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Weapon Of Mass Seduction, But Voters Are Going Cold On The Hottie

Sometimes the bumper stickers say it all. "Our VP is hotter than yours". "Sarah Palin - God, Guns, Guts. Kickin' butt. Takin' names". "McCain and Palin: a Hero and a Hottie". "Barbies for War" and "Girls just wanna have guns".

Bumper-to-bumper On Reform

SPEAKING at his inauguration ceremony this week, Robert Mugabe outlined his vision for reform in Zimbabwe. Some extracts follow.

An Election Collection: It's Time

There's an election on but if you wandered the streets it would be pretty hard to tell. These days the campaign is waged mainly in print and through electronic media - and, increasingly, the internet. There's a full range of merchandise for sale on the Kevin 07 website but I've yet to see one of his stickers on the bumper of a passing car. And if there is a "Go For Growth" T-shirt, it's yet to be spotted in my electorate.

Www.kevin07.com.au: Rudd Ups The Ante In The Cyberspace War

WITH his blue and red logo plastered on T-shirts ($7), bumper stickers ($2) and everything in between, the uninitiated could be forgiven for mistaking Labor leader Kevin Rudd's run for the prime ministership with a tilt at the US presidency.

Suits To A T

They were the bumper stickers of youth once, writes Janice Breen Burns, but what are they now?

'duck, It's Dick' Tees Hit Target

IT isn't over for Dick Cheney just yet. Now come the bumper stickers and T-shirts.

Sticker Sticklers Stick Fast

NEWCASTLE Knight Josh Perry has already found a handy use for his new bumper sticker.

Oprah Says No To Top Job

OPRAH for president? A fan was handing out orange bumper stickers promoting the idea, but don't hold your breath.

Poltergeists And Politicians - A Hoot Come Elections

Many people believe we have reached a period of cataclysmic upheaval and change. Not because we're being bombarded with Magic Happens bumper stickers and scantily clad eight-year-old girls, soon to be screeching for padded bras and the breast implants to fill them. But because in this week leading up to the election, it's very clear that our lives are over-spiced on all fronts with super schlock.

Stick It Up Your Bumper

`Sail!", commanded the blue-and-white bumper sticker (BS) on the car in front. ``The wind is free."

O'brien's Hotel - Narooma

A few years ago a tourist promotion campaign was launched using car bumper stickers that posed the question: ``Where the hell is Narooma?"

Bumper Ticket

IT's almost time for the political conventions, which means that millions of concerned American voters will be glued to their TV sets, watching the last few episodes of Survivor. Some TV viewers will also watch the conventions but the majority of these will be Labrador retrievers who turned on th

Evangelist Hopes To Harvest The Faithful

FOR those of us who have been wondering about those Harvest 2000 car bumper stickers - the time has come to reveal that these people-movers have been spreading the word about one of the largest religious experiences to hit the Illawarra. Harvest 2000 is expected to attract 25,000 people to Wollo

George's Clan Of The Green And Red Shows Its Fighting Colours

A giant rabbit danced with a group of stockbrokers. Pretty girls in hooped football jumpers handed out car-bumper stickers. And hundreds of proud fans queued patiently to meet their heroes as South Sydney supporters brought Pitt Street Mall to a standstill yesterday lunchtime. In a colourful dem

My Love As A Dog

They say love is a chemical reaction. So that's why dogs like to sniff around, says Terry Smyth. Just the other day, on the rear end of a station wagon stuffed with furry, slavering things, I spied a bumper sticker that said "Love is a dog". So, that's what it is. If at any time prio

They Did It

San Franciscans held a party on Friday to celebrate National Masturbation Day. It included a "Masturbate-a-thon" to raise money for AIDS organisations. Participants received bumper stickers saying "I came for a cause."

Middletown Finds It All A Trial

It's the small American town to beat all others but, writes JOHN HUXLEY, its residents like to think big. FOR the best clue to what Middle Americans hereabouts think about the impeachment of their President, just check out some of the bumper stickers plastered over the Chevvy pick-up parked outsi

Thousands Of Dollars Hide In Sticker Prizes

BE a winner. There are thousands of dollars worth of prizes to be won with Triple M/The Sun-Herald bumper stickers. All you have to do is ask your newsagent for your free bumper sticker when you buy The Sun-Herald today. If you are spotted with your Triple M/The Sun-Herald bumper sticker a

Not Everyone's Favourite Aunty

I'M BIASED. If I owned a car, it would have one of those bumper stickers which say, "I listen to the ABC and I vote". I grew up listening to Radio Australia on my father's shortwave radio in places as far-flung as Rangoon and Warsaw. Now I listen to Triple J, Radio National and ABC Clas