A series of new South Carolina laws “include[s] a bill that allows people to buy license tags with a cross and a stained glass window and the words ‘I Believe’ on them.”
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it is not glory.
Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.
You cannot shame the shameless.
Good lord, these people are nuts.
Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.
Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.
Rupert, come get your orange boy, you petrified old dinosaur turd.
Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?
SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.
How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.
You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.
There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.
Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.
Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!
The “burn-it-down” people are good with that until they become part of the kindling.
Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.
I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.
Republicans do not trust women.
Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!
Shut up, hissy kitty!
Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?
But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.
Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.
I would gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.
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Decided FenceSitter
Possible License Plates:
INNTHNG
GDISDED
BHO4EVR
URAFOOL
Conservatively Liberal
How about a plate for satan worshipers? Islam plates with a picture of a Koran?
I got it! How about a plate with a marijuana leaf on it? Now that is something I religiously believe in!
Crusty Dem
Awesome. You know, some of us non-believers are pretty much OK with a rapture taking these folks off our hands.
jake
Le Spank:
Cue TalEvangicals muttering “The devil quotes scripture to suit his needs.”
Davis X. Machina
I guess the burning cross didn’t pass muster.
Is the dollar sign an acceptable character on an SC vanity plate?
Because then at least it would be accurate.
Michael D.
Whenever I hear or see the words, “I Believe” I immediately think of Mulder.
Person of Choler
Illinois should offer a vanity plate that shows Obama raising the dead to vote in November’s election.
Davis X. Machina
Illinois should offer a vanity plate that shows Obama raising the dead to vote in November’s election.
Because Illinois will be, like, close…
Walker
How is this worse than vanity plates for sports teams?
Michael D.
Well, for one thing, sports teams are real.
Mick
Nice. So some douche can add these new plates to their gaudy collection of fish and “I brake for Jesus!” bumper stickers, park next to their year-round Nativity Scene and, after verbally assaulting the poor neighbor with the glory of God, bitch about that damned homosexual couple up the block flaunting their lifestyle.
TheFountainHead
The New York Mets aren’t an incredibly powerful institution going back hundreds of years with a tradition of undermining governments, slavery, slaughter, and political assassination.
You might be able to make an argument for the Yankees.
kid bitzer
…and the 1A does not have any provision against state establishment of sports teams.
if new york wants to let people proclaim their love for the new york yankees and refuse to let them put up license plates for the denver broncos, then they haven’t violated any amendments.
if they permit some religious plates and not others, they have. indeed, if they even simply facilitate or offer some and not others, they have.
jrg
A fool and his money are soon parted.
I think I’ll become evangelical, move down to SC, and start a “Burger Jesus” (kind of like a King of Burger Kings – The double Whopper will be called the “God Burger”, the Whopper Jr. will be called the “Baby Jesus”, Onion Rings will be called “Promise Rings”, we’ll brand our coca-cola as “Truth Juice”, and we will have freedom fries).
All proceeds, of course, will support the evangelical movement, in the form of me.
No matter how cynical I become, these people still surprise me with their willingness to purchase divine paraphernalia.
Neal
I’ve got to give Governor Sanford some credit on that one.
b. hussein canuckistani
I will subsidize anyone who goes for the
INTHEFSM plate.
Krista
That’d work. Mind you, you’d have to leave for work 4 hours earlier, in order to allot time for vehicle and cavity searches.
4tehlulz
Jews would be required to get “IKLDJSUS” on theirs.
RSA
Look on the bright side!
cleek
and i start singing the REM song of the same name.
I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract
Explain the change the difference between
What we are and what we need, there’s the key
Your adventure for today, what do you do
Between the horns of the day
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
man. i wish REM still made records like that.
El Cid
How about an option that has an “X” instead of a cross and says “I want to believe”?
jake
Whenever I hear the words “I believe” spoken in a Southern accent I think of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
Sanford did do this:
And this will make him unpopular with the GOP:
O noes, penalties are for teh little people!
Scrutinizer
Tried that. The Republicans waged an unconstitutional war of aggression to bring them back into the fold.
Nothing changes.
phobos
I always think of this.
BH-Buck
As vast as the internet is, why don’t we fight fire with fire? Maybe we could petition (on a state to state basis) for a little red devil, or that Koran. Hey, how about one that simply says “Unlike the Church, I respect the US Constitution”.
The funny thing is, these fools don’t even have a clue that Separation is a two-way street. And that once it’s gone, THEY will be the ones missing it!
Big E
‘LuvYerBoy ‘
a good license plate for a Priest
Rome Again
Since most of the churches in SC (from my experience) are Freewill Baptist, you’d make a better profit on the taters if you changed the name to Freewill Fries (since you’re only planning to market this idea in SC I mean). It might make out of state franchising more difficult though. So, what do you want, purity or expansion?
My choice for license plate: XTHEIST (or of course I could dumb it down so anyone can read it and make it ATHYUST)
zzyzx
Why not go for the obvious and get SATAN for the plate.
Dug Jay
How is this worse than vanity plates for sports teams?
Not being religious myself, I don’t have a problem with this childish comment. However, I do wonder how it is that the gays expect to recieve boatloads of tolerance from non-gays, when the latter have to put up with shit like this.
Just saying.
Rome Again
As an aside, I’d like to make it clear, I’m not an atheist, I just like to irk those who think they own religion (and especially those who put a price on it).
Rome Again
Sorry, that plate is reserved for John (son of Cain) McCain.
grandpajohn
been there,done that
jake
Poor Dug Jay. His SpoofOMatic must be busted.
Nah, in other states you could just call them Falwell Fries.
Rome Again
A victim of Hillary-Loss Overload I presume.
AkaDad
YESWECAN
HOPMUNGR
BITTER
jake
That’s what he gets for loaning it to 99.9% of the denizens of TalkHillaryLeft44
4tehlulz
No, I think he’s having difficulty transitioning to concern trolling. But keep at it Dug! We have faith in you!
wasabi gasp
I returned for my second coming and all I got was this stinkin’ job stamping license plates.
SpotWeld
So, with this precedent; does this mean that SC Star Wars fans can petition the state to put out a plate with the rebel alliance logo?
Someone get a hold of the local 501st, I think we got something here.
BH-Buck
Funny. I’m not an atheist, but I do have a problem with this comment. How did we go from vanity plates to gays?
greynoldsct00
Mustang Bobby posted about this when Florida tried to play this game; let’s not forget about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. He offered this link
manormaniac.blogspot.com/2008/04/if-were-opening-door.html
Person of Choler
To Davis X. Machina,
Obama will be raising the dead on election day in many more places than Illinois.
In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” the sheeted dead squeak and gibber in the streets. In Democrat-controlled precincts they just vote.
Previously the LIVE sheeted folks voted Democrat for George Wallace, Lester Maddox, and Bull Connor.
BH-Buck
Oops, sorry… my bad. I’ve recently rebuilt this computer and haven’t reinstalled Cleek’s(?) pie script yet.
Apologies.
Dennis - SGMM
Much as I admire Lincoln, I think that forcing the Confederate States back into the Union was a mistake. Economics, as well as the structural weaknesses in the confederate system of government, would have compelled them to request re-admission in ten years or less. As it is, there still seems to be a segment of the white population in those states who feel that they’re oppressed.
Davebo
TMag p@wned by a girl
Do not fuck around with Hilzoy. McGuire should join Red State me thinks.
Conservatively Liberal
This year they will be voting for McCain because Hillary didn’t make the cut.
Hey Krista, I would just tell the cop that the car ran on hemp oil and the reason for the marijuana leaf on the license plate is to advertise my ‘green’ car.
Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Dennis - SGMM
And that you routed the exhaust pipe to the interior of the car to reduce your carbon footprint.
Davis X. Machina
Previously the LIVE sheeted folks voted Democrat for George Wallace, Lester Maddox, and Bull Connor.
To: Person of Choler
From: Davis X. Machina
Re: sheets…
It’s not 1948. At least where I am.
Sincerely, etc. etc.
The Moar You Know
I have no problem with this at all: it tells me the person driving the car is an utter idiot.
Also pretty useful for dating; if your newfound lady friend shows up with one, you’ll know to call it an early evening.
Person of Choler
Hello, Conservatively Liberal,
(Hopefully not straying too far from the subject of religious license plates….)
I think you are right: the old line Solid South Democrats were Hillary backers but probably will check the other side of the ballot this year. They would vote for a yellow dog if it was a Democrat (as the saying goes) but not, I fear, a black man.
libarbarian
the truth is out there……and it is that The X Files sucked :).
cleek
here it is
Zifnab
“– Sanford allowed that bill to become law without his signature, noting the state already has a process to allow special licenses for any cause as long as enough people come together and put up the money needed to buy them. –”
Yeah, this is toeing the line on separation. I’m going to just file it under “Why give a damn?” If the Jesus Fish and the Calvin Praying decal and the rosary hanging from the rear view mirror didn’t offend you with the driver’s religious affiliation, I don’t see how adding a stain glassed window and a peppy slogan is going to push you over the limit.
cleek
now if we could just get the fucking “In God We Trust” off our money…
b. hussein canuckistani
I’m not gay, and I endorse Michael’s anti-clerical snark, and I’ll piss on any other state sponsorship of death cults I see out there.
Rosali
The “I believe” effort failed in Florida. And, in another win for the First Amendment, you are still free to display your nuts on the back of your pickup truck.
Quiddity
What is a license tag? Here in California, we have licence plates, licence registration stickers (that are small and are affixed to the plate), licence registration forms (paper slip kept in car), and licences.
But no license tags. Is this a regional thing? I did a Google Image search for “license tag” and lots of plates showed up. Most from the South.
SFOtter
I blame Lincoln.
He’s the reason we got stuck with these deadweight states. And their the reason we keep electing idiots.
jake
His SpoofOMatic is stuck on “Create False Dichotomy.”
TenguPhule
Where’s Sherman when you need him?
SamFromUtah
Previously the LIVE sheeted folks voted Democrat for George Wallace, Lester Maddox, and Bull Connor.
And it was a Republican who cautioned us against the establishment of a Military-Industrial Complex.
Things change.
Person of Choler
Hello, Davis X. Machina,
It’s not 1948. At least where you are.
Not where I am, either, but reading comments here about the folks who voted for Hillary in certain states made me think that it must certainly be 1948 or earlier in those places.
By the way, Wallace, Maddox, and Connor were doing their stuff in the Sainted 60’s. Senator Byrd, the KKKonscience of the Senate, was among the nonsheeted nondead in 1948.
Sorry, I keep veering away from vanity plates.
Person of Choler
Sorry, re: Byrd, I meant “SHEETED nondead”.
Drat.
Evilbeard
I haven’t spent any time over at any of the reapidly pro-Hillary blogs but today I am having fun over at No Quarters on the PUMA How of the Day thread.
Evilbeard
rabidly
WTB comment editing. Eep, now I know TZ’s pain.
Jackie
“Quiddity Says:
What is a license tag? Here in California, we have licence plates, licence registration stickers (that are small and are affixed to the plate), licence registration forms (paper slip kept in car), and licences. But no license tags. Is this a regional thing? I did a Google Image search for “license tag” and lots of plates showed up. Most from the South.”
Tags in WA mean little stickers that show Month/Year “tags are current” that we stick onto our car license. Every year during month shown on tags is when driver must re-new tags and get a new one showing good for 12 more months. It sounds like your registration stickers are similar.
chuckieboyc
Can’t some partiotic lawyer step up, and find some loopholes in Lee’s surrender, then Obama can hold a press conference and say “I’ve got great news for all the shit kickin morons south of the Mason Dixon Line, you’re on your own. One little suggestion, why don’t you call your new country the United States of Assholes.”
chuckieboyc
Can’t some partiotic lawyer step up, and find some loopholes in Lee’s surrender, then Obama can hold a press conference and say “I’ve got great news for all the shit kickin morons south of the Mason Dixon Line, you’re on your own. One little suggestion, why don’t you call your new country the United States of Assholes.”
Gay Veteran
oh the horror! poor Dug Jag, Teh Gays are being mean to the fundies
wanker