Dissent is STILL Patriotic
Remember seeing a bumper sticker draped across the back of so many ancient Volvo's over the past eight years, right next to such gems as "Free Tibet" and "Attack Iraq? NO!"? What did it say? "Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism." It's a quote usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, although the validity of that is up for debate. Doesn't it seem like as soon as President Obama walked into the Oval Office, we were all supposed to put our partisan differences aside and follow him off a cliff? This was bound to happen with such a captivating leader, but it doesn't mean it's right. To express myself, as I've grown accustomed to doing, I made a sticker.
Like it? Hope so! I had the idea a few weeks ago and then about a week ago my like-minded uncle emailed me requesting nearly this exact phrase on a sticker. So hopefully conservatives around the country will dig the idea. If you're one such person, stickers are currently $4.50 each at Cafepress.com/stillpatriotic. Go get one!
I don't want to be a person who dissents just because a candidate has a D next to his name instead of an R, that's not the case at all. But with the rampant spending and anti-life actions the President has already taken, count me as a dissenter. I also can't stand the mindset that he's trying to give the country; whenever he speaks he's accompanied by these down-on-their-luck cases and insists that it's his job to pick them up off the ground. He also insists that he needs to carry them and the only way to do that is by bringing down the responsible part of the population who have earned enough to not need the help. The whole thing lacks personal responsibility and it's more damaging to our psyche than anything George W. Bush ever did.
Ultimately I feel positive about the future for conservatives. I heard liberal radio host Nancy Skinner poking fun at the Republican Party, saying they need ideas for what direction to go in. Conservatives are definitely in an awkward place right now but it's not a place we haven't been in before and we've never just gone away. I feel like the country in general is a lot more conservative than Democrats think and the decisions they make will not move the country in a direction most people are comfortable with. It may seem bleak now but, as a wise man once said, the night is always darkest before the dawn.
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The whole point is the STILL part. What have you been listening to? All I've heard for the last four years is how patriotic it is to hate on W. All I've heard for the last 5 months is how unpatriotic it is to not just sit in a circle singing Kumbaya. Just because a person gets elected on a message of hope, change, and all-encompassing unity doesn't mean that we all have to unify- particularly given the message we're expected to get behind.
Cameron, I fully agree with your assertion that "dissent is still patriotic". You have a constitutional right to free speech. However, you must be ignoring the 8 years of conservative rule where the very act of questioning the government was seen as unpatriotic and un-American. So, perhaps you should remove the "still" from your sticker, as it's quite disingenuous and misleading at best.
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Maybe We Were Waiting for Them Afterall
Ah, election night. Sure, it doesn't always go the way you'd like, but along with signaling the end of campaign ads, it's just plain exciting. This election night was admittedly more glum than four years ago, but I have to see the silver lining. Maybe it's a way to sleep at night or a way to stop my gag reflex when I see the flock with tears in their eyes and hear the fireworks outside, but I don't think this is necessarily a time for a Conservative such as myself to go find a window ledge. These thoughts might brighten your day or just stop you from throwing up, but hear me out.
If you're a Conservative, I'd like you to picture how things would have gone had McCain run a better campaign and pulled out the W (no pun intended) tonight. Yes, you think you're happy, but then picture things four years down the road. So you won in 2008 and you had four years of the most liberal House and Senate in memory, and at best a moderate Republican President. Let's be honest, what was John McCain going to do? Would he ever have had a chance to lower taxes? Would he ever convince the Senate to lift their ban on drilling and lower our energy bills? Please. If John McCain had won, we'd be in the same situation four years from now, except we'd probably have cleaner air. The economy would still be in a quagmire because he wouldn't have been able to do anything about it and the enthusiasm on the left would only be mounting, as well as the distrust among Independents towards the Republican party.
Now with Obama as President, consider 2012. Where will we be? Will Obama see a bill that even slightly resembles his plan to "cut taxes for 95% of America"? Doubtful. The truth is that the Tax & Spend Liberals that just picked up even more seats are going to have a hay-day, and you're going to pay for it. You're going to pay for it, but so are those Independents that bought into Obama's soothing words and cool demeanor. The casual Independent will unfortunately not pay attention to whatever happens with the Defense of Marriage Act or the right to life in this country under Obama, but they will certainly notice when their paychecks start shrinking after the Bush Tax Cuts lapse, or when their electric bills "skyrocket", as he warned they would. And the enchanted who made such delusional claims today as "I won't need to worry about putting gas in my car, I won't need to worry about paying my mortgage! If I help him, he'll help me!"...well, they're about to get a reality check.
The enthusiasm and the messianic following for Obama will only play to our advantage in four years. I almost wish they could have hit 60 seats in the Senate because as sharply as we swing left this year, we'll swing that much further right when things don't go as promised. Obama has taken Pedro's message further than any politician I have ever seen to the point that his flock literally thinks he'll make all their dreams come true. As we've just witnessed, that can get him into office but I can't see how it will keep him there. That's why when I heard a Fox News analyst calling it "...the end of a Republic revolution that began in 1994", I really have to disagree and say it has opened the door for the beginning of a Republican revolution. As far as I'm concerned, the last one ended even before 2006. Now with the Democrats in power and an economy that they will have to fix (because it's not going to fix itself), we are setting ourselves up for victory. It may seem like famine for Republicans, but the feast is right around the corner.
The other positive effect is that this presidency could straighten out the nauseating abundance of liberalism in the youth. It might not be so nauseating for me except I am the youth!. I went to high school in a highly Republican suburb of Portland and too much of my class went into college conservative and came out liberal. I attribute this not just to a liberal environment (University) but to an political state that has given credence to the liberal ideals. We (the youth) have formed all of our political opinions during a time of war and during a time of Republican rule. We know two things: 1) this country is not perfect and 2) Republicans have controlled the country for as long as we can remember. The greatest service that Obama will do for the youth is show them reality. The reality is that the country will never be perfect. You can't feed all the hungry, you can't lift everyone out of poverty, there will always be rich people and poor people, you will always have to pay for what you get in some way and you will always have to earn what you're paid in some way. It is not the government's job to make people successful, it is the government's job to make it possible for people to be successful and when you try to make people successful, it becomes harder for someone to become successful on their own. But we don't know that because we don't know what the New Deal is and we've never seen double-digit interest rates or an income tax bracket reach 94%. Until we see what it's like, we won't believe that the country can't be perfect.
There will be social injustices, and that is unfortunate. He'll likely appoint a judge, and that would be a little heartbreaking because it has ramifications beyond 2012. However, Obama has been setting himself up for failure since his speech in 2004 when the flock heard his voice and started lining up 2-by-2. It is time now to sit tight and watch it play out. We need to use the next four years to regroup as a collection of like-minded individuals, find our message, and find our messenger. If we do that, the country will be primed to listen.
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Although I was horrified to watch our country elect a Marxist, and a person so lacking in our cultural literacy that he believes we have 57 states and confuses the atom bomb with Pearl Harbor, my reaction to the election was the same as yours.
Maybe this will be the terrible wake-up call needed to give everyone a reality check.
I would first like to point out that you have no proof whatsoever in your claim that Obama is not a "radical lefty". Of course the image that he is moderate is one of the things that got him elected, but research proves otherwise. I don't know what to point to for proof other than his voting record.
As for the government making people successful, I'm referring to supporters of Obama such as the lady at a rally in Florida on election day who said, "I don't need to worry about putting gas in my car, I don't need to worry about paying my mortgage- if I help him, he'll help me!" She is certainly waiting for the government to make her successful and I think there are a lot of others like her out there. People vilified the rich during the entire election and said that the "rich got richer" under Bush. I'm totally fine with Bush making it possible for people to get richer, that's an accomplishment as far as I'm concerned. I don't understand how he made it more difficult for the poor to get rich but that's the picture that Obama painted.
I call Obama's followers a "flock" because sheep follow their shepherd with an undying devotion, much like Obama followers follow him (they were wearing Obama socks for crying out loud!). The same metaphor is used in the Bible to describe Christians. If that's the "flock" that I'm apart of, you're absolutely correct and I have good reason to. If the flock you're referring to is conservative values, I'm not quite sure the metaphor applies. It is not as though I'm for lower taxes because I'm part of the Conservative flock or I'm pro-life because I'm part of the Conservative flock, etc. I'm for lower taxes because I believe lower taxes motivates people to work harder, gives people more money to pump into the economy (which generates more tax income, by the way), and increases every working American's standard of living by letting them decide what their money is spent on. I'm pro-life because I've never heard any reasonable argument or evidence that shows a baby should have fewer rights inside a womb than outside a womb. I come to other political opinions not based on the ideology I follow but instead the morals I was raised with, the teachings in the Bible, and my own intelligence. The fact that you think "Obama is not the radical lefty that many of you portray him as", even though all known proof indicates otherwise, leads me to believe your devotion to Obama lies outside of reason and has more to do with emotion and presentation, just like his other followers. Hence, his flock.
Lastly, when I mention the "94% tax bracket", I'm not saying he's going to raise taxes to 94%. My point is perfectly illustrated in a conversation I had with an Obama supporter last week where he said "How much worse could it get?" We don't know how bad it can because we've never seen things worse. However, I'm sure the same was said when we elected Herbert Hoover or when we elected Jimmy Carter. My point is that things can actually get worse. The good news for conservatives is that when they do, we'll have a whole host of people to point the finger at.
Well, after our back and forth on facebook, I'd hope that you'd have a better sense of those high school compatriots that went to college conservative and came out liberal. As one of those that you are labeling, while I would label myself with either of those tags, I have to disagree with your projections. There is so much negativity in the Republican retoric. The hope that Obama has voiced to the nation, for me and many others like me, is a country where we live tolerant of our neighbors' choices. It IS to empower every human being in this nation to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is manner in which I have seen people have chosen life over abortion, sobriety over inebriation, education over crime, and work whenever and wherever they can find it.
I just hope that this message reaches the hardened souls of Republicans who believe there is a possibility of evil in every person. I disagree. I have seen who the most angry, violent, cruel people also have a heart (they have a mother who loves them). Therefore we have a duty as citizens to give every person an EQUITABLE chance to make good choices.
As a fellow Picasa API developer (using JQuery) I found your site searching for more info on the API. I was surprised to find you are so negative about our new president. I understand that as a conservative you are disappointed, but I think you and other conservatives don't need to rush to judgment, especially since the trickle-down, anti-regulation policies seem to have categorically failed, and also because Obama is not the radical lefty that many of you portray him as. He is probably no more liberal as a president than Clinton was.
"It is not the government's job to make people successful, it is the government's job to make it possible for people to be successful"
It's funny you should say that. I agree. But you sound more like a Democrat saying that than a typical Conservative. Most conservatives wouldn't even admit that the success of the individual can be good for the economy as a whole, nor can the government have any positive impact on that.
And when you talk about the Obama supporters as a flock, just realize that you are in your own flock. And your flock is arguably bigger than the left. A significant amount of conservative flockers voted for Obama, and you should search your soul about why that is if you think that the "conservative revolution" isn't dead. Maybe it isn't. But it might well be.
"we've never seen double-digit interest rates or an income tax bracket reach 94%."
The top income bracket right now is 36%. Nowhere near 94%. I don't think that Obama is gonna go all lefty and alienate the youth, but I do think there is a danger that a moribund economy may get blamed on the Democrats and by 2010 Republicans could well take back the House and Senate.
you have no idea how hard it is for me to say it, but you are right. All day i have been having a hard time dealing with the election results. After reading this, i see this may be EXACTLY what this country needs!!!
I concur. Good points.
Very nice Cam. Very well put. You make me proud!
As it Turns Out, the Revolution Was Heavily Telivised
It's Monday, November 3rd, 2008 and it's been a pretty lame weekend. If it weren't enough that my Ducks lost, my fantasy basketball team lost, and I lost the costume contest at Friday's Halloween party, we're facing what is now a pretty inevitable defeat tomorrow at the hands of Barrack Obama's flock. Oh, and when I say "we", I mean conservative Americans, Capitalists, and tax payers (other groups I can think of that are facing defeat are soldiers and unborn babies, of which I am neither). So I don't expect things to get any better very soon.
Roughly half of all taxpayers may at this point disagree with my previous list of Tuesday's losers, but I would ask them to think about their current situation. As I type this, millions of employees around the country are getting emails from their CEO and sitting through meetings with their District Manager with a focus on cutting costs. They have keywords in them, like "hiring freeze" and even "layoffs". Over the past few days I've begun to wonder how these companies are going to find another 5% in their budget for taxes on anything over $250,000. I'm trying to figure out how raising their taxes is good for middle class America but I can't. In the poll I did among three of my liberal friends on the issue, one told me that companies wouldn't lay off employees to cut costs (which is not true, cutting man hours is the first thing GameStop did when they needed to make the earnings look good, and several companies have already been letting go of parts of their workforce), another said he didn't believe Obama's plan was going to get enacted but he was voting for Obama for social reasons, and another just said "Yeah, things will be different", which was a little frightening. None of these are adequate answers for me and I'd love to hear a good one if there are any truly progressive Americans out there with a response.
I've sadly had to try and emotionally distance myself from the election in the last couple of weeks. I haven't really been able to, but I've come up with a few soothing ideas for a Conservative like me. For instance, the idea that since he never managed to write a piece of legislature and voted "Present" all those times, I don't think he's really a man of action and will thus not do a lot of good or harm. Then again, he'll sign anything that comes from the liberal Senate and House, and they're not going to sit on their hands for 4 years. Another good thought may be that since we have swung so far to the left as a country, a hard swing back to the right seems inevitable and even possible in as little as two years. In the next election, I can't see anyone that the Democrats will have to point the finger at for what I'm sure will be an even worse economy. Ultimately, though, the thought that makes me sleep at night is the image of a TV show I watched when I was a kid. The mom was in the kitchen making something with baker's chocolate and the 8 year old son at the table behind her was begging for some chocolate. She said he wouldn't like it, but he was persistent to the point where she gave him a chunk. Of course he spit it out as soon as he got a taste of it, which I think is a similar reaction that most of America will have to Obama's presidency. So after 8 years of listening to Oregonians, I've now come to a "Fine, just shut up about it already" attitude.
While it looks like a loss is inevitable, I am glad to say that I did more this election season to get the word out than I ever have. Thanks to everyone who has bought a sticker or put my design on their site. If I measure "success" by how many stickers I sold, I certainly consider the Don't Drink the Kool-Aid campaign a success, although it doesn't look like it will have done enough to get us to a win. Between CafePress and Ebay I managed to sell 783 "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid" bumper stickers, 530 "Change is All You'll Have Left" stickers, and 164 "Barrack Obama: The Second Coming of JC" stickers for a grand total of 1,477 anti-Obama bumper stickers as well as a handful of t-shirts and yard signs. This far exceeded my expectations; I was nervous that I wouldn't sell through my initial order of 500. Thanks again to everyone with a sticker on their car, we are brave souls.
There's not much that can be done at this late stage in the game but I would just urge all people, no matter who you vote for, to pray fervently that God's will be done. I don't pretend to know what that is, but I do know that it's an important time in the country's history and I would much rather leave the decision in God's hand than man's. No matter what happens, we're still in the best country on Earth and it will take a lot more than one President to change that.
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Cam - DId you make much $ selling on cafe press?
We're Gonna Take 'em Out a Whole New Door
Since coming up with my snarky anti-Obama designs a couple months ago, I've been testing them out on CafePress and Ebay to see how much interest they can generate. I've found it to be really difficult to get any exposure on CafePress, which is only one of two hurdles to get over in being successful there (the other being the high cost per item). It's still a great model, but I think I can do better in my case. Ebay has been a good way to test out the product. For a week I ran my three stickers on Ebay to get more exposure. As each order came in, I ordered one off CafePress and sent it directly to the buyer. Unfortunately due to the cost of CafePress, Ebay, and PayPal, they were the most expensive stickers on Ebay and due to their shipping method, they took about 2 weeks to arrive. However, the strength of the product prevailed and they were relatively popular. So popular, in fact, that I've invested in a bulk order from MakeStickers.com. This allows me to keep my costs down and ship in less than half the time.
I'm an engineer by nature and by trade so I really love to create a well thought out processes, and I'm pretty proud of the one I concocted for shipping stickers. I took some cues from Joel Spolsky's How to Ship Anything article in that I knew I had to have a plan or doing this every day was going to get really frustrating really fast. I like my system because it scales well; I can ship a single order in about a minute. The most I could possibly conceive getting in one day is around a hundred orders, which isn't even two hours of shipping time. So I'm satisfied.
There were several key things that I put in place for this system. It started by finding 11x4 inch envelopes with windows. This is key for two reasons. First, 11"x4" envelopes can be shipped with a standard 42 cent stamp assuming it weighs less than one ounce. So this saves on shipping (an 8.5"x11" envelope would have been more). 11 inches is wide enough to hold the sticker and a standard sheet of paper folded hot-dog style. The second reason these envelopes were clutch came with some experimenting. I knew that I couldn't write out the shipping address on every single envelope, so I needed a way to print it (and easily, at that). Luckily, PayPal's "Transaction Details" screen is structured in a way that makes this possible. I just highlight the information on the screen, copy it to OpenOffice Calc, and with a little formatting, the address appears in the envelope window after folding the paper hot-dog style. Luckily, most of the formatting remains on every paste, so I just have a template I can paste each order into.
The rest of the system wasn't hard to figure out. I ordered return address labels from VistaPrint for dirt-cheap (with the American Flag on them; a nice touch) and a stamp that says "Do Not Bend" from the USPS, which I'm told the Postal Employees will generally follow. Oh and the icing on the cake, Purple Heart stamps. Very appropriate given the subject matter. All in all it takes me about 5 seconds to prepare each envelope ahead of time with postage, return address, and rubber stamp. Then it takes about 30 seconds to prepare and print off a receipt. Then it takes about another 25 seconds to get the receipt into the envelope and seal it. Voila!
So far I've only purchased large amounts of my "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid" and "Change is All You'll Have Left" stickers. I really like the Jimmy Carter one but it just isn't generating enough demand yet. I'll probably try selling them on Ebay again in a few weeks and see if anything has changed. Maybe the market for people buying Anti-Obama bumper stickers doesn't remember Jimmy Carter (like me, for instance). I don't see demand for the others going down at all. It may be that Obama's recent feigned interest in Conservative values is going to persuade the middle-right to his side, but I think it's more likely that they'll see through him and the far, far left will be offended/betrayed. Maybe not offended enough to buy a sticker, but we'll see. At any rate, it certainly looks like more people are putting down the Kool-Aid.
If you're looking for stickers, they're easy to find! Check out CafePress.com/JimmyCarter for the Jimmy Carter sticker and my Ebay page for the others. As always, I'd love to hear your feedback.
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All I have to say is... you had 8 years to make it happen. You are talking but I have stopped listening 2 years ago.
I will never ever get those images of Katrina out of my head. The buck stops where???
Clinton left a surplus, and 8 and later on February 2 2009 what did we have???
I don't have a problem electing a 72 year old, I don't fear that McCain will die and I think Palin would be just fine as President even if he did. That being said, McCain doesn't excited me at all. Obama is the polarizer here and has been since the beginning.
What I do have a problem with is electing the most liberal Senator in the country to President while we already have a Democratic Senate and House. I have a problem with electing a person who will raise taxes on the rich because that's "fair" even though the richest 10% of the country pays over 60% of the country's income tax and benefits a lot less from government spending. That he has brainwashed you into thinking that is fair says a lot about his powers of persuasion and unfortunately a lot about what America's attitude has turned into. Oh, and I will never vote for a pro-choice candidate. If Giuliani were the Republican candidate I would have written in someone else.
I do think Obama is in over his head and I think his ideas to tax businesses will eliminate jobs and drive the economy further into the ground. The only positives I can draw from it is that with a Democrat-dominated government, the country will swing a lot further left than most people like and in two years I'm betting the Republicans gain a lot of seats back. Also, I'm looking forward to seeing Obama's approval ratings go down so that we can get a chance at putting a true conservative in the White House in four years. Obama has enormous shoes to fill (his own) and there's no way he can do it.
Then again, if Farrakhan thinks he's the man, who am I to disagree?
Do you really think that it is a bright idea to elect a 72-year old guy for president, who has been received a surgery treatment of his skin cancer for six times - and a running mate who has absolutely no clue of running a country during difficult times?
What was that? "Dissent is the truest form of patriotism"...unless you're dissenting against a liberal, then you're racist. It's a shame that I'm getting so used to being called racist when my opposition to Obama has nothing to do with his race. Well people who don't care about the country or the issues at stake will always have something to fall back on. In this election it's race.
Racist.
Glad to see I have one fan :)
I am so proud of you honey!!! Great job!!
-Debbie
Two More for Obama Haters
If you enjoyed my post a few weeks ago you should love this. I've been at it again, combining my wit with mediocre design skills. As the weeks have gone on and more shadiness has been uncovered about Obama's comrades, I've been more and more energized against his bid for President. Hilary is done doing her worst so now it's time for conservatives across the country to voice their opinion. To do my part, I've added two snide options to place on your bumper, bringing the count to three:
"Change is all you'll have left"
"Barack Obama: The second coming of JC"
"Don't drink the kool-aid"I certainly wasn't around for the Carter era, so it may seem strange for me to make that middle one, but after listening to clips from Carter next to clips from Obama, the similarities are undeniable.
I think the new stickers are really aimed at a different audience. These talk more about how bad a President he'll be as opposed to addressing his followers' religious-like devotion. All three messages are appropriate, though. The more I listen to Obama's ideas the less I like them. I have no confidence in him to do any good for the economy and he sounds like he's way over his head when it comes to foreign policy. I still haven't been able to get excited about John McCain, but it's been really easy to get excited about opposing Obama.
I ordered the first bumper sticker from Cafe Press and was really pleased with how it turned out. The image is clear and the sticker itself is a high quality. They're expensive, at about $3.50 per sticker, but it's a small price to pay to let the people around you know that there are still conservatives left in the world. Sometimes I wonder, living in Oregon. In walking around my neighborhood today I saw at least 15 Obama yard signs and exactly zero McCain signs. I also read in the news today that there are four times more Obama products than there are McCain products available at Cafe Press. Hopefully the Anti-Obama message will be something people can get behind. Anyway, I've set up two more shops at Cafe Press so that you can order the new stickers:
Click here to order the "Change" sticker
Click here to order the "Second Coming" sticker
Click here to order the "Kool-Aid" sticker
As always, let me know if you have any feedback.
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Oregon is in the tank for Obama. For one more subversive Obama wear, check out http://www.cafepress.com/javaslinger
Cam, here is one more for ya...
"Yes We Can...But Should We?" I don't know, maybe it needs some work. :)
Both of those are beauties, especially the CHANGE one: it's short, sweet, and to the point.
Don't Drink the Kool-Aid
I've never posted about politics before but I feel like there is a reason to now. Ever since the primary campaigns started up I've been troubled by this wholehearted devotion to Barrack Obama that a good portion of the country seems to have taken to. It's not that I'm appalled that people agree with the things that he says, but what troubles me is that I think a lot of his supporters don't really know what he stands for and yet they're so dedicated to him and his campaign. So I whipped up a graphic in my spare time that gets to the point:
For those of you unfamiliar with the reference, read this. For those of you who do get it, I think you'll agree that the message is more fitting here than it ever has been when used in pop culture. Again, this is not aimed at those who have listened to the little bit of actual content that he's said and agree with him (because there may be no hope for you). This is for those of you with moderate to conservative political views who have fallen under Barack's sweet, sweet spell. This is meant to be a wake up call and a grassroots effort to try and make it okay to stop listening to the way he says things and instead listen to what he actually says. If people start doing that, I think there is hope this November yet. As it stands, I've only ever heard his supporters talk about how inspiring and charismatic he is, which is no good reason to elect a President.
Spread the word!
This message isn't going to do much good if the word doesn't get out there. To do this, I've got three ways. The first is to do as I've done and put this little poster I've created on your website, or your blog, or your Facebook page, or wherever it is that people go to hear your voice. If you want to put it on your website, here is the HTML code:
<a href="http://cameronhinkle.com/blog/id/1719814690632762619">
<img width="150" height="225"
src="http://www.cameronhinkle.com/images/dontdrinkthekoolaidsmall.jpg" />
</a>
You can link it to whatever site you want by changing the value inside "href". Link it to your party's website or the official website of your favorite candidate or leave it as it is and it will link to this post. You could also not link to anything, the important thing is getting the message out. If you want to add it to your Facebook or MySpace or Bebo page, right click on the image and select "Save Image As...", save it to your hard drive and then upload it to your account. If people want different sizes I'd be happy to make them, just email me what size you want.
The second way to spread the word is by wearing it- on your head, chest or car. I set up a Cafe Press account today and created a hat, t-shirt, and bumper sticker. Wouldn't you look awesome walking into work wearing this hat? Forget about all the crap you'll take from your coworkers, you'll be doing them a favor. Anyway, the store is set up at http://www.cafepress.com/badkoolaid. Bumper stickers are $3.49, T-Shirts are $11.99, and hats are $12.99. If you really want an item that I haven't setup there, let me know and I can add it.Lastly, Digg this! And Stumble it, and Reddit it! I'm not exactly the Blogomaniac; I'm not going to have thousands of people reading this as soon as it hits the web. If you think it's a worthwhile message, click the little buttons at the bottom of the post to send it to the news aggregation sites. You'll be doing your part to help keep America America.
To be clear, this is not an endorsement for Hilary or McCain. This is just an effort to wake up those who need it before it's too late.
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Sorry for offtopic
I found you site because the graffic you made was sent to me in an email and I went hunting for a T-shirt! I just wanted to let you know that the word is getting out. Too bad a lot of people drank the kool aid before the election.
I came across your site and have to say that I applaud your efforts! Don't get phased by the few posts or the nasty ones that come in. The nastier, the better, it shows you frustrated someone and that your blog made an impact. You are 100% correct that there is a cult like following for Obama. A young woman said yesterday that she wouldn't vote for McCain because Obama was better looking. Ummm...Yeah.....that's a reason to vote, and basically shows the intelligence level of liberals. Obama will destroy this country and then blame the republicans, the way dems always do, but after 4 years of terrorists being given rights, socialism taking America to its knees and a President with no experience destroying everything good that is left in America, people will hopefully wake up. Every 1 person you get the point across too is one saved from this socialist man. You should do some research on socialism and post it on your blog so that these people who know nothing about it can learn what their future President Obama is leading them into in this free country of ours. Keep up the good work! And rememeber: If you don't vote for McCain, you will end up with Obama.
Well CafePress.com was the only place I was selling the T-Shirt at and they flagged it as violating their terms and conditions (not sure for what). For some reason, they didn't flag my bumper stickers (possibly because they were selling well and the t-shirts weren't).
At any rate, I decided to just take the bumper sticker design and put it on the t-shirt. I don't think it looks as good as the previous design I made specifically for the t-shirt, but it does look good and it gets the message across. So now you can go to my CafePress shop and buy a Don't Drink the Kool-Aid T-shirt. There are two options and a $5 difference between them. The difference is just a higher quality fabric.
With 22 days left, there's still time to get the word out and McCain sure needs it! Don't drink the Kool-Aid!
Hey I love it! I really want to buy a tshirt before the election but i cant seem to find the link. HELP ME OUT PLEASE!!!!
Hehe, touche. I have had to delete a few comments for profanity but yes, the Anti-Obama effort is not going as well as we all had hoped. But while my blog comments aren't piling up, I have managed to sell over 500 Don't Drink the Kool-Aid bumper stickers and about the same of the other two designs combined. Time is certainly running out and the poll numbers aren't looking good. Get your stickers now! :)
Big following you have here. Like 5 comments over the last 4 months.
Ron Paul: Delivering America in 2008.
obama is a joke..
i will definitely be voting agaist him, the things he stands for are absolutely appalling.
NOBAMA.
First of all, this post isn't to explain my distrust of Obama. Obviously you're an Obama supporter and this is not to convince you of anything. This is for those who have been sucked in by the candidate where they would not have been if he wasn't so charming. If you actually agree with the few things he's said, this won't do anything to change your mind and it's not supposed to.
Secondly, I just want to make it clear that I do not support John McCain. In November, I'll be voting against Barack Obama in the most effective way possible. If that means voting for John McCain (which I expect it will), then I'll do it begrudgingly.
pretty poor explanation for your distrust of obama.
another mcain supporter grasping at straws?