Woman paints lawn after sign is stolen

No Obama sign? One woman spraypainted her lawn

Updated: Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008, 11:57 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008, 11:57 PM CDT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -

After the Barack Obama sign was stolen from her front yard, Shannon Bennett painted a more permanent one with 12 cans of spray-paint and her front lawn as the canvas. "I just wanted to be able to say who I support, without being censored, which is how I felt when my sign was taken," said Bennett. She painted a large, red, white, and blue symbol in the front yard, using her old Obama sign as an inspiration.

"The signs cost money and it's coming into my front yard and taking away my freedom of expression," said Bennett. She said she has not received any complaints from neighbors and the makeshift sign has been in the yard for a week. In an election year, sometimes driveways and sidewalks become battle lines, but not in Bennett's Northwest Austin neighborhood.

"I looked out and I was surprised to see it one morning," said neighbor Elaine Goessling. "And I am a Republican, but I was really impressed with how pretty is it."

Bennett said the Obama signs have been stolen from the yards of her neighbors, as well. "They might think it's extreme, but I think it's extreme to come into my yard and take something that belongs to me, so I wanted to express myself."

Woman paints lawn after sign is stolen

No Obama sign? One woman spraypainted her lawn

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