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Keith McCord reportingPeople who favor a certain political party or candidate often show their support with a yard sign, a T-shirt, or buttons. Bumper stickers have always been popular, unless your candidate loses, then you have to scrape them off.
Now there's a new way to express your allegiance. The cell phone ringtone has gone political.
It's certainly been a long presidential campaign, and there are still six months to go. Many people have grown tired of the constant campaign speeches, debates and insults hurled back and forth between the candidates. So maybe a little ringtone humor can break things up a bit.
We've certainly heard Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" phrase that's always chanted during his speeches. It's also a ringtone.
When John McCain talks to supporters, he often refers to them as "my friends." Well, you can get that one too!
There are a number of Internet Web sites that offer these ringtones. Unique ringtones are extremely popular with young people, of course, so for those who have gotten involved in the political scene this year, it's a perfect fit.
Tones are the new bumper stickers, it seems, although the traditional sticker will never go away. And, like some bumper stickers, the ringtones can get a bit nasty as well.
One Clinton ringtone says, "Shame on you, Barack Obama." A McCain ringtone says, "Thanks for the question, you little jerk."
There are other ringtones that steer away from actual soundbites. Someone wrote a bunch of ringtone songs about the candidates. Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Dennis Kucinich were in the mix.
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