Anonymous postcards mock recall opponents

Bitter rivalry between recall supporters and opponents took an antagonistic turn this week in Coeur d’Alene.

Several downtown business owners who oppose the recall effort and display signs in their store windows urging shoppers to do the same, received anonymous postcards ridiculing them for supporting the elected officials targeted in the recall petitions.

The postcards accuse the store owners of having “utter disdain for democracy, and the validity of others’ opinions” because they do not support the recall effort.

The cards encourage the store owners to replace their signs that say “Decline to Sign” with “additional signage” provided on the postcard:

“Voters not welcome here

Take your democracy elsewhere

$top the Recall”

A Press reporter spoke with Recall CdA organizer Frank Orzell and petitioner Sharon Culbreth about the postcards. Each said they knew nothing about the snarky, unsigned messages.