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30. My car was keyed back in 2005 - because I had anti-Iraq War bumper stickers, Dean for America
Mon Aug 12, 2013, 06:39 PM
Aug 2013

stickers, and a "bush KNEW" sticker in my back window. On the inside. Where none of them could be torn off. So instead of vandalizing my stickers, the fuckwad vandalized the side of my car.

That's awful. Some people today are just horrid--so full of hate. AndyA Aug 2013 #1
I used to listen to Ted Nugent DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #89
Off topic, Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2013 #90
More OT, but cool! DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #98
WAY OT! Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2013 #99
Now he has to go around with that on his vehicle. bravenak Aug 2013 #2
Hope he can afford to get it into a paint and body shop RebelOne Aug 2013 #28
If the town is that small and cohesive, maybe there can be a collection. Squinch Aug 2013 #43
I'd love to donate money to them to get Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #60
I would like to donate money to help get this repaired, too. yardwork Aug 2013 #61
If you know where that expression comes from... TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #67
Guess I'll butt in to say.. truth2power Aug 2013 #78
I'm disgusted to hear or read about stories like this. TexasTowelie Aug 2013 #3
Mnay stores have security cameras--perhaps they could help. panader0 Aug 2013 #4
There are some mean, nasty fucks out there CrispyQ Aug 2013 #5
Completely agree Oakenshield Aug 2013 #55
Calhoun's research chervilant Aug 2013 #76
Perhaps see if the store has video Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #6
This is the Texas hate that killed JFK warrant46 Aug 2013 #7
I've seen wanted signs about Obama SummerSnow Aug 2013 #20
I would not blame JFK's assassination on the entire Sate of Texas. There are many totodeinhere Aug 2013 #34
Hopefully change soon !! warrant46 Aug 2013 #47
I think some east coast guys were in charge of the Kennedy murder(s), actually. elehhhhna Aug 2013 #49
Agreed LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #87
Damn Straight! LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #91
Some people can be so cruel. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #8
I hope someone called the police. Raine1967 Aug 2013 #9
Bigotry is rampant because our legislators on the right decided Skidmore Aug 2013 #10
You put your finger on it. It is "bullies", writ large, aided & abetted by hatemongers Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #24
You nailed it. TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #25
And legislators on the left JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #81
My heart goes out to them! Thank you for sharing this story. DrewFlorida Aug 2013 #11
My car was keyed a few months ago. Zorra Aug 2013 #12
That's horrible, I'm so sorry. Lobo27 Aug 2013 #13
Yep, it's horrible. And yes, I have little doubt that it was Zorra Aug 2013 #17
And for some, that's the even bigger crime. xmas74 Aug 2013 #42
My car was keyed back in 2005 - because I had anti-Iraq War bumper stickers, Dean for America calimary Aug 2013 #30
Because of where I live, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #59
why am I not surprised Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #74
You didn't say it mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #14
I don't think it matters if the person is white or black. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #15
To dismiss the fact of whether he was white mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #18
You would think so. TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #26
Good advice. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #58
This country is breeding cruelty and hatred. woo me with science Aug 2013 #16
with liberty and justice for all SummerSnow Aug 2013 #19
As I read your reply, my mind went right here... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #21
I forgot about this song. It is now over 20 years old, but more relevant than ever. corkhead Aug 2013 #36
I know. Damn I'm old... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #37
I remember blaring this song full blast while cruising the strip. xmas74 Aug 2013 #44
+1000 DeSwiss Aug 2013 #66
... woo me with science Aug 2013 #80
The Big Ugly is growing, consuming so much of Amerika. Tragic! n/t radhika Aug 2013 #22
I hope they pursue this - there might be security camera footage of the perps... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #23
I live in South East Texas and was married to a black woman, I am white. We would receive stares Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #27
I was a teenager in South Florida during the racist years of the '50s. RebelOne Aug 2013 #32
For many years Berlin Expat Aug 2013 #79
Unfortunately, this era is NOT their last. In rural North Carolina where I live loudsue Aug 2013 #82
You pointed out something, it's not just the South! Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #94
My car was keyed in a Costco parking lot of all places. Owl Aug 2013 #29
That's awful. sakabatou Aug 2013 #31
one of the reason that i drive a beater with a heater bastards abound dembotoz Aug 2013 #33
I hope there is camera footage and criminal and Ilsa Aug 2013 #35
I would never live in Texas, much as I love San Antonio and Austin Faygo Kid Aug 2013 #38
There is a renasaince of openly expressed racism nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #39
They are such an endangered sub-culture now... Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #48
Excellent advise! n/m Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #62
My mind being what it is... Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #40
People can be insane. Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #41
Welcome to Texas marble falls Aug 2013 #45
Seriously? hfojvt Aug 2013 #46
the crazies have gotten brave awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #50
These might not even local people but nut cases Cleita Aug 2013 #51
I am white and my husband is black Peaceplace80 Aug 2013 #52
Stupid teenagers, I bet. Dash87 Aug 2013 #53
Yep, more than likely someone like Jeff Flake's son n/t Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #70
I hope this man files a police reports and takes photos. Brigid Aug 2013 #54
Someone keyed my ride when I was canvassing for Obama in '08. Affluent white area - isn't it always leveymg Aug 2013 #56
I am seeing a vast difference in the level of hate Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #57
What a truly awful story jasond54231 Aug 2013 #63
This is white panic in full flower. It's what Republicans WANT. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #64
I'd have gone back into the store Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #65
Let's hope there was some camera coverage. TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #68
If he has insurance, he needs to check with his agent. If he has comprehensive coverage Stonepounder Aug 2013 #69
I blame fox, rush and the GOP for ginning up this racism kimbutgar Aug 2013 #71
He should write an editorial about it. Somehow expose the hate to people who have no idea. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #72
my heart broke Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #73
Your AVERAGE RW asshole.........nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #75
I wish you would have grabbed a quick picture Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #77
We have got to crush the bas-turds that do shit like this! lastlib Aug 2013 #83
I don't know why I am still stunned MissDeeds Aug 2013 #84
Wow littleblanket Aug 2013 #85
I hope that the man went back inside the store and inquire whether they have a camera Beacool Aug 2013 #86
That is EVIL DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #88
Sad as this episode is...one thing I have concluded about the times... Grammy23 Aug 2013 #92
Do you have picture of it? Did you call the cops? Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #93
No pictures? No cameras in the store parking lot? Socal31 Aug 2013 #95
Pics or it didn't happen. Quantess Aug 2013 #96
I grew up in Rowlett, TX, just to your north. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #97
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