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On another site, I noticed a thread asking whether people assumed that Prius drivers were all liberals. Of course, it also got into a discussion of SUV drivers, Volvo drivers, etc., etc., ad nauseam.
So I kinda wondered - what do you think of the driver when you see a Prius? Do you see a like-minded individual, "one of us"? Or do you just see someone who liked a hybrid?
On the flip side - what do you think of the driver when you see a large SUV? Hummer comes immediately to mind, but there are a gazillion huge models out there. Do you see a selfish, wasteful, inconsiderate person, or someone who has a need for a larger-cargo or higher towing capacity vehicle?
Here in Tucson, we see more large pickup trucks than SUVs - the same question applies. Assuming they don't have balls hanging from the hitch, what do you think of them? Does it make a difference what you think if they have lift kits and large tires? Fancy paint jobs?
Tell all - I'm listening reading.
The comments!
From Holden Caulfield:
This one by Unenergyis going to stay with me all day at least. Wow.
From shpilk:
Excellent analysis of the state of progressive power
by James Kroeger, and why we must continue to put forward progressive agenda.
From AllanTBG:
In this diary, Questionable Sanity makes a salient point.
From Guaunyu:
The comment by decembersue gets right at the heartlessness and greed of the opponents of health care reform.
From o the umanity:
I'm still laughing at TLC66's response to my comment in Probable Beltway Evolution of Wilson's "You Lie":
(I started it, ha ha, thanks for all the mojo, too--I love this place :))
From rogerdaddy:
elmo's speculation on the reason Rep. Shimkus left during the President's speech is comic gold.
From Dragon5616:
I liked this one by RFK Lives in TomP's diary The Torch is Passed
Top Mojo is masterfully played tonight by virgomusic.
Top 30 Comments excluding tip jars, first comments and stuff:
1) What an ASS by Blue VA — 255
2) The Republican Response by JekyllnHyde — 188
3) You missed one by ShadowSD — 160
4) The "Torch" Has Been Passed by JekyllnHyde — 154
5) Too late.. by HeadnHeart — 153
6) Gotta love by TomP — 142
7) his site is crashing... by Liberal OC Woman — 140
8) Gods, I hope you're right, my friend to the North by boofdah — 137
9) Excellent!! first poll - will dominate spin cycle by psycho liberal — 134
10) And he's still lying... by DaveV — 133
11) lol - I think the GOP's actual response by grannyhelen — 132
12) Those guys are on top of their game by MKSinSA — 129
13) Teddy's dream by TomP — 117
14) From UK as well by dansmith17 — 117
15) I so agree with this diary. Did you see the faces by Voodoo king — 115
16) Reaction by Kitty — 113
17) Excuse me??????? What exactly did you just say? by AntKat — 113
18) Jonathan Alter and others by I love OCD — 110
19) Even better -- I just set up an Actblue page for by Eileen B — 110
20) Brilliant nt by kestrel9000 — 109
21) The GOP Healthcare Plan by JekyllnHyde — 108
22) How much longer... by AggieDemocrat — 107
23) I'm thread-jumping Wilson's contact info by Ms Bluezone — 105
24) A South Carolinian by maineiac — 103
25) The Progressive Caucus by JekyllnHyde — 102
26) to be fair by elmo — 101
27) here's Raul Grijalva's statement tonight by slinkerwink — 100
28) This is also a problem for me by The Fat Lady Sings — 99
29) The more I watched the clip by luckylizard — 97
30) They're idiots. Lindsay Graham even clapped by doinaheckuvanutjob — 97
Top 30 Comments with no exclusions, aka the Tip Jar list :-):
1) Tip Jar by wilbur — 712
2) Tip Jar by The Simple Canadian — 591
3) Tip Jar by tjampel — 561
4) Tip Jar by litigatormom — 525
5) I don 't often ask by teacherken — 514
6) Tip Jar by Keith Olbermann — 490
7) Tip Jar by angry young man — 486
8) Tip Jar by Wendy in FL — 447
9) Tip Jar by Muzikal203 — 414
10) Tip Jar by eurthamudtoes — 402
11) Think about giving by droogie6655321 — 386
12) Tip Jar by TomP — 370
13) Tip Jar by Frank — 354
14) Tip Jar by Auriandra — 349
15) Tips for calling Hannity idiotic when he lies by MinistryOfTruth — 311
16) Tip Jar by pinback — 307
17) Tip Jar by slinkerwink — 289
18) Tip Jar by MikeCaptnKidd — 268
19) Tip Jar by AdamGreen — 266
20) We are many, they are few...stick together! by buhdydharma — 256
21) What an ASS by Blue VA — 255
22) Tip Jar by Element 61 — 254
23) Tip Jar by rjones2818 — 237
24) Tip Jar by Buckshotg — 202
25) Tip Jar by Deoliver47 — 202
26) The Republican Response by JekyllnHyde — 188
27) You missed one by ShadowSD — 160
28) The "Torch" Has Been Passed by JekyllnHyde — 154
29) Too late.. by HeadnHeart — 153
30) Gotta love by TomP — 142