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Michelle to Serve as NASCAR Grand Marshal
White House Dossier ^ | 11/11/11 | Keith Koffler

Posted on 11/11/2011 9:42:44 AM PST by Impala64ssa

The White House is dispatching Michelle Obama to serve as Grand Marshal of the Nov. 20 season-ending NASCAR Ford 400, a move that seems clearly designed to woo NASCAR voters while also burnishing the first lady’s credentials as a regular gal.

Mrs. Obama, who has incurred some bad publicity for taking luxurious jaunts to South Africa and Spain while often being photographed in expensive clothing and accoutrements, has lately been spotted shopping at Target and hanging out at the baseball park, attending the first game of the World Series.

The NASCAR appearance is billed as part of the first lady’s “Joining Forces” initiative for military families, and Mrs. Obama’s Joining Forces co-chair, “Second Lady” Dr. Jill Biden, will also serve as Grand Marshal.

The Ford 400 is held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Florida is perhaps the most critical presidential battleground state in the country.

But Mrs. Obama’s presence at one of the biggest NASCAR events of the year will surely be noticed throughout the region where the sport if popular, which includes many other critical swing states like Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri and Missouri.

Indeed, the “NASCAR vote” has taken a place alongside “soccer moms” as a coveted demographic for presidential candidates.

According to a White House statement, the NASCAR organization will itself participate in the Joining Forces initiative

As part of the season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship race, NASCAR will rally its millions of fans at the speedway and online to serve military families through the holiday season by asking them to visit www.NASCAR.com/Unites and JoiningForces.gov to find service opportunities and ideas to give back to those who serve our country.

The crowd at the Ford 400 will include some 5,000 active duty and retired military personnel, according to the White House. Military families will get a BBQ lunch where Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden will deliver remarks, along with NASCAR officials and drivers.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bloggersandpersonal; chat; nascarpandering; sports
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Moochelle's taking pandering to a new level.
1 posted on 11/11/2011 9:42:45 AM PST by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

michelle bachmann would have been a better choice.


2 posted on 11/11/2011 9:43:51 AM PST by ken21
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To: Impala64ssa

UGH!!! No!


3 posted on 11/11/2011 9:44:02 AM PST by Irenic
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To: Impala64ssa
Ha haaaaa!!!

The stands have been half empty at every race all season long. It's quite possible NOBODY will show up for this race.

4 posted on 11/11/2011 9:44:57 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Impala64ssa

Reaching out to the “white cracker” vote?


5 posted on 11/11/2011 9:45:05 AM PST by throwback ( The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid)
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To: Impala64ssa

Boy are they desperate!


6 posted on 11/11/2011 9:45:13 AM PST by Lockbox (`)
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To: Impala64ssa

Satire? Are you kidding me? The campaign has begun, huh? Wow, all those bitter clingers. How will she stand it?


7 posted on 11/11/2011 9:45:39 AM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: ken21

True dat.


8 posted on 11/11/2011 9:46:03 AM PST by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a permanent Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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To: Impala64ssa

And the crowd will “roar”!


9 posted on 11/11/2011 9:46:05 AM PST by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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To: throwback

Hahahahaa.


10 posted on 11/11/2011 9:46:29 AM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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Military families will get a BBQ lunch where Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden will deliver remarks, along with NASCAR officials and drivers.

Poor military families. Haven't they suffered enough? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11 posted on 11/11/2011 9:46:50 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Impala64ssa

Here I was going to take the Corvette (and, wife) down to Homestead for the weekend and go to the race. Change of plans. Will just watch the race on TV and forego the pre-race hubub!


12 posted on 11/11/2011 9:47:02 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Impala64ssa
And they are also providing part of the audience and trying to bribe much of the rest. How pathetic.
13 posted on 11/11/2011 9:47:03 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Impala64ssa

FU nascar, I will not be watching.


14 posted on 11/11/2011 9:47:19 AM PST by muddler (Diligentia, Vis and Celeritas)
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To: Impala64ssa

Is the NBP going to be driving the pace car too?


15 posted on 11/11/2011 9:47:53 AM PST by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: Impala64ssa

They take NASCAR fans as total morons.


16 posted on 11/11/2011 9:48:00 AM PST by AU72
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To: Irenic

Is there ANYTHING still sacred in this country??? Is the nothing these degeneates will not attempt to defile?
I
CAN’T
STAND
IT
!!!


17 posted on 11/11/2011 9:48:11 AM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Impala64ssa
If this isn't satire, I'll never watch NASCAR again. Between "green" fuels and the "Car of Tomorrow" crap?

There are other types of racing to watch...

18 posted on 11/11/2011 9:48:23 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Steampunk- Yesterday's Tomorrow, Today)
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To: Impala64ssa

The hypocracy is so blatantly obvious.


19 posted on 11/11/2011 9:48:58 AM PST by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: Impala64ssa; NormsRevenge; glock rocks; tubebender; Roccus

Dumbest. Idea. Ever.


20 posted on 11/11/2011 9:49:48 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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