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Ohio Union Thugs Use Union Vehicle To Steal Private Romney/Ryan Signs

You know what they say in Democrat circles – if you can’t beat em, steal their political signs.

From Media Trackers:

Four men caught in a Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA) truck full of Romney/Ryan signs were issued summons for receiving stolen property early Friday morning in Perrysburg. Local police responded after residents reported seeing men stealing Romney signs in the middle of the night.

A Perrysburg Police incident report published by the Ohio Liberty Coalition listed four adult males: Corey Beaubien, Christopher Monaghan, Sean Bresler, and John Russell. The police report indicated the vehicle in question was registered to SMWIA Local 33 of Parma.

A “Corey Beaubien” in Toledo Ohio with the same age had previously been arrested for:

  • 4511.19 DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR A COMBINATION OF THEM
  • 511.33 DRIVING N MARKED LANES OR CONTIN LINES
  • 2921.33 RESISTING ARREST;RESISTING/INTERFERING
  • 2903.22 MENACING

Among other things. His mugshot at right. Charming!

John Russell and Chris Monaghan are listed as Business Agents for the union’s Toledo district on the SMWIA Local 33 website.

Additionally, Facebook accounts appearing to belong to Beaubien, Monaghan, and Russell identify the three as employees of SMWIA Local 33.

Monaghan, age 41, uses as his profile picture a “Yes on 2″ logo supporting the ballot issue from union front Voters First Ohio. He lists The Ed Show on MSNBC as his favorite TV show, and “Likes” union front We Are Ohio as well as a page titled “I will vote for Barack Obama in 2012.”

A screenshot of his facebook love for Ed Schulz can be found here. One point to be made  here – remember how the Gabby Giffords shooting was blamed on Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin despite the verifiable fact that there is absolutely no evidence that the shooter Loughner was a fan of either, or listened to either at all. And yet here we have a fan of Ed Schultz and Sherrod Brown who is specifically committing crimes to aid Schultz’s political agenda, and to help foil the opponents of Sherrod Brown’s Senate campaign. Any press on this? Nope…

Russell, age 39, “Likes” Obama for America – Ohio.

Beaubien, age 37, “Likes” Barack Obama, Obama for America – Ohio, and Sherrod Brown.

The Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 33 – Toledo page on Facebook is awash in liberal talking points promoting Obama and attacking Romney. An October 27 status update pleading with members to help distribute campaign literature closed with, “We have 10 days left lets not wake up on Wednesday with our heads hung low because we lost. Remember right to work for less will be the death of us all.”

Romney has voiced support for a national right-to-work law, which would allow employees in unionized workplaces to opt out of union membership without being forced to pay “fair share” fees.

The Ohio Liberty Coalition release quoted John McAvoy, president of the Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition, who said, “This morning 4 men driving a pickup truck registered to the Sheet Metal Union, Local 33 were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property – in the form of a bed full of Romney/Ryan yard signs, some measuring as large as 4′x8′.”

“Also in the truck were tools such as drills, which were possibly used to take the large signs down,” McAvoy added. “The signs were allegedly removed from several private property and business locations across Lucas and Wood County.”

Tom Zawistowski, president of the Ohio Liberty Coalition, claimed that theft of Republican signage has been reported by conservative activists from across Ohio this year. “In Portage County, we had gotten advance notice that lots of signs were going to be taken last night and sure enough entire streets of signs were missing this morning. Most of which were on private property and many that were not near the road,” Zawistowski said.

“It will be interesting to learn from the investigation if those caught in Perrysburg were being paid by the Union while they were taking the signs. Our member groups will not hesitate to prosecute individuals who are caught taking signs and we encourage anyone that has a sign stolen to file a police report.”

I get tired of saying it, but here we go again – could you imagine if Republicans did the same thing, etc. etc…