Count Me Blue: Freeway Blogger - a true American patriot

I believe it's been a while since I've talked about The Freeway Blogger, but he's worth reminding you about every so often.

In short, this guy is amazing. He's made it nearly his profession (and at the very least, his obsession) to spread the word about this administration, the War in Iraq, and its perpetrators to the American people. And he's doing it the hard way. Hard in that its pretty labor intensive, and I can't imagine how much gas this guy's burning driving all over Southern California. However much time and money he's spending though, it's all worth it, in my humble opinion.

The picture above is just one of the hundreds you will find on the Freeway Blogger's Website, as well as his blog, Tales of the Freeway Blogger.

Some would say its obnoxious, but it won't surprise you to think that I don't share that view. (After all, the back of my car looks like a rolling billboard with all its bumper stickers.)

Why does the Freeway Blogger do it, you ask? According to him:

Why do I do this?

1) It's my right. Free Speech by individuals, particularly of a political nature, is what keeps democracy alive. I have just as much a right to put my signs on the freeway as Clear Channel does to build billboards. It's not Free Speech if you have to pay for it.

2) It's my responsibility. As a citizen of the United States of America, it's my duty to defend my country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I do this because I love my country and the principles of freedom, fairness and equality it was founded on. I do this because I support our troops and do not want to see their lives wasted in a war built on lies. I do this, simply put, because I am all those things that the Limbaughs, Coulters, Hannitys and O'Reillys in this world say that I'm not: a Patriotic American.

3) It's my pleasure. Don't let the simplicity of the concept fool you: Freewayblogging is a lot more than just randomly sticking signs on the freeway. Pursued to its maximum effect, freewayblogging combines the arts and sciences of rhetoric, painting, engineering, psychology, physics and sneakiness. I encourage everyone, whatever their political bent, to try it. Unless, of course, you have nothing to say.

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Pretty well said.

I would also assume that he does it for the same reason that I put bumper stickers on my car (and also why I have a blog), and that's to stimulate thought, provoke conversation and make people think.

Nothing give me more pleasure than when someone drives by me with a smile and a thumbs up after reading my provocative bumper. I have to confess though, that I get just as big of a kick out of the random conservative ne'er-do-well who drives by with a middle finger in the air.

Anyway, the Freeway Blogger's two Websites not only contain his freeway work, but pictures of submissions as well. Here's a sample of some of my favorites from his sites...