Posted on 07/15/2008 8:40:48 AM PDT by John Semmens
The BAM Racing team that offered Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign a potential sponsorship deal in the Sprint Cup series disclosed that the Illinois senator declined the opportunity. BAM team spokesman Rhett Vandiver said that Bill Burton, an Obama campaign spokesman told him there would be no sponsorship.
“The Obama campaign will not be sponsoring a car in the Sprint Cup series,” said Burton. “Sponsorship would be interpreted as an endorsement of this mindless sport and its fans.”
Burton called NASCAR a “significant source of air pollution” and labeled its fans “mostly ignorant rednecks who probably tote guns everywhere they go.”
“We will continue to look for ways to reach out to voters we feel will be more receptive to Senator Obama’s message of change,” Burton concluded.
In related news, Robert Redford, perhaps best known for his role as the happy-go-lucky bank robber and murderer in the film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” issued a tearful plea for voters to elect Obama president. “If the American people care about me, about how I feel, about what will make me happy, they’ll ‘pull-the-lever’ for Obama this November,” Redford begged. “I think Obama is not tall on experience, but I believe he really cares about people like me. That’s the kind of leader our country needs right now.”
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I hope this hurts Obama A LOT.
Hmm, Bubba just got thrown under the bus.
"Rednecks who tote guns everywhere..."???!!
Obama and NASCAR
One big left turn.
Robert Redford just made me feel a little enthusiastic about voting for McCain!
It’s getting crowded under that bus. Obama’s grandmother, Rev. Wright, MoveOn.org., Hillary, the US military, ‘embittered (and probably white), voters’, anyone with a lick of sense...and the list goes on.
I’m guessing 11 cautions.
Burton called NASCAR a “significant source of air pollution” and labeled its fans “mostly ignorant rednecks who probably tote guns everywhere they go.” ...
Unbelievable!...that anyone running for office would let anyone in his campaign utter racist crap like this!....
Wow...
Some people just don’t get satire.
Check the poster’s links
When I went to the University of Houston, I heard stuff like this from professors all the time. If they weren’t ranting against Euro-Americans they were definitely ranting against Christianity.
“JOHN SEMMENS: Semi-News — A Satirical Look at Recent News”
I was hoping it wasn’t satire, tho. :-(
Post satirical stuff and don't put a warning on it, so folks who are satirically impaired end up makin’ monkeys out of themselves.
I know....I just wish it were true.....
Too bad, I was hoping to see a car wrapped in a sheet with a bomb on top (ie the obamatop).
Well the thing is, even though it’s an attempt at satire it’s still very believable given the current state of affairs today.
Too bad, I was hoping to see a car wrapped in a sheet with a bomb on top (ie the obamatop).
It would be the first race car with minarets....
Must be Engineer's Day on FR. :)
We also cling to religion dammit!
Burton called NASCAR a “significant source of air pollution” and labeled its fans “mostly ignorant rednecks who probably tote guns everywhere they go.” "
No..., you didn't...
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