Signs, Signs, Sigh

The silly sign story from last week gained extra legs yesterday, when about 20 DeSalvatore supporters took to the Upper Common to protest the city's removal of signs.

This whole episode is pretty silly (I might that use word again. Just guessing.) DeSalvatore vaguely claims the city is targeting him and his signs, and says forces are at work against him. Overheated supporters get fed up, and hold a protest, bringing more attention to their candidate. Too bad Team DeSalvo couldn't get this worked up over, you know, a real issue.

On top of it all, organizer Chris Reed tries to play it cute, saying this isn't about a candidate and it's really about individual rights. Cote has been a DeSalvo supporter for a long time.

"It's not about the candidate anymore," Reed said. "Like our sign says, it's political bigotry."

So, you believe one of two things here: A city official (probably the mayor) has ordered a crackdown on DeSalvatore signs in a bit of political backstabbing. Or, Team DeSalvo is a little paranoid over their signs. There's really no inbetween here, so pick your side.

But here's the thing, DeSalvo has now gotten two stories in print on this silly blather, and I'm writing about it just days before the election. Sigh.