Citizen Will

Thu 9 Nov 2006

2 Responses to “Signs of the Time? Say it Ain’t so Carrboro!”

1. Paul Newton says:

   November 23, 2006 at 9:27 am

   Will,

   Did you stop to consider that placing a Republican icon (Abraham Lincoln) on your signs may have left some with the perception they were part of some vast, right-wing conspiracy to oppose District Representation?

   Without taking the time to read any of the smaller text, the most prominent features of the sign is Abe, Vote No Districts, A house divided, and for Democracy. The sign sorta looks like a Republican ploy to oppose District Representation.

   Now imagine how that perception might go over in Carrboro, of all places. Perhaps a photo of Gandhi or the WSM dancing man would have been more effective for the Carrboro precincts?

   Just my two cents.
2. Administrator says:

   November 23, 2006 at 12:23 pm

   Thanks Paul. While I knew Abe was a Republican with a tainted reputation in the old South, I didn’t think of the slant you put on it. Excellent analysis.

   Maybe that explains why Carrboro Town Hall was the only place my signs were savaged.

   Of course, maybe I was secretly for the proposal and was playing a double bluff …

   Next time I whip up some signs 11:30pm the day before an election I’ll have to put more thought into it…