From this vet to those of you with "Support the Troops" magnets...

[Catch22Dem]

If you're putting it on the back of a Yukon Denali, Suburban, Expedition, Excursion, or any other gas guzzling piece of shit, you can go fuck yourself. Preferrably with your stupid fucking magnet! This goes double for you freeper swine. Don't you realize these moronic penis extensions on wheels are the CAUSE of the problem? Putting a magnet on it don't get you into heaven any quicker, asshole.
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[NorCalDem]

1. Every time I see one of those

I so desperately want to steal it. Almost unfortunately, I'm too good of a person to really steal from anyone, especially cause striking down a symbol to the dictator is nearly punishable by death these days :)

[XemaSab]

21. I did steal one!

From a parking lot while on vacation in Texas!

Modified it to say, support the troops, not the war.

Mission accomplished. :-)

[Flammable Materials]

83. I've wanted to steal a bunch of them ...

... and when I got enough of them, just plaster them all over my car. Then get some white tempera paint and write "I WIN!" in huge letters in my hatchback window.

[hobbit709]

2. You forgot

the 12 American flag decals that they usually have too.

[Catch22Dem]

3. With a couple jeebus fish tossed in for good measure

You know, for people who are usually self confessed "jesus freaks" they sure don't quite understand the concept of idolatry.

[hobbit709]

4. Or the concept

of anything that requires thinking.

[warrior1]

5. Ok what we need to do removed there ribbon magnets

and make up a bunch of new magnets for the freeper/gasguzzling/little penis SUV's to:

Shame me. My gas guzzling SUV supports terrorist

[Love Bug]

7. Get some yellow ones made up that say in the same type face:

"I have a small penis" and just swap them.

[Catch22Dem]

9. I'd love to, but I just can't mess w/ someone else's property

I'd like to make a parody magnet for myself though.

[kliljedahl]

52. There was a link on a thread last week

Can't find it now but you could make your own. They had some standards too, my favorit "I support more troop than you." Kinda like right after 9-11, all those cars with flags on them. Was someone with 4 flags that much more "patriotic" than someone with one?

On edit,here's the link: http://www.supportourribbons.com/


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[thecorster]

85. thanks for the link

i recently made my own bumper stickers froma place called hhtp://www.stickerjunkie.com , (it says "Support Our oops") but this site is really cool too.

[tavalon]

65. Then, don't swap

add!

[ellenfl]

70. don't swap them . . . make one that

offsets the existing one and place it next to the offending one. if you're lucky, the owner may never notice it but the guy driving behind him/her will. no crime in that.

ellen fl

[lonestarnot]

87. Yes snatch and replace! War on!

[jedr]

6. these ribbons always remind me,

of the American flags the union boys sowed on their upper shoulder during the Vietnam war... Not one of those bastards quit their high paying union job to go fight! Sure they supported us down at the bar on a Saturday night and hated all those hippies, but the hippies were the ones trying to get us home. Thanks for the support boys!

[Steel City Slim]

57. And a Lot Of Us....

....were called hippies when we got back. I grew a beard and let my hair grow long, and while I was living in Ohio, was refused service in bars and restaurants because of it. And when walking down the street I would have beer bottles and golf balls thrown at me from passing cars.

[proud patriot]

8. I hope this makes you smile

I was walking to my mailbox today and a big
SUV drove by and the guy yelled Conservative
YEAH ! as it passed I noticed two ribbons
on the back . I yelled "it's takes more than
a yellow ribbon to support out troops" He was
stopped at the stopped sign looking back at me
trying think of something to say back to me. I
said "Go on then" and made a shewing motion .
he drove on saying nothing :evilgrin:

[Catch22Dem]

10. NIIIIICE!!!!

I take it this person knows you're a *gasp* LIBERAL!!!??? I mean, why yell that at you?

[proud patriot]

24. Still have my Kerry Sign on my Porch for all to see

and a Bushoccio next to my Support our troops sign .

[Catch22Dem]

27. HeHeHe! Right on!

I love it!

[Skip Intro]

15. Its a fucking sport to some of them

"Conservative yeah?' - wtf?

Sounds like the kind of asshole who planned a beer and popcon paty to watch bush bomb the hell out of the people of Baghdad.

Swine like your neighbor (?) would turn to blubbering jelly outside their suv dreamworld if faced with a real debate (or other confrontation). Shallow traitorous cowards is what they are. And the biggest threat this nation has seen in my lifetime, imho.

[Lefty_the_Right]

11. I just take pleasure

in how much money they are paying for gas, and that the magnet is going to cause damage to the spot it is stuck to, further reducing the re-sale value.

When it comes time to sell it, they will find out their "support" cost them more than they were planning to pay.

[thecorster]

84. No no no....

these assholes aren't willing to muck up their ars - that's why the yellow ribbons are MAGNETS.

(makes it easier to swipe them, if you're into that kind of thing)

[Beacho]

12. From This Veteran

Support the troops?

Enlist!

[Catch22Dem]

13. EXACTLY!!!!

I work with this little 22 year old freeper bastard who said he'd never join the military because there's plenty of poor kids who can do the dirty work. I said "Tom DeLay, is that you?" Fucker didn't get the joke.

For your reference:
He and Quayle, DeLay explained to the assembled media in New Orleans, were victims of an unusual phenomenon back in the days of the undeclared Southeast Asian war. So many minority youths had volunteered for the well-paying military positions to escape poverty and the ghetto that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself. Satisfied with the pronouncement, which dumbfounded more than a few of his listeners who had lived the sixties, DeLay marched off to the convention. - 1988 Republican Nat'l Convention.

[jazzjunkysue]

14. Exactly my sentiments. My permanent sticker says "Bring Them Home."

Right underneath "Support Means" and above "Then help them heal."

BTW, it's on my Honda civic. Next car will be a hybrid.

[_ed_]

16. What does "support" mean?

I always ask persons with those absurd stickers what they actually do to "support" the troops. Do they send care packages, letters of support, books, donate to Vets organizations, or actually thank a vet they see on the street?

Nope. They put a stupid sticker on their car. Thanks. What a great help you are...

I'm an Iraq vet who recently left the service. My favorite story to tell about "supporting" the troops was about a week before I left. I was at a gas station getting coffee and a power bar for breakfast. It was about 5am. The guy behind me in line saw me in desert camo and asked if I was leaving for Iraq. He then bought my coffe and said, "I don't support this war, but I want you to know that I'm grateful that you are going over there anyway. This is the least I can do."

No conservative has ever done anything like that for me.

[Catch22Dem]

25. Yeah, I spent 8 years in the military, have always been a liberal

I've sent many care packages to friends serving there. I always load those suckers up too, so everyone in the shop (unit) can have something!

[newyawker99]

36. Hi _ed_!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[kliljedahl]

51. Welcome to DU _ed_

Love your sig line


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[Lizzie Borden]

62. Welcome to DU Ed!

[antigone382]

73. Welcome to Du _ed_, and thank you for your service!

:)

My brother is an Iraq vet as well. He was a Ranger with the 375th, and was discharged about a year ago because of a leg injury.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

78. Welcome to DU, _ed_. I don't support the war, but do support

the troops always and thank and appreciate you for your service. :)

[Cha]

17. I have some on my old car along

with my John Kerry/John Edwards, Dean For AMerica, and DemocraticUnderground stickers..

I'd rather have.. PROTECT OUR TROOPS!

[leftchick]

18. My most favorite ribbon magnet I have seen yet....

I saw it today at the bank drive through...

black and yellow and it read... GO PITTSBURGH (Pirates)! lol! The gal also had a War is not the answer bumpersticker.

[alfredo]

19. I've been thinking about it.

I'm a vet too. 66-69

This is a thumbnail of an 8X10 poster.

[Catch22Dem]

28. I love it!

Would make a great t-shirt!

[alfredo]

33. Thanks. Click on the ugly bush picture

and navigate to the last page of the site. It will print out the right size for a Tee Shirt. Get a Tee shirt transfer kit. go for it.


BTW, let me know how well the site works. It seems OK to me, but your milage may vary.

[Lady Effingbroke]

41. Great site, alfredo - bookmarked!

I have been looking for a bush "war criminal" t-shirt. Now I can make my own!

[alfredo]

43. Activism on the cheap. That's why they are black and white

Thanks for the kudos.

[Lizzie Borden]

63. Great site! Thank you.

[nytemare]

20. I went to Iraq in '91, I have a magnet

My definition of supporting the troops means keeping on my congressmen and senators about vets benefits and soldiers benefits, and voting for the person that has America's and the soldier's best interest in mind. It certainly wasn't Bush.

[FinallyStartingToWin]

22. Awesome Fucking Post!!!

I know it's from your heart, and I agree with you 100%. I've thought that often when I see that more SUV's then not have the ribbon magnet.

:toast:

[Catch22Dem]

30. Yes, more than not.

I live in Oklahoma and I swear the little oval W04 stickers were leaflet bombed over my city, but somehow only ended up at the houses w/ SUVs. It's like a requirement or something. Whatever it is, I didn't get the memo.

[Beacho]

23. Better than stealing magnets

Want to bring shame to these little cockroaches?

Go to your local recruiter and grabs as many business cards and pamphlets they'll let you have and leave it on the windshields of these 'heroes'.


Remember that the age has been raised for first time enlistment, and on top of that a candidate for recruitment is generally allowed a certain level of 'waivers' to use for age, disability(within limits) or criminal background.

remind them of this when they use the usual lame excuses

[jedr]

29. Bosshog did a post on this the other day,

A retired Navy chief, he carries recruiters cards with him and gives one to every chicken hawk then and tells them He'll pick them up in the morning and take them down to see the recuiter....no takers yet....love ya Hog!

[Catch22Dem]

31. Man, he's got cool dripping off him in waves.

LOL!!! :rofl:

[Beacho]

32. that rocks, I've done the same thing

I think I need to start it up again.

Nice to see that I'm not the only one


The offering a ride thing is a nice touch

[kliljedahl]

64. You're right

Bosshog :yourock:

I saw that post & many of his others. He Da Man!


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[thecorster]

86. brilliant.

I'm absolutely going to do this. I'll print up a short letter to put with all the army pamplets in a little "care package." Something to the effect of, "I noticed your bumper sticker and thought that maybe you'd like to walk the walk you talk. Remember that supporting the troops means more than slapping a sticker on your car; all that does is make you feel better about the war."

Thanks for the great idea.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

26. Pisses me off every time I see one of those vehicles with a "W" sticker...

...I hope they can read lips because I'm telling them plenty!

[NMMNG]

34. Hear hear!

Excellent post!

I could puke every time I see one of those Hummer commercials on tv (and it seems they're on every five minutes nowadays) because I know those micro-weenie types will be running out to get them (or the closest thing they can afford) in droves. The little red sports car is a thing of the past...now it's the SUV.


I might just get some of those "put a ribbon on your SUV-it's the least you could do" bumper stickers to slap on their bumpers :silly:

From a proud sub-compact owner,

With metta

[B Calm]

35. Everytime I see one, I look at the driver and wonder why this person

is not in Iraq fighting.. but I'm a veteran..

[Pepperbelly]

37. As a vet ...

they make me want to head 'em off and kick their stupid asses, particularly when they are in a gas guzzling dinosaur. The sons of bitches might as well be filling their fucking tanks with the blood of our soldiers, marines, and sailors.

I still have a Kerry sticker on my car along with two U.S. Navy stickers. My daughter flips them off for me when we pass them, particularly if they are bob-bob-bobbing their stupid fucking turkey heads while grunting into a fucking cell phone.

[flygal]

44. Oh the cell phone thing is a whole other issue that gets me

I am so dreading my trip back to the states this summer - MT, a red one. I hear it's all suv's with yellow ribbons and here in Germany it's illegal to talk on the phone while driving - HUGE fine. It's hard to adjust to things like that back home.

And let me tell you how many are my relatives who drive those beasts and hardly EVER with a passenger. Not one single vet among them. The only vets in our family are Kerry voters!!!

[parkia00]

38. Anyone ever try this?

If you can make stickers.... make large clear ones that read"

"Blood For Cheap Oil Is Fine By Me!"

Find Hummers and other large SUV's and stick them on the rear bumper. Observe results from passer bys.

[JohnyCanuck]

39. I think it's called irony

Freepers love nothing better than to bash the French and make jokes about the French for allegedly being cowards and eager to run from a fight. Not that Canadians get much respect either as we are usually written off as nothing but a bunch of pansy-assed pacifist, socialist and borderline commies, up for a little bit of peacekeeping now and again but useless for much else.

However, now that the jingoistic rhetoric and hot air spouted in wingnut corner bars and on message boards isn't cutting the mustard and the dear leader could really use a little extra help in fighting his war for "freedom" (or for the Halliburton, KBR and big oil shareholders, take your pick) the freepers are making themselves scarce at the recruiting stations. Why, you'd almost think they're scared shitless of getting their asses blown away in a fight with the terrists. Surely not. That would mean they were no better than the French and Canadians. LOL.

[lonestarnot]

40. LOL! Love this post! Recommending!

[BigTentDemocrat]

42. What's even worse is they're MADE IN CHINA

So they should say SUPPORT CHINA, since our troops don't get a cent from the sales.

[Obamarama]

45. My interaction with a ribbon-purchasing sheeple...

This happened in late fall/early winter. I have a pair of dark olive-green wool dress pants and was wearing them one day with a similar-colored sweater, with a white dress shirt underneath.

I was in a store at the check out counter and this woman in front of me assumed I was with the Army, based on my monchromatic choice of clothing that day. It should have been obvious that I wasn't wearing any bars or patches that would identify my as Army personnel, but we all know these types aren't the brightest bulbs on the string so no suprise there.

She turned and smiled at me and held up her two yellow "Support The Troops" magnetic car ribbons and said something to the effect of "See, soldier, I'm supporting our men and women fighting for our freedom."

I said something back to her like "If you think buying a couple of cheap magnetic ribbons is all it takes to support the troops, you're dumber than you look." Her jaw sort of dropped and I just stared at her for about 10 uncomfortable seconds until she turned around and ignored me.

[Maraya1969]

46. ROLF I wish I was there!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

47. I ordered one that says "I support the Chinese Sticker Industry"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3553069

That's all they're really supporting buy purchasing those stupid things.

Here is the thread I got the info for ordering it from. I am still waiting for it, hope to get it soon.

[BigTentDemocrat]

48. Hilarious - here's mine

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=5840

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=5842

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=5843

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=5845

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=5844

[kliljedahl]

67. Try this site

http://www.antimagnet.com/





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[AngryOldDem]

49. You convinced me

Although I drive a humble, yet gas-guzzling Ford Taurus wagon, my ribbon will be coming off my car today. I bought it during the election when I also had a John Kerry bumper sticker, and when the common assumption was that one could not support the troops while supporting John Kerry (and I did get comments about both the bumper sticker and the magnet being on the car simultaneously).

But you're right. It IS a meaningless gesture.

[Catch22Dem]

88. No, you should keep it

I didn't mean for it to sound that way. It's not the ribbon itself, it's the type of person who buys/displays it while doing NOTHING to "support the troops" you know? I know your heart is in the right place, and you having that magnet doesn't offend me AT ALL. :D

[maveric]

50. The ribbons that get me, Stars & stripes and a cross on them.

Does that signify a crusade? That the USA and bu$h are sacrificing our military men & women, in a war for the way of Jesus?
I just dont get it!

[Steel City Slim]

59. I Have One That's....

....the stars and striped with a peace sign on it that says Patriot for Peace.

[stepnw1f]

53. Thank You for Saying What I've Been Saying for a While Now!

And thank you for your service to our country.

[Shoeempress]

54. Made mine. It says "Support the troops, Impeach Bush"

And no I don't drive an SUV.

[Steel City Slim]

55. My Sticker Says....

...."Support Our Troops-Bring Them Home NOW"

[kliljedahl]

56. How's this one?

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[Coexist]

58. funny!!!!

[MADem]

68. I like it! Whatcha think of this one?

[kliljedahl]

71. Good too

I'm assuming you made that up.


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[MADem]

74. Yep, it's got "Shut UP!" written all over it!

And it isn't directed at those who oppose this war for justifiable, moral reasons, but strictly at the chickenhawks who praise the troops from a very safe distance, but find their tasks a bit too fraught with danger for their liking!

[Catch22Dem]

89. Oh, I like that one!

Good call!

[unhappycamper]

91. You stole my ribbon! lol nt

[Joey Liberal]

60. W stickers really piss me off n/t

[B Calm]

77. With all that has happened to this country since "Too Stupid to be

President" has been in office, I find it amazing some people are crazy enough to still have a Bush/Cheney sticker on their auto. Whenever I see one, I try to get a good look at the nut case driving.. Actually, it doesn't piss me off, I start laughing...

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

79. I usually give the "L" for loser sign to them. Of course, I should be

careful. They're probably packing.

[kliljedahl]

61. Also this link

http://www.troopsribbon.com/blue.html

With these:



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[jwirr]

66. When they have destroyed all the

programs for the poor, elderly and disabled I wonder if they will put ribbons on their cars saying "support the needy" while they are crossing over to the other side of the street? Hypocrites

[MADem]

75. Naaah, they'll probably give them one of those "faux loving" looks

...and tell them that GOD, or JEEEEEEEEEEESUS, will provide.

I dunno about you, but Jesus has yet to pay any of my bills.

[Stirk]

69. I don't think I've ever seen one on any other type of vehicle,

oddly enough.

I see them on SUV's constantly- but nowhere else.

[GoneOffShore]

72. I've been writing on the dust on SUV's

"Owner has small penis."

I also point and laugh when I'm walking and see a Hummer.
The joke I've been telling lately is " He had to buy a Hummer, cause nobody would give him one."

[rainman99]

76. As Bill Maher said last night, everyone with a

support the troops magnet should replace someone in Iraq.
If they support it, then they should fight it.

[BamaGirl]

80. From one vet to another

I completely agree. It pisses me off to see these damned things from ppl who aren't vets or married to or a parent of a service member. You support the troops? Freaking enlist! My husband has been gone 2.5 of the last 4 years and he's in the freaking NG! I have no use for false patriotism. /rant

[BrklynLiberal]

81. I found this on the internet and carry it printed up on 3x5 cards. I stick

it on any SUV or especially Hummvees that I see.

Haiku by Tim

Hulking black Hummer
Purchased in rank atonement
small peckered driver

Here's the back of my minivan

[B Calm]

82. I really like the "Draft Young Republicans" bumper sticker!

[Catch22Dem]

90. Let me be the person my dog thinks I am

:rofl: I love that