Support for candidate goes through the roof

literally that is. One Lawrence man believes the national media are ignoring his presidential candidate of choice.

So for a few days he’s using a neighborhood rooftop to drum up support for Republican Congressman Ron Paul, of Texas.

On Sunday, William Burlbaw, a painter and handyman, sprayed “Vote Ron Paul President 08” with white latex exterior paint in three places on the shingles that face the street from the home he uses as a mailing address at 1003 W. 20th Terrace.

The roof is getting replaced Wednesday; the home’s owner is his friend Dana Barnett, who gave Burlbaw permission to use the house as a political message board for a few days.

“The more people that know about this man, the more chance we’ve got of getting our constitutional rights back,” said Burlbaw, a critic of President Bush who says he’s an independent.