Saw a disturbing bumper sticker last night.

[dbt]

It read:

God bless our troops...
Especially the snipers.

Yep, it was on the back of a Chevrolet Tahoe somewhere in Lower Arkansas.

:freak:

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. I saw one of those too

It was a few months ago here in KC. The car also had veteran's plates and a yellow ribbon.

Yes, blew me away at the time.

[vadawg]

2. mayby the driver was a sniper in the past, or has family who are

[dbt]

4. You'd think they'd have shown up before now.

We've had every possible permutation of "Support Our Troops" since roughly half an hour after bu$h launched his War For Profit. Why does this one appear after a Black man is elected President?

Disclosure: I am distantly related to Carlos Hathcock.

[vadawg]

6. is it just that you have not seen one before that you automatically think it means something differe

my buddy has had a sniper patch sticker on his truck for as long as ive known him...

[dbt]

10. I'm sure that's it.

Thanks for calming me down!

:hi:

[vadawg]

11. no problem, thats not to say that they might not want to see a dead president

but the sticker shouldnt freak you out....

[adamuu]

5. it seems likely. n/t

[NeedleCast]

3. Why is that disturbing?

There are snipers among our troops. They do a very hard job, often among some of the most extreme conditions.

[dbt]

7. Because of its sudden appearance in Red Arkansas,

the original home of the Guns, Gods and Gays meme. I have respect and empathy for all snipers, along with my Sharpshooter's medal from the Army back in 1969. I simply find the sticker disturbing given its appearance after Obama's apparently legitimate election, is all.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. I think you are over reaching

[quickesst]

14. "original home of the Guns, Gods and Gays meme."

I thought Kentucky held that distinction, or maybe it was Alabama, or Georgia. No wait, maybe it was Texas, or Tennessee. Maybe it doesn't matter, just as long as it's a southern state.:+ Thanks.
quickesst

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. There have been pro-sniper shirts, bumper stickers, etc for years

One I remember best had a yellow smiley face with a bullet hole and a few blood drops on it. That caption was "Long distance, the next best thing to being there". Then there are numerous variations of "don't run, you will only die tired".

[Toots]

12. God loves him some snipers....God loves killing..

He even made a commandment about it.. Thou shalt kill, especially from ambush..

[Hoopla Phil]

13. I tried out for sniper but didn't make it. My marksmanship was not the problem.

Sitting still for so damn long was. I always got spotted:(

[Obamanaut]

15. Now there are some really good ointments and creams for unsightly spotting. nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

16. A lot more to it that just shooting. Fieldcraft is actually the key and the hardest

Then again, my gillie suit is not much good here in SoCal.