SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police officers are looking for someone who allegedly vandalized a North Park home because of the owner's political views.

The owner of the home, Stan Stafford, told NBC 7/39 that on Monday night someone threw red paint on his house, scrawled the word "fascist" on a Bush/Cheney sign in his front yard, dumped oil on his lawn, and left a note reading "blood for oil." His car was also broken into, and someone stole a flag from his roof.

Stafford told NBC 7/39 he believes the same person or people are responsible for all the damage. He said he thinks it may have started back during the 2000 presidential election when someone left notes criticizing George W. Bush at his door.

But Stafford said the vandalism incident has a silver lining. People with all kinds of opinions about the war in Iraq and President Bush have stopped by to speak out against the vandalism and to offer help.

"Tuesday of this week, a girl came and said, 'I may not be for your party, we may be on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to politics, but you should have freedom of speech and you should be able to do this on your property,'" Stafford said. "She came by and gave me a hug and gave me a flag and gave me a small little houseplant."

Stafford said he left up the vandalized sign because he wants to make a statement about his right to express his political opinion. But now that it has graffiti scrawled across it, some people are getting the wrong idea about where he stands, he said.

The flag stolen from his house had covered his father's casket, Stafford said. The Marines have contacted him and have offered to replace it, he added.