Birther Spotted in the Wild
Steven L. Taylor
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
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In Gainesville, Florida to be precise:
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Is that Derbyshire’s car?
He might not be a birther. He might just think secret-Muslim-Socialist Brown People aren’t American.
Your headline implies this is something rare. I see this type of bumper sticker so often that I don’t even pay attention any more. I still wonder and despair at the self-deception, but I’m certainly not surprised by it.
Oh, and BTW, I support the bumper sticker on the right-hand side (what I can see of it, at least), but I don’t think that was your point.
Don’t know what year the Impala is but cars.com states that the 2009 Impala contains 15% foreign sourced parts and was assembeled in Canada.
The only thing missing was the family dog tied to the roof.
@al-Ameda: How do you know the dog is not in the trunk?
I thought they were rare…I’d never seen or talked to one.
But then tonight I saw a guy on the Barrett-Jackson auction make a comment about the President not being American.
Stunning. Just stunning.
Huh, I just assumed the left sticker was talking about McCain being born in Panama. And then after voting for Obama, he changed his mind and added the right sticker.
@ernieyeball: It’s a 2000-2005 model going by the taillights (my brother used to have one).
I must admit I never pegged Impala as a Birther magnet. Can you put a gun rack on an Impala?
There are a couple of cars in my neighborhood that cut off the top half of their McCain-Palin bumper stickers. The first one I saw, I thought it must have just been a funny coincidence. But with the second one, I guess it must be intentional. Anyway, I’d feel better if they meant it as a cautionary tale, but I am pretty sure that was not the point.