Sneaky Bastard

Last week, a friend tweeted about a hilarious Internet meme based on the McCain campaign gimmick called “Joe the Plumber.” Their idea was to fool working-class voters into thinking that their tax plan would benefit them — the tradesman or small business owner. To support the scheme, the McCain-Palin 2008 website offers a web form allowing a visitor to request his or her own personalized rally sign. This proved far too tempting for clever readers of FARK.com and Wonkette. I couldn’t resist creating my own, and preserving the best from others.

Feel free to comment with your own.

As a result of this whole Prop 8 nonsense, I have become increasingly aware of my delusional and righteous neighbors here in the Conejo Valley. Of course, I’ve seen the religious auto decorations for years. My (least) favorite two are the children praying beneath a cross. I don’t know what messages this sends — perhaps “Please, God, make my parents stop brainwashing me.” There’s also an interesting story behind the unauthorized use of Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes, and copyright lawsuits.

I was also reminded of the these stickers today because I was driving behind someone I’m fond of, and I thought I saw one of these stickers on her car. It was incredibly disappointing to consider the possibility. I was relieved to learn that it wasn’t a Jesus sticker, but a firefighter crew sticker. Cut me some slack — they looked similar at a distance! ;)

Later today I’m going to take some photos of the daily “No on Prop 8″ rally at the intersection of Lynn Road and Hillcrest Drive as I drive to the gym. I’d really like to interview some of the people to get some material to ridicule on YouTube, but I don’t have that kind of time.