My car was "Keyed For Kerry"

[Melinda]

Guess they didn't like our Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker.

Brownshirts drove by, hopped out of their SUV and keyed the entire drivers side of my car. We got a partial plate (Bush/Satan bumpersticker firmly attached), for all the good that will do (according to local law enforcement).

High deductible, so the gouges will remain.

What we need now is another bumper sticker to affix to the other side of our bumper reading something like "My Car Was Keyed For Kerry". Anyone up to the task?

[cheshire]

1. I think It should say it was keyed by a Bushie, Theives, liars, destroyers

[Cha]

2. Sorry, your car was keyed but if it had to be keyed

it was for an excellent cause!

I like your 'tude!

Cover the sucker with Kerry/Edwards stickers!

[mermaid]

24. I Dunno If This Might Backfire...

But how about getting a big Band-Aid bumper Sticker with a Purple Heart on it to cover the key scratches, with the logo, This Car Keyed For Kerry!!

Aftr all, this is a fucking war, and your poor car is a casualty of war...and it would serve as a reminder of what the Bush-assholes think of Vets who honorably fought!!

[Melinda]

52. Oh mermaid, I love your idea!!

I am going to sleep on it; thanks so much!! I am lmao-- you're great!! :hug:

[mermaid]

54. Thanks n/t

[sandnsea]

62. That's very good! n/t

[thecrow]

63. Wrong idea

using "purple heart bandaids".
All the people will see is the purple heart bandaid and figure you are a supporter of *bush.

[seabeyond]

3. that is sad. i really dont want my car keyed

i am sorry this happened to you

[zulchzulu]

4. Violence is their only retort for their Pussy In Chief

We need to get ads on ESPN that show Bush as a pussy (which he is).

I'm working on an idea about this.

[vivalarev]

5. Melinda, you are an incredibly good hearted person....

if it were me, and i saw them, i would have chased them down, crashed into them, and then got out and gave them a beatdown so bad that their mothers wouldve felt it!!!!

[cheshire]

10. I just have to ask are you a man or a lady? I'm a woman but I would too.

[Mr_Spock]

14. Yeah, I hope they don't do that to me because blood will flow.

And I don't really want to go to jail.

[dogtag]

6. I'm so sorry for you, but

it's typical freeper behavior. I'm finally working up the nerve to affix a Kerry/Edwards sticker to my car. Haven't had anything on my car since working on clinic defense in Los Angeles during the nineties. Those "Lambs of God" folks were very handy with keys and made a mess of any and all cars with Keep Abortion Free and Legal signs. One morning the Lambs, neo-Nazis and Aryan Nation were gang keying in the parking lot.

And they have the gall to talk about values.

[MockSwede]

68. Go for the sticker!

We have one on each car and have a yellow ribbon for the troops right next to it.

My old 93 Honda has ALL kinds of "Repeal the Patriot Act" and "Nothing Accomplished - Defeat Bush in 04" and "It's about EVERYTHING, Stupid - Vote Democratic" stickers.

My wife wants me to switch gears for the final 6 weeks and display just the Kerry/Edwards sticker and the yellow ribbon.

Gotta speak up NOW or we're gonna kick ourselves Nov 3, almost as hard as we're gonna get kicked by the Repukes, if W does it again.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. For That Reason I Always Give Up My Parking Place When In Doubt

NT

[elperromagico]

22. Sounds like he should join "Rageaholics For Kerry." n/t

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[lanparty]

46. Sue the parents!!!

It's pretty common practice that you're responsible for the financial damages of your offspring until they're "liberated".

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[Hekate]

56. His parents are liable, you betcha. Here's how...

Police report -- obtain a copy of it
Write up your own narrative of the events
Your own insurance company -- notify your agent
The kid's parents' insurance info -- give it to your insurance agent
Repair shop estimates -- get an estimate in writing from a couple of good body shops
Stay in touch with your insurance agent to ask what to do next. Your agent is going to want the *other* insurance company to pay, and if the parents aren't insured for this kind of thing, tough, you and your agent still want them to pay, because your insurance company would rather not pay and you aren't made of money.

In other words, treat it like a fender bender that wasn't your fault: you still take the initiative because you want your car fixed.

If the estimate is small enough (under $3,000?) and the other parties are reluctant to cough up, you have the option of pursuing it through Small Claims Court, which is simple and requires no lawyers.

The side of my car got scraped and the door dented while I was waiting at a red light: someone tried to squeeze past me to turn right and she popped the clutch on her car and it lurched into me. I felt sorry for her because I'd made that turn at the same intersection many times myself and it was just her bad luck.

I was surprised at how expensive it was to have fixed -- about $1800. I don't think she had a very good insurance company, but I still needed it fixed -- my Camry wagon is now going on 15 years old and it is in great shape; those deep scratches (like getting keyed) would have quickly rusted through. You don't want that.

Best of luck all the way around -- this political season is getting nastier all the time, and all at the instigation of the wingnuts now in control of the Republican party.

Hekate

[vivalarev]

8. Melinda, you are an incredibly good hearted person....

if it were me, and i saw them, i would have chased them down, crashed into them, and then got out and gave them a beatdown so bad that their mothers wouldve felt it!!!!

[Melinda]

51. Or maybe just a scaredy girl at times.

But thanks for the kind words; stay safe out there! :hug:

[gristy]

9. Very scary

That's as near as you can get to being assaulted without them touching you. :hug: Sorry it happened.

[LoZoccolo]

11. You can make your own bumper sticker from here.

http://makestickers.com

[LoZoccolo]

12. Ha here you go.

You can use this template:

http://65.165.2.251/stickers/data1.asp?TID=7627&FN=di509&SHP=90&TO=2

[Mr Blond]

13. It's vandalism, your deductible won't matter.

You should only have to pay about 100 bucks. And, it won't raise your rates. Just like hitting a dear or something.

I assume you've checked into this?

[Melinda]

31. I just got off the phone with AAA - thanks!!

The deductible is only $50.00 for vandalism, and they'll cover a rental while the repairs are made.

Thanks for the advice, I should have called and checked first. :hi:

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[RetroLounge]

15. They best not try that with me

My vehicle is bigger than most anything they drive, and at 150k miles I am not afraid to dent it up on Freeper Scum.

RL

[oasis]

16. I have magnetic Kerry/Edwards stickers on my car. They go off when

I'm parked in questionable areas. It's no bother to take them off 2 or 3 times a day until Nov. 3rd.

[phish420]

20. Mine are all magnetic too, but none stolen yet...

I am shocked that none of them have been messed with...guess they just assume they are stuck to the car...but Im not about to permanently attack a sticker to the only peice of property I own...lol..(only a $5000 Camry, but its all I got!)...but Ive been flipped off, yelled at (and also cheered by this black lady behind me in traffic who honked her horn, gave me a thumbs up and went into some crazy dance in her car!!lol) and been left nasty letters, but no one has bothered trying to remove them...hopefully they last until the election.

[phish420]

18. Where are you?

I just had a nasty letter left on my car saying I was going to burn in hell because of my kerry/edwards and 'freedom is the distance between church and state" stickers...I am in Orlando, FL...hope I dont get keyed, but Ill take one for the team...lol..sorry to hear about your unfortunate interaction with these freaks.

[elperromagico]

19. "My Car Was Vandalized By A Compassionate Conservative"

followed by "Vote Kerry."

:D

[phish420]

21. I love it!!!

[phish420]

23. Here ya go

[elperromagico]

30. Heh. That's great. Would look really nice on a car.

:thumbsup:

[Melinda]

33. Yeah, I am gonna run this off, thanks!!!!!!!!!!

:yourock: too :hi:

[Melinda]

32. I love it; it's PERFECT, thanks!!!!!

:yourock:

[blondeatlast]

67. That's a good one! nt

[Nicholas_J]

25. This was happening all over Pensacola ,Florida

It was one of the worse areas in the state of FLorida for torn down Kerry/Edwards signs and keyed cars.


Perhaps the destruction Pensacola, and in other conservative areas of Florida are some higher power trying to tell Florida it didnt like what happened in 2000, and perhaps a little warning to change course.

If I was really of a religious nature, I would be pushing that thought right now.

[David Zephyr]

26. The Hood of My Landcruiser Was Keyed About 2 Weeks Ago.

I haven't mentioned it here because I didn't want to bring it up.

But, like you, I have a high deductible (don't we all nowadays?) and it will remain until I trade it in next year.

The Kerry bumperstick remains.

[John_H]

27. I doubt they got YOUR plate. Partial plate plus make & model of car

can be ID'd on multiple websites for a few bucks. Do a Google.

I recommend a tire iron on each piece of glass and to pry the gas cap cover open as well as a pound of sugar for the gas tank.

[Behind the Aegis]

48. no sugar

I saw on "Mythbusters" that sugar in the tank doesn't work, but bleach and an egg will fuck up an engine...not that I am advocating that! :)

[MockSwede]

70. Italian?

Boy, you sound like me. Don't get mad; get even! (And never tell anyone and never confess.)

[spotbird]

Sugar doesn't harm an engine.

It sinks like other debris in the gas. To hurt the engine you'd need to put something that dissolves in gas.

That said, the police and a small claims court action would be much more effective, and wouldn't subject her to criminal sanctions. The assholes likely wouldn't show in court, being cowards and all, so she'd get a default judgment.

Any wonder at all how Hitler got going?

[ever_green]

29. what's wrong with people?

Why would anyone do that? What good do they think it will do?

[SammyWinstonJack]

36. How ballistic would they be if they caught someone doing

the same thing to their vehicle because of their bush*/cheney sticker?This is the exact reason I don't put a Kerry sticker on my car. It's 12 yrs old but in good condition and it's all I have.

[ever_green]

55. Didn't stop me :)

I put one on my car and I'm proud of it. I still can't believe someone would do that, maybe to a Bush sticker-because he's evil, but what has Kerry done? Bush has made this country into an "axis of evil".

[Melinda]

34. Thanks everyone for your responses and commiseration

We appreciate your input, advice, and empathy. It's surely nice to know we are not alone in fighting these thugs! :grouphug:

[liberal N proud]

35. I had an experience today on the highway that was as expected from a

shrub idiot.
Driving down the freeway 65-70 in the right lane. As I was approaching a slower moving vehicle, this car came up along side me and sat there. As I slowed down for the car in front of me (thinking the car on the left would move on down the road), this guy slowed down and sat there in the left lane along side.
My exit was coming up in about 2 miles and I was stuck behind the slow traffic for that time as traffic behind this guy built up.
As I exited, I noticed a b/c sticker on the back of his Lexus.
I do have a Kerry sticker in the back window.
I could have guessed it would be a shrub idiot.
I saw way too many b/c stickers today, Akron/Canton, Ohio area.
I would have thought that area was pretty hard hit by the outsourcing.
They were all on expensive cars and SUV's

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[Melinda]

39. The car was parked in an office parking lot... I saw it happen...

but was about 150 feet away inside an office and looking out through the window. That's how I got the partial; wasn't about to chase it!!

[Davis_X_Machina]

40. In George Bush's America...

....you don't have the right to be wrong.

Welcome to the One-Party State.

[spartan61]

41. "My car was "Keyed For Kerry""

I am so sorry that some repug idiot keyed your car. You should call your local radio station or talk station and tell them how disgusting the bush supporters are. The last time you looked, it was still a free country and you should be able to support the candidate of your choice without fear. I have had no problem here in Maine with my Kerry/Edwards sticker. My daughter lives in Dallas and was afraid to put her sticker on her car for fear of damage, but she put it on today. She said she is so sick of seeing all the bush/cheney stickers on all the cars down there. She knows her vote won't count, but she is actively campaigning for Kerry.

[DemBones DemBones]

42. What a bunch of chickenshit wusses the RWers are!

Attacking parked cars in parking lots shows a lack of both intelligence and courage.

Not to mention respect for personal property and freedom of speech.

But, then, that's why they're RWers, right?

[Endangered Specie]

43. "Hitlers Jugend keyed my Car, thats compassionate conservatism for you"

I hope that will be long enough to cover the marks.

[Nordic]

44. listen, who will join me in taking up a collection to fix this?

I'll gladly send you ten bucks, and if twenty other people do the same, you should have enough to fix the damage.

Do you have a paypal account?

[Melinda]

49. Noooooo, the deductible is only $50 - we'll cover it - thanks tho!!

[lanparty]

45. Badge of honor !!!!

Drive it proudly. You gave a good paint job for the preservation of Democracy in this nation. Feel lucky, others gave far more!!!!

[Melinda]

50. That's just how we see it!

Hence the desire for the bumper sticker! Thanks for the encouragement and for the reminder! :hug:

[GoneOffShore]

53. Not sure if I saw it here

But remember, every bumper sticker is worth a $40K media buy.
So, think of it as contributing 40 thou to the Kerry campaign.

[Piperay]

57. That's why I don't have a

bumpersticker on my car, too much hate out there it scares me. :scared: You're brave, good for you! :yourock:

[roseBudd]

58. This needs to hit the media, much worse than Parlock incident

Any luck in getting local TV news to cover it?

[SangamonTaylor]

66. I've had several people say to me "you sure are brave"

at my office building because my car has a Kerry/Edwards sticker.

This, of course, is in a freeper region of Houston (Galleria/Uptown). When I'm at home (the Heights) I feel very safe, just as I do when I'm with my friends (3rd ward/Museum district/Montross areas), or at school (UofH).

[CBHagman]

59. Vandals, Scamps and Thieves

That's what Bush-Cheney supporters are, and so are Bush and Cheney.

I think we need Cher to record a song about them...

How about "A Bush supporter vandalized my car, and all I got was this lousy damage"?

Or perhaps: "Bush-Cheney vandals: Doing to the world what they did to my car."

[Mrs_Beastman]

60. contact your local newspaper

make sure as many people know as possibe...maybe the newspaper will print the partial license and make of the car

[MockSwede]

71. Very good Idea

Enlist the 'good, law abiding citizens' publicly - perfect contrast to the amoral Repuke with a key. Rise above the slime - EVOLVE!

[Clinton Crusader]

61. Im so sorry-that's just ridiculous! Where are living now?

and it makes one wonder what will they do when they LOSE????
:kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

64. They're getting bold.

They did that right in front of you?!!! I would have tailed their asses until I had a plate #. I hope you did? In fact, I would have tailed them until they stopped and got out of their car and they would have had a fist in the mouth and a foot in the crotch. :grr: The police would have been on their way.

[arwalden]

65. Dear Melinda:

I'm very sorry to hear about this. Those Nazi PIGS are beneath contempt. They are worthless sacks of decaying roadkill entrails.

I like your idea of a "My Car Was Keyed For Kerry"... but a more direct accusation is in order: "Nazi Bush Supporters Keyed My Car!"

-- Allen

[spotbird]

69. A burly 20 something approached my 75 year old mother

in a parking lot recently and said, of her bumper sticker, "how's it feel to be voting for a loser." Not intimidated, she shot back, "Well if Bush wins we are all losers."

These folks are scum.