WOMAN'S POLITICAL BUMPER STICKERS CHANGING PEOPLE'S OPINIONS
New York, NY- Sheila Bloom has become one of this city's most powerful political activists over the past decade, and she hasn't written a book, given a speech, or even given money to a candidate. Instead, she has just been driving around. Mrs. Bloom's 2002 Volvo station wagon serves as a veritable collage of witty and biting political bumper stickers, some of which she has kept on there for over 6 years. Some of the most notable ones include a "Kerry/Edwards '04" sticker from the failed Democratic presidential campaign of that year, a "COEXIST" sticker where each letter is spelled with a different symbol from various religious backgrounds, an Apple computers sticker, and a "Another Mama For Obama" bumper sticker. Each one of these pieces of political advertising was carefully selected and placed, according to Mrs. Bloom, to have the maximum effect on the drivers behind her in traffic. "It's all about educating people," she told Alpha Male News, "so many folks just don't know enough about the issues to have an educated opinion. I feel it is my responsibility to remind them while they are on their way to work that Iraq was a mistake, that Obama is a visionary, and that you're just an ignorant, intolerant bigot if you don't tolerate other people's opinions."
Mrs. Bloom's bumper sticker campaign has, in fact, had an effect on the viewpoints of several of her fellow commuters. Harry Rublaski, a local carpenter, said that driving behind Mrs. Bloom was an eye opening experience for him: "She just made such a compelling argument. I really did need to be reminded that John Kerry was the option we should have chosen for president, and that Fox News is a biased news source. She's really brought me out of the dark and into the light." Marian Newsome reported a similar experience: "I had just totally forgotten about all of these really important issues. I mean none of it was on my radar, not even global warming or our military presence in Afghanistan. Her stickers woke me up to what's really going on in our world today." Mrs. Bloom plans to continue her work and collect as many bumper stickers can be safely added to her rear window without obscuring her ability to see behind her. Asked about the costs of supporting her continued efforts she replied, "Oh it will be okay, my husband's orthopedic practice will pay for everything."
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