The Unimpressed Constituent

Everyday I walk to work. I walk about a half a mile from my car to my "office." Part of my walk is around the Richmond Coliseum, a huge spaceship shaped building with windows all around. Some may say that it's a little crazy to park that far away, but hey...this is Richmond, and to get 2 blocks closer would cost an additional $20 per month in garage fees (on top of the 65 I already pay). I myself, enjoy the walk. I have met many types of people along the way, and let me tell you- it's the homeless that are always the nicest. Trust me- it never hurts to have people on your side. Suits walk by me, look at my badge, and keep walking. Women walk by me, look at my shoes, and keep walking also. (No matter what I wear for clothes, I always walk to work in flip-flops, so it must look a little strange- FYI- DO NOT wear flip-flops in the rain. You will inevitably fall down some concrete steps in front of the Social Services building and all those waiting for food stamps and the bus, break 2 toes, and bruise your knee. Oh wait, that only happens to me.)

Anyway, I was walking to work the other day and I noticed something a little different. As I approached the coliseum, I saw that in ALL grassy areas (not many in Richmond), there were these signs. Political signs. Spaced about an inch apart from each other. There were probably over a hundred. 'What a waste' I thought. As I got closer and closer, I was assaulted by dozens of more signs in the windows of the coliseum. I couldn't escape. There was nowhere else to look....I was forced against my will to read them. So apparently Bolling and Bob McDonnell are running for something and "Bob's 4 Jobs." There were tons of different types of signs- Women for McDonnell, Vets for McDonnell, even Sportsmen for McDonnell. Funny, I didn't any "environmentalists for McDonnell" as I am sure they, as I do, disapprove of using trees for something so stupid. I digress. View the pics and see for yourself.

I am also not too sure about the people who came out for such a rally that day and it scares me that they are voting. Multiple people came up to me and asked where the doors were. You see, the coliseum, as stated before, is shaped like a giant spaceship, so it's ROUND. A great big CIRCLE. So I would tell people, just keep walking and it'll be on your right....and they were so pleased....go figure.


I wonder whose job it was to remove the folks who use this grassy area as a bed.





I also wonder if it was some lowly interns whose job it was to post all of these into the ground.

Then again, maybe it was a woman...or a veteran....or a sportsman!

Very creative guys, was this sheer boredom or is there actually scientific proof that putting signs on a slant will get the younger crowd to vote?

The group who arranged these signs were slightly more conservative...

And these guys are as straight as they come!