Are people taking the "W" stickers off their cars?

[barbaraann]

I drive a lot and usually see several a day and I swear I haven't seen one in a week! Also, there were a couple of pickup trucks with W stickers that were parked prominently where I live and aren't now. Has anyone else noticed fewer W stickers?

[illflem]

1. They probably rot the steel underneath

[barbaraann]

2. LOL

Or maybe they are Phase I in the Rapture.

[Nite Owl]

3. I've noticed more

and we started seeing them after the election. Maybe they really thought he was going to lose then put them on to show they voted for him. I saw a 'I support our President' one just yesterday.

[mojavekid]

6. More showed up where I live AFTER the election,

typical spineless behavior.

[bunkerbuster1]

12. In Red State hellholes, they've definitely picked up.

Some have especially obnoxious W stickers that read "STILL the President."

This is well and truly unprecedented. I'm 46; I remember Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton being re-elected, but never before have I seen a cult of believers who were obsessed with rubbing the opposition's noses in it for a President's second term.

yeah, he's a "uniter, not a divider."

[Lorien]

20. Same in my area

also a (borderline) "red" state.

[mojavekid]

29. Where I live is BLUE,BLUE,BLUE,

and I see them more post election. Though there are 50x the Kerry stickers still on the road as well. I agree with the cult observation above.

[LiberalFighter]

31. Same here...

even been recording their license plates so I know that they are different

[regnaD kciN]

32. That was my experience...

...in the Seattle suburbs. The Repugs came out from under their rocks as soon as they won, and started decorating the SUVs. Lots more yellow-ribbon magnets, too.

[barbaraann]

8. Yes, I think the "W" stickers were mostly a post-election thing,

Another step in the Cult of Personality.

[frylock]

19. same here

[Piperay]

39. Me too

I am in the Los Angeles area and I didn't see hardly any BEFORE the Nov. 2 but now I see at least one or two everyday. The cowards put them on AFTER Nov.2. x(

[Borgnine]

49. Ditto.

The closet freeptards slapped them on in drones after Kerry conceded, right next to their fifteen "support our troops" ribbons and tattered car flags.

[benburch]

4. They don't want their cars "keyed"

Which is something I have had to stop myself from doing several times.

It has been a real temptation.

[tridim]

5. Unfortunately my Freeper neighbor still has hers on

I can see it right out my window.. She also has her house and her car plastered with flags. She's one of only 2 or 3 Bush supporters in our 600 unit townhouse complex, so I don't get uptight about it. I have noticed less W stickers in general while on the road, but there weren't many here in the first place.. IN A RED STATE! I still see lots of K/E stickers BTW.

A few weeks ago I saw a sticker that read.. "Kerry lost, get over it!" My gut reaction was to ram into the SUV at 80mph, but my conscience stopped me.

[barbaraann]

7. I see a lot of K/E bumperstickers, too.

And my neighbors who often had one or even TWO US flags out haven't put one out in weeks.

[rogerashton]

9. I've seen "Bush is President"

so -- it's that controversial?

[JoMama49]

57. Not controversial, not very defensive sounding - what are they

afraid of?

[RetroLounge]

10. I've not seen as many as I used to.

I for one would be embarrassed to show a "W" on my bumper.

But I am proud of my Kerry and DU stickers that are still on my truck.

RL

[LittleClarkie]

17. And I'm proud of my Kerry and Feingold stickers

I still see W stickers, but I still see K/E also.

It seems like I see more K/E now than before the election, but I don't know for sure.

[dhinojosa]

11. All the cars with them on them got reposessed,

for failure to make payments.

[IndianaGreen]

26. Excellent point!

Many of those yahoos that voted for Bush are now finding themselves in dire economic straits and have begun badmouthing Bush.

[LiberalFighter]

34. Too bad there wasn't some way to make that happen with others

[iamthebandfanman]

13. i havent taken my kerry sticker off!

n/a

[barbaraann]

14. We took the Kerry sticker off one car and left it on the other one.

We weren't happy that he folded so quickly on the voting problems or we might have left them on both cars.

[FreedomAngel82]

23. A few days after the election

I took mine off. Just because the election was over and all and I saw other people take down their stuff in my town. But I do still see people with stickers on around here. Last week I saw a car that had a sticker that said "Elect Kerry/Edwards."

[PA Democrat]

15. I've seen at least 20 W stickers recently

to one lone Kerry sticker here in a blue state.

[candle_bright]

16. I still see them

a lot, but I also see quite a few Kerry/Edwards ones too.

[aWaKeNoW]

18. Nope not here in Raleigh

I still see them EVERYWHERE. So I just pull up in front of them and slow down so they can take a good look at my

sticker. Pisses em off everytime.

[FreedomAngel82]

24. That's so funny

I like that. :toast:

[mod mom]

27. I have a bu$h/cheny'o4 on my car but it says

BU$H/CHENEY "04
Marching Proudly Toward WW III

The stars of the flag have been replaced by $.

I always smile at the dirty looks I get.

[Hosnon]

21. Know what I REALLY f---ing hate?

W
Still the President

And then there's the trifecta at my old college town (Athens, GA):

1) Fraternity letters
2) W sticker
3) White oval with random letters inside

I know instantly that any person that has those three things on his/her car is a person that I would not like.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. Living here in the south

I still see them. I'm at my grandparents now for the day and on the way down last night I saw a few Kerry stickers as well. :bounce: So I don't know. I think it probably depends on where you live. :shrug:

[salin]

25. haven't noticed, but have seen a surge of yellow ribbons

on trucks and SUVs. So much so that it has to be an organized effort from somewhere. Started noticing the increase around bush's Inauguration. As the polls showed big drops for thinking that it was worth going in - almost as if the counter effort is to pressure people to stop thinking that way by giving the impression that most people support the war.

[Dr Fate]

28. They feel a need to constantly reaffirm him- as if they sense it too...

...that somthing is not quite right here- they are all Americans too, you know, with the inate sense that nothing like this has occured before...

[tinfoilinfor2005]

37. I disagree...

I have a yellow ribbon on my SUV and several of my Dem friends have them too. And I know plenty of repugs who don't have a sticker. I feel I have more right to advertise my support for the troops than a bunch of goobers who are gung ho on the war.

[iamthebandfanman]

50. yah

yellow ribbons are just fine.
i dont like the yellow ribbons that say "freedom isnt free" tho
maybe me always want one that said
"freedom isnt free...and neither is oil!"
lol

[tamtam]

30. Seeing more of them

I've seen more of them after the election than before. I seen a sticker about a week ago that said "He is not my president".

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35. Saw on that says

W
The President

[zulchzulu]

36. I know someone who took her W sticker off recently

She and I talked about the SS crisis...she thinks Bush is lying and it's freaking out her GOP parents...

I saw this as an opening and lent her a copy of OutFoxed and F/911 and she basically has seen the light...a little too late...but...

She's not sure now about what is going on though...I mentioned the Gannon story and she was just in a state of denial that this story could be true.

She'll learn.

[TexasLawyer]

38. In Houston, they're still all over...

But I did see a great bumper-sticker the other day:

"If you're not appalled, you're not paying attention!"

Subtle, yet effective. You have to be subtle around here, or * sheeple will key-scratch your car or do some other dastardly deed to (or on )your vehicle.

[newportdadde]

40. Here in KC they are alive and well.

Although the county(Jackson) went blue here in MO they are still around here and there. I've only seen 2 Kerry stickers in the past month. Quite a few W stickers, at least 1 or 2 on the drive back and forth to work each day.

I really want to see them and those yellow stickers gone.

[Revillusion1]

41. I know of several that have come off...

I work for the USDA...after Bush's latest program cuts, there are a LOT of pissed off farmers who voted for him. Just before the election, the USDA Farm Service Agency offices were scrambling to send out farm payments that were mandated by Bush to be sent out before November 2, 2004, in hopes that the farmer's votes would be guaranteed. It worked, at least, if one takes into consideration the huge number of Bush/Cheney stickers seen on farming trucks in the parking lot of our offices. Now, after learning about the huge cuts the USDA is facing, they feel like suckers for helping to put him back in office.

Many farmers are facing losing everything they have...it's sad, but certainly illustrates why we should put a little more thought into why, and for whom we cast our votes. Nothing the Bush administration does, is without an agenda...too bad some learned this too late.

[0007]

42. I've been seeing more "W" stickers lately

"Don't Mess with George" was on one SUV the other day as I was leaving a Hospice meeting.

[Hippo_Tron]

43. The worst are the W STILL president stickers

I'm thinking about getting one that says W still a moron.

[Arugula Latte]

44. Here in Portland

it seems like the W and Bush/Cheney stickers disappeared pretty quickly after the election, but many, many people kept their Kerry stickers on. The cool older lady across the street still has her Kerry signs out front (even though she re-landscaped after the election). She said she's doing it as a protest. She reads the Nation and she's so great.

[quaoar]

45. Lots and lots of W stickers in Alabama

[solinvictus]

47. On SUV's...

all over the wealthier areas of Birmingham.

[zann725]

46. I haven't seen ANY lately either. Just a lot of Bush-bashing ones.

So much so, that others have been commenting about it...amazed at all the negative comments about a newly-elected President. How no one ever remembers this happening so soon after an election "victory."

I still have my Kerry bumper sticker on though. And I still see quite a few Kerry/Edwards stickers on other cars as well. Looks like a lot of us haven't given up yet.

[jdots]

48. In L.A. I see more,not a lot but they are there

The car that bothers me the most is a Volvo station wagon with a bush sticker,K.R.O.Q sticker and then a Sublime sticker,very strange combo ................

[B Calm]

51. The "support our troops" ribbons have replaced the W stickers!

I did see one the ribbons the other day where the driver used a black magic marker on it and wrote Impeach Bush!

[mommajo65]

52. Some good ones here in fiery red

Gaston County, NC (where BTW 11,000 votes were counted late due to our top election official having a sinus infection)anyhow. One day I see this older couple with their * stickers and cross stickers. And right there next to it a sticker saying "Clinton the one between the Bushes". And on another car of some elderly folks. One saying "WWWD-What Would W DO?" Like the WWJD, What Would Jesus DO?, I really think these people think he is next to God. I thought my elders were supposed to be wise. WTF!!!!!!!

[CatholicEdHead]

60. WWWD?

Wow, I knew many see him as a demi-god, but this is pretty far out there.

[ClassWarrior]

53. You know...

WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? stickers are the perfect size to cover those nasty "W" stickers.

NGU.

[DemoTex]

54. They are ubiquitous here W- NC/Upstate SC.

People put them on new cars and trucks before they even get a license plate.

[T Roosevelt]

55. I've seen more - it's like saying "in your face - my team won"

too bad for America and the world...

[bush_is_wacko]

56. No. I live in a red state. I don't think anything has changed, but I have

noticed more anti-administration, anti-war stickers. I have also noticed the political section of the book stores is VERY crowded EVERY time I go there.

Citizen investigtions are picking up IMO.

That can only be a good sign as far as I'm concerned.

[detroitguy]

58. Here is a new one for them

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/browse/Ntt-kiss+my+ass_Nao-1_Ntk-All_pv-end~the~war.18140492_D-kiss+my+ass_N-20895879_nr-1

[FromTheLeft]

59. They are just preping the spot...

For their Jeb in 08 stickers.