Comments on: Of Bumper Stickers & Political Passion

By: Vince P

Vince P — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:25:46 +0000

Please stop reading from Sean Penn’s newest screenplay.

By: heczyg

heczyg — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:29:28 +0000

It hurts me personally ,that you have double standards and call yourself a patriot! I serve in the military in time of war cause I love my country and will defend it! But you are just a FOOL. Ignorant in politics and the American way!
SHAME ON YOU!
While all corporate america enriches themselves at the expense of the poor and powerfull politicians (republicans) do not give a damn about america you spend your time deniying the freedom we so hard fought for! BASTARD!

By: heczyg

heczyg — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:23:54 +0000

Why leave a comment if you are prejudice enough to erase the ones you do not agree with! ? Kind of HYPOCRITE on your part…being a patriot and all!!
I thought the constitution gave the freedom of speach, that you have oviously taken away from me. What’s the matter, can not handle the truth?
The truth is that the media and our government want to keep us stupid! Look how much time americans waste in mindless entertainment, no education! Bush on 27/2007 just yesterday vitoed the children educational bill! His war has been privatized by Blackwater and Hallyburton. Did you know that the tax money we give to pay for our troops is spent in this paramilitary soldiers from blackwater and they get paid 10 times mora than the our soldiers? Did you know that the bonuses the government is giving to our soldiers are taken back if they get hurt in the war and are asked to pay it back!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:50:50 +0000

Then again, the bumper stickers I have say “If guns are outlaws, can we use swords?”

ooooh I want one!!!!!

By: The_Livewire

The_Livewire — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:07:01 +0000

I’ve not seen those.

Then again, the bumper stickers I have say “If guns are outlaws, can we use swords?” and “Don’t make me roll for initiative!”

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:48:36 +0000

On a similar note, if I may stray, around here I see a lot of vehicles with memorial stickers on the back window. They say:

In Loving Memory of John Doe, born xx-xx-xxxx, died xx-xx-xxxx
etc.

Seems like you can’t go out without seeing at least one vehicle with at least one of those on it. Is that just around here or is that everywhere else as well?

And is that a bit…well…tacky, or is it just me? Sure folks can grieve however they see fit, but it just seems like advertising to me.

By: george

george — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:46:31 +0000

Well, it is 11 months before the election.

By: Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:30:35 +0000

Here in Houston, I don’t see many bumper stickers for Obama OR Hillary. But I do see a few Ron Paul ones…even in the Montrose!

I still see some libtards with Kerry/Edwards bumper stickers on their rear ends…as if it will change anything. These people need to moveon.org big time.

Regards,
Peter H.

By: GayPatriotWest

GayPatriotWest — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:02:19 +0000

Well said, Peter.

Last night, after posting this, I saw one Obama sticker, one Kerry sticker and one anti-Bush sticker. Can’t remember the last time I saw a Hillary sticker in LA.

By: Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:00:10 +0000

All of this illustrates Peter’s Principle of Politics #27: the more bumper stickers on a car, the shriller that person probably is.

And that goes for both sides of the aisle as well.

Regards,
Peter H.

By: LesbianNeoCon

LesbianNeoCon — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:30:36 +0000

Every morning, I pass some moron’s car parked on the street, with an “I Miss Bill” bumper sticker. I want to create my own, that says, “Because I’m a clueless liberal”, and stick it next to the other one.

By: Houndentenor

Houndentenor — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:07:27 +0000

Some of us don’t like bumper stickers on our cars. (I live in Brooklyn and rent a car when I am out of town.)

Some of us are still uncommitted. (Like Scarlett O’Hara, I like to be courted a bit first.)

And most Americans are just not paying attention enough. Why doesn anyone need to decide how they are going to vote months before the first primary? Usually half the candidates have dropped out before they get to 85% of the state primaries. Then you might have to make up your mind all over again. Why bother this far out unless you are a serious poltical junkie?

BTW, none of my Republican colleagues, family members and acquantances seem to be committed to a single candidate either.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:52:35 +0000

Here in Maine, I saw a car with 2 prominent stickers on it. Honest, I couldn’t make this stuff up: one was “IMPEACH BUSH” & the other was that “1.20.09 Bush’s last day in office” one. Now think, if Bush is impeached, then 1-20-09 will not be hist last day in office, eh? Someone wasn’t thinking when they affixed those 2 on their vehicle.

By: gil

gil — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:37:52 +0000

I recently got back from Iowa.
If you miss bumper stickers/yard signs/buttons/TV comercials go there.

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:27:19 +0000

Dan, we see lots of bumber stickers for candidates in my neck of the woods (Ann Arbor). But most of those are on Volvo cars and you can guess who those treehugging “BlameAmericaFirsters” support.

We’ve got a new sticker on the Hummer… “Nuclear Arms Keep US Safe”. Let the eggs fly and let the Left do some keyscratching… those actions keep them in touch with their warrior inner selves.

By: John Fullam

John Fullam — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:06:28 +0000

Seen in the parking lot of a gay bar, a bumper sticker with a rainbow and the words “Just vote for the Bitch. Hillary ‘08″

By: rightwingprof

rightwingprof — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:16:52 +0000

I’ve seen a few 08 stickers, but the other day, I counted as I did errands. Three out of four vehicles still had Bush/Cheney stickers of some sort.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:42:19 +0000

Here in Lakeland, I’ve only seen Ron Paul stickers. He’s also the only one with campaign signs around town (besides local candidates). His signs have been up for 4-5 months now.

And, of course, they’re illegal.

By: Attmay

Attmay — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:37:59 +0000

When I was 13, the GOP in Orange County (N.C., which includes Chapel Hill) set up campaign headquarters in an abandoned gas station. The building (and some cars) were vandalized with obscene graffiti.

Today, I still see stop signs with “Bush” spray-painted under the word “STOP”.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:46:31 +0000

I’ve noticed that the number of political bumper stickers has declined quite a bit over the last twenty years or so.

The first political campaign I volunteered time for (age 12) was Nixon/Agnew in ‘68. We gave out truckloads of yard signs and stickers.

I remember seeing Reagan/Bush stickers everywhere in ‘80 and ‘84 (and a few Dukakis stickers; hardly any Carter stickers). And I saw quite a few Dole/Kemp and Clinton/Gore stickers in ‘96.

But by 2000, I began to notice far fewer stickers. In 2004, almost no stickers (I didn’t affix a Bush/Cheney sticker until a few days before the election – my other half didn’t want to ride in the car with that thing on the back). And the only yard signs I can remember were for local races. I can’t think of a single Bush or Kerry yard sign in my neighborhood.

I have three theories:

1) voters just don’t care (what’s the difference – they’re all bad news)
2) voters can’t find anything to get excited about – all duds
3) fear of vandalism