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Collateral Damage
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:38 pm
by Long Run
Tualatin couple harassed over 'TRUMP' vanity plates
The Portland area is not a safe space for people with license plates that say "TRUMP," a Tualatin man told KATU on Tuesday.
Brian Trump told that station that since the beginning of the 2016 presidential election, he's received "vulgar language, mean looks, flipping you off, that kind of thing," while driving his car with vanity plates that bear his last name.
"I thought it would be cool to have my name on there, proud of the name," he said. So he got the plates nine years ago. After he got married, his wife got her own version of the plates: "KTRUMP."
Trump told KATU that three men intimidated his wife because of those plates. "It's kind of scary," he said.
Still, Trump said, "I'm sticking with it. I'm not going to let someone bully me out of my plate."
Instead, he's creating a vinyl sticker for his back windshield that says, "It's my last name and I've got better hair."
He hopes that clears up the confusion.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-north ... most-read_
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:51 am
by BoSoxGal
@ his window sticker
Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:44 am
by RayThom
Ol' Brian is clearly having a mess o' trouble. Not only Drumpf is causing him problems but he's probably torn between Volkswagen buying back his vehicles on the cheap or having them repaired, possibly causing some performance issues.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles ... wagen-buyb
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:34 am
by liberty
If I lived in Russia I would change the plate, but since I don’t and this country supposedly supports freedom, at least for some people; I would get a conceal carry license and be prepared to defend myself.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:13 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Brian Trump told that station that since the beginning of the 2016 presidential election, he's received "vulgar language, mean looks, flipping you off, that kind of thing," while driving his car with vanity plates that bear his last name.
But not the courage to actually go up to and ask the guy why he has TRUMP on his license plate.
Brave behind the wheel of a car so they can make a quick get-away.
A lot like social media, brave people behind the keyboard.
Face to face, not so much.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:17 pm
by Crackpot
On the other hand you might need a gun to defend yourself from dirty looks
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:20 pm
by Big RR
Just like the road ragers--tough behind the wheel, but outside or stopped, not so much. I agree with Ray--I'd keep it on my car (although I probably would have changed my name after Donald rose to prominence (long before he ran for anything) to avoid any connection with him), but I do like his sticker idea. In the meantime, I hope he returns the dirty looks and flipping off in kind.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:25 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Not worth it. Let them be the miserable ones. If someones choice of vanity plates or bumper sticker makes another person pissed off, then the one pissed off needs to do some soul searching.
I don't let those kinds of things rent space in my head.
And I don't like being a landlord. 
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:38 pm
by Big RR
Returning the flipping clears my head, but to each his/her own.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:46 pm
by Sue U
liberty wrote:If I lived in Russia I would change the plate, but since I don’t and this country supposedly supports freedom, at least for some people; I would get a conceal carry license and be prepared to defend myself.
WTF is wrong with you? Why is carrying a gun (so you can shoot people!) your go-to solution for a minor social difficulty?
ETA:
Instead, he's creating a vinyl sticker for his back windshield that says, "It's my last name and I've got better hair."
He could just put a Hillary bumper sticker on his car. At least people would laugh.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:08 pm
by liberty
Sue U wrote:liberty wrote:If I lived in Russia I would change the plate, but since I don’t and this country supposedly supports freedom, at least for some people; I would get a conceal carry license and be prepared to defend myself.
WTF is wrong with you? Why is carrying a gun (so you can shoot people!) your go-to solution for a minor social difficulty?
ETA:
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As long as it is only mean looks and insults I don‘t care. I reserve my right to do violence for those that feel they have the right to do harm. Self defense is the only thing that justifies the use force.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:17 pm
by liberty
oldr_n_wsr wrote:Not worth it. Let them be the miserable ones. If someones choice of vanity plates or bumper sticker makes another person pissed off, then the one pissed off needs to do some soul searching.
I don't let those kinds of things rent space in my head.
And I don't like being a landlord.
I don’t do that stuff either it is stupid and immature. It can always escalate; hurling insults at each other while driving down the highway at a high rate of speed is dangerous not only to you and the fool, but anyone else that happens to be on the road.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:20 pm
by Scooter
liberty wrote:I don’t do that stuff it is stupid and immature.
Let's just let that lie there and speak for itself, shall we?
Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:43 pm
by RayThom
Big RR wrote:Returning the flipping clears my head, but to each his/her own.
I don't believe in gesture swapping. One of my best non-verbal assets is my facial expression ability. If possible, I try to pull up close to the "gesticulater" and give them my best "you're a fucking asshole" face which includes a shake of my head... and a laughing smile. Not surprising, many of these same drivers almost always look straight forward trying to pretend they are now invisible.
I rarely get mad, never get even, and accept all of this behavior as part of the human condition. I am, however, always up for a good face-to-face non-violent, verbal argument. Now that's great therapy and actually accomplishes the best outcome -- understanding.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:59 pm
by Bicycle Bill
oldr_n_wsr wrote:Brian Trump told that station that since the beginning of the 2016 presidential election, he's received "vulgar language, mean looks, flipping you off, that kind of thing," while driving his car with vanity plates that bear his last name.
But not the courage to actually go up to and ask the guy why he has TRUMP on his license plate.
Brave behind the wheel of a car so they can make a quick get-away.
A lot like social media, brave people behind the keyboard.
Face to face, not so much.
What oldr said.
Read something, come to a conclusion based on your own assumptions and opinions, and then go off half-cocked.
Yeah, liberty, you're one of the Trumpanzees all right.
Incidentally, I saw a car the other day with a plate on it that said "MAGA". Now, should I assume that this means "Make America Great Again" and start hatin' on this guy and cut him off in traffic because he's a Trump supporter, or should I suspect instead that it means something entirely different ... perhaps his last name is "Magarackowicz" or something like that, and this is a nickname he's always used?
-"BB"-
Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 5:08 pm
by RayThom
MAGA -- Mexican American Grocers Association. I bet most of them are anti-Trump.
Re: Collateral Damage
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:39 pm
by rubato
Owns TWO Volkswagens! You would think they would have more compassion for the poor mook.
Sorry dude.
yrs,
rubato