My Obama sign

In France, we don't practice political yard signs and bumper stickers. So, since I'm spending six months in the US during an electoral campaign, I was very excited at the idea of putting signs in my yard -- really my in-laws' yard -- and bumper stickers on my car -- really my in-laws' car -- supporting my candidate -- really my in-laws' candidate.

So I did.

Less than a week later, my in-laws received an email from the president of the neighbors' association reminding them that the neighborhood covenant -- equivalent to contrat de syndic -- forbids all political signs! In the land of freedom!? I am sure that it did not help that my sign was an Obama sign in an Oklahoma yard.

For a minute, I thought of going to buy a gun at the local Wal-Mart -- equivalent to French Carrefour -- to go on a killing spree. But I reasoned myself and thought of what the Founding Fathers would have done.
And I think they would have put the sign in their bedroom, against the window with a view on the street.

Me alive, the freedom of speech will not be infringed upon!