Honestly, the whole phenomenon is a mystery to me. I remember first noticing the “W the President” stickers after his 2000 “win.” It was interesting because, before, it was uncommon to see so many candidate stickers around AFTER an election. I remember thinking they were mushrooming everywhere in a kind of nanny-nanny-boo-boo, dancing-in-the-end-zone-for-hours sort of way. Or at least they were in my red state. I was used to that kind of chest beating around here for football teams. Never for a political candidate. And it seemed even then to be signaling some kind of creepy downturn in our national character.
The sticker’s real message? “He’s the ultimate.” How else to explain the countless knockoffs such as “G the Creator” and “J the Christ.” (I kid you not. They’re out there.) Any way, my question is, why all the pride in this guy—still? Among countless other egregious blunders, he’s horribly mismanaging a war and in the process of driving the economy to the brink. Aren’t the abilities to manage a war and right the economy the two biggest selling points in the Republican brochure? So why is more than one quarter of the electorate (that’s one in four) still behind this guy? Much less, bragging about it?
Someone enlighten me, please…
November 15, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Have you seen the new “Fred Head” Stickers. He’s no different than bush. I guess that Rush Limbaugh must have a mail order “kool-aid” business or something.
November 16, 2007 at 9:46 am
Haven’t seen the Fred Heads. REALLY can’t believe anybody would have that on their car. I mean, have they seen Fred’s head…?
On another note, I do wonder where all the right-wing bumper stickers come from and how they get them out there, en masse, so quickly. Are they passed out at some of the mega churches, I wonder..?
November 19, 2007 at 7:44 pm
A friend has this sticker on his Prius: “So, how’s what W working out for you?”
November 28, 2007 at 9:35 am
I still see Kerry-Edwards bumper stickers all the time. Some people just can’t seem to let go.
November 28, 2007 at 9:45 am
As far as Kerry-Edwards stickers, it must depend on were you live. If there are any in my area, I never see them. In contrast, those W stickers are all over the place.