The meeting is so the WH Car Czar can introduce the drivers to the cars they'll be racing next year..."The Car of the Greenie-Weenie"
Posted on 08/04/2009 2:45:55 AM PDT by personalaccts
Jimmie Johnson finally going to White House By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com Saturday, Aug. 01, 2009
More NASCAR news LONG POND, Pa. - Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is finally going to get his White House visit for winning the 2009 title but he’s going to have company.
The White House press secretary’s office announced late Friday that President Barack Obama will host a gathering Monday afternoon on the South Portico of the White House with Johnson, all the members of last year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup field as well as some former series champions, including Dale Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip.
Also on hand for the 4:30 p.m. meeting will be one of Johnson’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets.
“It’s a big honor for our sport to go to the White House. With the way things have changed in the automotive industry, I think it will be good to go up and be face-to-face with the president and let him see the personalities and understand that we’re real people and a real sport,” said Johnson.
“Hopefully, we’ll have a chance to express the importance of racing, not that we’re going up there to politic for anything. Obviously with the president being who he is and all the boundaries that were knocked down through this election, it’s a good day for NASCAR and us as individuals to go up and experience this.”
Typically, the Cup series champion gets a visit to the White House but Johnson’s visit had been delayed by Obama’s transition after winning election last November.
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Naturally, he flies everywhere on a private plane. So what?
It's Jimmie with an ie. And who cares if he takes a private jet?
I hope Jimmie enjoys the honor of visiting the WH. It's just too bad he'll be greeted by a racist fraud like Hussein.
This is as big a PR sham as Clinton coming out of church with a bible every time a scandal began to bubble up.
It's hard to square this activity with his comment about bitter angry people clinging to their guns.
He's pushing hard to get Joe & Mary Sixpack to buy in to the Health Care scam -- next he'll comment about his great love of the sport and Biden will demonstrate parallel parking.
Note it is Obamah’s 48th birthday...
He won the 2009 title?
Um, OK
How’s this for six degrees? In the 1970s, I played in a rock band in Tampa at a club owned by one of JJ’s assistant coaches, who later became a rock empresario. That guy, 30 years later, saw me on FOX and contacted me out of the blue.
First question why would he want to meet Obama?
Appears obozo looking for (obozocare) support from the NASCAR crowd...
The meeting is so the WH Car Czar can introduce the drivers to the cars they'll be racing next year..."The Car of the Greenie-Weenie"
To put him into the wall in turn 1?
So why legitmize Zero by going?
If he wants to go to the white House so bad, join a tour.
Even though I would want to visit the White House, there is no way I would go with Zero there.
After the Gates fiasco, he needs to show those who are doubting that he really likes "whitey," contrary to his unscripted actions.
HOPE so
Any relation to Jim Thompson?
What does Obozo know or even care about racing? This is publicity pure and simple. And, if any of these guys going had any sense they would see they are being used by the creep in the WH.
Not the same Jimmy Johnson.
In the late 70's in Tampa Fl. I would watch a rock band called Ruckus. Had a really tall guy with long blond hair that played bass.
PING!!
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