roadside signs put out by the various campaigns in the area. A lot of them were blown over by the weather on Saturday. Therefore, Democrats are to blame, according to Sue Kelly. Her pathetic campaign has taken up the assinine issue of holding her opponent's campaign responsible for the signs getting knocked over by the wind. This is from the "action" section of her tacky website.
"Where'd the signs go?"
"A sincere thanks to all of our supporters who are working tirelessly putting up lawn signs across the district. We are proud to have your support!
"It is unfortunate that there are some acting on behalf of our opponent who are working just as hard to vandalize and steal our signs. They have been stolen from private residences, torn down from roadsides and vandalized at local small businesses.
"Have no doubt, the actions of these individuals is illegal and at the very least-desperate and mean spirited. As such, we are hoping that you will be able to help put a stop to this amatuerish behavior. The Sue Kelly for Congress campaign is offering a $100 reward to anyone who video tapes these individuals in the act.
"If you have footage or information regarding this, please contact us at 914 232 5940.
Thanks again for your support!"
There you have it. She just wants some propaganda footage of anyone kicking over one of her signs. Her supporters could very easily fake this footage and she'd be happy to post it as fact. So if you happen to see her supporters running around faking this footage, get your videocamera phone ready and get the footage of them before they do and collect the reward. And contribute that money to the Hall campaign.
And I got another idea. Get a hold of some Sue Kelly signs from her campaign. Go to your backyard. Hold your nose and plant the sign. Roll camera. Punt the sign. Make $100. Repeat. No law broken
Update: Link to batshit call to action