Comments on: Charging For Political Signs http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charging For Obama/McCain Lawn Signs: Good! Obsessing About Them: Bad! « The Bad Idea Blog http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160722 Charging For Obama/McCain Lawn Signs: Good! Obsessing About Them: Bad! « The Bad Idea Blog Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:52:21 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160722 [...] For Obama/McCain Lawn Signs: Good! Obsessing About Them: Bad! Via Dean’s World comes word of a story on a single disgruntled Obama voter, frustrated over the fact that the campaign charges [...] [...] For Obama/McCain Lawn Signs: Good! Obsessing About Them: Bad! Via Dean’s World comes word of a story on a single disgruntled Obama voter, frustrated over the fact that the campaign charges [...]

]]> By: Duncan http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160661 Duncan Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:58:51 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160661 Make the signs out of Plywood. Charge $50.00 each. Then everyone gets a good deal. (esp. us loggers ). The only problem I have with your spiel, is the inferance that "gentlemen" ( who make the agreements) , are honorable.  Most anyone who claims to be a gentleman, is not usually found to be honorable. Gentlemen usually fit the definitions that I have  heard of. #1 A gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes, and doesn't. OR ,# 2 A gentleman is one who, when making love supports half his weight on his elbows. Either definition is not something one should try to be known for. Both indicate that someone would be uncomfortable if all the true talents were to come into play. As for gentlemens' agreements. The Second definition gets better play. As it says someone is getting screwed. Make the signs out of Plywood. Charge $50.00 each. Then everyone gets a good deal. (esp. us loggers ).

The only problem I have with your spiel, is the inferance that "gentlemen" ( who make the agreements) , are honorable.  Most anyone who claims to be a gentleman, is not usually found to be honorable.

Gentlemen usually fit the definitions that I have  heard of. #1 A gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes, and doesn’t. OR ,# 2 A gentleman is one who, when making love supports half his weight on his elbows.

Either definition is not something one should try to be known for. Both indicate that someone would be uncomfortable if all the true talents were to come into play. As for gentlemens’ agreements. The Second definition gets better play. As it says someone is getting screwed.

]]> By: Hank Barnes http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160656 Hank Barnes Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:00:35 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160656 A friend of mine asked me what point I was trying to make about Obama raising $340 Million, and whether I had a problem with it. NO, I belllow, loud and clear. Obama has done a masterful job raising lawful money and is entitled every red cent. Elections are expensive. He's been great. It does, however, put to rest the notion that the GOP is the party of the rich, the Dems, the party of the poor. I think both parties have rich and poor wings, which are at parity.   Yes, the GOP has the traditional stuffed-shirt bankers and corporate CEOs, but the Dems have an equal number of filthy rich in Hollywood, Universities, New York City and philanthropy. Yes, the inner city poor vote Dem in vast numbers, but a lotta working class, religious, rural folks, ain't making a lotta dough, but tend to vote GOP. A friend of mine asked me what point I was trying to make about Obama raising $340 Million, and whether I had a problem with it.

NO, I belllow, loud and clear. Obama has done a masterful job raising lawful money and is entitled every red cent. Elections are expensive. He’s been great.

It does, however, put to rest the notion that the GOP is the party of the rich, the Dems, the party of the poor. I think both parties have rich and poor wings, which are at parity.
 
Yes, the GOP has the traditional stuffed-shirt bankers and corporate CEOs, but the Dems have an equal number of filthy rich in Hollywood, Universities, New York City and philanthropy.

Yes, the inner city poor vote Dem in vast numbers, but a lotta working class, religious, rural folks, ain’t making a lotta dough, but tend to vote GOP.

]]> By: ArnoldHarris http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160652 ArnoldHarris Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:31:05 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160652 Charging fees for yard signs? An excellent idea. I will rent advertising space on my rural highway frontage for $100 for the duration of the period ending on the first Tuesday of November 2008. One sign only per $100 space rental, of course. Discounts offered for multiple rentals. (Contact landowner.) Arnold Harris Mount Horeb WI Charging fees for yard signs?

An excellent idea. I will rent advertising space on my rural highway frontage for $100 for the duration of the period ending on the first Tuesday of November 2008.

One sign only per $100 space rental, of course.

Discounts offered for multiple rentals. (Contact landowner.)

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

]]> By: Hank Barnes http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160650 Hank Barnes Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:47:19 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160650 Obama has raised $340 Million. Thatsa lotta 8 dollar signs:) HB Obama has raised $340 Million. Thatsa lotta 8 dollar signs:)

HB

]]> By: John_B http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160648 John_B Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:49:16 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160648 I don't think the 'sides' had to have any discussion together. Common sense is, well, common. You can give away stuff in markets where it matters, but charge for it in marginal places. No surprise there. The only thing surprising, in fact, is that there are Republican voters who think that if it comes from 'the gummint', or the hoped-to-be-government, then it's somehow free, nobody had to pay for it. That's the way too many people think already. <em>John_B's last blog post..<a href='http://xrdarabia.org/2008/08/11/islamic-dress-and-the-olympics/' rel="nofollow">Islamic Dress and the Olympics</a></em> I don’t think the ‘sides’ had to have any discussion together. Common sense is, well, common.

You can give away stuff in markets where it matters, but charge for it in marginal places. No surprise there.

The only thing surprising, in fact, is that there are Republican voters who think that if it comes from ‘the gummint’, or the hoped-to-be-government, then it’s somehow free, nobody had to pay for it. That’s the way too many people think already.

John_B’s last blog post..Islamic Dress and the Olympics

]]> By: Maniakes http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160647 Maniakes Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:33:02 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/08/11/charging-for-political-signs/#comment-160647 It's probably also a fundraising thing. Odds are, the overwhelming majority of people who want to declare their support of a candidate by putting a sign in their yard are motivated enough that adding a $5-8 charge to the effort of requesting and putting up the sign isn't going to stop them. It’s probably also a fundraising thing. Odds are, the overwhelming majority of people who want to declare their support of a candidate by putting a sign in their yard are motivated enough that adding a $5-8 charge to the effort of requesting and putting up the sign isn’t going to stop them.

]]>