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Blue and red divided over yellow ribbons: 'Support Our Troops' car magnets arrive -- with political rebuttals
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| Last Edited | Summer Intern Jan 09, 2005 06:59pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, January 9, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Bob Means put a yellow "Support Our Troops" ribbon magnet on the back of his Ford pickup, then handed a dozen others out to friends without knowing he was making a political statement.
"I wanted to show my support for the troops," said the 57-year-old retired Oakland firefighter and Vietnam-era Army veteran, who now lives in Martinez. "Yes, I'm pro-military and pro-Bush, but that's not why I have it on there. Our troops are over there to do a job -- one that some of them would probably not choose to do -- but nevertheless, they're keeping us safe."
Yet as the latest trend in bumperwear moves inexorably from its origins in the South toward the Caldecott Tunnel, its cultural meaning is being debated in ways that its creators couldn't have imagined when they started turning out the magnets at the height of the Iraq war's popularity nearly two years ago. |
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