The tide is turning. Even the bumper stickers are changing.

[Spike from MN]

Every so often on my way to and from work, I see the same pickup with a B/C sticker in the back window. I haven't seen it for a week or so but I was behind it this morning and noticed something odd with the sticker. As I got closer, I saw what it was -- there was a Kerry/Edwards round sticker plastered over the B/C sticker! Whoo hoo!

Granted, it could possibly be vandalism but I rather doubt it because the B/C sticker was in the top center of the window so the person would have had to climb into the box of the truck to put on the K/E sticker. Also, the K/E sticker was very carefully positioned. If you're doing a "stick-and-run", I doubt you'd have the time to be that careful. At any rate, it's good to know that some people are starting to wise up. I'm curious as to what brought this about (Cindy?) but regardless of the reason, it's good to see. Hopefully others will follow suit.

[Ian David]

1. I saw one guy whose car no longer has "So Glad I voted for Bush" on it.n/t

[opihimoimoi]

2. I see about 2 bush/cheney stickers per month now...real low numbers

[Claymore]

24. So?

Who keeps election stickers on their car after the election is over?

[opihimoimoi]

40. Many peeps do, especially if they proud of the names on the stickers

[Claymore]

44. ???

I suppose so, but it seems like an invitation to get fucked with, to me. Then people get outraged that some jerk tried to cut them off to show them their counter-bumpersticker...next thing you know, weapons are in play and it just escalates for no good reason and with no apparent use. I prefer a more subtle approach. But your mileage may vary.

[opihimoimoi]

45. Until Better Times/Reason return...such is life...The Pubs have been

brain washed into Brown Shirts...a sad times we live in...could be so much better...

[flying_wahini]

5. bumper stickers...

I live in a "planned community" north of Houston and am
surrounded by W stickers. my car has 4 stickers on it -
peace flag, If you're not outraged... and others..
my family thinks it's DANGEROUS to display them - I get dirty
looks all the time, I am so proud to display them, tho...
almost all of the other liberal stickers are on cars from
out of state... I keep waiting for the tide to turn -
I am surrounded by uber-goobers........

[Justyce]

7. I think it's funny when

I get dirty looks for my "I Did NOT Vote For Bush" sticker -- but more often than not, I get waves & honks... I'm in Texas too, by Beaumont :)

[latebloomer]

12. Welcome to DU, flying_wahini!!

and keep displaying your stickers proudly!

Our numbers are growing.

[newyawker99]

17. Hi flying_wahini!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[flying_wahini]

23. thanks for the welcome

yes, I am new to posting, but have been a DUer for a long time,
I just have to blow off some steam somewhere, can't here in Houston,
these bubbas here are hard to take sometimes, went to lunch with
some Rep.friends and started to talk politics and they didn't even
know who Bill Frist was! but they still "support our troops"
they think that the people in Crawford "ought to be arrested"
I told them that I was going there tomorrow, and I wished I had a
camera so I could show you their faces.... priceless.....

[Booster]

36. Welcome to DU and good for you for having the courage to tell

your friends you're going to Crawford. I really think that's the way to get to them. Just tell them what you think and what you're doing to stop this war over and over again cause apparently repetition works for these brainwashed people.

[GreenPartyVoter]

22. Welcome to DU. :^D Way to be a light in the dark!

[Spike from MN]

33. Good for you! It takes courage to do that when you're

surrounded by Repugs.I have 7 anti-* stickers on my car and have only gotten one or two dirty looks. That's FAR outnumbered by the positive comments and thumbs-up I have received. Then again, it's VERY heavily blue where I'm at so that's to be expected.

Welcome ot DU flying_wahini! Keep fighting the good fight! :toast:

[Arugula Latte]

43. Welcome to DU, flying_wahini!

:toast: :hi:

Good for you for keeping the stickers.

[Windy]

3. And I saw a B/C bumper sticker

where they left it on the car, but carefully cut of the B from Bush, cut off Cheney and turned the ush 04 into USA 04 with white paint. I thought was quite a statement.

[tlsmith1963]

4. I've Noticed the Same Thing

I used to see Bush bumper stickers all over the place, but I hardly see them anymore. And they were leaving them on their cars long after the election. I am seeing more bumper stickers that support our side these days, & San Diego is supposed to be *so* conservative.

Tammy

[cascadiance]

21. Driving around San Diego you might see my car with the following...

bumper stickers on it...



Haven't noticed any frowns from folks driving by yet!

[MindPilot]

48. I've noticed a lot fewer W04 stickers on my daily ride up the 15

Way fewer yellow ribbons too.

[LeftLibra]

6. My dentist had a W sticker

on the wall which is in full view when you're in the chair! I am over-due for a cleaning; I should go just to see if he is still such a big fan!

[latebloomer]

13. Ugh, get a new dentist, LeftLibra!

and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[LeftLibra]

18. Thanks for the welcome!

I have always liked my dentist. Great guy and I was shocked to find out he supported *. We have gotten into a couple of good-natured disputes. I had hoped I could convert him. I knew it was a lost cause when he remarked on Kindasleezy's (my term, NOT his)intelligence and talent! "She's a pianist" Oh boy - did I let him have it. I informed him it is possible to be intelligent AND evil.:eyes:

[Roland99]

14. Welcome to DU, LeftLibra. And you, too, tlsmith1963!

[ThomWV]

15. Get Another Dentist

He/She isn't the only asshole who knows how to fill a cavity. Quit supporting the opposition or those who support the opposition.

[otohara]

35. Dump The Dentist

don't give your money to a man who could very well take that money and dontate to that horrible party.

[ET Awful]

8. In the parking lot at my apartments yesterday, I saw a hatchback

(not sure what kind) with a circular W with the circle and slash through it. Not that unusual . . . unless you consider the size of the sticker which was like 12 inches across :) I mean BIG round No W sticker :)

[Spike from MN]

34. Hah! Oh man, that's great!

I have definitely come to the conclusion that the next vehicle I buy will need a LOT more window space for displaying stickers. ;)

[Gabi Hayes]

51. stickers at vigil

[Roland99]

9. See more troop ribbons than W or B/C stickers

Esp. on construction trucks or vehicles driven by construction workers (like the ones I saw in a Wendy's parking lot at lunch the other day)

[kohodog]

10. BUSH + DICK = FUCKED

Saw that one yesterday on a minivan, and also a huge BUSH LIED sticker on o Ford F150.

[Roland99]

11. OH! I was behind an SUV the other day with a "Christians for Bush" sticker

I saw that and pointed at it and started laughing my ass off! I think the woman saw me as she made jack-rabbit starts at every traffic light after that but I always caught up to her at the next light and would point and laugh again!

[Spike from MN]

26. I saw a beat-up pickup truck with a "Christian Cowboys"

sticker right next to a B/C sticker. And yes, the driver was wearing a straw cowboy hat. :puke: No gun rack though which rather surprised me. He's probably waiting for them to come on sale at WalMart.

[RebelOne]

16. There is no shortage of Bush/Cheney or W stickers here

in North Georgia around the metro Atlanta area.

[LeftLibra]

19. I have noticed a fair number in my area....

and they always seem to be in the lane of traffic headed to our local Wal-mart.

[helderheid]

31. fraid it's the same story here in Utah

[ernstbass]

41. Sadly I see many also

in southwest Virginia

[Dawgs]

32. You're right, but I have recently seen "I am ANTI-BUSH" on a

homemade sign, and also one that said Rove had to go. That is rare in these parts(Atlanta I-85).

[RebelOne]

39. I need to get one of those stickers.

I live up in Cherokee County, which is almost 100% red and I would probably get a lot of nasty looks.

[Lumily]

42. I live in Forsyth County, Georgia.

Who cares about nasty looks? Let'em look nasty (ugly too). Currently I have a Democratic Underground sticker and a Pro-America, Anti-Bush sticker on my car.

Right after the elections, I got lots of nasty looks, the finger, and people even tried to run me off the road on two occasions. I just don't care, and I refuse to remove my stickers. I have had any negative comments of any kind in many months.

Honestly, overall, I've had more positive remarks about my stickers than negative. I just wish people would stop being afraid of what people might think of them, and start speaking out either verbally or with stickers, or whatever up here. I willing to bet that more people didn't vote at all up here in North Georgia than voted for Bush.

I hate feeling isolated up here. I know I'm not alone. I want to know there are more people that think like me around here. Heck, I had an exterminator and a UPS man come to my house just yesterday and both said they loved my Anti-Bush sticker. They both seemed really relieved to see somebody that thought like them. I know I was thrilled to see them too and explained to both what Democratic Underground is. I mean that just happened in my own driveway.

So throw a sticker on your car. I'll shake your hand and hug your neck if I see you out and about.:)

Oh, and I almost forgot. I'm seeing far less Bush stickers up here than just a few months ago. Most of the stickers that I do see are on the same cars I see every day anyway. Lots of yellow and red, white, and blue ribbons though.

[Spike from MN]

46. Good for you!

You're not alone. First off, you have us. ;) Second, it sounds like others around you share your beliefs but might be afraid to say it or put a sticker on their car. Seeing you having the courage to do it just might be enough to make them do the same. You are standing up for what you believe in and leading by example. Kudos!

Of course, that's easy for me to say, tucked away safely in a blue state. It's not so easy for those in red states and believe me, we feel your pain. I'm not sure what I'd do if I lived in a red state. On second thought, I guess I do. I'd stick up for what I believed in and fight like hell but then again, I've always been a friggin' rebel. Damn, that was easy. ;)

[madinmaryland]

20. There are definately more Kerry/Edwards stickers here.

Less and less B/C stickers. The best sticker i saw was:

"Support the Troops, don't send them to stupid wars"

[flying_wahini]

25. great

I am going to Crawford and will use that on one of my signs...

[madinmaryland]

37. Welcome to DU!!!!

:hi:

I wish i had my camera when i saw it, because there were several other stickers on the car also, that were along the same line. Best of luck in Crawford!

[Kadie]

27. The other day I saw a "Thank God for Bush" bumper sticker,

However, I am noticing fewer W stickers and more Kerry/Edwards stickers than during the election.

I wonder if people are still getting the stickers somewhere or if they are just feeling better about putting them on their cars.

[theHandpuppet]

28. On the other hand...

I drove to Camp Casey from the eastern panhandle of WV, which involves driving some 1500 miles down the length of VA along 1-81, then through Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas. I saw scores of B/C bumper stickers but not one single Kerry/Edwards sticker, except for the one on my old station wagon. I felt like I was rolling trough the southland with a big bullseye painted on my car! I also got tailed during a stop in Texarkana by a couple of guys in big pickup trucks who pulled right up to my rear bumper, trying to intimidate me. Thank god I wasn't on a country road at the time.

[CornField]

29. Bush bin-Lyin'

That's my sticker. :) It was the replacement for my K-E sticker in July before we traveled to Oklahoma. It's rare for me to get any guff about it here in Eastern Iowa -- although the Okies didn't have the same appreciation. LOL!

[movie_girl99]

30. unfortunately here in the Big-D burbs

I still see them but it does seem that as of late, they are not as bad as before.

[Mutley]

38. The day before I moved...

I noticed that a car in my old neighborhood (which has a bunch of progressive type stickers like "Pro-Choice" etc, and a B/C sticker) no longer had their B/C sticker. They didn't replace it with anything else, but they took the B/C sticker off. Things are beginning to turn around. :D

[stevietheman]

47. "God, do something about your idiot in the White House" n/t

n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

49. I still have this on my car....and I should have replaced it

two months ago, when I got my permanent plates

but it's too much fun

[Gabi Hayes]

50. I switch back and forth with this, courtesy of Deutsey, IIRC

[FreedomAngel82]

52. Wow

I'm surprised! I'm glad people are coming around though even though it would've been nice to have happened last November. *sigh*

[Spike from MN]

53. I definitely agree. They're about 9 months too late

but better late than never I guess. I'm actually kind of curious as to what caused this person to come around. It must have been something that happened in the last week or so. Maybe Cindy is having a larger impact than even we imagined? I suspect the Larry Northern incident rubbed a lot of people the wrong way too, though I'm not sure it received enough coverage by the media to have an impact.