It needed only this: warning, contains wacky liberal politics

[lyssie]

1. Actually, my subject line refers to the fact that I woke at 7:32 this morning, found a roommate already awake and was dressed and out the door in ten minutes--only to have the garbage pick-up truck parked directly behind my car. (I'd knocked my clock off the dresser during the night, scrabbling for Tums and apparently turned the alarm off during the trip to the floor)

2. Dear John McCain. Honey, baby. Dude. If you need to cancel an interview? Don't lie about it and claim you're heading immediately back to Washington when you are, in fact, going to blow off David Letterman for Katie Couric (who was already unimpressed with Palin). Next time, use honesty. I know that's a hard concept for Republicans, but you could give it a go.

3. Seriously, watching Sarah Palin get interviewed is painful. Palin's pretty much stupider than my cat. Here's a hint: if you're not sure of the answer, don't bullshit, simply say, "I'm afraid I can't answer that." Unfortunately, Palin interviews would then be short. Also, poor Katie Couric could feel her braincells dying.

4. I do not know who he is, but here's Craig Ferguson, on McCain and the economy. He's funny, except for that bit where he actually starts ranting and means what he's saying. Which is mostly just awesome.

5. Marcy Kaptur, on the 700 billion dollar bail-out. I'd vote her for president in a heartbeat.

6. I fucking hate baseball fans. They all need to die and get off my road, so I can drive home in a reasonable amount of time instead of the hour it sometimes takes because they're all too fucking stupid to follow obvious highway off-ramp signs.

7. That should be get off the road and die, otherwise there'd be a lot of dead SUVs and mini-vans in my way. Fucking gas-guzzling assholes.

8. Which reminds me that there was a massive SUV at Whole Foods the other day with an Obama sticker. DUDE. YOU ARE PART OF THE FUCKING PROBLEM. I don't think you understand what being environmentally-conscious means if you're driving a car that only gets 10 miles to the gallon.

9. But please prove you have at least one braincell and vote Obama anyway. I'd like to actually feel proud of this country.

10. The first person to tell me to leave if I don't like it gets my steel-toed boot up their ass.

11. Saw the best bumper sticker ever. "I'm too poor to vote Republican"

Comments

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I am especially fond of SUVs that have environmental stickers like 'love the earth,' etc.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Those ones just blow my mind. Because, REALLY???

[rihansu.livejournal.com]

Okay Craig Ferguson is hilarious - democracy and capitalism are like the Olson twins, rotflol.


There's a Chevy Suburban always parked at my office building that has the custom plate NEG MPG. I try to tell myself that the plate is rueful acknowledgment and not bragging, but sometimes I can barely resist the urge to put a rock through the windscreen.

Also last week I noticed it had a one of those oval stickers that said BFV for Bike Friendly Vehicle. How does that even work? Is it bike friendly because it kills the cyclist instantly instead of leaving him in horrible agony?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I bet that SUV is driven by a man. Possibly, throwing rocks would be justified... ;]

[waterdaughter.livejournal.com]

*loves* Yes. I keep wanting to kick people in the head too. A friend of mine has this bumper sticker he got a few years ago (but thankfully never put on his car) that says "My SUV <3s Iraqi oil". Every time he has to fill up at +$4/gallon, I smile evilly and ask how that's working out.

Um. Yeah. *snugs randomly*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

o.O hahahahah.

*snuggles*

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I live in an area where people need large and sturdy vehicles (not many roads, lots of farms, of mud)...but the difference is that people here can actually drive their vehicles. It's the city drivers who can't see, can't drive, can't park, can't corner, don't care and would be much better off in a micro-car. There's many larger vehicles around here, but I don't drive in fear for my life until I get to the suburbs!

[rhi-silverflame.livejournal.com]

It's the city drivers who can't see, can't drive, can't park, can't corner, don't care and would be much better off in a micro-car.

And park in all the compact spaces at the shopping centers, and take forever to maneuver in and out of them because they can't drive those things for shit . . .

I'M NOT BITTER I SWEAR.

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

They really should need a heavy vehicle license to drive one. Most people who need one (farmers and other rural folk) have a heavy vehicle license anyway, and I think the extra trouble and cost would quickly sort out who really needed a giant car - or at least teach them how to handle the vehicle!

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

*stops by to do vehicular ballet in her mail truck*

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

*pauses in respect before driving on*

Posties can drive all kinds of things!

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

And we terrify the crap out of people, while we're at it.

[ladielazarus.livejournal.com]

I can see that.

I still say there's no reason for a Hummer to be on the road outside of military ops. There is no possible way to justify that vehicle for civilian transit. Not a one.

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I'm in Australia and I've never seen a Hummer in real life, though apparently there are a few in Melbourne and Sydney. And from the size of them on TV, I agree with you!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I've actually been more in danger from vans and SUVs on the road--even in rural areas. Big giant trucks are much more polite. But vans and SUVs have this mentality where the road is totally theirs and screw anyone else.

--actually, I take it back, somewhat. The pick-up trucks are in the lead in the entitlement stakes.

[hergrace.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've been having a bit of a giggle despite the gas shortage here in Georgia (honestly, it's tough to find a station with *any* fuel). And it's very, very funny to me right now that I'm not seeing all those Hummers out that were just on the road last week. Ha! My car can go for 10 days on a single fill-up.

So yeah. I'm with ya on those SUVs.

and also on Marcy Kaptur. She's my new hero. It's always the brilliant, sensible ones who don't run. *sigh*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I'd heard about the gas crisis down there. Bleh, on the stupid oil companies, I say.

Oh, Marcy. I should write her a letter of glee, or something.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

That makes him even more awesome.

[ladielazarus.livejournal.com]

I love that bumper sticker, first of all.

Second of all, I watched the Sarah Palin interview. Oh. my. god. What the fuck?! I can't believe how stupid she is. She clearly doesn't know what she's talking about. She listens to the question, there's a visible-- almost palpable-- silence while she thinks about what the question could possibly mean and then she repeats her last statement with slightly different wording. Do they teach that at Republican National or something? Can you imagine having a president like tha-- wait a minute...


SUVs are absurd.

Oh, and people who tell you that "if you don't like it you can leave" make me so mad. Part of the reason to live in this country is that you can disagree with the establishment. I see your steel-toed boots and raise you my old soccer cleats. :)

...That is all.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

then she repeats her last statement with slightly different wording

That, I think, is what caused Couric to look so flabbergasted and "bitch, are you for real?" several times. Because when the answer has nothing to do with the question, something is WRONG.

Yeah, I love people who are like, "so leave". Because, seriously? No. And I vote, but it's a little hard to make a difference when 45% of Americans vote with racism and fear. Not to mention Diebold voting machines...

[curlyjo1.livejournal.com]

10. The first person to tell me to leave if I don't like it gets my steel-toed boot up their ass.

I won't tell people to leave if they don't like it, but if someone doesn't vote (when they are eligible, and can vote), then I don't want to hear their opinion. Don't like the way things are going? Then DO something about it.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I vote. Sadly, 45% of Americans and all of those fun Diebold voting machines vote against me.

[curlyjo1.livejournal.com]

Up until a few years ago, my brother and sister never voted. I told them flat out that if they didn't at least try to change things, then I didn't want to hear them complain.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I tried to watch the Palin interview, and had to stop because she was triggering my embarrassment squick. I liked her better when she was paid by Tina Fey.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

That, too. But it is priceless to watch Katie Couric struggling not to just go, "Wow, you're kinda stupid."

[mamaboolj.livejournal.com]

Speaking of SUVs and being green, have you seen this:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-escalade-hybrid.html

Yes, that's a *hybrid* that gets only 21 MPG on the frakking *highway* And aren't hybrid's suppose to do amazingly well in the city because they're running on electricity? It's 20 MGP. Pisses me off. Sure it's better, but not by much at all. What a waste of money and a good technology.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Craig Ferguson is awesome. No joke. Awesome. (Also, he just became a U.S. citizen a month or so ago, so if he sounded serious in his ranting, he probably was.)

Every time we come across a mini-van or SUV idling in a parking lot, usually in front of the door, my husband has this urge to reach in the window, turn off the engine, and snark, "Gas prices really aren't high enough, yet."