I have a "Cheney / Satan '08" bumpersticker on my car. This morning

[driver8]

I was at a stop light and this older gentleman pulled up beside me and signaled for me to roll my window down. I rolled it down and he says, "Hillary would NEVER run with Cheney"...

It took me a second but then I busted up laughing. The man gave me a wave and a grin and then off he went. I thought that was pretty funny.

[xultar]

1. So, a REPUBLICAN calls Clinton SATAN and YOU LAUGH?

I just wanna make that clear. How funny that asshole republicans and ________ __________ Liberals both agree that they hate Clinton.

I think you are signed up on the wrong fuckin site.

[driver8]

14. Who said that he was a Republican? He could have been a

disgruntled Democrat, for all I know.

Also, where did I say in my post that I hated Hilary Clinton?

I think you should switch to decaf, douchebag.

[pnwmom]

32. If you don't hate her, I don't know why you found the joke funny.

As someone who is neutral to warm with regard to her (depending on the issue), I would have found the joke, and the joker, obnoxious.

[driver8]

45. Whatever...

I cannot believe some of the comments that I am reading here.

A man made a joke about my bumper sticker -- he turned the meaning around and made a joke about Hillary. Because I found it funny doesn't mean that I agree with him.

I thought it was clever, and the way the guy said it was funny. I have a sense of humor (unlike many on this forum), and I laughed.

[Booster]

76. I'm with you, driver 8. Jeeeeezzzzzz. Lighten up, people.

[EFerrari]

91. It's funny because it's a familiar form of a joke. It's the form

that's funny, not the Clinton part. (Notice you could substitute any candidate for that one and it would still get chuckles from some people?)

/oops

[Forkboy]

96. You always get it.

I was just going to say I'd find it funny even if it had been about DK.

[pingzing58]

16. Her politics are Republican - four more years of war! Evil in a dress!

[pnwmom]

33. Oh yes. And Bush vs. Gore were "Tweedledee vs. Tweedledum."

Right. The spirit of Nader lives on.

[Kurovski]

71. "Evil in a dress"? Oh please!

Stop obfuscating. It's "evil in a pantsuit."

[Labors of Hercules]

56. It would be funny as hell coming from a Kucinich supporter...

What's everybody's major malfunction? I think it's funny too! :evilgrin:

[appal_jack]

66. driver8's at the right site

Xultar, I think you must be looking to defend the integrity of www.humorlesspoliticallyactiveboors.com

I think the domain name may even still be available. Better act now.

My views on Hillary are neither particularly hateful nor enthusiastic, but I like a good turn of wit, even when the barbs might pass a little close to me. I'm glad that driver8 is here to add some levity with a personal anecdote.:hi:

-app

[Kurovski]

85. Xultar has an excellent sense of humor, I think this one just rubbed her the wrong way.

Humor is like sex: you really have to be in the mood for it. :-)

But I definitely vouch for Xultar's sense of humor.

[Blashyrkh]

87. You made up the Republican part out of thin air. How MSM of you.

[gateley]

2. I think it's hysterical! nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

47. Very witty, indeed.

[madinmaryland]

3. Is that what the bumper sticker is supposed to mean?

:wtf:

[driver8]

15. Not at all -- It means that a perfect running mate for Cheney would

be Satan.

How much closer to being Satan can you be than Cheney?

[madinmaryland]

17. Ummm, the comment from the old guy implies that Hillary is Satan.

That to me is NOT funny.

:wtf:

[driver8]

19. It was a joke -- my God, lighten up!

Are we supposed to run around on the defensive all the time?

It was 7am in the morning, a guy cracked a joke about my bumper sticker, and it was a funny one. So he slammed Hillary -- big fucking deal. Did he change my opinion -- NO! Did I change his? No! Did two people share a laugh? Yes...

Forgive me for living.

[madinmaryland]

20. I got the bumper sticker, but don't find his response very funny. Sorry. BTW,

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, three Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

:evilgrin:

[DutchLiberal]

75. Wait 'till I tell that one in college tomorrow!

:rofl:

[canadianbeaver]

31. no doubt...everybody needs to take a chill pill.....humour folks...

come on...

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP.....geesh.....

[pnwmom]

34. Not all jokes are funny. And by laughing, you appeared to agree with him

and his slam of Hillary.

I was considering buying a couch at a store where the old salesman felt comfortable enough to suddenly make a Hillary joke. I didn't laugh. And I didn't buy the couch either.

[Tesha]

25. Get used to it; plenty of folks believe it.

That's why she's a poor choice as our nominee in 2008.

Tesha

[madinmaryland]

29. I've been noticing that alot here.

BTW, is it because a lot of people believe she is a poor choice, that you think that also?

:wtf:

[Tesha]

62. Of course not!

> BTW, is it because a lot of people believe she is a
> poor choice, that you think that also?

Of course not!

Mr. Tesha and I donated quite a lot of money to Clinton's
2000 Senate campaign so we actually paid some attention to
how she voted once elected. And, surprise! On many of the
tough choices, she voted exactly against our position,
whether we're talking about her support for Bush's war
of aggression in Iraq, support for banning flag burning,
support for aggression in Iran, or any of several other
issues.

So we're firmly opposed to Clinton and she can now get
her money and her votes from the people she supports
with her votes: the DLC and the Republicans. 'Cause
she's sure not getting either money or votes from us.

Tesha

[madinmaryland]

95. Thanks for your clarification.

I have still not determined who I will support. Though whoever is the Democratic Nominee, I will support them.

[pnwmom]

35. A lot of it is based on plain old misogyny. Should we get used to that, too?

[MadHound]

59. Yeah, but most of the opposition to Hillary around here is based on her position and policies

Not on the fact that we're misogynists. But hey, thanks for the gratuitous slam anyway:eyes:

[ProgressiveFool]

41. it also implies that Hillary/Satan is too good for Cheney

I dunno, sort of funny to me.

[Kurovski]

86. It can also imply that equating Hillary to satan is over the top.

Delivery is everything. Damn internet.

[TheModernTerrorist]

53. Lucifer himself

only gets to be VP to Cheney. ;-)

[truebrit71]

4. That's funny!!!

:rofl:

[greyshade]

5. Republicans are human beings. And some are funny.

And this may be a radical thought, but we don't need to confront them 100% of the time. This elderly gentleman would not have his opinions changed by anything driver8 might have said in those few moments. But, in the future, he might be a tiny bit more tolerant of those with different views because he shared a laugh with driver8.

[T Wolf]

21. Expecting tolerance or rationality from a puke is a waste of time. nt

[Whisp]

90. so all pukes = bad. all dems = good.

sorry, that does not work on me any more. I once was a believer like you - but I'm finding out that there actually are some repuglicans that are decent humans beings, and there are some democrats that are satanic.

;)

[backscatter712]

27. I'll second you on this, with a hopeful sight.

When I went to the anti-war protest last Saturday, I met a few Republicans there. Not counter-protesting, not heckling, not even arguing or disagreeing with us, but protesting the war with us.

As far as many normal Joe Republicans you'd meet on the street are concerned, their party has been hijacked. There actually was a time a couple decades ago when the GOP wasn't entirely unreasonable.

[proud2BlibKansan]

70. I have met quite a few republicans in the anti-war movement

More than most folks here realize. More and more republicans all the time are opposed to this illegal invasion.

[pnwmom]

37. And he might feel more than a bit vindicated because even a Cheney-hater

appears to agree with him about Hillary.

Welcome to DU, greyshade!

[kestrel91316]

6. That's actually pretty funny.

Some people on this thread need to lighten up. We need some laughs.

[BOSSHOG]

7. That wouldn't be a very balanced ticket

They are virtually the same person. On the other hand they would have the gop base sewn up.

[Bitwit1234]

8. Oh boy that's a joke, I thought since they were related you

were talking about OBAMA.

[Kurovski]

9. Funny's funny.

I don't care WHO said it. :D

[Laurab]

65. Oh you think everything is funny!

Just because I laughed when I read it, doesn't mean *I* thought it was funny at all. I'm glad I wasn't there because I probably would have fallen down laughing - while driving, even.

But later I would have realized the error of my ways and posted how offended I was, except I saw your post and all I could think was................................... :loveya:




Help me - I'm going through a candidate crisis - tell Gore to run!

[Kurovski]

69. "Gore, dammit, RUN! I command you!"

That oughta' do it. :hug:

[CrispyQ]

10. It made me laugh!

Great sticker!!

[truedelphi]

11. Maybe SATAN is makin' us, but

Some of us can't help crackin' up!

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Hillary = Satan is a right-wing staple

I have a Ditto Head acquaintance who says it all the time.

I have major reservations about Hillary but mine come from the Left. I have no desire to appropriate the Right's hyperbolic labeling of her and in so doing undermine legitimate concerns about her corporate allegiances, war-mongering, and compulsive triangulation.

[immoderate]

13. Funny trumps almost anything!

If his timing was good, it's a laugh.

--IMM

[nashville_brook]

18. the fact that this is actually pretty funny, should tell us something...

[HughMoran]

23. It wasn't funny in the least

...unless you are a Republican!

[nashville_brook]

24. nope, it's funny in a very classic sense. it might not pass "humor consensus" among

Dems, especially Hillary supporters -- but it's an unexpected turn of phrase that kinda makes you giggle. you don't even have to agree to get the giggle.

we're all going to need our sense of humor as this season progresses.

[pnwmom]

40. But it is NOT unexpected. Hillary= Satan is a typical Rethug meme -- a cliche.

[nashville_brook]

48. which makes it even better if a rethug is willing to satan-status to his guy in exchange.

guess i'm one of those "glass half full" people.

i'd rather have a laugh and get on with my day -- was the OP supposed mull in piss and vinegar? it was cute, and it's the sort of thing you do to be congenial with strangers. know what? i bet Hillary would laugh -- if it were ME, i'd rather be Satan running for prez, than a lesser demon. and I'd LOVE for the opposition to think of me as "the supreme evil one." all the better.

[pnwmom]

49. It's not the sort of thing I do to be congenial with strangers.

A congenial stranger, who happened to be trying to sell me some furniture, made a joke involving HRC and Obama (rhyming with Osama) and I didn't laugh. And I quickly left without buying anything from him.

[nashville_brook]

55. that's different -- that "joke" asks for complicity. this one doesn't.

and with that, i think i'll go dance about architecture.

[IsItJustMe]

78. I also hear a lot of Rethugs refer to Democrats as Demoncrats, just wondering, is that funny too?

[driver8]

83. Not as funny as referring to Republicans as "Rethugs"...

but I'm sure that you knew that already.

[Kurovski]

98. "Demoncrats?" Hell yes. I laugh when folks refer to us as "DUmmies"

But that sort of reminds me of Red Fox and my dad, so I can't be sure if it's funny in and of itself.

[pnwmom]

39. Not funny, not original, just typical Rush-head speak.

It doesn't tell me anything except some Dems are as deluded as most Rethugs.

[driver8]

46. So now I'm deluded?

Wow, you know so much about me from one little comment about a bumper sticker?

Shit -- maybe you should be President!

Your posts tell me that some Dems are as ignorant as some rethugs.

[nashville_brook]

51. new bumper sticker: "If I can't laugh, I don't want to be part of your revolution."

[Elidor]

67. Amen!

Too many democrats have sticks up their butts. If you laugh at their sacred cows, you're automatically a hideous human being. Fuck those people.

[driver8]

84. I second that "Amen"!!

Jesus...what a bunch of uptight people we have here at DU.

I am blown away by the comments I am reading. You would have thought that I did something far more serious than laugh at a joke!

[EFerrari]

97. Finally, a club I want to join.

:)

[nashville_brook]

50. i don't have to agree with the statement to think it's funny that he said it.

it's equally funny as a statement of the rightwingnut fear of her.

[HughMoran]

22. Guy probably had a "Hillary - AntiChrist" bumpersticker on his car

You should have kicked his ass, not laughed at his bad joke.

[madinmaryland]

30. My thoughts exactly!

[IsItJustMe]

81. Yep, over a million dead, billions spent and people are having a joke, Good on em.

[lazyriver]

26. Good sticker and a good joke.

Whether one agres with the premise of the joke or not, it was still funny. My favorite love to hate it joke told to me by an unsympathetic friend when Jerry Garcia died:

Q: "What did the Deadhead say when he ran out of weed"?
A: "This music sucks".

I can completely disagree with the premise but still appreciate the humor. I'm surprised by some of the comments in response to your post.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

42. I'm with you

Where's the sense of humor on this board?

The same people who can't laugh at themselves are the ones who think all "pukes" are evil and closed-minded. I hate that attitude. I don't agree with the platform of the Republican party, and I think the current crop of R's in power are some of the worst ever, but I also don't think they are all evil and stupid and child molesters.

Some of them even have a sense of humor. Go figure.

[bigwillq]

28. That's funny.

Made me laugh.
We must remember to always keep our sense of humor.

[Zywiec]

36. That's funny!

I guess the people that have no sense of humor also don't get John Stewart or Stephen Colbert.

[EFerrari]

38. LOL!

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

72. That settles it.

If it makes sfexy laugh, it has definitely passed the test.

[EFerrari]

93. Hilary, Satan and an Amway salesman walk into a bar.

:hi:

[spanone]

43. great sticker - good joke

[AzDar]

44. It is, indeed, a funny comment. And expect plenty more if Hillary does become the Dem candidate..

She is not liked by anyone I know...Dem or Repub.

[pnwmom]

52. Expect plenty more no matter who becomes the Dem candidate.

I've already been the unwilling ear-witness to an HRC-Obama joke. I'm sure there are plenty more where that came from.

[walldude]

54. Dude.. I guess having a sense of humor is not part of

being a liberal. The comments here are almost as funny as the joke. "Only a Republican would find that funny". Gee I guess I am a Republican, cause I laughed. When are Dems going to figure out that most Republicans are not the "enemy". It's the neo-cons and freepers that are destroying us and in order to defeat them we are going to need the middle of the road Republicans as well as all the Dems on the same side. We are going to need a leader that can bring most of the people together. A sense of humor and a good laugh ar a good start to finding common ground with all people.

[Libby2]

57. It cracked me up and I like Hillary. n/t

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

58. Wait a minute....Cheney IS Satan!!

[Pastiche423]

60. Too funny!

It's great to start your day off w/a chuckle.

[babylonsister]

61. That's a riot! Thanks for the laugh! nt

[SlipperySlope]

63. Everybody stand up and check your asses...

I think there might be a few sticks shoved up them.

It was a joke. Don't take everything so seriously.

[Kurovski]

74. Sir! I take great offense at that!

As a good Democrat, I'll put whatever I want up my ass!

[Blue Belle]

64. I thought it was funny...

:)

[tammywammy]

68. I think it's funny too

:)

[DutchLiberal]

73. LOL

:rofl:

Even though it's true Cheney himself is Satan, the joke is still funny. Lighten up, people.

[Harper_is_Bush]

77. I could see a FREEPER making that joke. Finally the Hillary-haters have friends.

[Rex]

79. So Hillary is Satan? What does that make her husband?

[Chovexani]

80. Dude, I'm sorry if you think that tired shit is funny

I don't think Hillary = Satan is unfunny because I'm a Hillary supporter (I'm not), or because I think we shouldn't ever make fun of Democrats. I think it's unfunny because it's old, tired meme. It's as unfunny as Monica, OJ jokes, and pretty much 99% of Jay Leno's monologue topics.

The fact that some people still find this stuff funny just tells me that some Democrats are just as impaired as Republicans when it comes to good comedy.

[driver8]

82. Oh, forgive me for being human...

I never realized that there were so many humorless assholes on DU.

Dude, I'm sorry you think that you are so superior to me because I found this funny.

I'm also sorry that I posted a funny story to a bunch of uptight, holier than thou, judgemental "liberals."

Save your pity for someone who gives a shit.

[EFerrari]

92. People laugh at the familiar every bit as much as they laugh

at the new. Get over it already. TG I'm just impaired enough to have a good client list that pays my rent.

[Gold Metal Flake]

88. Satan, or friend of Satan?

[petronius]

89. I think it's pretty funny too. For those on this thread getting all bent out of shape,

let me explain: the joke is not "Hillary = Satan." That's not a joke, it's name-calling. Name-calling in general isn't all that funny (although "Cheney = Satan" is kind of funny, because calling someone you don't like names is good for a grin at least).

The joke here is how the other driver pretended to misunderstand the bumper sticker in order to reverse its meaning - that sort of repartee is funny. Personally, I think it's good when people who are presumably on opposite sides can engage in light-hearted banter on occasion; it's not as if we should spend all our time bashing each other with rocks...

[EFerrari]

94. That would be rock abuse.