Bumper Snicker
As I drove home yesterday, I found myself behind a Ford Mustang adorned with anti Bush bumper stickers, which are required accessories of the left in blue state capitols such as La La Land. The one that struck me said something to the effect of "Bush. . how dumb is dumb?" I really got a kick out of it, in light of the fact that the release of Kerry's Yale grades show that Bush is "no dumber" than his opponent.
It then struck me that the vindictiveness of the anti Bush sticker and magnet crowd is really something to behold.
I don't recall seeing a single bumper sticker that attacked Kerry from the right. . only ones that supported Bush, and the owners of those cars seem to realize that the election is over and it was time for them to come off a long time ago. Either the Kerry supporters in LA keep them on as a thumbing the nose at the right. . or else they were installed with Crazy Glue. I would guess the former.
Message to Kerry supporters: It is over. . he lost. . get over it. Please organize a support group for those who can't accept that Bush IS your president. How about calling it "Move On"?
It then struck me that the vindictiveness of the anti Bush sticker and magnet crowd is really something to behold.
I don't recall seeing a single bumper sticker that attacked Kerry from the right. . only ones that supported Bush, and the owners of those cars seem to realize that the election is over and it was time for them to come off a long time ago. Either the Kerry supporters in LA keep them on as a thumbing the nose at the right. . or else they were installed with Crazy Glue. I would guess the former.
Message to Kerry supporters: It is over. . he lost. . get over it. Please organize a support group for those who can't accept that Bush IS your president. How about calling it "Move On"?
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I plead guilty to being one who still has a "W" bumper sticker on my car -- it's partly laziness and partly that I don't want to abandon the bumper sticker field to the "War is not the answer" crowd.
Well, you can enjoy that luxury, living in a more conservative part of the Southland. Stewdog's car would have multiple key marks in the paint if I parked a Dubyamobile in my baliwick.
Even in the Old Dominion, CIV does not sport any bumper stickers for fear of car damage.
I agree that Kerry stickers seem to have more staying power. I consider Kerry bumper stickers, like piercings and tattoos, a great help in identifying people to stay away from.
CIV, Now you can't always judge a book by its cover. Most kids in California under 25 have at least one extra-ear lobe piercing and about 1/3 have a tatoo somewhere. I speak from familial experience.
I think it is a matter of degree.
Stewdog, are you saying you wimped out and let your offspring mutilate their bodies?
I am a father, not a dictator.
Stewdog's litter is composed of a 22 year old college graduate and a 17 year old graduating senior. There is one inoffensive ankle tatoo of a Chinese Character (I can only hope that the artist had a sense of humor and it translates to "viva Bush") and both have little belly rings.
We aren't talking teen pregnancy, drug abuse, truancy, or venereal disease. They are great people, get good grades and have a keen sense of who they are. It's part of the style of the day, just as my shoulder length hair was in 1972. I don't sweat what I consier to be the "small stuff".
Tell you what, Stewdog. In the off chance your youngsters and I should ever meet and they would even want to talk with an old geezer from the Old Dominion, I promise, as long as they identify themselves as Stewpuppies, to not judge them by the tattoos and piercings they are sporting.
Deal. After all, the one thing that separates Conservatives from Liberals is that the latter professes to be open minded, wheras the former ususally are.
Awwwwww, can we have a group hug?
Actually, C.I.V., I can attest to the fact that the Stewpuppies are bright, lovely young people.
On the other hand, I'm someone who has never even had my ears pierced, and I figure if my mom's method worked on me, I'm going to try it with my own girls. They're only six and three, but I have already begun the indoctrination process.
I think that things permanent should wait until adulthood and come out of one's own pocket. This takes the parents off the hook (How could you let me DO that?!) and forces the young uns to consider trade offs (new ipod or new tattoo?).
Also, I have a theory that parents should be overly strict so that the battles are over non permanent things (I should be able to cut/dye my hair -- or not cut/dye my hair -- if I want to!!!) that you can safely cave on (after protracted battles). If you're giving grief over a haircut, they don't need to go to extremes to shock you, which is a teen rite of passage.
However, CIV must confess to not having truly tested this theory yet. I'll know better in about, oh, 4 years or so. And, the idea is not original. I think it comes from Miss Manners.
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