Those "He's not MY President" bumper stickers...

Lunaephiliac · 05-01-2005, 07:01 PM

Have any of you seen those bumper stickers that say,"I didn't vote for him. He's not MY President"? Matbe it's just me, but that strikes me as wrong. Whether they voted for Kerry or Bush, when they voted, wasn't that tantamount to accepting the decision of the people? I don't know, maybe I'm just an idiot, but I think there are some really intelligent people here and I wanted to hear your take on this.

Troubleshooter · 05-01-2005, 07:09 PM

That's actually a good way of putting the situation. It's pretty clear to the people who are or have been in the military.

Salute the office, not necessarily the man.

Griff · 05-01-2005, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunaephiliac

Have any of you seen those bumper stickers that say,"I didn't vote for him. He's not MY President"? Matbe it's just me, but that strikes me as wrong. Whether they voted for Kerry or Bush, when they voted, wasn't that tantamount to accepting the decision of the people? I don't know, maybe I'm just an idiot, but I think there are some really intelligent people here and I wanted to hear your take on this.

You're right on this. That's why I'm done with voting.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2005, 08:13 PM

Your right on two counts.
1-That position is not what the loyal opposition does.
2-Bumper stickers are stupid.

Beestie · 05-01-2005, 08:57 PM

Well, if he isn't their president, then I guess they aren't my fellow American(s).

vsp · 05-01-2005, 09:17 PM

Does that mean that people with "My President is Charlton Heston" stickers are equally inane?

smoothmoniker · 05-01-2005, 09:57 PM

oh lord yes. those people are nuts.

staceyv · 05-02-2005, 05:34 AM

I actually like them. When I'm driving behind someone with a Kerry sticker, or a sticker that says "TRIM BUSH" (my favorite!) I always smile and I feel a bond between us. I'll even try not to tailgate them- a bad habit of mine.

chainsaw · 05-02-2005, 02:21 PM

My car is bumper sticker free.

When I drive past people with Kerry stickers, I want to point and say "Ha ha!".

I've noticed a growing trend in So. Cal. People are putting "BUSH" stickers on stop signs. Like this.

OnyxCougar · 05-02-2005, 03:44 PM

I have my Badnarik bumper sticker in my car still. I'll take it off in oh, 3.5 years when the next Lib candidate comes along.

SmurfAbuser · 05-02-2005, 08:32 PM

I like to keep it simple--the big "W" with a big red line through it! That's the only bumper sticker I have.

wolf · 05-03-2005, 12:26 AM

I have no bumper stickers.

Just an NRA sticker on the rear window, driver's side.

05-01-2005, 07:01 PM	#1
Lunaephiliac Nice people frighten me. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle. Yes, it's raining. Posts: 47	Those "He's not MY President" bumper stickers... Have any of you seen those bumper stickers that say,"I didn't vote for him. He's not MY President"? Matbe it's just me, but that strikes me as wrong. Whether they voted for Kerry or Bush, when they voted, wasn't that tantamount to accepting the decision of the people? I don't know, maybe I'm just an idiot, but I think there are some really intelligent people here and I wanted to hear your take on this. __________________ Well, obviously no one is going to give you a nickel every time something common happens, so stop using that idiotic phrase. Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished, persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. -Mark Twain

05-01-2005, 07:09 PM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	That's actually a good way of putting the situation. It's pretty clear to the people who are or have been in the military. Salute the office, not necessarily the man. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

05-01-2005, 08:13 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Your right on two counts. 1-That position is not what the loyal opposition does. 2-Bumper stickers are stupid. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Well, if he isn't their president, then I guess they aren't my fellow American(s). __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

05-01-2005, 09:57 PM	#7
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	oh lord yes. those people are nuts. __________________ to live and die in LA

05-01-2005, 09:17 PM	#6
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Does that mean that people with "My President is Charlton Heston" stickers are equally inane?

05-02-2005, 05:34 AM	#8
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I actually like them. When I'm driving behind someone with a Kerry sticker, or a sticker that says "TRIM BUSH" (my favorite!) I always smile and I feel a bond between us. I'll even try not to tailgate them- a bad habit of mine.

05-02-2005, 02:21 PM	#9
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	My car is bumper sticker free. When I drive past people with Kerry stickers, I want to point and say "Ha ha!". I've noticed a growing trend in So. Cal. People are putting "BUSH" stickers on stop signs. Like this. __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies. Last edited by chainsaw; 05-02-2005 at 02:25 PM.

05-02-2005, 03:44 PM	#10
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I have my Badnarik bumper sticker in my car still. I'll take it off in oh, 3.5 years when the next Lib candidate comes along. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

05-02-2005, 08:32 PM	#11
SmurfAbuser Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 39	I like to keep it simple--the big "W" with a big red line through it! That's the only bumper sticker I have.

05-03-2005, 12:26 AM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have no bumper stickers. Just an NRA sticker on the rear window, driver's side. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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