Peace, Love…
December 6, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, Matt, Parker, and I were headed to lunch. As we turned onto the feeder road, the car that had been behind us suddenly sped up and veered around my car on the left side (where there was NOT another lane) and started swerving threateningly, and quite intentionally, toward us. It went on for several hundred yards. I slowed down, he slowed down. I sped up, he was right on me. The whole time, literally inches from us, jerking his car so close to mine that I was bracing for an impact. I was completely flustered and scared and couldn’t imagine what this guy was thinking…but then I saw his bumper sticker. And then I saw him high-five the two children that were in the car with him. And I just knew.
As we reached the intersection to u-turn, the man rolled down his window and sneered at us.
“Communists! I hate freaking COMMUNISTS! You are a communist and you make me SICK!”
It was because of my Obama sticker. The small adhesive piece of plastic slapped to my back window that simply states, “Peace, Love, Obama”.
Thankfully, we were able to get away from his nastiness when we turned. I was shocked. Appalled. Hurt. And OH so ANGRY. We had been violently threatened…and of course poor Parker immediately started asking questions.
“Mommy, why was that man driving so fast by us? Why was he talking so mad? Why was he yelling at you? What did you do, Mommy? Is he going to come back?”
How do you explain that knd of asshole behavior to a 4-year-old?? He was scared and worried and wanted answers and I just didn’t have the words…
I still don’t. 
That is so sad and I’m sorry that it happened to you. I actually took my Obama magnet off my car because of my own fears. I was beginning to wonder if those fears were unfounded until I read this.
Oh Janice, I am so sorry that you had to deal with that ignorant jerkface! We recently received a handwritten anonymous letter in our mailbox that had to do with our Obama sign in our yard and then this week, our mailbox was bashed (the only one in our neighborhood). I just can’t believe the nerve of some people.
I am shocked! I can’t believe there are people in this world that behave this way! Right when you think we are taking 2 steps forward, so ass has to come and bring us one step back! I’m so sorry that happened to you! I hope that things like this will only make us stronger, and want to fight harder for what’s good in this world! Keep your head up! Obama mamas rock!