So, after years of illegal delays by George W. Bush, the polar bears were finally given Endangered Species Act protection this year. Almost immediately, however, that victory for the polar bears was itself endangered. As Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin filed a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of the big oil companies in order to try to force the federal government to reverse the decision to protect polar bears.

Science was on the side of the polar bears. It’s clear that they’re a threatened species. Yet, Sarah Palin argued that polar bears ought to be allowed to die off because profits for oil corporations are more important.

America has suffered under that kind of anti-environment, anti-science attitude for eight long years. If Sarah Palin is elected Vice President… well, the plain fact is that John McCain is elderly, and he’s not in good health. McCain has had cancer four times, and has other serious health conditions. Sarah Palin would likely become President if John McCain were elected.

That’s why polar bears, and the people who care about their survival, are against Palin. These lapel stickers can be worn by those who want to spread the word, and speak for the bears (for the bears have silent tongues, and I’m telling you Palin, at the top of my lungs…)

(They’re available as campaign buttons there too, but given that the theme of this blog is progressive bumper stickers, I thought I’d stick with that.)

Question: Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?

Sarah Palin: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.

How plucky! The problem is, the founding fathers didn’t write the Pledge of Allegiance, and they certainly didn’t incorporate “Under God” in the U.S. Constitution. In fact, they kept any references to the divine out of the Constitution! Is this who you want to be one creaky heartbeat away from the presidency?

Prevent Truth Decay. Reject McCain-Palin in 2008.

Pain rhymes with McCain too. Is that an accident? Oh, no, I don’t think so.

It’s not McCain-Palin 2008. The Republicans are running McCain-Pain 2008.

In either case, the polite response to this request for a vote is No Thanks 2008.

Eight years of pain under the Republicans in the White House has been long enough for me.

Warner ‘16 Bumper Sticker

Or is town dogcatcher a better destination?

Take this bumper sticker, for instance: I Wish Michelle Obama Was My First Lady. Yes, it means you’d like to see the Obamas in the White House, with Michelle Obama as the First Lady there. But, the bumper sticker also means that you would like to have Michelle Obama as your first lady.

Hey, Barack Obama is the most popular politician of our time. I think he can take the competition.

You could do that, or you could turn it on its head. The reporter from Politico who asked the question didn’t ask a follow-up. I know what my follow-up question would be: “Um, hey, Mr. McCain. Could I have one of your houses?”
]]> http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2008/08/21/can-i-have-one-of-your-homes-john-mccain/feed/ http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2008/08/20/exxon-mccain-2008-bumper-sticker/ http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2008/08/20/exxon-mccain-2008-bumper-sticker/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:16:47 +0000 The Sticker http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2008/08/20/exxon-mccain-2008-bumper-sticker/ Over at Democrats.org, they’ve put together a sweet little website, Exxon-McCain 2008, a parody site that reveals the connections between John McCain and the oil industry. Did you know, for instance, that John McCain has put together a little $4 Billion legislative gift to the oil companies while he runs around telling the rest of us little people that he can’t afford to do anything that would help us out of this energy crisis? For shame, John McCain!

Here is an Exxon-McCain 2008 bumper sticker to help spread the meme, using the style of the George W. Bush 2004 bumper sticker to help reinforce the idea that John McCain is just four more years of George W. Bush.

That’s a hard price for people to swallow, when their jobs are insecure, when their homes are defaulting, and when more of their income is swallowed up in essential expenses like food and fuel.

There is an alternative, however, to print-on-demand bumper stickers. Over at Irregular Times, they’re offering pre-printed Barack Obama bumper stickers, and are able to do so at a dramatically lower price than what the print-on-demand services can offer.

Instead of a price over five dollars, this Barack Obama bumper sticker is sold at a price of just $1.40 when bought in packs of 25. Yes, that price includes shipping and handling.

People want to get involved in politics. They want to do the right thing, but right now the cost of involvement can seem prohibitive for many Americans. Thanks to Irregular Times for bringing the price of political speech down to a level that people can really afford.

Others will have a harder time. They cannot conceive that a man like Barack Obama could become President of the United States. It makes the bile rise in their own throats.

The poor dears. Let’s not allow them to get flat footed by Obama like we were by George W. Bush. Let’s help them out. Let’s expose them to the phrase, President Obama, so that they can get used to seeing it, even before the election takes place. That way, they won’t panic on Inauguration Day.

Practice saying it - President Obama.

They don’t have to like it, but if our democracy is to survive, they have to learn to accept it.