04.01.05 - 1:37 am

so while driving home from eugene today i followed behind a green jeep cherokee.
ignoring the "if youre going to ride my ass, at least pull my hair" sticker and accompanying image of a pantless woman, my disappointment soared at the sticker on the opposite side of the vehicle.

"in remembrance of dale earnhardt sr..."

maybe i missed the nationwide televised broadcast of dale earnhardt's nobel peace prize. maybe i just forgot that he was the one who jumped infront of the bullet meant for president reagan. didnt dale earnhardt design the hubbel space telescope?

no wait. dale earnhardt was just a race car driver.

he drove a car and encouraged white trash to drink alcohol and smoke cigarrettes and continue living in their trailers and raise shitty kids who beat their wives when they grow up. he encouraged guys to grow out their hair and wear oversized t shirts with his likeness on it. he preferred women to grow mustaces and oversized moles and to let their teeth grow out of place. and nevermind there are people like gandhi who sacrificed their entire lives to a cause greater than themselves. nevermind malcolm x and martin luther king jr. disregard stephen hawking and his innovative theories of the universe.

a bumper sticker in remembrance of a race car driver.

i am in disbelief.