Texas couple snaps photo of deer destroying Obama front yard sign

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**Jihadin**

Rudolph the red-state reindeer?

A Texas couple determined to find out who had been damaging a sign in their front yard proclaiming their support for President Obama's re-election bid caught the offender on Wednesday. Tom Priem, a software support engineer in Austin, told FoxNews.com he and his wife, who live on a block where political signs dot front yards, were fed up with seeing only their Obama sign repeatedly defaced.

“The sign had holes poked in it like somebody had stuck a knife through it,” Priem said Friday. “At first I thought it was somebody who didn’t like Obama.”

“We were making fun of it, saying the deer must be a Republican."

- Tom Priem, Austin resident

Priem said he even called a city hotline to document the incident in case a more insidious offender was to blame. He couldn’t believe his eyes when his wife showed him the surveillance photo she snapped seconds after the campaign sign was destroyed - by a buck.

The varmint's vandalism began about 10 days ago and it’s unclear what the animal has against the sign.

“People across the street have signs and their signs have not been attacked,” he said. “It’s just a weird thing. Maybe they don’t like something in the front yard where they graze.”

Priem’s wife, Beth, captured the deer on camera early Wednesday, just seconds after the Obama sign fell from its antlers. The commotion sent the family’s Yorkshire terrier, Charlie, into a frenzy.

“Charlie chased him until the deer jumped the fence and got away,” Priem said. “I’m just glad it wasn’t a human, either a silly kid or a strange adult.”

The Priems will now bring the sign closer to their home in hopes that the proximity keeps the non-diplomatic deer away.

“It’s just a weird thing,” Tom Priem said. “We were making fun of it, saying the deer must be a Republican.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/21/texas-couple-snaps-photo-deer-destroying-obama-front-yard-sign/?test=latestnews#ixzz27EstrNX8

Silly critters amuses me. I use to leave beef jerky in my jeep over the summer while station at Ft Campbell KY. Top down and doors off. For about a week I keep wondering if I ate all my beef jerky or left them at the hanger. Friday morning since I was getting ready for a FTX the coming week I left my rucksack in the jeep over night so I didn't have to deal with it on Monday morning. As I shoulder my ruck and walked towards the hanger the contents in my ruck went nuts.......Two young raccoon kits were in my ruck and ate all my pogey bait...and got a free ride to Campbell

**Samus_aran115**

There's a fella who has a new Jeep near me. All black. Looks really neat, but he leaves his ruck and all this gear in there. I worry about the man. Someone (or some deer) may decide to peek in there...

Anyway, that's hilarious. Props to them for putting an Obama sign up in texas. Must have been hard to get one of those in texas

**Grey Templar**

Texas, even the wildlife are Republicans

**Sasori**

Samus_aran115 wrote:
There's a fella who has a new Jeep near me. All black. Looks really neat, but he leaves his ruck and all this gear in there. I worry about the man. Someone (or some deer) may decide to peek in there...

Anyway, that's hilarious. Props to them for putting an Obama sign up in texas. Must have been hard to get one of those in texas

Austin is a very liberal city.

**d-usa**

Clearly the deer is a domestic terrorist.

**djones520**

d-usa wrote:
Clearly the deer is a domestic terrorist.

If I ever get stationed in Texas, I'll uphold my constitutional duty to combat all domestic enemies. I will hunt that deer with all due prejudice.

**LordofHats**

Well I guess Obama isn't getting the Deer vote.

**AlmightyWalrus**

LordofHats wrote:
Well I guess Obama isn't getting the Deer vote.

Oh deer.

**Mannahnin**

Yeah, the deer want gun control, and Obama's not providing.

**Grey Templar**

Lol, thats hilarious

**hotsauceman1**

Well atleast the Deer are the only vote who he can go hunt if he doesnt win.

**Lone Cat**

No doubt why. Fox is fully sided with the Republicans

Many texans are long for Republican presidents.

**dogma**

Mannahnin wrote:
Yeah, the deer want gun control, and Obama's not providing.

But does he get the Ray vote? As I understand it the Me contingent has allied with the Fars and the Teas, which only makes the Rays more critical.

And, after all, one Mr. Irwin understands what happens when you feth with the Rays.

**kronk**

Doe (a deer, a female deer) Ray Me Fah So...