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Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-07 09:04:09 +0000

'Eat a Queer Fetus for Jesus' and 'Your College Sucks' have always held an odd kind of resonance for me.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-07 09:29:03 +0000

'Honk if you like honking' 'My brother died in Iraq, and gas is still over 3 bucks a gallon.'

Posted by tommy on 2007-08-07 09:34:10 +0000

"Impeach Bush" Notable only because it was on the back of a rusty pickup truck with a gun rack, driven by a 20-something guy in a muscle shirt. Granted, it was in Vermont...)

Posted by G lib on 2007-08-07 09:44:45 +0000

hippy.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-07 09:51:41 +0000

Honky.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-07 11:17:24 +0000

Hippies stuck on bumpers is _not_ funny.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-07 11:19:32 +0000

TGL is right: it's not funny - it is Utopia!. I think in '88 there were bumper stickers (placed on the front bumper, natch) that said: RUN JESSE RUN

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-07 11:27:15 +0000

Don't forget chains for the rear bumper!

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-07 11:43:17 +0000

Apparently not everyone dislikes Jesse as much as I do.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-08-07 11:48:27 +0000

Nobody dislikes Jesus as much as I do

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-07 12:05:01 +0000

Chilling. Although I do hate braggarts...

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-07 12:42:03 +0000

Instead of the prevalent W the President sticker usually found in Nashville, I saw one a few months ago that said M the moron.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-08 03:58:22 +0000

not sure I follow...

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-08-08 05:07:02 +0000

See, I was going to just change Jesse to Jesus from your original line, since I subconsciously read it that way, but then I decided that in the spirit of this thread, I would phrase it as a Bumpersticker, and then I figured the statement needed to be a little more firm, since a bumper sticker that says "Apparently not everyone dislikes Jesus as much as I do" is not funny enough. Now that I read it again, I think I like it better.

Posted by tommy on 2007-08-08 05:21:19 +0000

Saw one here at work not that long ago that said "It don't matter to Jesus".

Posted by G lib on 2007-08-08 06:55:11 +0000

On Chippy's 70s Chuck wagon, "The Gnu" back in the Malbert days: "Don't brake for moose, it'll fill your freezer"

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-08 12:13:50 +0000

Not sure how anyone can dislike Jesse Jackson...

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 04:08:49 +0000

I was having trouble at first coming up with something nice to say about Jesse, (i.e. Hymietown, Arafat) but then I remembered WATTSTAX. Public Enemy's A Nation of Millions would not be the album it is without the Jackson samples from Wattstax. Thanks Jesse. Im sure Mr. Jackson can now resume trying to boycott Seinfeld DVDS or something equally as important.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 05:03:31 +0000

Jesse Jackson, almost as entertaining as Cedric. I'll buy it.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-09 06:41:40 +0000

This morning I saw a car with a "Fred 2008" sticker.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 06:47:50 +0000

candidate for slogan to replace 'Once I've replied, you are denied!' ?

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 06:48:27 +0000

On the front bumper? ;)

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-08-09 07:10:32 +0000

love it

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 07:15:08 +0000

Posted by Epoisses on 2007-08-09 07:18:06 +0000

There's a new slogan in town.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-09 08:17:39 +0000

No, but it was on a car in a spot for Senior Citizens.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 08:20:12 +0000

Maybe the "Fred" Sticker is the new handicap sticker - lol

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 08:21:54 +0000

not ready to take the slings and arrows for "Nobody dislikes Jesus as much as I do", TGL? ;)

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-09 08:25:39 +0000

I guess the decades of work for that stupid civil rights movement are easily overlooked.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 08:33:09 +0000

Nope, your words, not mine. The recent stuff just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 08:57:07 +0000

Jackson caught a big break being there on that balcony. Would anyone have heard of him otherwise? I think not.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 08:58:48 +0000

Oops, my bad, I was following the wrong thread. Not sure about personal pronouns in the slogan.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 09:00:24 +0000

I have to admit, I wasn't brave enough for taking the slings and arrows of making that statement. Thanks TGL. Hear, Hear.

Posted by Epoisses on 2007-08-09 09:11:58 +0000

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 09:24:56 +0000

Im guessing this is humor. Why is the concept of 'you are associated with the company you keep' racist? Would we now be hearing as much from JJ if he wasn't hanging out with MLK? Maybe, but I would guess that we would not. Jackson has given a lot of hope, inspiration, and uplift to people that needed it and I dont think that should ever be discounted. However, what gives him the legitimate political capital to speak for the USA with Arafat?

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-09 10:09:53 +0000

I think so. That is a blip on Jesse's career. And to say he 'caught a big break' leaves me speechless. Would you have caught a break if your idol and leader was shot and killed in front of you? Fucked up, tgl.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-09 10:09:55 +0000

Genius.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-09 10:11:37 +0000

Nope your words: "I was having trouble at first coming up with something nice to say about Jesse..."

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 10:17:00 +0000

yes, those were my words, but I didn't call the entire civil rights movement stupid.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 10:57:28 +0000

If Arafat thought he was speaking with the one true voice of the USA when he spoke with Jackson, than that's Arafat's fault, isn't it? I really don't have a problem with any person speaking with any other person. More of that, please. Imagine if that's how we settled differences.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-08-09 10:57:51 +0000

"Nobody dislikes Jesus as much as RS.N does"

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 11:00:46 +0000

Jackson didn't have a career before King. So, yeah, he caught a break. It is also true he witnessed the assassination of his friend, mentor and spiritual leader. I didn't say he wasn't heartbroken. How about a little pluralism up in this piece?

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-08-09 11:03:21 +0000

better.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 11:04:12 +0000

I didn't think of it in the "Arafat's fault" mode before. That's interesting. 'person a' talking to 'person b' is always a good thing. I guess where I was getting skittish was with 'person a' purporting to represent all of his nation's neighbors. good points,here, though...

Posted by virtue on 2007-08-09 11:30:29 +0000

Erm, tgl, you seem to be backpedaling...you wrote: "Jackson caught a big break being there on that balcony." Not the same as catching a break in getting picked by MLK to run Operation Bread Basket, 2 years prior to MLK's assasination. He was, what, 24 when he went to Selma? And then, as basically his first job, established an SCLC outpost in Chicago? I'm not sure that his lack of a pre-MLK career is really relevant. The man was young, ambitious and passionately involved with one of the defining movements of modern American history. Marion Barry (5 years older than Jackson) wasn't on that balcony, and yet we still know his name.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-09 11:44:51 +0000

The same Marion Barry who went on to be DC mayor, go to jail on drug charges and become mayor again?

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-09 11:46:06 +0000

Or comes with AARP cards. More time to watch Law & Order reruns, I guess.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-09 12:02:38 +0000

sniff sniff. the very same.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-09 16:17:51 +0000

Can't a guy make a throw-away crass and offensive comment around here anymore? Regardless of Jackson's other capabilities and accomplishments, his presence at the assassination of King is a powerful emblem. Far be it from me to insinuate that he's profited politically from it. But, you're right, the event didn't make the man. Jackson being Jackson is probably why we are talking about Jackson and not Ralph Abernathy. So, point taken honor. Jesus caught a break getting nailed to that tree.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-09 22:53:06 +0000

Wow, I thought that was clearly sarcasm. It just doesn't translate on rs.n sometimes....

Posted by virtue on 2007-08-10 02:36:17 +0000

The rosetta is my punishment? At any rate, I didn't mind the throw away, just the reply. And I didn't say anything about the absolutely appalling chains comment.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 04:03:40 +0000

yes you did.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 04:06:06 +0000

Can't a guy make a throw-away crass and offensive comment around here anymore? Apparently "Correct" Politics will always always always trump humor. go be funny someplace else, mister. Now when Eli is having a nap, go watch South Park or something. That is, until, operation PUSH bans it...

Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-08-10 04:06:09 +0000

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-10 04:06:38 +0000

I didn't want my reply to seem backpedaling, thanks for pointing it out. I still think the comment is valid. All things being equal, Jackson's political career gained because of his presence that day. The chains comment was meant to point out how appalling the "Run Jesse Run" bumper sticker is.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 04:40:16 +0000

'Run Jesse Run' is only appalling if the car's / bumper sticker's owner is looking truly to make our political stalwart do just that. Im hoping that you guys know me well enough by this point to tell that that is not my true intention. I guess having a skewed or dark sense of humor can be a problem sometimes.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-10 05:23:41 +0000

The imagery of a black man running in front of a car isn't too far removed from that of a black man being dragged behind one. That's the mental leap I made. As much as we'd like to see "Run Pat (Buchanan) Run" and "Run Jesse Run" be equivalent, they just aren't.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-10 05:31:32 +0000

I don't want to backpedal my way out of the comment, though, by declaring it "just humor". Now, I was wrong to assert that Jackson's career was made in that moment, as virtue has pointed out. However, I don't think it's crass or offensive to suggest what might have been gained via that tragedy. For example: Bush's second term - Sept 11, 2001 A Democrat in the White House - the Iraq war really good space shuttle jokes - Challenger disaster

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 06:34:28 +0000

Thats too much hand wringing for me, though. I dont see it as backpedaling at all. Everyone is worried about offending someone else too incessantly IMHO. In generic everyday life, this can be a good thing. But amongst friends? Especially with my friends I dont want to worry about not saying something. If I say something that is wrong and I realize I was wrong I will always stand up and say so, and you always do, too. I guess, like everyone, J Jackson has done good stuff and he has done bad stuff. In this particular thread I was goofing on some of the bad stuff he has done.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 06:35:34 +0000

umm Im sorry you framed it that way.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-10 06:46:17 +0000

Hand-wringing or introspection, call it what you will. I'm glad virtue pointed out how a bit too simplistic the view of Jackson-as-balcony-attendant is. Although, I might still give myself POTD.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-10 06:51:15 +0000

fair enough, and well said. virtue has A good point - that I can agree on. I think my new mantra is Jesse Jackson: (Don't Go There)

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2009-03-19 20:00:13 +0000

Seen on the Pike: "My Honor Student Fucked your Pomeranian"

Posted by G lib on 2009-03-21 13:55:50 +0000

a leaf f a l l s loneliness.