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Recent sightings:
Over the last week I’ve been noticing them. It’s much easier to do so since everyone else’s stuff has come down. They are now conspicuous by their uniqueness. Other than my own vehicle I haven’t noticed any Obama-Biden bumper stickers on cars around town (Yes, I admit to a bit of triumphalism. And the local headquarters didn’t get the Obama bumper stickers in until literally the last days of the campaign, so there was no chance for wide distribution.).
Before the campaign there were a number of “W ’04” and “Bush-Cheney ’04” bumper stickers in our locale – sort of a defiant paean to ignoring the painful reality of dubya’s incompetence. I noticed quite a few McCain-Palin bumper stickers slapped over the old dubya ones. I suppose we could call that a small sample repudiation by the base of the republican nominee’s “change” message.
I suspect those McCain bumper stickers will stay up for a while, unlike my Gore-Lieberman bumper sticker from eight years ago. A few folks in the republican base appear to be incapable of being embarrassed by or recognizing the mediocrity of their presidential and vice-presidential candidates. We’re just lucky that they will be the same people selecting their party’s nominee in 2012.
they figure out how to make their McCain stickers just say “PALIN”
Just this morning after my son was done with his PT I saw a car with a bumper sticker that said “My pitbull wears lipstick.” Then in teeny tiny little letters underneath “McCain-Palin”. I wanted to run up to them and say “It’s about time you lose the sticker”.
I can’t really complain I’m leaving my Obama/Biden yard sign up in my window for a while just to stick it to them.
I also see cars with Kerry/Edwards stickers still on them. I don’t mind people flying the flag of the people they want to support, if it suits them.
FWIW, my neighbor’s Nader/Gonzalez sign was gone on 11/5. Whether he took it down or someone took it down for him is an open question.
….with an Obama-Biden sticker on it.
First time I’ve seen that.
Andy
Alton IL
There’s a lovely house on my walk home from work that went through an interesting evolution in signage. Initially, there was a large McCain sign out by the street. A week or so later, that was gone and replaced by a more discreet McCain sign much closer to the house.
Once Palin was announced, McCain/Palin signs appeared in the front and back yard (which can be seen from the street), and they moved close to the sidewalk again.
Immediately after the election, the McCain/Palin signs were down, replaced by a “Thank you, President Bush” sign right up against the sidewalk in the front yard. Here it is for those who’ve not seen it (I hope most haven’t): http://www.spaldinggopstore.co… True believers until the bitter end.