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A Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan woman played a nasty trick on trick-or-treaters this weekend. A sign on her door read, "No handouts for Obama supporters, liars, tricksters, or kids of supporters." The kids who approached Shirley Nagel's home quickly found out she wasn't joking. Children (and their parents) who supported Barack Obama were turned away, sometimes in tears. "Oh well," she said, "Everybody has a choice."
Taking candy from babies, that's hardcore support for your candidate right there. Only I think Mrs. Nagel forgot the rule about catching more flies with honey. Not only are kids not allowed to vote (and in some cases, are too young to know what an election even is), parents of crying kids aren't likely to be sympathetic to your cause. They'll just think you're a Halloween sourpuss.
Whatever happens tomorrow, I'll be glad to see this election finished. Maybe then we'll stop judging people by the color of their political party and go back to being friends and neighbors again.
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11-03-2008 @ 11:19AM
anonymous said...I think this is the dumbest idea ever. Maybe she should try setting a good example instead of discriminating? I don't support Obama either, but this is completely ridiculous. Those children don't chose who their parents vote for. All this woman did was set a bad example and make herself look immature.
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11-03-2008 @ 11:36AM
bloggingmom67 said...Is just don't get how she knew who was an Obama supporter? Did she ask them? Or were they wearing campaign buttons trick or treating? Or does she just know all her neighbors' political beliefs?
In any case, it's a terrible thing to do to children and yet another of millions of reasons to vote for Obama.
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11-03-2008 @ 11:45AM
Sheryl said...I have an inkling that this is more about Mrs. Nagel's personality than her politics. I wouldn't want to lose my ball in her yard, just sayin.
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11-03-2008 @ 11:52AM
Secret Mommy said...Ugh! This is the worst thing I've ever heard! I'll be happy, too, when this election is over. Whether it goes the way I want it to or not, this one seems to have been particularly divisive and it will be good to get on the other side of it. What a horrible lady!
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11-03-2008 @ 2:27PM
Floris said...So if the children lied and said they supported McCain even if they did not, presumably they would get candy - but if they were "Obama supporters, liars, tricksters, or kids of supporters" they would not.
Most educators believe "you get what you reward". Reward good behavior, and you'll get more. Reward lying, and you get liars. I can't believe this is what she intended to do, but that's where this kind of thing would go.
Hallowe'en sour puss indeed.
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11-03-2008 @ 2:59PM
Sissy said...That was a horrible thing she did. If I went up to her door with my daughter and read her sign, I would of told her to stick it. And I voted for McCain! You really can't blame the party for the actions of a few party poopers. There are a few fruits, nuts, and flakes in every organization. I actually found this story amusing though, because my husband and I were discussing wether or not we should, in this tight economy, give out cheaper candy this year instead of our customary "really good candy". We had a laugh when I suggested that we should buy the good candy, but only hand it out to kids of McCain supporters. However, we were only joking around. To actually do something like that is heinous! Shame on her!
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11-03-2008 @ 4:02PM
Curt said...So sad to see it taken out on kids. They will suffer enough when they grow up if Obama is elected.
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11-03-2008 @ 5:24PM
Jenn said...That's horrible. What a mean and nasty woman.
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11-04-2008 @ 12:00PM
Sara said...hooray for socialism!
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