Do you give the middle finger to people with Ron Paul Bumper Stickers?

[Ian David]

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. For your own safety you have to ignore them.

A dumb shit like that can be dangerous when provoked.

[bunkerbuster1]

2. The middle finger for supporting a political candidate?

Hell no. There's enough ugly shit on the road, why contribute to it?

[Crabby Appleton]

34. I agree nt

[cosmik debris]

3. Other

I just point and laugh.

[Greyskye]

4. I've yet to see...

...any Ron Paul stickers or signage.

[bullwinkle428]

28. A "freeway blogger" type in my area put up a "Ron Paul Revolution"

sign on an overpass above the interstate highway near the town where I live (in Iowa)...

[hobbit709]

5. Other

I can think of many more people whom I have a better reason to give the finger to.
For starters anyone who still has a W04 sticker.

[HughBeaumont]

6. You'd have carpal tunnel in Ohio.

I just absolutely LAUGH at anyone with a W04 sticker, STILL. As if there's reason to be proud of the blight on our country's history.

[Ian David]

8. I actually saw a "W is for Women" Bush sticker in Ohio. On a Black woman's car.

What the fuck is wrong with HER?

But in her defense, that WAS pre-Katrina.

[HughBeaumont]

13. Maybe she's a closet Condi fan.

Or maybe she's just a flippin' idiot.

I'll go with the latter.

[unpossibles]

33. try living in Cincinnati

my neighborhood is not bad, but where I work is. I need to get some "I support torture" stickers made up...

:)

and no, I don't flip them off, although I am tempted to sometimes since most of the W sticker owners drive the way they vote - without paying attention to anything but themselves.

[ceile]

7. Other.

I generally shake my head at their stupidity. Monday I saw an entire apt. complex with Paul signs and banners. :puke:

[Ian David]

10. I'm almost considering donating to Ron Paul for the same reason a conservative Repuke...

... might donate to Al Sharpton.

To keep him in the debates, causing trouble for the other Repuke candidates.

[graywarrior]

9. They want to be democrats so bad, but they just can't do it.

[Ian David]

12. Well, that's because Democrats want everyone to have clean air and water, affordable health care...

prescription coverage for seniors, to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home safely...

but they'll RAISE TAXES!

ARRrrRRRRrggGgGGgGgGHhhHhhhhh!!!!

Which leads me to another poll question:

If you had a son or daughter or spouse serving in Iraq, would you be willing to bring them home if it meant paying higher taxes?

[Deep13]

11. No. At least they are thinking and not just accepting what they are told.

I could not go with #2 because global warming is the most important issue of the day.

[Ian David]

17. Global Warming is more important, but the war is more pressing.

Meaning, more urgent.

We can fix the war in a week and be done with it.

Global Warming we have another year to elect the right leadership, plus it's going to be on-going for decades afterward.

[Deep13]

19. Frankly, we are out of time on GW and have been for about ten years.

Only immediate, drastic action will mitigate the inevitable damage.

[Ian David]

30. How much CO2 can you sequester iniside a Republicker?

I bet Sensenbrenner alone could hold about three metric tons.

[Deep13]

32. Probably four for Hastert. nt

[backscatter712]

14. Ron Paul's the only GOP Presidential candidate I respect.

Granted, that doesn't mean I agree with him on every issue (personally, I'm with Randi Rhodes when she said that libertarians are "lazy liberals" because while their heart is in the right place, they haven't thought through the issues.) That doesn't mean I'll vote for him - I'm leaning towards Kucinich.

But I do respect him for being the only GOP presidential candidate who told the truth about the Iraq War and our actions instead of dickwaving about how much Gitmo would be expanded or how many terrarists would be waterboarded.

All the rest of the GOP candidates are fucking nazis.

[Kelly Rupert]

15. That's awfully immature, but Ron Paul is indeed a terrible candidate n/t

[Ian David]

18. Agreed. Ron Paul is a terrible, awful, downright HORRIFYING candidate. But...

Ron Paul is also the BEST candidate the Republicks have run for president in years!

[Buzz Clik]

25. So, what exactly is the point of your poll?

[The Vinyl Ripper]

16. I vote no because they are on the right side of the most important issue of today..

But my opinion of what the most important issue today is vastly different than just about any other DU'er.

It's the drug war that was the first shot in the loss of freedoms in the USA.

We have about a million people in cages because of it and a very good case can be made that it cost the Dems the 2000 election.

For profit prisons? Thank the drug war.

Pissing in a cup? Thank the drug war.

Searching your car? Thank the drug war.

Paramilitary cops breaking doors down in the middle of the night? Thank the drug war.

People have been conditioned by this bullshit to accept violations of their person and property than no free citizen should ever even think about allowing..

And it's all because of government scare tactics, just like the Iraq war.

[Oldenuff]

50. End the Drug War!....but also

He doesn't support the (un)Patriot(ic) Act,like all the Dem "frontrunners" do.

The War on our Rights is one issue that should be forefront in this election,but hardly any mention is made of it!The War on Drugs is a total waste of effort...not to mention resources.

[The Vinyl Ripper]

74. I didn't know that about the PA...

Thanks for sharing.

Dennis K, he's da' man..

[Buzz Clik]

20. That's a yard sign, not a bumper sticker.

And, no, I do not become personally offended when someone expresses their preference for a political candidate.

[musette_sf]

21. yes, because Ron Paul hates women n/t

[Buzz Clik]

23. You're thinking of Ru Paul

:spank:

[musette_sf]

40. um.... ha ha?

all RuPaul wants is my clothes and pumps

Ron Paul wants my freedom

[Buzz Clik]

43. Libertarians can be odd. But woman haters? Enlighten me...

:shrug:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

47. Paul, an OBGYN is anti-choice. eom

[Buzz Clik]

49. You can be pro-life and not hate women.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

51. I don't believe that. It shows a lack of respect for a woman's very personal decison and it

is worse when you try to legislate it. What I can't reconcile is that Paul is a Libertarian and wants to legislate women's choice in the first place.

As to pro-life, one can be pro-life and pro-choice. I thank goodness never had to face an unwanted pregnancy and being pro-choice my whole adult life, I don't think I would have had an abortion but I would never, ever interfere with another's decision.

[musette_sf]

55. agreed

forced birthers hate and fear women. and to be pro-forced-birth is not libertarian in any way.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

58. And then you have these very same people who want

to force women to give birth to unwanted babies, don't want anything to do with those babies once they take their first breath of air. They aren't caring for, feeding, nurturing and raising those babies are they? They aren't going to be there to give those babies love. They love the fetus but then they couldn't care less about the baby. How many unwanted babies has Ron Paul adopted?

[musette_sf]

59. it's all about

ownership of females as property.

what is so ironic, is that the majority of menz who now supposedly think they should have a vote on the woman's choice, are the same cast of characters who, before DNA testing, would be the ones yelling "How do I know it's mine?" the loudest.

if they can't just deny it outright and walk away, they HAVE to own it.

:grr:

[Buzz Clik]

65. Ownership of females as property? That's a tad melodramatic.

I know both men and women who in their heart of heart believe that abortion is murder. It is not about control or ownership. I certainly disagree with them, but I flatly refuse to trivialize their position or assume that they are lying to me.

Back to the original topic: Ron Paul. I did not realize he was avidly pro-life. By itself, that does not equate to hating women.

[musette_sf]

67. i do not think it "melodramatic"

to hold the opinion that men who seek to control women's bodies, minds, and lives, hate and fear women.

i do not use the term "pro-life", as the very term minimizes women's lives. the term posits a zygote, a blastocyst, to be superior to the life of an actual real living human female. the proper term is "forced birth".

if Ron Paul does not respect my constitutional right to privacy in my healthcare, then i can only assume he hates women.

[Buzz Clik]

68. Well, we see things differently.

[musette_sf]

77. i guess

the fact that Ron Paul hates women's freedom doesn't affect you, then.

[Ian David]

48. Libertarians are just Republicans who smoke pot. n/t

[KitchenWitch]

22. I give the peace sign to all repuke stickered cars.

[Buzz Clik]

24. Dirty goddamned hippy!

[KitchenWitch]

27. You rang?

:7

[Buzz Clik]

44. starting with a Lurch...

[Ian David]

29. That's a very good idea! n/t

[TornadoTN]

26. I love the Ron Paulites that like to deface property

There's a construction site near my office that has large concrete drain pipes sitting near the road. One of the upstanding Paulians decided it would be great advertisement to spray paint them with Ron Paul propaganda in bright orange.

If you think that's bad, there's a lady that has some anti-war stickers on her car. One of the Paulians decided it would be great P.R. to scratch her paint near her door handle with PAUL08.

Not only is their candidate horrible (one issue I agree with him on:War), but the people that support him are the most obnoxious and rude trash I have run across.

[Ian David]

36. I found a Ron Paul sticker on a light pole in Boston.

They know that other Repukes are likely to cause them physical harm if they put a Ron Paul sticker on their own property, so they put them on other people's property?

I have a photo, but I'm having trouble getting it posted online.

[Buzz Clik]

66. Somebody spray painted a drain that is soon to be buried in the ground?

Uh ... so what?

[TornadoTN]

73. Perhaps not a big deal, but it's still not theirs to do that with

It's not their property. Sure, it might be getting put into the ground and "no one will ever know", but it still remains some elses property and is indicative of their wanton disregard for anyone else (those G.O.P. values).

[Blue_Tires]

69. they are taking over in my area as well

shitty hand-painted signs above overpasses and under stop lights of busy intersections...the ultimate irony of course is when push comes to shove, these busy activist vandals will be good sheep and vote for the GOP frontrunner and NOT Paul on election day...Most of these vanity campaigns only serve as a publicity diversion (see Kinky Friedman, who got what; 3% of the vote? I'm in VA and for whatever reason, I saw a BUNCH of Kinky bumper stickers here....)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

31. No.

But I saw a pack of Ron Paul nuts walking down the street handing out pamphlets. I was about to tell them Ron Paul was a racist fuck and as far as I was concerned so were they, but they crossed the street. Lucky them.

[budibudinski]

35. Why waste a good 'finger'?

RPaul is insignificant.

[MrSlayer]

37. No. I never see any.

But if I did I still wouldn't. I don't hate him.

[TahitiNut]

38. As a "good DUer," I must hate Ralph Nader and applaud Ron Paul.

After all, that's the "progressive" thing to do, right? :eyes:




:evilgrin:

[Warren DeMontague]

60. I don't have much use for either of 'em.

One is an egotistical, self-serving prick, and the other is anti-choice and anti-separation of church and state.

Feh.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

39. They're mostly angry Republicans around here

I'm glad they're pissed off at their party. I'm hoping they get so pissed when he doesn't get the nomination that they decide to sit out '08.

If we can't convert them, I'd rather they feel betrayed by the GOP.

[LittleClarkie]

41. I have rather liked the Ron Paul people I've encountered. They are at least friendly

and willing to talk to me like a person, unlike some Republicans I've tried to be friendly with.

[musette_sf]

79. i tried to have a conversation

with some female Ron Paul supporters at the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary. one of them was all repentant about her abortions and was just fine with reproductive rights being abolished on the federal level. the other one was a blithering idiot. neither one cared whether anyone had any reproductive rights if they were in a state like Kansas or Mississippi.

[Bushwick Bill]

42. No.

He is borderline batshit crazy on social issues, but he is right on Iraq and the man on finance. Check him hammer Ben Bernanke (I think this is from today).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeHWW5gbc0w

[in_cog_ni_to]

45. Surprisingly, I've never seen a Ron Paul BS or yard sign around here, so no, I haven't

given them the finger.

[Hosnon]

46. No, I tacitly encourage them.

For one, he is at least genuine (i.e., he does what most people claim they want a candidate to do). Secondly, fragmentation in the Republican field tends to help the Democratic field. Democrats are, for the most part, already united behind two or three candidates. And as a result, the Democrats appear cohesive and ready to move forward. The Republicans come across as lost children (very much like the Democrats came across in 2004).

I hope he, at least, maintains his percentage.

[Colobo]

52. No, because I respect the right of others to support whoever they want.

[porphyrian]

53. I don't think I've ever seen a Ron Paul bumper sticker. - n/t

[MoonRiver]

54. I've never seen one.

But if I were to, I wouldn't get upset. :shrug:

[Raine]

56. The best place for your middle finger

is wrapped around your steering wheel for your own safety. :scared:

[Warren DeMontague]

61. I was going to say "...is in your middle nostril"

...what? :shrug:

[Raine]

64. LOL

:rofl: that's still safer than waving it at someone. :D

[gasperc]

57. whackjob here in MI has 100 all over his car

looks like a real piece of work

[JVS]

62. No, because I could live with Ron Paul being the republican candidate

[The Count]

63. I voted "they're all fingerworthy" as I didn't see those bumperstickers

I do see the occasional button or T-shirt - and many many sites on Stumble Upon - always give the thumbs down.What irritates me most it's the kids (that used to be the naderites) who think it's so cool, and he's a libertarian (a guy against separation of church and state????)

[KillCapitalism]

70. One good thing I can say about Paul & his supporters is...

that they have a bit of common sense and see what's wrong with things today like the war and our declining dollar.

As a Rudy or Fred Thompson supporter about these same issues & they'll parrot "We're winning in Iraq, and our economy is stronger than ever!"

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

71. No

Right now they are making a statement, against the Republican party status quo types like Rudy and Shitt Romney.

Now someone with a Tom Tancredo sticker, they'd get a middle finger.

[fujiyama]

72. Ron Paul is the only republican I'd vote for

I'd certainly vote for him over Romney, McCain, or Giulliani.

At least Paul opposes the war, opposes the drug war. He's pro civil liberties...And he doesn't strike me as an authoritarian fuck like the other repukes.

Look, he's crazy on other issues, but fuck, I'd take that craziness over an endless war and diminishing civil liberties.

Granted he's not getting the nomination. And our candidates, while not being that great, are still not bad enough to drive me to voting for any repuke.

[Ian David]

75. I'd only vote for Ron Paul if he were running against Joe Biden.

Or if he were running against Hillary, and Hillary did something really awful, like tie Bill down and eat the flesh from his still-living body while he screamed for help on live television.

[musette_sf]

78. my civil liberties

as regards my health care choices, are no small matter. therefore i would never vote for Ron Paul. any man who seeks to restrict women's liberties is an authoritarian.

[DuaneBidoux]

76. I think most supporters with signs no one thing: he talks against the war very strongly.