People have been driving really aggressively around my car lately. I was almost driven off the road this morning on route 47 by a crazy bitch in the same kind of car as mine. My KIDS were both in the back seat. I take that move on her part as trying to kill my children. I take this very seriously. Problem is, because the kids are in my car I can't, as a good parent who does put my kids first, do anything about it. I can't get out of my car at the next stop light, drag her out and punch her smug little Oakley sunglass (yeah, Oakleys) wearing face. I have to be a good example to my children and control my road rage at all costs. So I let her pass and silently fantasize about her getting pulled over and getting a $30 ticket for being ugly and a bad dresser.
This has been happening a lot in the past week and I can't understand why. I'm a good driver. A GREAT driver. I follow all the rules, but not to the point where I think I'm the captain of the speed and drive at just the speed limit in the left lane or don't pull out in the left turn lane on a yellow and piss off everyone around me. I go with the flow, get where I need to go, don't tailgate and don't flip people off who are trying to kill me or my kids. I just get out of the way and focus on my own safety, blah blah blah...
About a week ago, I saw my friend Kevin about to put a Barack Obama sticker directly onto his precious yellow convertible. I was jealous that he had one, so I asked him where he got it and he ended up giving me an extra one. Awesome! I have seen Barack Obama speak in person twice now. He is, to me, a rock star. Never before had I been so inspired by someone's words and presence. I really believe that he would make a great leader for our country as well as a wonderful new face of the US. And I think a lot of people agree with me. (In my opinion an Obama/Richardson ticket would be ideal, but that's a whole other blog I will reserve for next year)
So I put the sticker on my car. Not on the paint, but on the window so I can take it off the day after the election in either a satisfied "my work here is done" way or in a "what the fuck is wrong with people" rage. I don't want to be one of those people STILL proudly displaying a "W 04" sticker causing the reaction I SUSPECT I might be getting to my own sticker........
Do you think that people have been so aggressive towards me and my car because I am displaying the name of the candidate I support? I mean, I could see someone being irritated bmy democrat-ian (?) ways or the fact that I have chosen to support someone so early in the game, but to try to do me and my kids harm?? Is it possible that people are that crazy??
When I see a "W 04" sticker I think to myself, "poor dude. He's so delusional" or "looks like someone forgot about their sticker" or "hahahaha. That's funny." or "you stupid a-hole. You should really take that AND your "my president is Charlton Heston" sticker off your car. It's time." But I would never deliberately attack them with my Pontiac!
It's OK to disagree. I disagree every day. It's good to disagree and think and discuss. But perhaps we need to start focusing on our driving so we are ALIVE come election day? Isn't gloating way more satisfying than 2nd degree murder???
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