Seen in Berkeley CA over the weekend:

Republicans for Voldemort

Posted December 11, 2006 5:58 PM by W. H. Heydt

LOL (wish I could send it to my mother)!

Posted December 11, 2006 6:00 PM by P J Evans

Seen on cars on the East Bay Freeway (80) and on parked cars all around the Bay Aea:

Who Would Jesus Torture?

Posted December 11, 2006 6:02 PM by Lizzy L

PJ, you can.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:05 PM by Tracie

Those are wonderful.

If my chutzpah glands were larger, I'd print up a bunch of little stickers reading "hoops!" and "hat was I thinking?" and using them to modify "W" stickers.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:08 PM by Stefan Jones

Tracie, there's a small problem: I don't think they can ship to wherever she is now (probably listening to Mike).

Posted December 11, 2006 6:10 PM by P J Evans

My personal favorite at the moment is "Would Someone Give Him A Blowjob So We Can Impeach Him Already?"

The version of "Is it Vietnam yet?" that I've seen is "IRAQ: Arabic for Vietnam."

Posted December 11, 2006 6:13 PM by Annalee Flower Horne

W.H. Heydt #1 Republicans for Voldemort

Hal, also seen near the UTexas campus some months ago.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:30 PM by joann

Saw a similar one to the above #7 post which read, "Bring back Monica Lewinsky"

Posted December 11, 2006 6:31 PM by Rachel

On Saturday I saw a bumper sticker that caused me to do a double take.

It looked like one of those W 2004 stickers, except it said Wrong.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:34 PM by Fragano Ledgister

"Give Bush an inch and he thinks he's a ruler."

Posted December 11, 2006 6:37 PM by Serge

Oh my ghod! I love those!

Posted December 11, 2006 6:41 PM by LauraJMixon

A colleague of mine has one that just says "I MISS BILL". She bought it at the Clinton Library.

Of course, she doesn't actually have a car, but she thought it was worth buying anyway...

Posted December 11, 2006 6:47 PM by ajay

Saw one this afternoon:

My country invaded Iraq and all I got was this expensive gas.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:58 PM by Marie Brennan

If he were my bush I'd shave him off.

Seen at my friend Blue Gal's blog.

Posted December 11, 2006 6:58 PM by Dena Shunra

My favorite from Berkeley:

MY KID'S AN HONOR STUDENT AND MY PRESIDENT'S A MORON.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:08 PM by Mike Berry

I've seen a bumper sticker that took the basic "W" campaign sticker and instead of "'04" in smaller type had "TF?".

Somewhere I've also seen a t-shirt based on that idea.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:14 PM by Daniel Martin

My Other President Was Elected

Posted December 11, 2006 7:16 PM by Kip W

I like the War one, myself.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:18 PM by Eve

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Posted December 11, 2006 7:20 PM by pbls

I've seen one in that popular ribbon shape, all red, white and blue, that says "Just pretend it's all OK."

Posted December 11, 2006 7:22 PM by John from Tucson

#20:

According to news reports, Bush is concerned about his Legacy. We're providing him with valuable public input.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:25 PM by Stefan Jones

#5: If my chutzpah glands were larger, I'd print up a bunch of little stickers reading "hoops!" and "hat was I thinking?" and using them to modify "W" stickers.

I've been trying to figure out where to get appropriately-sized pictorial stickers of anchors.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:28 PM by Julie L.

"When Jesus said love your enemies, I'm pretty sure he meant don't kill them."

I just moved from Carrboro six months ago -- the liberal bumper sticker capital of the southeast. There were some good ones.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:30 PM by Emily H.

Publius, personal mockery of unpopular Presidents is completely within the American historical tradition and totally legitimate. Research what was said about Abraham Lincoln's antecedents, looks, and morals. And obviously, the folks doing the mocking either don't think it makes them look bad, or they don't much care.

Also seen in California: When Clinton Lied, Nobody Died.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:33 PM by Lizzy L

Don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but could the Powers That Be fix the link in #15 so the text doesn't go away when I mouse over.....?

Posted December 11, 2006 7:38 PM by Melanie S.

I took a photo in Ann Arbor of one last summer that read "Vampire Slayers Against Bush"

Posted December 11, 2006 7:38 PM by Candra

The Republicans for Voldemort store, from Jon Rosenberg of Goats webcomic fame.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:38 PM by Skwid

T-shirt spotted this summer: "Good Bush, Bad Bush" with cartoons of a woman hooking her thumb into bikini bottoms as if to pull them down, and the President's face.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:55 PM by Rikibeth

Saw this one a few weeks ago: PBS Mind in a Fox News World.

And my mum saw this one several months ago: I Never Thought I'd Miss Nixon.

Posted December 11, 2006 7:59 PM by cap

I spotted a sticker the other day that said "Dubya Dubya III", surmounted by a red circle with a slash through it.

Posted December 11, 2006 8:01 PM by Mimi

There are also the 'M the Moron' parodies of the 'W' sticker.

Posted December 11, 2006 8:06 PM by Fragano Ledgister

"Bush: It's what's for dinner" -Cannibals for Liberty

Posted December 11, 2006 8:13 PM by anaea

Re-elect Jeb Bartlett

Posted December 11, 2006 8:13 PM by Earl Cooley III

Srry t ntrd n th mdp fght. Crry n kdds.

Posted December 11, 2006 8:17 PM by pbls

Seen locally (Pasadena, CA):

Bush Is Listening, Use Big Words
Is It 2008 Yet?

Posted December 11, 2006 8:24 PM by Lorax

Julie @#23

I've been trying to figure out where to get appropriately-sized pictorial stickers of anchors.

*snort*

Perhaps the Marines sell them? :) Or, even better, perhaps you could simply add Ws to all the cars currently bearing such things, if indeed such things there be.

Posted December 11, 2006 8:29 PM by Vian

Be with you in a minute, Publius. In the meantime: please understand that it's really not our fault that you're this stupid.

Posted December 11, 2006 8:34 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden

On my car: "I wasn't using my civil liberties anyway" and "I don't have to like Bush to love America".

Seen today in Royal Oak, MI: "Who would Jesus Bomb?"

Posted December 11, 2006 9:16 PM by Larry Brennan

I've been wearing my Republicans for Voldemort shirt since before the Kerry-Bush election. (It's also on my car's bumper.)

I also have Impeach Xenu.

Posted December 11, 2006 9:32 PM by PixelFish

Wince. The LaRouchies have had a table in my neighborhood recently, with a large placard using the "Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber." line. I don't object to the sentiment, but I do object to these idiots. In my neighborhood. If only I had my friend Kipper's confidence about the necessity of having the heads of fascists and concrete in close proximity. But anyway.

Posted December 11, 2006 9:51 PM by Greg

For those who might be interested in acquiring some of these stickers, I'm pretty sure that most of them are from Northern Sun (www.northernsun.com), and several others are probably from Pegasus Publishing (www.pegasuspublishing.com).

And now I'm going to blatantly advertise my partner's website, Instant Attitudes. Humorous, intellectual, and snarky bumper stickers, including a whole list of political stickers at http://www.instantattitudes.com/politics.html. I especially commend to the readers here:

BS566 - Religious freedom is measured by the distance between church and state
BS568 - I vote on moral issues: Greed, Corruption, Poverty, War, Intolerance, Hunger, and Equality

Posted December 11, 2006 10:03 PM by Lee

On my car, a bumper sticker done up like the Texas state flag on which you find inscribed:

B U * *
S H * *

So that is on a white, red, blue background. It's an immediate intelligence test, b/c I've been asked if I was a Bush supporter by a number of folks, who seemed to be Bush supporters themselves....

Posted December 11, 2006 10:19 PM by moe99

oh gawd, gotta love the LeRouchies.

I broke the cardinal rule with them (namely, IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS HOLY, DO NOT ENGAGE) when they were trawling my campus a few years ago for impressionable idiots. I brought up the fact that he's a convicted felon; an accusation to which they took irrational exception. If I recall correctly, in fact, they tried to convince me that it had never happened and that the Washington Post had made the whole thing up as part of a vast media conspiracy.

...The good news in all of that is that it's evidence that some of the certifiably insane have taken to identifying themselves by wearing certain campaign buttons.

Posted December 11, 2006 10:28 PM by Annalee Flower Horne

"At least in Vietnam, Bush had an exit strategy."

Posted December 11, 2006 11:04 PM by Emma Bull

George Washington
George Herbert Walker Bush
George W. Bush

There's just something about that "George III" that isn't good for a country ...

Posted December 11, 2006 11:09 PM by pedantic peasant

My two favorites from the last election were:

"George W. Bush: Let's not elect him THIS time either!"

and

"George W. Bush:
FOUR MORE WARS!"

The one I wish I could make (a la Stefan @ 5 and Fragano @ 10 is:

Still glad you voted for Bush?

to complement all those "SO glad I voted ones still floating around out there ...

Posted December 11, 2006 11:17 PM by pedantic peasant

So in the tradition of Murk Yurk publius is now pubbles?

Posted December 11, 2006 11:55 PM by Anne Sheller

Melanie, #26, there isn't a link in #15.

Posted December 12, 2006 12:23 AM by Marilee

My previous boss gave me her extra Republicans for Voldemort decal that's on the back of my Civic.

Not a bumper sticker, but the excellent Tom Bihn backpacks come with a disclaimer in French on the care label: NOUS SOMMES DESOLES QUE NOTRE PRESIDENT SOIT UN IDIOT. NOUS N'AVONS PAS VOTE POUR LUI.

Posted December 12, 2006 12:32 AM by Bill Humphries

The one I made up (not yet brought into physical reality) was

CUT out the crap
AND
RUN the country

Posted December 12, 2006 12:55 AM by Xopher

I've got one a friend sent me:

"Be nice, or we'll bring democracy to your country, next."

Posted December 12, 2006 12:57 AM by Mac

I've seen two of these upstate:

A white-on-black headline:

"01.20.09"

with much smaller text beneath, reading:
(Bush's last day)
(Tell a friend)

A quick google says that they come from Bush's Last Day

They make me smile.

Posted December 12, 2006 1:08 AM by Bob Oldendorf

Pelosi '07

Posted December 12, 2006 1:10 AM by TomB

Seen in Austin: Somewhere in Texas a Village is Missing its Idiot

Posted December 12, 2006 1:20 AM by TomB

One twig short of a shrub

Posted December 12, 2006 1:32 AM by eric

I still want "Don't you think Bush is looking tired?" Too obscure for the average Bush-worshipper, which may or may not be a good thing...

Posted December 12, 2006 2:22 AM by Julia Jones

I want a bumper sticker that says YAY BUSH! And then it says, REGGIE, NOT GEORGE. And of course it's in black and gold with a fleur de lis somewhere in there.

...what?

Posted December 12, 2006 2:27 AM by Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little

Marilee@49: There's a malformed tag in #15 which defaces the whole rest of the thread for Safari users. Not the first time it's happened. (Looking at the source suggests that the tag looks like "<a />".)

Posted December 12, 2006 3:26 AM by David Goldfarb

The thing about Publius seems to be, he's got a case of serious Britain-envy: at least we've got a real monarch, not a fake like the imposter in the White House.

(A lot of the folks who support Bush seem to have a glassy-eyed faith in the infallibility of the monarch: what next? Laying on of hands to cure Scrofula?)

Posted December 12, 2006 5:55 AM by Charlie Stross

Here's what I *think* aren't duplicates from the Anti-Bush section of my catalogue.

He'll always be ex-Governor Bush to me
Regime change begins at home
Bush is listening. Use big words.
The Republican Party: Speaking power to truth

I came up with "I went to Iraq and all I got was this lousy gas price" independently. Last spring, someone bought one for his wife who'd just gotten back from Iraq.

These aren't as explicitly partisan:

Political skill in the absence of statesmanship is the first act of a tragedy
The danger to political dissent is acute where the government attempts to act under so vague a concept as to protect domestic security ---Supreme Court quote that the Justice Department tried to censor
If you return those books, we won't tell the FBI you borrowed them
A state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens. --Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
NOT IN MY NAME
You put your hand on the Bible and swear to protect the Constitution, not the other way around

Posted December 12, 2006 7:00 AM by Nancy Lebovitz

I have an ITMFA button on my bulletin board. And spotted on their site:

"War is Terrorism With a Bigger Budget"

Posted December 12, 2006 8:22 AM by debcha

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Posted December 12, 2006 8:51 AM by pbls

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Posted December 12, 2006 8:54 AM by pbls

Re #1: Republicans for Voldemort was coined by the Goats webcomic, which is usually pretty funny. It had a couple of other good political strips, including one where Dubya was discussing how Jesus loves Dick (Cheney). That one was also turned into a bumper sticker.

Posted December 12, 2006 9:02 AM by Malthus

Charlie Stross @ 60: at least we've got a real monarch...

I doubt you've ever seen this old commercial: It's fit for a king. Or for a queen, if that's all you've got.

Posted December 12, 2006 9:05 AM by Larry Brennan

publius: And what you aren't getting is that nobody gives a sht what you think, because regardless of your views, you've been an obnoxious twit since you showed up, and there are too many more interesting, intelligent, and courteous people to talk with here to waste time on trolls, except to see what candy falls out of them.

Posted December 12, 2006 9:06 AM by Aconite

here's mine.

Posted December 12, 2006 10:11 AM by Adam Rice

Aconite, ignore it. You'll only encourage it into believing that it exists.

Posted December 12, 2006 10:19 AM by Serge

Another poss. (superimposed over his photo):
Woops, I did it again
I started a war

Posted December 12, 2006 10:21 AM by Faren Miller

TomB@55: That one always pisses me off, especially here, because Texas liberals ought to know better. He's a Connecticut Idiot in Texas' Court, after all. Damn carpetbaggers.

Oh, and Malthus@65: *cough*

Posted December 12, 2006 10:24 AM by Skwid

Julia @ 57: is that a reference to the Christmas Who when Tennant took over, or have I spotted the wrong reference?

Posted December 12, 2006 10:25 AM by Paul

I think it is, Paul. That was the episode called 'Torchwood'.

Posted December 12, 2006 10:27 AM by Serge

Apropos of an earlier thread, I did see this bumper sticker about the Blessed Margaret:

'Margaret Thatcher does the work of two men; Adolf Hitler and Napoleon'

As for George lll, he was only mad north by north west. He did good work with pigs.

Posted December 12, 2006 10:36 AM by Martyn Taylor

he was only mad north by north west.

Hamlet, not Cary Grant, right, Martyn?

Posted December 12, 2006 10:41 AM by Serge

"The last time we followed a talking Bush into the desert we got stuck there for 40 years."

Posted December 12, 2006 10:48 AM by Cory Doctorow

#73: Actually, I think it was Christmas Invasion. (However, Torchwood figures in the plot.)

Posted December 12, 2006 10:58 AM by JC

JC... That was the one that had the fast-spinning Christmas tree that wrecked Rose's old place, right?

Posted December 12, 2006 11:11 AM by Serge

Skwid #71 you're right, but just because an idiot is missing doesn't mean he was born there. Lots of people move to Texas. I see the same thing with people moving to California and trying to turn the place into whatever crazy dream they were looking for.

Posted December 12, 2006 11:19 AM by TomB

Various: Yes, it was the Doctor Who reference.

Posted December 12, 2006 11:37 AM by Julia Jones

TomB @ 79: My mother said that Texans tend to figure if you're living there, that makes you a Texan. (Harder to do if you're from California, but they'll keep trying.)

Posted December 12, 2006 11:44 AM by P J Evans

Julia Jones @57: I still want "Don't you think Bush is looking tired?"

Does make me wish we had a parlimentary democracy.

Posted December 12, 2006 12:01 PM by Rob Rusick

Whoops! Missed it on the first pass, sorry Skwid.

Posted December 12, 2006 1:08 PM by Malthus

Impeach Cheney First!

Posted December 12, 2006 1:16 PM by Neil in Chicago

#78: Serge, yes, Christmas Invasion had the spinning Christmas tree.

#84: There's a tricky issue here. If Cheney goes first, Bush gets to appoint a new vice president. (Shades of Spiro Agnew...)

Posted December 12, 2006 1:29 PM by JC

yes, Christmas Invasion had the spinning Christmas tree.

JC... Here we are, casually talking about spinning Christmas trees possessed by evil aliens and none of us bats an eyelash.

Posted December 12, 2006 1:32 PM by Serge

My favorite (hope the formatting works--it should be two letters and two boxes per line).

BU[][]
SH[][]

Posted December 12, 2006 1:44 PM by SamChevre

I dearly wish someone would start printing "Nehemiah Scudder in 2012" election style bumper-stickers.

Posted December 12, 2006 2:12 PM by Booklegger451

Larry (66) -- You're right. We got Joe Isuzu in the White House, but without the helpful subtitles that he's lying. I want the subtitles back.

Posted December 12, 2006 2:18 PM by Claude Muncey

I have a little white oval sticker on my car that says "FGW."

So far, none of the wingnuts around here seem to have figured it out...

Posted December 12, 2006 2:20 PM by RedMolly

How about 'Offroaders for Voldemort'? There's a jacked-up pickup (with oversized tires too) in the next apartment lot with an 'Offroaders for B*sh' sticker that I'd like to fix.

Posted December 12, 2006 2:25 PM by P J Evans

The danger to political dissent is acute where the government attempts to act under so vague a concept as to protect domestic security ---Supreme Court quote that the Justice Department tried to censor

Nancy at 61, that's a great quote. Under what circumstances did the Justice Department attempt to censor it?

Posted December 12, 2006 2:32 PM by Lizzy L

Re #7: The singer-songwriter Eric Schwartz (Patrick, you've played guitar with his brother, Tom) has a fairly new song on his website (http://ericschwartz.com/) called "Clinton Got a Blowjob," with article links to most of the lyrics. It ends with:

I'll do my part, I'll play the pawn
If that what it takes to get you gone
I'm my knees, Dubya, BRING IT ON.
Here's your fucking blowjob

Posted December 12, 2006 3:03 PM by Velma

The line in "The Christmas Invasion" is a reference to something that apparently went around when the Conservative Party was plotting to kick out Maggie Thatcher.

Posted December 12, 2006 3:34 PM by Dave Bell

#85: Yes, but the Senate gets to approve—or not—his choice. All they'd have to do is wait for W's impeachment to come through first.

This would require all the Democrats having guts though. And one of them is Joe Lieberman.

Posted December 12, 2006 3:39 PM by Xopher

2004: Embarrassed
2005: Horrified
2006: Terrified

Posted December 12, 2006 4:24 PM by Claude Muncey

Bush Doesn't Care About White People, Either

Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Handbasket?

You Elected Him. You Deserve Him.

Frodo Failed. Bush Has the Ring.

(An alternative for Bob @53) 1.20.09; End of an Error.

Posted December 12, 2006 4:30 PM by Claude Muncey

Dave Bell @ 94... I was wondering what that had been a reference to.

Posted December 12, 2006 4:34 PM by Serge

Favorite T-shirt: Support Our Troop, Bring Them Home!

Favorite Button: Impeach Cheney First!

The all-time best (Since I'm a Red Cross volunteer):

Support Disaster Relief: Impeach Bush Now

Posted December 12, 2006 5:28 PM by Edward Oleander

If He Were My Bush I’d Shave Him Off. (Dena Shunra)

Now that, I'd even wear on a t-shirt.

Seen on a magnet at Newbury Comics:

It's all fun and games until the vice president shoots someone in the face.

Posted December 12, 2006 5:46 PM by murgatroyd

#75 - Serge

Do you think Cary could tell a hawk from a handsaw?

Posted December 12, 2006 5:48 PM by Martyn Taylor

Those are so good, I can't even pick a favorite.

Thanks.

Posted December 12, 2006 5:50 PM by Robin G.

Hamlet again, eh, Martyn? I think my favorite line is, partly because of Star Trek, yes...

"The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King."

Posted December 12, 2006 5:57 PM by Serge

murgatroyd:

If He Were My Bush I’d Shave Him Off. (Dena Shunra)

Now that, I'd even wear on a t-shirt.

there was a woman walking around at the last alternative press expo in san francisco whose shirt said "my bush would make a better president."

Posted December 12, 2006 6:29 PM by miriam beetle

Seen yesterday, in Dallas:

<⁄bush>

Posted December 12, 2006 7:18 PM by Sharon M

David, #59, I didn't realize that would make Safari screw up the rest of the page. I'm using Firefox and it just screws up the link.

Posted December 12, 2006 7:53 PM by Marilee

Here's what to do with these slogans.

Pick your favorites. Write one or another of them with indelible ink in the little white margin you find on the edges of dollar bills. Give them out in change.

Ones, fives, tens, twenties ....

Never have more than one marked bill in your wallet. That way you can express surprise; claim that you must have gotten it when you were buying Cheerios at the store.

Spread the word.

Posted December 13, 2006 2:35 AM by James D. Macdonald

Marilee@106: Yep -- as a Safari user myself, I assure you it was pretty darn obvious. But some helpful root-type person seems to have fixed it now. Yay!

Posted December 13, 2006 3:33 AM by David Goldfarb

This is the complete opposite of everything else that's been posted here, but this morning I saw a highly decorated house, and right in the middle of all the holly jolly was this sign:

"Happy Holidays to All Our Troops!"

Me: "They'd be a damn sight happier if they were home."

It really was rather grotesque, esp. when one considers the conditions under which the troops will be "enjoying" their holidays.

Posted December 14, 2006 12:32 PM by Laurence

I saw the same window sticker twice today:

01.20.09
Bush's Last Day

Posted December 15, 2006 9:16 PM by Marilee

Haven't seen this one yet, but you can buy it:

Gore/Clinton '08 (someone beat me to it. sigh.)

Posted December 15, 2006 9:28 PM by Randolph Fritz

If He Were My Bush I’d Shave Him Off. (Dena Shunra)

Now that reminds me of something I've been saying a lot to friends of mine lately:

America needs a shave, to get rid of the Bush.

Posted December 17, 2006 6:01 PM by Gary Townsend

Less of a shave required and more of a brazillian to really get cleaned up

Posted December 19, 2006 3:17 PM by Mark Harris