I saw a "Cheney Rove '08" bumper sticker this morning - serious or sarcastic?

[NewJeffCT]

I couldn't really tell because the person didn't have any other bumper stickers on their car.

I think it's sarcasm, but I can't tell for sure. It's certainly a Republican dream ticket.

By the way, the car was an older Mercedes Benz 190D (diesel) from the 1990s.

[Alter Ego]

1. If that was the case, their slogan would be

"Twice the bald, sweaty, and pasty, twice the fun!"

[madinmaryland]

2. Was that in Greenwich, Darien, Wilton, or Westport?

I would assume it is probably sarcasm, but you never really know.

[NewJeffCT]

5. Westport's first selectwoman is Diane Farrell, a Democrat

she's been there for several years now, too.

But, it was in Canton, right near the border of Avon & Simsbury. The Farmington Valley area used to be one of the redder areas of CT, but it's definitely more purple now: for the last 40 years, Avon's town council has had either 1 or 0 Democrats, but we elected two Dems this year (still a minority on a council of 5, but it's a promising sign for the long-term)

[DFW]

6. She's pretty cool

I met Diane in May 2006. She almost beat Shays for his seat in the House.
I'll bet that if she wants a rematch, she'd make it this time around, too.

[NewJeffCT]

9. she's come close twice now, but

now Jim Himes seems to be the candidate. He's got an impressive resume - born in Peru and speaks fluent Spanish, Harvard grad, Rhodes Scholar. His father spent his life working for charitable organizations like the Ford Foundation and UNICEF.

http://www.himesforcongress.com/bio.html

They key will be getting turnout up in Bridgeport. Lamont lost in part because of abysmal turnout in the cities - Hartford, New Haven & Bridgeport - which, also hurt Farrell.

[madinmaryland]

12. I worked and lived in West Hartford/Farmington in the early 80's.

Very old/stuffy area. Surprisingly more blue than the Waterbury area, which gave us such notables as John Rowland, Phil Giordana, ... Santopietro.

[NewJeffCT]

13. West Hartford is a pretty liberal small city

They have a very high percentage of Jewish residents there, which I'm sure contributes to their left of center nature.

They also made news back in the 80s for arresting anti-choice protesters outside of a woman's health clinic on RICO charges. It's also one of the more diverse towns in Connecticut.

Farmington & Avon are still pretty stuffy, though it's been loosening up a bit (Mike Tyson bought a home there a while back, then sold it to rapper 50 Cent.)

[MADem]

3. Seriously insane, that.... nt

[maine_raptor]

4. Simple way to tell.

If the exhaust of that "Mercedes Benz 190D (diesel) from the 1990s" smelled of vegetable oil - sarcastic. If actual diesel - serious.

[DFW]

7. There are specialty stores that sell that kind of thing

Reprints of posters from famous horror movies, Cheney/Rove bumper
stickers, you know, scary stuff for Halloween, stuff like that......

[Ian David]

8. Here...

From the Designer
“"The final solution"... a scary prospect indeed.”
Product Details
Tell the world how you feel! Our bumper stickers are perfect for expressing yourself while cruising down the highway or just for posting on the wall. Made of durable vinyl and measuring a generous 10" x 3" these stickers are made for adding style to any surface.

http://www.cafepress.com/buy/cheney/-/pv_design_prod/p_...

[NewJeffCT]

11. That looks like it

but, I didn't see the Final Solution part on the bottom. Maybe I just missed it, though.

[jpljr77]

10. Unfortunately, probably real...

But here's my favorite fake so far:

[Ian David]

14. I once accidentally gave the finger to someone with THIS bumper sticker...

[NewJeffCT]

15. Back in 2004

I saw somebody driving along with a big W sticker on the back of their car... only when we slowed down to get off an exit was I able to see that it actually said "Bush Orwell" on it.

Most people driving would probably have just thought of it as a pro-Bush sticker because you couldn't see the Orwell part at highway speeds.