No, this isn't photo-shopped. Spotted by someone I know.

[wyldwolf]

Reminds me to make another donation to the Obama campaign!

[barbtries]

1. but they're not racists!

no, not a little bit. that is so offensive.

[elehhhhna]

2. omg

[russspeakeasy]

3. Gotta be Florida, right ?

[wyldwolf]

6. Georgia

Though it has, according to a Facebook thread, been spotted in Florida and Texas as well.

[vaberella]

7. At this point still the south and still keepin' real!

Real racist!

[baldguy]

57. And yet Southerners whine about being stereotyped.

[jobycom]

58. Because y'all keep stereotyping us.

[baldguy]

61. No, it's your fellow Southerners stereotyping you.

They're the ones who are quite happy - proud even - to be thought of as bigoted, racist Neanderthals who've barely made it into the 20th century. You can't blame the rest of us when we're merely observers of this display. If you have a problem with it, talk to them.

[Ishoutandscream2]

82. Ah, an expert on the south

I'm sure folks in Buffalo are all down against racial bigotry. And speaking of bigotry.

Alerted.

[baldguy]

84. That's it: Don't criticize displays of outrageous racism; criticize the observation of such displays

Seems your alert failed.

[Ishoutandscream2]

85. You know, but one juror said your statement was a reflection on you

When my wife and I honeymooned in Niagra Falls (Canadian side), we crossed the Rainbow Bridge to the US (New York side). We had encountered friendly, wonderful people on the Canadian side. But, after we crossed that bridge, the people all of a sudden became rude, arrogant, and were assholes. Seems you follow the trend.

Oh, but I'm just making an observation.

[baldguy]

87. No, that's a pretty accurate desciption of Niagara Falls NY.

It's a lower-middle-class, working-class city whose economic base formerly consisted mainly of chemical processing and manufacturing, and it has been a toxic dumping ground for about 150 yrs.

(The best depiction I've seen for present-day Niagara Falls is Michael Moore's Canadian Bacon.)

In the last 50 yrs, most for the jobs have gone, the Olmsted parks have been chopped up & neglected, and the only job growth it's seen lately are at the Seneca Niagara Casino and couple low-wage call centers. Unfortunately, tourism & cultural development has never been a high priority for either the local or the state govt. Hopefully, with some new funding & new leadership that will change.

As you no doubt noticed, things are entirely different on the Canadian side. Tourism & cultural attractions ARE a priority there - planned early on in the '70s and '80s & funded by the provincial govt in direct response to the same economic downturn that made Niagara Falls, NY a wasteland.

So, you see - when I see a problem in my own backyard I can acknowledge it, understand it, identify the reasons for it & offer solutions. Why can't Southerners do the same?

[MADem]

96. You aren't "just making an observation."

By saying "...you follow the trend" you are lobbing a personal insult.

Did I miss the post where someone said that YOU "followed the trend" exhibited in the OP? I never saw anyone saying that you were anything like the jerk who put that sticker on his car.

I think you were out of line, there.

[era veteran]

102. I'm sick of you judgmental Yankees that think because they saw the Dukes Of GODDAMN HAZARD Once

They think they can say what the fuck they want and now DU is letting them get away with it. This is fucking regional bias.
Check out this typical set of bumper stickers . How the fuck that fit in your tight little concept of the South.
Thanks for making our struggle harder.

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[KILL THE WISE ONE]

107. it needs an OBAMA sticker added

My car in Tucson is also coverd in stickers. The reaction to it, makes it easy, to determine local businesses to support or not.

[era veteran]

115. This is an older picture.

I have a DU and a Veterans for Obama sticker though. I will re-sticker this summer.
This is so old my hair in the reflection was still red.

[baldguy]

122. .

As I said, talk to your neighbors.

[era veteran]

123. Talk to yours

I have been fighting for progressive liberal causes since 1971.
How come you get to lump the South together as a single entity?
Racism in the North is much more subtle so more insidious.
Bullshit judgmental Yankees should take care of their problems with racism before you paint a whole region with such a broad brush.
Thanks the fuck again in making our stuggle harder.

Fuck that violin. gloves off.

[jobycom]

109. An attitude shockingly similar to that of the bumper sticker in the OP. nt

[daligirl519]

127. Not always true about the South. .

I am from Nashville, TN now living in northern Indiana. You ain't seem nothin' till you see the good ole boys up here. And go to some parts of rural Canada - yikes! Southern Indiana has an incredibly strong Klan presence as well. I have found in my travels that it has more to do with a rural versus urban thing. The rural south, north, east and west all have people like this. By the way, I'm a black girl that loves the south. People have a lot of different experiences down there.

P.S. The first time I was ever called "nigger" to my face was in Cincinnati, OH.

[era veteran]

132. Cincinnati is where U-Boat Captains retire.

Makes Kentucky look like the promised land. I live 90 miles away and try not to go there.
BTW, I am a white guy that would like to see good changes before I'm gone.

[mackattack]

140. Cincy

Is inhabited by a lot of people who moved up from places like Kentucky and Tennessee for jobs in the mills/industry during and after WWII.

[blackspade]

134. No need to bring Neanderthals into this.

They after all, they came out on the losing end of social and genetic invasion by those who became caucasian Western Europeans.

But as a southerner myself, your basic point stands, although I would pooint out that the current bastions of the KKK are in the mid-west not the south.

That said, rascist assholes seem to be proliferating in the southern tier states again.

[RebelOne]

73. I can believe it is in Georgia.

I live in Georgia and I saw many racist bumper stickers during the 2008 election.

[Dr. Matt]

90. A friend from Georgia texted me that same photo

A long-time friend from Georgia texted me a photo of that sticker I've known here for 20 years and was the sweetest thing when she was younger. 20 years later of right-wing brainwashing and this is what happens.

[DFW]

70. That will bother some people

After all, only we southerners are supposed to be like that, according to some who claim to "know."

[era veteran]

118. After seeing the bullshit jury decision on # 70 I googled 'Buffalo New York racial problems'

About 3,630,000 results

No problems up here.

[DFW]

119. I thought it a little odd, too, but this ain't my sandbox

I just drop in to play on occasion, not to make the rules.

[MADem]

97. The Northeast is not immune from this sort of hatred.

It's not widely accepted, but you'll find idiots everywhere.

[wryter2000]

131. I've seen and heard the N word in Berkeley, CA

Different context, same word.

[RedEarth]

4. That's awful...just googled that phrase and a person can buy t-shirts, bumper

stickers, etc from a number of sites on the internet...that's just terrible.

[earthside]

10. There are worse.

I won't repeat.

But apparently from a web site: stumpysstickers.com

My feeling is that the overt racism will be worse this election year than it was four years ago ... because now the bigots can frame their hatred as simply being against the reelection of a sitting President.

The only silver lining is that I think this is clearly the desperate last gasp of the reactionary, racist right-wing. They are angry, afraid, frantic ... and doomed.

[gateley]

42. It seemed to me that racism came out of the closet when Obama became the candidate --

I was shocked. It's been there all these years, I guess, but it hasn't been as blatant. Or at least it didn't make the news and tubes as much. Maybe there's always shit like this in certain areas.

But I have to say, I lived in a small town in NC for 7 years and I don't recall seeing ANY racist bumper stickers like this, although the Obama/Biden bumper stickers were few and far between. Maybe a Confederate flag, but it's about it.

Why do people hate?

[yesphan]

74. Why do people hate?

Because someone is teaching them.

[mackattack]

60. Seems that stumpystickers

is a libertarian site. Interesting, considering Ron Paul and co claim that they arent racist. (side note: clearly they are)

[Julian Englis]

143. Stumpy's Stickers, internet purveyors of racism, has lost its internet presence

Here's the link to the story: http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Stickers-Stopped-142998395.html

I started a thread on it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101476610

[spartan61]

5. I am horrified!!

I'm not a violent person or a vandal, but this is one car I would gladly key.

[jobycom]

59. I would never condone keying or vandalizing

any other car...

[Ilsa]

78. Makes me wish I had an egg to smash into it. nt

[truebrit71]

8. Wow...that beggars belief...

...they're not even trying to hide it anymore....

[LisaL]

13. I was just thinking the same thing.

[russspeakeasy]

19. In my little part of the world, in Florida, they never did.

I'm an elderly white guy that worked for Mr. O. in '08.
Some of the comments about Mr. O. and to me, had me concerned about his and my own physical health.
There was no attempt to hide their contempt.
My car had a large O keyed on the drivers side door, my working partner that day , had 3 McCain/Palin stickers stuck to the windshield of her car.
I should add, this was a white, middle-class neighborhood.

[renate]

20. wow

What kind of person (especially a NEIGHBOR!) does that?

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. Racism has not abated at all down here.

I hear it every day by people of various ages, who assume they are talking to a peer, because I am white, so therefore
"obviously" must share their viewpoint.
even my 74 y/o neighbor, who has raised professional, community minded grown children,
refers to any black man as "boy", totally without self consciousness.
but she did vote for Obama, is staunchly Democrat, and totally tone deaf to her conditioning.

[sharp_stick]

11. I would be pissing in that guys gas tank

in a heartbeat.

[mackattack]

15. Does that do anything?

seriously?

[sharp_stick]

18. not much unless

we all line up and put enough in there that it enters the engine instead of fuel. In that case it will act like water in a tank, rust out the internals and cause some engine problems.

[tapermaker]

23. a more effective addition is

a small bowl of suger . the car drives away never to return again. Breaks down on the road a few miles away, And needs a expensive overhaul to ever run again

[mackattack]

29. Bingo Bango

Sugar in the gas tank....the ex-husband strikes again.

[era veteran]

116. Dirty tricks department, warning, not condoning vandalism.

Don't use sugar, it leaves crystals, use a bit of simple syrup, it poors in easier than plain sugar.

The chemicals in brake fluid will ruin a paint job after a while.

I don't want to see us stoop to this but you may need to know what they did to you.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

111. Probably no damage, but ...

... but afterwards, you would feel better ... relieved, even.

[LisaL]

12. OMG.

[mackattack]

14. I have a libertarian friend

Who has this as his facebook photo.


But Ron Paul isnt supported by racists or anything

[sharp_stick]

16. Don't think that guy

would be my friend much longer. Can't abide the presence of racists, for some reason they make me want to puke.

[mackattack]

17. acquaintance, really

[sharp_stick]

21. That and family

are a different kettle of fish, a bit harder to disown but still possible to ignore.

[kirby]

34. Don't re-puke in 2012 n/t

[bluedigger]

22. I wouldn't really feel bad about keying that.

[Joseph8th]

121. Me neither, if by keying you mean...

Putting a rock through the windshield.

[abelenkpe]

24. Didja wave

and say "Hello Racist!" ?

[Lint Head]

25. If I had a big Magic Marker......

[lastlib]

49. Or a can of spray paint.....

[Smilo]

26. Sometimes, I just want to walk away from it all.........

I don't understand the hate and the bigotry, but really the best way to undermine this is to keep on supporting our President.

[Skinner]

27. The truly shocking thing is that someone would actually put it on their car.

In this day and age, you'd think most people wouldn't want to broadcast their racism.

FWIW, I Googled the sticker to see if it actually existed. And it does:

http://www.google.com/search?q=don%27t+re-nig+in+2012+bumper+sticker

Scroll down the page: http://www.stumpysstickers.com/

[freshwest]

30. Didn't know the KKK smoked weed. Learn something new every day.

[Beacool]

40. Some of those stickers are even worse than the one posted.

Crazy world.

[harmonicon]

43. Finally, a source that understands that I need my confederate flag stickers as a roll.

Along with that roll, I can't decide to go with the black-face sticker, or the one with a picture of kkk members on it.... decisions, decisions...

[nxylas]

55. Yes, given that, as Matt Taibbi noted...

...one of the things that comes up in any conversation with a teabagger is their absolute outrage at any suggestion that racism may be a factor in their objections to President Obama.

[padruig]

65. I've often wondered

My wife and I have often wondered if a line of bumper stickers that could be overlaid would be prudent.

We considered the following - "GOT FASCISM?" and "GOT RACISM?" and my favorite

"YOUR RACISM IS RUNNING ALL OVER OUR DEMOCRACY"

[Drunken Irishman]

80. I noticed a Willie Nelson 4 Prez sticker there My guess is that Willie does not approve.

[era veteran]

117. We have seen it on the Facebook for a couple of weeks.

I still can't believe that sticker.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

28. where can I get a white sheet/pointy hat sticker?

With a cross.

I've wanted to have a bunch of them to stick next to this kind of crap for years now.

[harmonicon]

45. umm... from the same website that sells that sticker.

I think they're proud of it - look at the website if you think I'm joking.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

54. Uhg.

I don't doubt it.

evil, disgusting people.

I think I'll not check the site, at least not right now.......don't need to raise my blood pressure.

[GoCubsGo]

31. Not the first time we've seen this one.

Someone else posted a photo of this garbage on the back of a white pickup truck a month or so ago. Revolting people.

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Takes a lot of balls

and will just win Obama more votes.

[MADem]

98. Speaking of those, I knew a guy who had a very wicked way of getting back at people

who made the mistake of blocking him in to his city parking spot. I don't endorse this method, as that would be WRONG, but I do find it amusing.

He'd take the caps off of the valve stems of the tires of the car blocking him in, and then take small balls of tightly wadded tin foil and stick that in the caps, then put the caps back on the tires. The result would be a slow leak....in all four tires.

He never saw the results of his wickedness, but it always gave him a great sense of satisfaction to do that--he'd chortle about it as he called for a taxi to go to work.

He never got repeat offenders blocking him in, either--perhaps, on some level, they KNEW...!

[wendylaroux]

33. omg,i need prozac

this crap is too much for my fragile mind.---vile pieces of sh1t.

[scurrierconkey]

35. unbelievable...

I can't even think of any more to say...I am not easily shocked, but this did the trick...

[rudyb]

36. emailed stumpysstickers

Told them "you lost get over it. And "Get an education because it is the only cure for ignorance."
rb

[bkkyosemite]

37. Just sick!

They are talking about the President of the United States.

There should be some sort of law to stop things like this happening. A monkey disgusting...this is the President they are talking about. I don't know what else to say. This is not free speech. This is attacking the President in my opinion.

[harmonicon]

46. Who gives a shit if it's the president?!

Fuck that shit!! We're all equal. Is it worse to be racist against the president than it is to be racist against anyone else?! I sure don't think so.

[bkkyosemite]

100. I did not say that

I said it because these bumpers stickers are a sick and digusting attack on our President. And of course if this is said about anyone it is horribly racist but I was coming from where the bumpers stickers were going right into our President's face.

[Cheap_Trick]

38. I'd hawk a loogie on that car as I walked by. nt

[Beacool]

39. WOW!!!

And I'm no Obama fan, but just wow.......

[Beacool]

81. Save your snark.

Gee..........

[grahampuba]

44. Hunting racists..

Boy, they always take the bait don't they.
The bigot choir keeps growing daily it seems, with a lot of the audience now joining the mob.
at least it makes it easier to spot who to steer clear of.

[krispos42]

47. Holy shit.

Man, Obama has made the right-wing go irreconcilably insane. Not by actions, but by existance!

If only he energized the left to the same degree by his action.

[wendylaroux]

53. aww good one

but the right already energizes the left/middle sides with their insanity.

[lastlib]

48. Pity they didn't get a photo of the license plate!!

that racist POS would have no end of trouble!

[shcrane71]

50. WTF?!?!

That's sick. I hope the driver breaks down, and no one helps him or her.

[Aviation Pro]

71. I'll go there....

...he breaks down in an area where he will be most frightened.

Visions of Die Hard 3.

[shcrane71]

125. Never saw it because I'm not fond of Bruce Willis.

I'll assume it ends with violence.

[nonoxy9]

51. Gross...

[RZM]

52. What's the sticker above it supposed to be?

Looks like three ducks getting it on.

[krispos42]

62. Benelli is the name of a shotgun manufacturer (Italian), so I would assume...

...he's part of some sort of hunting association.

[Hepburn]

56. Words escape me.

I a sitting here doing this:

I cannot even begin to imagine what it takes to put that kind of filth on one's automobile.

[Andycapp12]

63. Euchre

Since I hail from Michigan, I am an avid Eurche player. When I hear the term re-nig it I think of it in euchre terms. Although I do not believe that was the case in this bumper sticker.

[chervilant]

126. hmm...

When one reneges while playing cards, racism isn't the issue. Spelling renege as "re-nig" is inescapably racist.

(I am appalled by most of the responses to this OP--blaming and shaming the pitiable people whose lives are defined by such hatred and fear is neither helpful nor fruitful. Suggesting that their cars should be keyed--even in jest--lowers us to the same level of resentment and retribution. How sad.)

[mlevans]

129. That's "renege". Not the same thing at all.

[mackattack]

141. We played A LOT of euchre in high school

Once we were playing and someone reneged. I said a little to loudly, "I hate renegers."

Boy did that cause some stares.

[padruig]

64. Not terribly surprised

If you look just above and left you'll see a sticker for Benelli. They are manufacturer of high quality tactical capable shot guns and rifles (www.benelliusa.com)

I found a 'source' for this particular sticker and yes they offer a whole range of offensive stickers.

[amuse bouche]

66. I detest

Rethugs. Nothing more than boiled Primordial ooze

[Flatpicker]

68. I disagree.

The ooze may evolve.

[amuse bouche]

69. Hmmm

The ooze may evolve.

Not after it's boiled

[Flatpicker]

67. Just wow

That's terrible.

It's about as far away from humor as you can get. Some political stickers, even if I don't agree with them, I can see that the sloganeer was trying to get somewhere.

This fails on all levels. It's just hateful.

[treestar]

72. I've heard of that but never seen it

What conservatives find to be "funny" - usually is not funny, and stupid, and disgusting.

[SamG]

75. Racists and Misogynists, all that's left of the...

Republican Party and so-called "independent" Tea-baggers.

Photographic proof right here.

[mackattack]

77. Maybe its about euchre

[Doc Holliday]

79. After BHO was elected

I got (seemingly) inundated with racist e-mails, "jokes", etc. from co-workers who knew I'm a Democrat.

The most charitable of them was, "Shit, may-un, if ten of 'em cain't run a MacDonald's, how's just one of 'em gonna run the whole country?"

I'm so fucking sick of this shit. It is the 21st Century, right? (I often feel compelled to check.)

[lunasun]

88. Imagine the mail the president gets everyday from these creeps!!

[lunasun]

89. Showing up in TX and on the news

I think they work on some ignorant people," said Dallas Democratic judge Eric Moye. "I think they're calculated to play to the most base fears that people have. And I don't think it's unintentional - it's as coordinated as the use of the SuperPacs."

The Internet trail begins on a Facebook page.

Before it disappeared Thursday afternoon, a "Stumpy's Stickers" Facebook page described a the administrator as living in Old Town, Missouri, from Port Tampa Florida, and said they went to Robinson Senior High School.

Politics are part of the page, which shows a plane painted with "Stop Obama" under its wings.

The Facebook page leads to a StumpysStickers.com, where even more anti-Obama bumper stickers, as well as several others, are for sale. Stumpy's Stickers appears linked to a firm in tiny Camp, Arkansas.

Arkansas corporate records don't show information for the company. It's domain registered to a firm in Bellevue, Washington, which provides the service.

"They use it for recruiting," said Roberta Clark of the Anti-Defamation League in Dallas, describing Internet hate groups. "They use it for fund raising. They appear to use it for both those on this site, and they are successful with it."

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Sticker-Shock--142863295.html

[mikekohr]

91. Paste This Bumper Sticker Over That POS

?



Cached At: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/2012/03/truth-hurts-best-bumper-sticker-of-all.html?

[MADem]

99. Oh snap! I'm loving it! nt

[KILL THE WISE ONE]

108. Up Grading the bumper sticker works well, and does not come with negative Karma (that keying might)

I keep extras around, just for that purpose.

[blaze]

136. Totally want!!! nt

[Sugarbazooka]

92. EEeeehn! GET OUTTA HEEEERE!

I have actually seen some people in a different discussion forum trying to justify this and suggest that it's not necessarily racist! I couldn't believe my EYES! My response to that was "Whoever designed and manufactured this bumper-sticker, and also the person who put in on their car were either being overtly racist, or simply are SSSOOOOO DUMB that they did not realise what a TERRIBLE choice of wording this was. Either way... they were either horrible, hateful people or increadibly dumb. I would not be proud of myself either way if I were them. And if I know anything about human nature... I'd say it was most likely a mean, racist jab... followed by a totally insulting attempt at feigned ignorance, "Oh! I didn't realise that was a provocative wording!" Yeah right! EEeeehn! GET OUTTA HEEEERE!"

[Kablooie]

93. They look at an exceptional person such as our president and this is all they see.

Even if you totally disagree with his politics he remains one of the truly impressive human beings alive today.

Utter stupidity is the only thing it can be attributed to.

[MADem]

94. Unbelievable.

I live in a peaceful neighorhood, we don't have a lot of crime or trouble.

I think that car would not do well if it was parked on my street, though. I don't think it would take much time before expressions of dissatisfaction were manifested with regard to that offensive signage.

I can't believe that sticker. I am dumbstruck.

Is there a white robe and hood lying across the back seat?

Where was this picture taken?

[Richard D]

95. Snopes

If you know the person who shot it, you might ask them to contact Snopes.com

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/dont2012.asp

[ellisonz]

101. Already been snoped...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/dont2012.asp

Also: People! Can we not post chain racist material at DU, thank you.

[greyl]

104. (Psst, you slightly missed their point)

Richard D was only suggesting the DUer have their friend contact Snopes so they can get "credit" for the photo, thus adding to the Snopage.

[ellisonz]

105. lol

You're right. I did miss that. All this racism has done gotten to my head!

[wyldwolf]

110. Now that's interesting

Being that it only appeared in Snopes in March 2012 (now), and only showed up in Google Images (as of this writing) 11 hours ago, tells me the pic is very recent. I have no reason to doubt he took the pic. It is certainly possible he didn't.

[Kennah]

103. I am trying to tell myself ...

... the wide variation in the bumpersticker styles means it is Photoshopping. Not sure that I am convincing myself.

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=610&q=dont+renig+2012&gbv=2&oq=dont+renig+2012&aq=f&aqi=g2g-S1&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=2447l6389l0l9602l6l6l0l3l3l0l93l256l3l3l0&gs_l=img.12..0l2j0i24.2447l6389l0l9603l6l6l0l3l3l0l93l256l3l3l0.frgbld.

[Whisp]

106. the President is bigger and better than

millions of these little brainless shits. Just one of him.

and it bugs them to no end. pathetic loser fools.

[Namvet67]

112. has to be from the south

should be a sticker saying....GED ON BOARD

[SmittynMo]

120. Racism is alive in America

The ignorant far right comes through again. Yet they continue to say they are not racists. We're not that stupid.
I guess the question is "Why would anyone want to display this type of offensive behavior"? You take your life in your own hands by displaying this type of racism. Who's stupid now?

The right makes me so sick I could puke.

[graywarrior]

124. Some Americans are so grown up and mature

[sakabatou]

128. Racism has never gone away

[marshall gaines]

137. never will

racism will, in america, NEVER go away because of the mentality of just those bumper sticker types

[sakabatou]

139. Perhaps. Perhaps not.

I can't see the future.

[RoccoR5955]

130. I need a hunting permit.

You know like those "Terrorist Hunting Permits." The one I want is a Racist Hunting Permit.

[blackspade]

133. Disgusting.

What a total fucktard.

[Mkard]

142. Saw in Chandler AZ mid-2011

Saw very similar on back of Ford PU, SE of PHX early or mid-2011. AZ plates. Took a second to decode.

Shocked but not surprised. I work heavy construction, and see lots of similar sentiments Sharpi-ed inside porta-johns.

Rush Limbaugh and his ilk have done thier job well.

I wonder how a bumper sticker would go over that said "I am ARMED, and I VOTE DEMOCRAT" Carries the vernacular, doesn't it?

Mike in the great southwestern heat-sink.