Afraid to post Dem bumper sticker on my new black car...

[Southsideirish]

It sounds incredibly wimpy but there are many crazy and violent wing nuts around and many pass through my busy area every day.
Does anyone else feel like this? I know they are so viscious they would just LOVE to wreck the look of a "lib'ral's" new car.
My brother sent me this freeper type email wherein they were kiddingly warning Dems not to drive in certain areas of the U.S. with political bumper stickers on their cars or their might be trouble. It was supposed to be funny but I wonder....
I would hate like hell to come out and see my beautiful new "baby" all scratched up.

[Liberal Veteran]

I love my car, but I will not cave in to fascist assholes....

That's how I convinced my boyfriend that I WILL have a Kerry sticker on my car.

[Dr.Phool]

21. Lots of stickers on my car

I have a new Chevy pick-up, and I put Kerrys sticker on it the day I bought it.

Right below it in the center of the gate, is one that says in large letters, " Any working person who votes Republican is like a chicken who supports Col. Sanders". There's also "He wasn't elected on 9/11 either", "The last time anyone listened to a Bush, folks wandered around in the desert for 40 years", "87,000,000,000, Thanks George", and a couple of others. I live in the Tampa area, and have had no problems. Last month I drove up to Cleveland, and I got a lot of thumbs up, nice comments, and only got the finger once in Macon, GA.

I came back into town 2 weeks ago, and I was almost home when I saw the license plate on the junker in front of me. It was "DUBYA". She was driving kind of slow, so I passed her and at each red light I could see her in the mirror, red-faced reading my truck. She had to lock up her brakes to keep from rear-ending me when I was making a turn.

On my previous car, I had "The road to hell is paved with Republicans". It was on there for almost 5 years, with no problems.

[stevedeshazer]

1. If that's your biggest worry

I envy you.

[Southsideirish]

3. Did I say it was my biggest worry? 'Don't think so.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Well, you're right then.

It sounds incredibly wimpy.

on edit: don't you have insurance?

[tilsammans]

2. I agree . . .

Although my car is older, it's still my baby. Keep yer freeper hands off!

[Booster]

8. I have Kerry on my car and

have one on my desk that says "It's you, Stupid!" that I admit I'm a little concerned about putting that one on the car. Maybe I'll just leave it on the desk so I can see it. Don't believe in pushing people too far and I share your concern about your car.

[proud patriot]

37. I just put "It's the Constitution STUPID" on my car . No problems , yet

:hi:

[Tony_FLADEM]

4. your fears are well founded

back in 2000 my brother had a Gore/Lieberman bumper sticker on his Honda CRV. One day someone knocked out his back windshield with a bullet. He could have been killed.

[NMDemDist2]

5. i had the same worry here in Phoenix

as I garage my car every nite, I took the chance

So far so good :)

What finally decided me was I was not going to let fear of Freepers cause me to give up my free speech rights

My car is a new one too, but figure that's why I pay car insurance every month

Hubby says if anyone vandalizes my car because of my sticker "The gloves come off and out comes the Krylon spray paint for Bush/Cheney"

[rfranklin]

7. Better yet, paste it...

over a Bush-Cheney sticker on the biggest SUV you can find.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

9. Post it LOUD AND PROUD

I live in wingnut territory, have a good looking car, and nobody ever vandalized it. Not saying it isn't a risk, but it is a slim one. I believe that bumperstickers do make a small but important difference in elections.

[gristy]

10. I have a NO2W bumper sticker on my car

and need to add to it.

[bbernardini]

11. Get The Bumper Banner!

http://www.thebumperbanner.com

It allows you to change your sticker whenever you like, and you can remove it when parking the car in questionable freeper neighborhoods.

[shanti]

71. sounds like a good idea

went to the site and some of their bumper stickers made me laff!

[NMDemDist2]

12. on a re-read, maybe just put your Black and white

DemocraticUnderground.com sticker on, it would blend with the color of your car AND a nice bump for this site

[Union Thug]

13. Your fear is valid..

My car stayed mark free for over a year.. then I put my Kucinich sticker on.. suddenly I have dings and key scratches, etc. Although it's just a KIA Rio, it still pisses me off.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. I know exactly how you feel...

I have a Jaguar VDP and am scared shitless that some freeper will destroy something on it. I have my Kerry sticker on it, but I also have a "DUMP BUSH 2004" bumper sticker in my glove box because I'm afraid to put it on my car. I also had bought some "BUSH LIED/THOUSANDS DIED" and when my husband saw them he said...."You aren't putting those on the Jag, are you?" :( I didn't. Any kind of repair on that car costs a bloody fortune and a key down the side would cost thousands of $$$$. I just don't know if it's worth that much money. :shrug:

I don't think it sounds wimpy for you to NOT WANT YOUR NEW CAR DAMAGED! Cars are expensive. Maintenance is expensive and freepers are fucking NUTS!!!!

I see RW bumper stickers all the time! I wonder if they are worried about their cars? I would NEVER think of taking my key down the side of a car just because it had a Bush bumper sticker on it! Freepers ARE deranged!!!!!!

[Bandit]

15. I posted a thread here a month ago asking if Dems should resort to the

same tactics. amazingly most said yes. They (the majority) said take it to them. Every thing they do we should do back ten fold. Put some fear in their court for a change. If a car with Bush/Cheney sticker were to get keyed it wouldn't break my heart but I am not advocating for such.

[Joanne98]

50. I second that

They're really cowards anyway. I think if we just slapped them back they would fall into heaps and cry. I really do. They're FRAUDS. Give it to them. You'll see.

[Zorra]

16. I had a Gore bumper sticker and various other "liberal" stickers on my van

in 2000. While driving home from a CSNY concert late one night, someone tried to veer into me and run me into a cement wall by the side of an interstate hwy. where there was almost no shoulder. I recovered after almost crashing into the wall, and then they tried again. It felt like two wheels left the ground as I jerked the wheel to avoid crashing, and I have no idea how my van stayed on the road.

A passenger in my car managed to read the license plate of the other vehicle and wrote it down. I reported this to the police, but they didn't do anything about it.

The only reason I can think of for someone doing this was because they didn't like my politics.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

97. Or they were drunk

or they were falling asleep. Or they were having an argument with someone in the car. Or trying to use their cell phone. Or something startled them badly and they veered.

Etc etc.

[caledesi]

17. At the condo complex where I live they flattened my tire bec

of a Dean sticker. Be careful. Randi Rhodes, the liberal talk-show host says get a magnetic one that you can remove. I think that's a good idea.

Meanwhile I have a Kerry sticker INSIDE my car taped to the back window. No flat tires yet. LOL!

[slor]

18. My Subaru WRX sports my...

beautiful DemocraticUnderground sticker in conservative Cincinnati, and I am damn proud of it!

[spanone]

19. I've got a flag and a DU sticker.

[magnolia]

20. I'm a whimp too.

I have a very valuable car that would cost a fortune to repair and I live in a highly right-wing, redneck area. I mounted my bumpersticker on some cardboard so I could prop it up inside my back window. I have it up while driving and remove it when I park. I try to eliminate any stress from my life, so this is a small thing to do.

My daughter...much braver than I...has hers stuck to her very nice car. She lives in the same area, is out and about a lot more than me...and has had no trouble at all.

At a Meetup recently...they claimed that one bumpersticker is the equivolent of $40,000. worth of advertising.

[doni_georgia]

22. I have stickers on both my cars

I've gotten many middle fingers, had one guy cut me off (sling-shotted across my lane while giving me the finger), and my husband had a woman nearly run him off the road while giving him the finger. Way I look at it is, if they hit me - they're paying for it - PLAIN and Simple. Last time I checked, this was America, and I had the right to campaign for anyone I so choose, and I still had freedom of speech (despite all attempt of Dubya). I like my car, but I love my freedoms, and I am not going to let any rightwing Nazi keep me from my freedom of speech!

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. If they hit you they pay for it IF

they have insurance. MY fear is when I'm in a store or a restaurant and they damage the car when I can't see them. THEN, I or YOU will pay for it...not the freeper. They're weasels! They will do the damage when you aren't watching.

[doni_georgia]

32. Illegal not to have insurance in GA

So if they didn't have insurance they'd be in big trouble, and then my insurance company would pay for the damages and sue the pants off the one that hit me.

[hellbound-liberal]

23. I agree that magnetic backing is the way to go..

if you have metal on the back of your car. I get mine at www.northernsun.com They also have a wide variety of bumperstickers.
Lately I've been using these three on my way to work:
America:One Nation Under Fraud
Enron/Halliburton '04
Bush Lied, Thousabds Died

They say that a bumpersticker is worth about $600 in free advertising but I don't think it's worth getting your Jag keyed.

[funkybutt]

33. i didnt' see any magnets like that on the site.

BUT i think it's a great idea...i'd love to have one.

[kymar57]

36. magnets

It seems I read here a while back that craft stores sell magnetic sheets you just cut to fit your sticker.

[Blue Gardener]

80. Made my own holder to put in the window

Since I have plastic bumpers on my car and magnets don't work, my stickers have to go in the window. I cut a sheet protector down to size, taped shut the open side, and it's hanging by two suction cups to the window with my DU bumper sticker in it. It is easily removed when you're not in the car. Haven't had any trouble so far, but I'm in a pretty liberal community.

[doni_georgia]

24. Does anyone else find it sad what this thread is saying about America?

This is the reality of the America we live in! I am a teacher and I have always taught my students that one of the characteristics of American politics which makes it so different from many places in the world is the fact that Americans settle elections without violence! That is supposedly one of our defining characteristics. It's not true any more. The neocons have brought such hatred with them, that it's just not the same America any more.

[seabeyond]

89. this is exactly my thought on this

and as i go forward this summer talking to all the many repugs around me and they tell me both sides lie both sides does politics. i am going to ask, are there any repugs afraid to put a sticker on their car for bush. afraid of damage to car or violence to their body. cause i am, dems are across the nation. what does that say about your party

[leftchick]

26. I have a brand spankin new Mom Mobile....

To be precise it is a 2004 Nissan Quest loaded for my boys. I have proudly stuck my DU bumpersticker along with my brand new "No Dubya = Peace" sticker! I live in Freeperland too! Go on, live by my sig line and...... Do It!

[stevedeshazer]

27. You wimps crack me up

The country is falling apart, yet you worry that someone may scratch your precious vehicle.

Get a grip.

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. I suggest you get a grip on

your damn attitude. Just because we don't want our cars destroyed by fucking freepers doesn't mean we don't care that the idiot-in-chief has destroyed our fucking country! OK?? Did ANYONE on this thread say that they were NOT concerned about our country? I don't think so. Just because you don't find having your vehicle destroyed by freepers, important.. doesn't mean it isn't important to people who actually LIKE their cars..... Paid a lot of fucking money for those cars! AND don't want to have to pay MORE money to repair damage done by some fucking freeper nutjob! :grr:

[stevedeshazer]

31. Thanks for making my point

Your cars are obviously very important. Must have touched a nerve, I guess. Sorry for the pain.

[doni_georgia]

35. My car is just a thing that can be replaced what does piss me off

is that my kids were in the car with me when that asshole nearly took out my front bumper - and they have been in the car to see every single middle finger shot at me, so I had to explain to my 5 year old that it was a very ugly thing she shouldn't repeat. That's what pisses me off! That these fucking "Family Values" nazis see no problem with shouting obscenities and giving the finger to a mom with three kids in the car. That these people who are SO concerned that "no child gets left behind" has no problem with trying to crash into a car full of kids. But you see, my kids don't matter, because I have a Kerry sticker on the back of my car, which makes my kids the enemy right along with me - just like the kids in Iraq. that's the mentality of these people. you are either for them, or You Are The ENEMY!

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. I have no pain.

Thank you very much. I can only assume you don't own a car, or if you do, it's not an expensive vehicle or it's expensive and you just don't give a shit. My car is an expensive car and yeah, I LIKE it or I wouldn't have bought it. Just because I don't want it ruined doesn't mean that I can't worry about my car AND other things at the same time. Wow! I can worry about 2, 3, 4, 5 things AT THE SAME TIME! Amazing.... I can multi-task! (I'm a mom....I'm use to it) :eyes: Funny how you are trying to make people feel guilty about owning a nice car and not wanting it destroyed.....unbelievable. I am having a hard time comprehending the thinking behind that. :(

[doni_georgia]

40. Actually I own two cars

Both are under 4 years old. Mine was moderately priced, husband's is an economy car. We don't spend a lot of money on fancy cars, because status symbols are not important to us. Don't live in a big fancy house either, not because we can't afford expensive cars and a big house, but rather those are not our priorities. We live modestly, that way we can support causes we believe in with more than our words. It's just the way we are. Sorry if it so greatly offends you that I think a car is only a THING that can be replaced.

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. My post wasn't posted to you.

;) It was for Stevie D. Sorry for the confusion.

Cars are just THINGS. You're right. I still don't want MINE destroyed by freepers. We don't live in a big fancy house either. Have lived in the same condo for 14 years and will probably die here. "THINGS" are not that important to me either...however, I DO like my car and I'll be damned if I'll apologize for liking something we paid hard earned money for.

[doni_georgia]

55. My bad -

I just get so frustrated. I know so many people in this current climate who won't speak out for fear of reprisal. It frustrates me that this administration has created so much intolerance.

[stevedeshazer]

45. Just so I understand

You are afraid to put a bumpersticker on your Jag, a car that 97% of Americans can't afford to own. And you are are concerned that because you put a bumpersticker on it that someone else might disapprove of, they may "ruin" or "destroy" your car? (Your words, no exaggeration here)

I am not trying to make you or anyone else feel guilty about owning a nice car. If I could afford it, I'd own a nicer car, too.

But it seems to me that's a tough way to live. I fear my government a lot more than having my car scratched by some moran. That's all I'm saying.

All hail you and everyone else who drives a nice car who are afraid to show how you really feel. Meanwhile, every freeptard in the nation is driving a pickup truck with a tattered flag and a Bush-Cheney sticker. If you all had the guts to show how you feel, maybe we would be less likely to be in the predicament we're in now.

If you had lost your job 19 months ago, you might feel the same way.

Peace to you and your nice car.

[in_cog_ni_to]

53. I'm sorry you lost your job. Really, but

you are trying to make people feel guilty for having nice cars. That's unfair.

You sound like my brother!!!!! He asked me why I "needed" a Jaguar!!!

Guess what? I paid LESS for my Jag than he paid for his fucking SUV...That shut him up! Do YOU know how much I paid for my pre-owned 3 year old Jag....3 years ago???? It cost less than pre-owned SUV's. So, don't tell ME 97% of American's can't afford a Jag. That's bullshit. I see SUV's all over the place. That's total bullshit...Stevie D.

every freeptard in the nation is driving a pickup truck with a tattered flag and a Bush-Cheney sticker.

I'm sorry. That just isn't true. A few weeks ago I saw a very nice Mercedes driving in front of me with BUSH/CHENEY 2004 on on side of his bumper and a Jack Ryan for Senate on the other side. A repub driving a Mercedes....go figure.:eyes: I live in a repub village....Mercedes, Jag's, BMW's, SUV's ect....all over the place.....they're repubs! Trust me. My son was the ONLY child to vote for Gore in his school election in 2000. This entire village is repub and not poor, pick-up truck with tattered flag driving freepers.

[stevedeshazer]

57. Well, with all due respect to you

Your world is very different from mine.

I don't question your purchase of a Jaguar, and my assessment of the affordability is probably off, too. It surely gets better gas mileage than many of the vehicles you mentioned, and is probably comparable in price to many gas hog SUVs.

Look, you've been here (DU) a long time, and I agree with much of what you have to say. :) I'm really not trying to make anyone feel guilty for having a nice car. As I said, I wish I could afford one. My '85 Honda is pretty beat up, but everything works.

I guess where the rubber meets the road here (sorry - bad pun) is that when people in this country are afraid to show what they believe in as the original poster here mentioned, something is wrong. And I'd bet you would agree with that.

And I must have generalized about tatterflags and pickup trucks.

But a nice Kerry for President sticker would look really nice on your car!

[in_cog_ni_to]

59. I have a nice "Kerry for President" on my car!

:)I DO have one on there already! I'm not afraid of that. I also had a Wes Clark for President on it and am going to put another Wes Clark sticker on when he's chosen to be VP. :7. MY fear is the "DUMP BUSH 2004" bumper sticker. Freepers worship the asshole-in-chief....you know? THAT one may push them over the edge.:scared: I DO agree with you that it's a sad day in America when citizens have to worry about having their personal property defaced because of politics. Who's at fault here??? The damn freepers are. That's who.

I'm sorry I jumped on you. Really, I am. I hate having to defend my Jag. It pisses me off.

BTW....My brother-in-law swears by Honda's...he has owned a Honda for as long as I've known him.....a loooooong time. My sister (his wife) drives a Honda CRV...the little SUV. You're lucky you have a Honda. They last forever, are reliable and get great gas mileage. I had a Toyota Celica, 1987. I drove that car for 10 years, never had one repair on it. Not one. Honda's and Toyota's make very dependable cars.

Anyway....Truce Stevie D. :toast:

[stevedeshazer]

60. Back at ya....

:toast:

[OKNancy]

48. Yes , my car is important

It's a matter of being stupid or dumb. If a person thinks damage would happen, then it is stupid to put a sticker on your car.

My car is important to me because I'm poor. I have a ten year old van that I try to keep up as best I can. Some people can't afford to be cavalier about such things.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

56. Cars are expensive and cost alot to fix.

So, yeah, I agree with you. People dont make that much, and fixing a vandalized car is a big expense and inconvenience, might even require missing some work to take the car to the shop.

So, yes, thanks for your post.

[Toots]

84. And you can not somehow connect the two together???

:crazy: I would say this is just one symptom of the "country falling apart" Maybe you can only focus on one thing at a time. :shrug: We here like to examine many faults of our "falling apart country" not just Bush*.

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. My car isn't new and still I wouldn't put Dem sticker on it

It's paid for and I only have basic insurance on it, so I can't afford for some bushbot idiot to damage it. Besides, If I caught someone messing with my car, I would have to mess with them! :grr: and those idiots aren't worth it.

[Massacure]

30. Put a surveillance camera or two in it. ;)

[Joanne98]

51. What about a car alarm

Use your car as "freeper bait" and put they're asses in jail (with a big civil lawsuit) so they can be raped and tortured. (just kidding) :)not

[retread]

34. F*** them! I refuse to let those morans intimidate me! It's

simple, if they are for * then they are for the worst president in our lifetime. They should be ashamed to admit it.

[never_get_over_it]

38. For what its worth

I have three bumper stickers across the back of my car. The one in the middle says Regime Change Starts at Home - the one to the right says Don't Blame me I Voted with the Majority and the one on the left says something about the GOP and prosperity was boring anyway or something like that. I had been a bit concerned outside my local area - but I have driven from Northern VA multiple times - through NC, SC, GA and into central FL. I have not had any problems and ocassionally I even get remarks about loving my bumper stickers - but for the most part that has been in Northern VA which isn't as right wing as much of VA.

[tilsammans]

41. IMO, you can't be too careful . . .

It's not just your car those wackos will damage. Your life and the lives of your passengers are in danger. :scared:

As for the vehicle itself, I have an older car that I love, which I cannot afford to replace. It's worth a lot to me, if not to the insurance company. If my car was vandalized, disabled, set on fire, or totaled I'd be out of luck big time.

I do NOT trust those idiots.

[melv]

42. I Live in Oklahoma

and my husbands car was vandalized when he put a Dean Sticker on it.

Also, in the last year, I have had to pull nails out of suspiciously flat tires 10 separate times.

[greatauntoftriplets]

44. I know you are from Chicago...

I live in Edgewater and park on the street. In my back passenger window I have taped a bumper sticker "Regime Change Begins at Home". (Refuse to put it on the bumper where it is difficult to remove and hurts car at resale time.)

My street is all houses, I know my neighbors and everyone here loves the sticker and makes positive comments on it. However, I have driven -- on the northwest side -- and had assholes try to run me off the street, honk loudly and give me the finger.

Yes, there are crazy and violent wing nuts. My car is three years old (but a nice car, I bought the demonstrator and the manager who drove it was not happy about it) and I also don't want to have to pay to have damage repaired and which would force my insurance costs up even more than they are already living in the City of Chicago.

[Violet_Crumble]

46. Being in Australia I don't have to worry about nutters...

I'm in Canberra and put a 'Bush is the real terrorist' bumper sticker on my crappy Hyundai Lantra just before Bush visited Canberra late last year. A lot of cars here have the Greens 'No War' stickers on them, and the only attention mine has ever got is in carparks where people who agree with it strike up conversations about what an evil bastard Bush is...

I don't know how car insurance works over there, but if you have an excess on your insurance, you want to hope your excess is small and any jerk who wants to scratch up your car damages it so it goes over the excess. Or if yr the sort of person like one of my friends who just about bursts into tears when they find someone who parked next to their car has put a tiny dint in the paint by opening their door and hitting it, then bumper stickers of any persuasion probably aren't the way for you to show yr political leanings...

Violet...

[proud patriot]

47. Screw the car ya got a country to save

IMHO ....

[T Town Jake]

49. I know that during...

...the 2000 election the campaign sign in my yard was torn dorn overnight and, just so I'd know it wasn't an accident, ripped into shreds. The pieces where left neatly on the hood of my car...real sweethearts we're up against, eh?

[Piperay]

52. No stickers on my car either

I have a very nice car too and I want to keep it that way, so nothing goes on it at all. I don't want some nasty repuke spitting on it (which has happened to other cars of mine) or keying it. :-(


I also don't want some asshole trying to run me off the road while I am in the car and endangering my life and others What good is a sticker on your car going to do you if you are maimed or dead because of it, it aint worth it.

[laura888]

54. WTF? What has it come to that we are afraid of violence...

...inflicted by freepers for a lousy bumper sticker?

This is in the line of 1930's Germany.

[Only Me]

58. Mine did get keyed. I turned in on the insurance, then bought two ..

$32.00 b&w security monitors (couldn't afford the color one) and hooked them up to face my driveway.
I will not say it was not inconvenient. But I will be darned if I let 'them' hush me up. I have many stickers/signs/sayings on the inside and outside. I do, however, understand your reasoning.

[Berserker]

61. I have Kerry stickers on

Both my trucks and any yellow neocon piece of scum sucking shit bastard that says anything better be able to back it up!! Fuck what they think and Fuck repukes. I want my country back!

[Only Me]

73. Berserker ....I like the way you think!!!

:):thumbsup: :):thumbsup: :):thumbsup:


:hi:

[jayavarman]

62. Anyone just think that bumperstickers suck?

I think they pretty much suck ass, no matter what they say. the window things are ok, but I never ever understand when I am behind people with like 10 bumperstickers on the back of their car . . .

I guess I'm in the minority here, though

[Spiffarino]

66. Yes, they suck...

...but I'm doing it anyway. I don't like stickers on my vehicles at all but they are there for a simple reason: To win, candidates must have name recognition. It's critical.

Believe me, after November 2nd those stickers are OFFA THERE!

[in_cog_ni_to]

72. Same here!

I have never put bumper stickers on my cars...until THIS election. After Nov. they come off. I have a static cling envelope that holds the stickers on the window. I would never stick one on my bumper.

[sadiesworld]

94. Hi incognito,

Where, pray tell, might I find a static cling envelope? (I'm sure that I will feel very stupid when you tell me. :silly:)

BTW, if Clark gets the VP nod my Kerry/Clark bumpersticker will be permanent. :)

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

81. Me three!

I hate bumperstickers, but I'm going to put a Kerry sticker on mine. Whatever I can do.

[VolcanoJen]

63. Hey, it's nothing new, and I'm with ya!!!

My brand-new 1988 Dodge Colt (wow! what-a-car!!) was towed in the fall of 1988, just because I parked it, for about 20 minutes, in a Dayton, Ohio republican-owned restaurant. I'm still bitter about the $60 I had to pay to get it out of hock... and I just know the Repubs who called the towing company reveled at my expense.

I hate tow-truck drivers. I can't begin to understand how anyone could perform that blood-sucking job. Don't lecture me, please... I've paid the piper enough times to start bitching about his practices. :-)

[Spiffarino]

64. Just bought a new car and have two campaign stickers on it

Sure I like my new car, but a car is only a thing. No little right-wing punk is going to quiet me down. However, I may go with the camera idea as it would be great to catch one in the act. Republican ass would make a great snack for my huge dog.

[Delano]

65. I've gotten one scratch on mine.

I don't know if it was because of my stickers or not, and I don't really care. It's only a scratch, and it's only a car. I worship my family, not some stupid hunk of metal I use to get arround in occasionally.


But that's just me...

[Carolina]

67. it's not my car; it's my life

I worry about. Fear of 'stray' bullets and being run off the road. No need to call me a wimp since I admit, I'm a coward.

[Piperay]

76. I agree, RWingers are nuts and

I admit I am afraid I don't want to be run off the road or anything like that. I'd rather live to fight another day than lose that fight over a bumpersticker. :-(

[fudge stripe cookays]

100. If that happens to me...

I'll know that I went down fighting.

I have plenty of friends who know that I'm doing all I can to get asshole out.

They could make me a martyr for the cause and I would die a happy woman, knowing I did something worthwhile.

I guess I have a healthy perspective about death, since my dad died when I was 13. I'm looking forward to seeing him again wherever we end (or ended) up.

FSC

[shanti]

68. i totally understand

having a one month new vehicle myself. the old car stil has it tho;-)

[westsidexview]

69. when good people do nothing

i am paraphrasing here but martin luther king said good people doing nothing is worse than the evil people acting out their evil. i think a lot of "right wingers" will be put in their place this november. i understand your fears about having your property destroyed but don't feel like you are the lone ranger. i used to vote more conservative than liberal but i have been so disgusted by bush and his schizophrenic horde of supporters, my heart has gone democratic. economically, i have had more financial damage done to me and my family than a keyed car. bush wants his band of predators to eat first and then leave whatever is left over for everyone else. i do what i can to stop bush and reclaim america for the sane majority.

[Carolina]

70. welcome to DU

:hi: Don't worry, we are all doing what we can to kick W to the curb in November even if we don't advertise it on our cars ...

BTW, Richard Rhodes and Elie Weisel both made the comment about evil thriving when good men do/say nothing. It is obviously a common theme and enduring truth, one that the evil-doers in the West Wing know all too well that's why they want to keep us silenced in first amendment zones and paralyze us with fear.

Thankfully, newbie, many people, including many conservatives, are seeing the truth. Welcome again and continue to spread the word.

[in_cog_ni_to]

74. Welcome to DU, westsidexview!

:hi:

[cease_fire]

75. I just put this bumper sticker on my new car

"Bush/Cheney - 1984"

I don't think many people get it, but it seems to be freeper proof and the smart allies get it.


*edited for spelling

[TryingToWarnYou]

77. Gosh, I was talking about this just the day before....

in the "Security for F911" thread where nobody seemed to think it would be much of an issue for Freepers to disrupt/threaten/harrass/abuse etc. liberals.

If they will do things like what Im reading here in this thread, I dont think a moviegoer is off limits.

Additionally, stuff like this is precisely why I dont have any bumperstickers on my truck. I do have a "Donkey" (From Shrek...great Democratic stand in IMO) on my computer at work, but I work with rational, normal people in a very controlled enviornment.

[in_cog_ni_to]

78. I think freepers will be out in droves

for the Farenheit 911 movie. I have news for them....WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!! I'm going to wear my Democratic Underground T-Shirt or get a John Kerry T-Shirt and wear it PROUDLY when I go see the movie. Bring It On freepers! I'm going to print out a list of the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Wolfowitz crimes and hand them out to them if they do show up.

[TryingToWarnYou]

99. Heeyyyyy thats a good idea...

Use it as a time to educate folks...anyone who bitches at you, gets a flyer. I like that.

Heck, for a buck or two you could hire some kid to stick them under the windshields of cars at the theatre.

[Nobody]

79. My car sports this one:

"No, you can't have my rights. I'm still using them."

[BlueCollar]

82. I live in Freeper Central - Texas

and have a "Texas Democrat" and John Kerry bumper sticker on my SUV...nobody's done anything to me...and I've even been approached by a few folks who say they will be voting Dem "...this time"

We can't be intimidated...we must stand for what we believe.

If Ghandi and King refused to be intimidated by thugs, then I damn sure won't be intimidated by two-bit freeper assholes working for * and delay.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

98. Alright blue!

I have pretty much the same on my van, except I have "Regime change begins at home" along with them.

I haven't had anything happen and I'm living right here in the thick of it.

Hell I went to a restaurant in far north Dallas last night with my "Like Father Like Son One Term Only" shirt on with www.seeyageorge.com on the back.

You gotta fight the good fight.

[Stuckinthebush]

83. Don't sweat it...put the sticker on - your car will be fine

Sure, there are isolated incidences, but campaign stickers rarely incite violence.

I live in Alabama and have a Kerry sticker on my car. I have yet to receive even a bad look. Actually, I've been sort of disappointed because I can't wait to give the peace sign to the first person who gives me the finger. Oh well.

So, the point is that if I haven't gotten squat in Alabama, then your car should be fine.

Good luck!

[Blue_Roses]

85. I feel the same way and even though I would

put one on my old van in a heartbeat, it's my two small children I worry about. We have a lot of gun-toting red-necks in our state and not only are many nuts, they love bush. It bothers me to think I have to use "discretion" when posting who I support on my car, but with my kids riding in it, I do.

[Misunderestimator]

86. Make sure your insurance covers vandalism....

and put the darn stickers on your car!!! I've never had a bumper sticker on my car before... ever... and now I have five.

[Hotler]

87. My motorcycle helmet is the helmet of commentary.

I have a roll of white race tape and a big black Sharpie, and I put a new message on the back of my helmet at least once a week. I beat-up heavily on everything from the greedy ceo's to the neo-cons. Last weeks commentary was "Pete Coors = Corporate Greed."(he's running for Colorado senate)I ride every day to work and people don't mess with me. Sleds(cars) give me more room when I have a stimulating message on the back of my helmet. Free speech and motorcycles, don't get any better.:7

[imax2268]

88. I have a DU sticker

on my car...and the other day a big white bohemoth truck was riding my rear bumper...so I pulled over a bit to let this asshole pass and wouldn't you know it...the guy had a Bush/Cheney 04 sticker and another that showed the Democrat logo "the donkey" in a target sight with the saying "target practice" on the rear bumper...

asshole Right Whiners...

[lanparty]

Better your CAR now then ...

... your house in 2008. These assholes are growing bolder. They truly are becoming brownshirts who think that vandalism and violence is acceptable to punish anyone who dissents from their agenda.

My BIG advice is to put something that looks like a mini-camera facing that back of your car. Put a little sign next to it saying they are being taped!!!!!

[BiggJawn]

90. I put on a Kerry sticker, and a ReTHUG backed into my truck....

Oh, OK, so it was an accident, and he's a pretty nice old guy, has insurance, and it WAS an accident, after all....:evilgrin:

But other than that, I've not been flipped-off, had guns waved at me, been run into the ditch or had my truck keyed to bare metal....

Almost anti-climatic...

[Cooley Hurd]

91. I have a DU sticker and a John Kerry sticker in my back window...

...inside (secured with clear packing tape). I haven't had one incident of harassment since doing so (in April). However, I've gotten several beeps and thumbs-up from others with progressive bumper stickers on their cars...

[Qanisqineq]

92. I'm a wimp too

my car is only a couple years old. Right now I live in a pretty liberal area, but by the end of this month I will be joining my husband on a military base (in a very conservative area to boot). :scared:
I have a "Redefeat Bush" bumpersticker and a Kerry sticker. I think I'll leave 'em off.

[Pattib]

93. I know what ya mean. My son (19) had two small stickers

on the back of his car. Both about the size of a deck of cards. One was the human rights watch sticker and another was a rainbow flag.

We live in the Fl. panhandle and while he was at work one night someone keyed the word "faggut" on his trunk. That's how they spelled it.

He is home from college for the summer and works at a gas station/convenience store. The good news is that the person was caught on camera. No license plate but we do know the make and model of the car. The kicker, it was a family. The man was seen hovering near the trunk area and then physically touching the car. No other persons were near the car that day.
Then the man entered the store and met up with his wife and two small children. They paid with cash. Since it is close to the beach in a tourist area it could be someone from another state.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

95. pretty sick, when you think about it....

,,,what a bunch of screwed up people there are out there....

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

96. Oh Geez

Live on the edge. Put it on. I live in DALLAS for crying out loud and I have TWO Democrat stickers on my car. I've had nary a negative response.

They are a bunch of asshat windbags who talk a big talk. Put them on, be proud. You think THEY'D hesistate for one second to put their stupid * sticker on in a liberal area?

Go for it. It's painless. And you are giving hope and comfort to other Dems and liberals out there who see it. That's why I sport mine.

[Algomas]

101. I put a Kucinich sticker in my rear window..

Above that is "A village in Texas is missing it's idiot" I saved a large protest poster from the June 5th march that I am going to put in my front yard. It is an image of Bu$h with the word LIAR underneath. I am worried about vandalism but goddammit I will not be silent!!!