We Decided Not to See Bernie

 

Bernie Sanders spoke in our hometown of Aiken, SC, Friday at 1 p.m. His campaign headquarters is close to where we live, so last night, neutral observer and I talked about how we ought to go. I was going to wear my KGB t-shirt and she was going to wear my Moscow University tee. We laughed hysterically at the thought!

However, after sobering up sleeping on it, we decided not to go. I told one of my old friends about the idea, and he pointed out someone might take my picture. Imagine a newspaper photograph of Stad, a die-hard conservative at a Bernie Sanders rally wearing a KGB tee! This is a not the public image I want to project.

Ironically, Sanders’ Aiken campaign office is located next to a gun store. I wonder how security is going to handle that…

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  1. Paul Stinchfield Member
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    The Scarecrow (View Comment):
    You should get some trolling attire:

    T-shirt seen around 2008: “Gravediggers: shovel ready for socialism”

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  2. The Scarecrow Thatcher
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    aardo vozz (View Comment):

    The Scarecrow (View Comment):

    DonG (skeptic) (View Comment):

    You should get some trolling attire:

    How did they leave out Bernie’s man-crush, Fidel??

    The shirt may have been too crowded if they included Fidel, but you have a good point . FWIW, they also left out Ho Chi Minh, Hugo Chavez, Maduro, the Ortegas, and (unfortunately probably not last or least), Pol Pot.

    I know, but . . . . Fidel! That’s his bro.

    Also, I think it would be a better shirt with small er faces and ALL of those other merry despots included. Throw in Voldemort, the Night King, and Sauron.

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  3. The Scarecrow Thatcher
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    Paul Stinchfield (View Comment):

    The Scarecrow (View Comment):
    I always liked this song; it seems innocuous to me. When I heard it was a big commie anthem, I couldn’t figure it out. I still can’t.

    Maybe this verse will enlighten you:

    Was a high wall there that tried to stop me.
    A sign was painted said: Private Property.
    But on the back side it didn’t say nothing.
    This land was made for you and me.

    Eww. Maybe I should read the rest of the verses.

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  4. aardo vozz Member
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    The Scarecrow (View Comment):

     

    Throw in Voldemort, the Night King, and Sauron.

    I must respectfully disagree. None of these three is authoritarian enough to be on the same shirt as the other guys

    <sarcasm off >

    <cynicism always on >

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  5. Stad Coolidge
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    Hang On (View Comment):

    If the t-shirt has Cyrilic characters everbody would think you were part of Putin’s help for Bernie.

    The tee shirts are in Cyrillic.

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  6. Paul Stinchfield Member
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    The Scarecrow (View Comment):
    Also, I think it would be a better shirt with small er faces and ALL of those other merry despots included. Throw in Voldemort, the Night King, and Sauron.

    No. Good graphic design is not cluttered; otherwise you end up with a visual mess that is not eye-catching. Furthermore, by merely adding Bernie to the end that iconic lineup of Communist heroes monsters you keep it instantly recognizable.

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  7. The Scarecrow Thatcher
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    Paul Stinchfield (View Comment):

    The Scarecrow (View Comment):
    Also, I think it would be a better shirt with small er faces and ALL of those other merry despots included. Throw in Voldemort, the Night King, and Sauron.

    No. Good graphic design is not cluttered; otherwise you end up with a visual mess that is not eye-catching. Furthermore, by merely adding Bernie to the end that iconic lineup of Communist heroes monsters you keep it instantly recognizable.

    You’re right, good call.

    Recognizable, also prophetic.

     

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  8. Ammo.com Member
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    Extreme anti-freedom and anti-market opinions should be challenged on their home turf. If a KGB shirt provides the opportunity to put forward the challenge, it might worth it. Better still is to have dissenting voices constitute 50% of the audience at every Bernie rally.

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