I saw a guy with a Bush sticker stuck on the parkway and I didn't help.

[Renew Deal]

I was driving south on the Meadowbrook on LI. This guy was stuck in the left lane with his hood up. I was slowing down to help him and then I saw a big Bush/Cheney 2004 sticker. I sped up and left. I don't feel particularly bad about it. He would have gotten fat and lazy if I helped him.

[tuvor]

1. Hey, if someone's got troubles, it's their own damn fault.

Isn't that what the neocons say about the poor?

[KG]

2. he should pull himself up by his bootstraps!

[Seabiscuit]

48. Or, in this case, jack himself up with his carjack.

[Quakerfriend]

3. Bad karma!

[miss_kitty]

11. Yeah. Supporting the cheney/bush junta DOES generate bad karma.

This thread is proof of that. But don't you mean 'bad carma?' :D

[DS1]

13. Yes, bad karma got him ended up on the side of an expressway

during a blizzard.

[Gothic Sponge]

4. That was me you bastard!

I was driving my aunt's car! ;)

How were the roads? I'm in Suffolk and they haven't plowed my street yet.

[Renew Deal]

23. I'm in south Nassau. I haven't seen much plowing going on.

The storm hasn't been that bad as far as wind. It is a good dump of snow though.

[tmooses]

5. I would have done the same. Unfortunately, after this election and all

the crap I've taken from Repugs that's how I feel.



:-(

[miss_kitty]

6. He needs to pull himself up by his bootstraps

I'dve stopped. Long enough to tell him it's everyone for his/herself under the cheney/bush junta. I think that would've demonstrated the principle of 'Cause and Effect' to him in a personalised way. :P

[hickman1937]

7. You should have helped.

Thats what idealists do. I'm not being critical, but I'll bet you feel worse about it than you're saying.:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

25. Sorry

But no. I don't feel worse. I am not an idealist or a dummy. If he did what he needed to do ahead of time, he would never have gotten stuck. His laziness is what caused this. Now he will learn.

[Straight Shooter]

8. I'll stop and help anybody if I can, just to set a good example.

But then, I live in a small community. I saw a big truck with a "Boycott France" sticker, a Republican congress critter sticker, a "W" sticker and some other GOP crap on it. Now, that guy, I do believe I would leave stranded. Unless, of course, he had a dog with him :)

[BrklynLiberal]

18. I would have taken the dog and left him stranded...

[Nitrogenica]

9. Personal Responsibility = Justify Your Greed

oh and help feed your appetite for war

I would help if it was an emergency, however forget about it in a non-emergency.
Obviously this guy isn't handing out dollars to homeless people.

[progmom]

20. I don't think you can draw that conclusion

My father-in-law is a very vocal supporter of Bush (blech) but he's also very generous. They're not all always terrible people.

[Nitrogenica]

30. You're right. I just have been so tired of them stereotyping us with

no basis in reality, that it is tempting to do the same back.

[progmom]

34. I totally understand.

I catch myself doing the same thing.

[seriousstan]

10. All ill-mannered bad behavior has an excuse.

Most of the time it is "that's what they do". So now you are doing it? I guess now they can use the same excuse. Well done.

[Renew Deal]

26. Thanks

:toast:

[shrike]

52. They regard kindness as weakness

And in a weird way, they'd probably appreciate what the poster did (or did not) do.

[slor]

12. Good job! n/t

[DS1]

14. He needs to stop being a precipitation girlie man!

/Governator

[drumwolf]

15. You shouldn't. Not at all.

Most of them would have done the same to you (or worse) if they'd seen you with a Kerry/Edwards or antiwar sticker on your car.

And I agree with other posters who pointed out that wingnuts love to talk about personal responsibility and self-reliance, so let him have a taste of his "personal responsibility" for once.

[Liberal In Texas]

16. The proper thing to do is call 911 on the cell phone report the location..

...and just before you hang up mention that the guy looked a little drunk.

[DainBramaged]

17. A lot drunk, not a little

Sorry, idealism be damned, he wants to vote for *, let * come help him.

[Liberal In Texas]

33. ...and it looked like he was waving a gun around... n/t

[Renew Deal]

27. lol

He was actually on his cell.

[Misunderestimator]

59. Excellent suggestion...

:thumbsup:

[BrklynLiberal]

19. Let him wait for someone else with a W04 sticker to stop and help him....

Riiiiiiight.

[NightTrain]

21. I had a similar experience on New Year's Eve.

You can read about it here if you're so inclined:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2324772

[Renew Deal]

31. Thanks

I probably would have helped her too. Sometimes things just transcend politics.

[Arkana]

22. He should just pull himself up by the bootstraps, like his hero Dubya

Screw him. Why help enablers? ;)

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

24. Playing devil's advocate :

What if the driver was actually the relative of the Bush supporter and he was just driving the car and he was actually a leftie ?

[Renew Deal]

29. At first I thought it was an anti-Bush sticker.

I had never seen that one before. I was certainly going to stop. He saved me the trouble.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

55. But what self-respecting leftie would drive such a car!

I'd walk before I'd drive a car with any kind of right-wing sticker on it!

[LynneSin]

28. What he didn't have some behomoth 4WD?

:eyes:

Good for you!

[democratic pride]

32. I've seen a lot of stuck cars and I didn't help one!!!

I'm quite proud of myself. Those idiots shouldn't be driving junk cars.:bounce:

[DrBB]

35. According to Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman, you helped him

You helped teach him a valuable lesson in self-reliance and planning ahead. Also a lesson in Never having anything bad happen to you. And a lesson in Never having acts of god happen when you're in the area.

Those lessons are far more valuable to him, in the long run, than any transient and futile attempt at immediate "help," which would only foster a culture of dependency.

[PartyPooper]

36. Hey, you should have offered to call "FAITH-BASED AUTO TOW"!

I'm sure they're in the yellow pages under Jesus!

:D

:hi:

[Carson]

37. This thread should be on FreeRepublic.

I would've stopped, but then, I'm a pretty nice person who does not politicize every aspect of daily life.

Most of the replies herein are a sad commentary on a certain attitude which doesn't suit the majority of us.

eom

[Renew Deal]

38. If it was on Free Republic

the spelling would be worse. I would like to note that I wasn't the only one driving on that parkway, but I know that no one else stopped to help him. What does that mean? I'm not sure. Maybe it means that this country is full of conservatives that think he should pick himself up by his bootstraps. Maybe it means that others can't be bothered.

Some believe it's a karma thing. Did being a right wing asshole lead to his bad karma? I have no idea. Will my pickyness mean bad karma for me? I don't know, but I'm not that worried about it.

Is this the best Rumsfeld impression of a post ever? It appears that way. :)

[Name removed]

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[Renew Deal]

41. lol, I thought it might.

Those pathetic self-righteous bullshitters would never stop for someone with a Kerry sticker before the election. Why? Because it's against their ideology. But let them all talk about how great they are on the internet (when it doesn't matter).

[justy329]

42. i also agree.

talk it cheap.

[PartyPooper]

43. Maybe Bleachers7 will win an award when they list the "top 10" at DU in 04

like they did last year.

It was a hoot! LOL!

:D

:hi:

[Renew Deal]

50. That would be great.

I haven't won any awards anywhere yet. My posts have been picked up, but an award would be nice.

[greblc]

39. Well, lets do some profiling!

More likely to own a gun. ( I don't want to get shot.)
Probably has the money for a tow or knows a friend with an SUV who can tow him.
He smells like Beef & Cheese. (I don't want to stink up my car.)
He may want God to help him. (I wouldn't want to get in the way of JC.)
Maybe his car was out of Hydrogen? (Per Bush Energy Plan)
Could be having quality time on the road "his" tax dollars paid for.

[Flaxbee]

44. I hope you don't consider yourself a Christian, or a Buddhist, or

anyone of any particular faith that encourages kindness no matter what the person in need believes.

If you're none of the above, at least you don't falsely label yourself the way so many right-wingers do.

Your actions (or lack thereof) were a triumph of small-minded pettiness. Way to go.

Not ALL right-wingers are morons, you know. Some can be persuaded. Never know until you try.

[Renew Deal]

51. Blah blah blah

Tell it to all the other drivers that drove by without even slowing down.

[Cobalt Violet]

57. You mean like force evangedevilcal beliefs down Tsunami victims throats?

Or no aid.

[miss_kitty]

45. very ironic the sad sacks on CU have nothing better to do with

their time than spying on DU and saying it's pathetic we say we would not stop to help some one who voted for and support the party of this very attitude as did they.

The cheney bush junta is about cutting Medicaid for the poor (because they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps) and taxes for the wealthy (because god knows, they don't have efuckingnough). He wants to dismantle Social Security (with a poorly planned ploy he calls "fixing it"), and has got the WMD propaganda machine working OT to convince the suckasses who inhabit freeperville that there is something wrong with it. Since they need no sources or proof, just the word of a super fucking dumb shit sock puppet who claims to have a mandate and the backing of God (again-no proof for either-'cause he fucking doesn't), it should be fait accompli by now. What do poor old people need with money anyway?

You should never stop to help anyone on a limited access roadway. It's dangerous, due to traffic and total nutjobs that are out and about these days. Make note of the location and call the state patrol. If your ARE broken down and someone offers to help, stay in your vehicle, keep your doors locked and ask them to call the state patrol for you, or auto club if you belong to one.

And what's really pathetic you lurking asshats from CU(n/t) is you, lurking on DU on a Saturday night. Or anytime, for that matter. Apparently your members and views are too boring to hold your interest. Losers.

[shesemsmom]

46. I believe I would have done the same thing

his vote is gonna give us alot worse trouble than he had today

[driver8]

47. Don't feel guilty...the lord will help him.

He'll pull up in his Prius and everything will get taken care of.

PS: I would have done the same thing.

[Piperay]

49. Thumbs Up!

:thumbsup: They need to look out after themselves, that's what they expect everyone of us to do for ourselves.

[El Fuego]

53. I second the thumb's up!

I wouldn't have helped him. It's strictly your decision whether you help anyone out on the road, you're not obligated.

THEY think survival in society should be based on individual merit, "survival of fittest" and to hell with the disadvantaged. So if he's not smart enough to keep his car in working order, well tough sh*t.

That may sound harsh, but I hate them. Truly. What can I say.

[B Calm]

54. I wouldn't have stopped either. You did the right thing.

[Cobalt Violet]

56. Could proselytize to him and force him to convert if he wants aid.

You know like the evangdevical do.

[Bullwinkle925]

58. Absolutely - you did him a huge favor. You sit at the Righ-Hand of God!

[IronLionZion]

60. What the fuck does politics have to do with this?

:shrug:

What if it was you with some liberal sticker? *sigh* This is why I don't keep any stickers on my car.

Whatever, I didn't mean to sound rude, but it does seem really silly.

[B Calm]

61. Trust me, if you had a liberal bumber sticker and was broke down

on the side of the highway, the republican assholes wouldn't stop for you!

[Walt Starr]

62. BRAVO!!!!

In your situation, I would do the same!

Fuck 'em, THEY STARTED THE DIVISION, LET THEIR PRIVATIZED SOLUTIONS HELP THEM OUT!!!

[ContraBass Black]

63. If it were safe to stop, I probably would have.

And made sure he saw the Kerry stick on my car as I assisted.

[goddess40]

64. he was probably waiting for his new car to be delivered

those repubs are doing so well under the bush administration they don't have to bother with fixing anything that's broken.

[Renew Deal]

65. Say hi to the freeptards

They picked up on this.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1326618/posts