What is up with the Star’s obsession over campaign signs?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Arizona Daily Star, like regular clockwork, will publish stories complaining about political campaign signs every election. I guess they have a problem with the First Amendment for anyone but corporate media, who knows?

But recently the Star has been obsessed over campaign signs that have not yet been taken down from the previous election. Today's editorial I believe is the third such mention of this in the Star during the last month or so. Candidates must get rid of illegal campaign signs.

I agree that candidates should be responsible and have their campaigns remove their signs shortly after election day.

What's entirely missing from the Star's complaint about campaign signs, however, is the illegally posted campaign signs for the current election. I have seen campaign signs for Republican mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky posted in the right-of-way along Broadway Boulevard in front of the Williams Center. Those signs may still be there. (Send me a photo, I will add it to this post).

Why does McClusky get a pass from the Star? Doesn't he merit the Star's first article of this election cycle complaining about campaign signs?