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Penultimate Amazing
Disclaimer: I am a NASCAR fan and a moderate conservative.
At this weekends season ending race to decide this years champion, Madam Obama and Dr Biden were honored guests (Grand Marshalls) and gave the traditional "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines". As they were introduced, there were noticable pockets of loud boo's from the crowd.
Now, I know that the current President may not be a favorite of the average NASCAR fan. The average fan in NASCAR is almost certainly from the other side of the isle. I know that in today's American political climate, voters choose sides and are as loyal to "their" party as sports fans are to "their" team. Had it been the "Uncle Joe" Obama and "Simple Joe" Biden, I'd say give them an earful.
This wasn't the Prez and his loyal but stupid sidekick. This was two prominent ladies that were at the race in order to raise awareness of and support for their Joining Forces initiative - an effort to raise awareness for the plight of military wounded. The sum of her incindiary comments during the full day she devoted to meeting with military familes:
“Everyone around the country is focused on you. And this isn’t just an effort today,” she said. “ Jill and I through Joining Forces, we want to make this a part of the dialogue in this country forever. Whether Jill or I are here or not, whether this administration is here or not, this is about the way we want this country to talk about our troops, veterans and military families forever. We want you to feel that appreciation and that gratitude so that you know your sacrifice is not in vain.”
NASCAR fans (and football fans, and baseball fans, and certainly Soccer fans) are morons. For the same reasons, fans of political parties are also morons. Being a moron in support of the Stealers or Yankees is fine. Being a moron in support of rank ideology (as Republicans on the debt reduction committee are currently doing) over the best interests of the country is not.
At this weekends season ending race to decide this years champion, Madam Obama and Dr Biden were honored guests (Grand Marshalls) and gave the traditional "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines". As they were introduced, there were noticable pockets of loud boo's from the crowd.
Now, I know that the current President may not be a favorite of the average NASCAR fan. The average fan in NASCAR is almost certainly from the other side of the isle. I know that in today's American political climate, voters choose sides and are as loyal to "their" party as sports fans are to "their" team. Had it been the "Uncle Joe" Obama and "Simple Joe" Biden, I'd say give them an earful.
This wasn't the Prez and his loyal but stupid sidekick. This was two prominent ladies that were at the race in order to raise awareness of and support for their Joining Forces initiative - an effort to raise awareness for the plight of military wounded. The sum of her incindiary comments during the full day she devoted to meeting with military familes:
“Everyone around the country is focused on you. And this isn’t just an effort today,” she said. “ Jill and I through Joining Forces, we want to make this a part of the dialogue in this country forever. Whether Jill or I are here or not, whether this administration is here or not, this is about the way we want this country to talk about our troops, veterans and military families forever. We want you to feel that appreciation and that gratitude so that you know your sacrifice is not in vain.”
NASCAR fans (and football fans, and baseball fans, and certainly Soccer fans) are morons. For the same reasons, fans of political parties are also morons. Being a moron in support of the Stealers or Yankees is fine. Being a moron in support of rank ideology (as Republicans on the debt reduction committee are currently doing) over the best interests of the country is not.
