Bumper stickers

Would you devalue your vehicle with a Presidential election bumper sticker?

My sports sedan 4 WD subaru legacy is not devalued by a bumper sticker. Yes, I have my Obama bumper sticker.

Yes, I would. However, my sticker is a simple "Don't Tread on Me". As an active duty Marine, I have a DOD sticker as well as a Marine Corps sticker on my truck. I have an issue with servicemembers who place any candidates sticker on their vehicle, especially active duty. Almost all active duty servicemembers have a DOD sticker on their vehicle. This alone identifies you as military. Sure, there are other DOD stickers (civilian contractor, etc) but those are easily distinguishable from actual military by simply looking up the color code for DOD stickers. That's just me though.
I didn't vote for Romney or Obama, but everytime I see a vic with an Obama sticker on it I just stare at the person driving it. Not out of intimidation or anything like that. Just to look at them and think, "This is what an idiot looks like. I thought I knew what idiots looked like. I've traveled the world twice over, seen the worst that a lot of different countries have to offer, and met some genuinly stupid people. However, this person is without a doubt dumber than all of them."
When I see a vic with a Romney sticker on it I think, "Well, this person isn't as stupid as the Obama voter. However, he replaces the deficit in stupidity with a healthy dose of gullibility. I bet this guy doesn't even know what Romney's stance on any issue is because Romney himself doesn't know. This is a putz."

I had a person in a vehice with an Obama Biden sticker swerve into my lane and cut me off without signalling. I was like "****ing liberals, think they are entitled to everything".

I have toyed with the idea of getting the losing campaign bumper sticker from every election back to Bush 1. Really confuse the **** out of people as to where my politics lay.

I wouldn't, but it's not about devaluing my car, it's about protecting it from getting vandalized by Obama supporters.

I'm not mud slinging here, I'm serious as hell. I don't want my car getting eggs thrown at it at every week like a friend of mine does, and I don't want to come out of the mall to find my car keyed down both sides with an "O" carved into the rear quarter panel, like a guy who works with me had happen to him 3 weeks ago...

No thanks.

I never put any kind of bumper sticker on my bumper. I do however have a bulldog and a EGA in my back window stuck to the glass.

not a chance. I don't mess my car up with bumper stickers.

Speaking of bumber stickers, my favorite is "Vote Democrat, it's easier than getting a job."

Thorgasm said:

Would you devalue your vehicle with a Presidential election bumper sticker?

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I don't have any because my car would probably get vandalized by someone in the 47%, hence devalued.

Assuming I was living back home in Texas I would probably have a Jill Stein sticker on my car because I just can't see that pissing anyone off. If I were an Obama supporter? No way would I put that on my car in Texas. That would just be asking to get keyed. Nor would I put a Republican sticker on if I lived in a liberal area.

Grim17 said:

I'm not mud slinging here, I'm serious as hell. I don't want my car getting eggs thrown at it at every week like a friend of mine does, and I don't want to come out of the mall to find my car keyed down both sides with an "O" carved into the rear quarter panel, like a guy who works with me had happen to him 3 weeks ago...

No thanks.

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Hmm is that anything like the lady that claimed to an an "O" or "B" (can't remember) carved on her face even though she did it and then blamed it on Obama supporters?

But I'm sure eggs and keying is just "rampant" where you are at so much that people are scared right? Gimme a break.

Thorgasm said:

Would you devalue your vehicle with a Presidential election bumper sticker?

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Only if it looked like this.

Yeah, right. I live in Texas, no way I'm going to wear an anti-Republican sticker. My car would be keyed in a second.

I have one sticker on my car. It is a simplified image of the Texas flag with the word "HOME" underneath the image. It's on my window and is the "window cling" style, so it shouldn't cause any damage or devaluation of my vehicle.

I don't use my car as a moving political messaging system.

Sarcogito said:

Assuming I was living back home in Texas I would probably have a Jill Stein sticker on my car because I just can't see that pissing anyone off. If I were an Obama supporter? No way would I put that on my car in Texas. That would just be asking to get keyed. Nor would I put a Republican sticker on if I lived in a liberal area.

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I'm in Texas. I have a O/B bumper sticker, and an O magnet on the tailgate with my "I Voted" sticker on that. I'm not concerned. The Harley-Davidson and Chop Cult stickers probably keep my vehicle safe from marauders.

Mickey Shane said:

I'm in Texas. I have a O/B bumper sticker, and an O magnet on the tailgate with my "I Voted" sticker on that. I'm not concerned. The Harley-Davidson and Chop Cult stickers probably keep my vehicle safe from marauders.

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Denton is also a fairly liberal outpost with UNT pulling in so many young bloods.

But that aside, our neighbor has an Obama yard sign (or 12...they're all over his yard) but he's surrounded on all sides by Romney yard signs belonging to his neighbors. He's never been vandalized, verbally berated, or had a yard sign stolen. Nobody cares, really. Until he posts a sign saying "Republican Voters Are Satan's Spawn" or some crazy crap I doubt he'll see any animosity or harm befall him.

tessaesque said:

Denton is also a fairly liberal outpost with UNT pulling in so many young bloods.

But that aside, our neighbor has an Obama yard sign (or 12...they're all over his yard) but he's surrounded on all sides by Romney yard signs belonging to his neighbors. He's never been vandalized, verbally berated, or had a yard sign stolen. Nobody cares, really. Until he posts a sign saying "Republican Voters Are Satan's Spawn" or some crazy crap I doubt he'll see any animosity or harm befall him.

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True dat. Little d is a double college town chocked full of Democratic Party members.

My O/B yard sign made it through Saint Hollow's eve, and I live on the corner.

Mickey Shane said:

True dat. Little d is a double college town chocked full of Democratic Party members.

My O/B yard sign made it through Saint Hollow's eve, and I live on the corner.

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We have a Romney sign that's been left unscathed since we put it up. Our pumpkins didn't make it through the night though. Sometime after our roommate got home at 8pm, some of the older neighborhood kids went on a smash fest.

tessaesque said:

We have a Romney sign that's been left unscathed since we put it up. Our pumpkins didn't make it through the night though. Sometime after our roommate got home at 8pm, some of the older neighborhood kids went on a smash fest.

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I used to live in Plano (back in the early '80s). Hooligans were always a problem there, although smashing pumpkins is a rather tame tradition. I'd blame Billy Corrigan, except that I punted a few Jack-o's before he was born.

Mickey Shane said:

I used to live in Plano (back in the early '80s). Hooligans were always a problem there, although smashing pumpkins is a rather tame tradition. I'd blame Billy Corrigan, except that I punted a few Jack-o's before he was born.

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I guess in the scheme of things a little pumpkin smashing isn't so bad. Our neighbors told us that a few years ago some high school kids tore through the neighborhood as they celebrated the end of the school year, shooting airsoft guns at house windows. Should that happen again, those little brats will find themselves in a world of hurt.

TheNextEra said:

Hmm is that anything like the lady that claimed to an an "O" or "B" (can't remember) carved on her face even though she did it and then blamed it on Obama supporters?

But I'm sure eggs and keying is just "rampant" where you are at so much that people are scared right? Gimme a break.

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SPEAK OF THE DEVIL would you look at this video that was just uploaded this morning... It's a news report from CBS Los Angeles:

Obama Supporters Attacked

Look man, neither of the incidents I mentioned took place near my home or anywhere I frequent, but as far as I'm concerned it just isn't worth taking the chance with the level of anger and incivility that's been on display this election cycle by Obama enthusiasts.