Michael Waltrip not sorry for supporting Bush

The Tennessean ^ | 03-09-03 | LARRY WOODY

[veronica]

Michael Waltrip makes no apology for urging citizens to ''support our President'' during a TV interview following last Sunday's race at Las Vegas.

Nor should he.

If a women's basketball player at Manhattanville College can use her sport to make a political statement

[hedgetrimmer]

Mr. Waltrip is an admirable fellow.

[RightOnGOP]

And for everyone who will not attend any more movies starring those big mouths without brains (aka Hollywood stars, against the war), go buy some NAPA auto parts, because of Michael Waltrip!

[unitedwestand]

The invocation before today's race in Atlanta included mention of President Bush and our troops. I don't think that is a coincidence. The fans started cheering during the prayer.

[csmusaret]

He also wasn't bashful about praising God at Daytona.

[MississippiMan]

Atlanta Journal-Constitution media critic Mike Tierney does. He wrote: ''[TV] interviewers should keep drivers focused on race matters. When Michael Waltrip turns the discourse toward the President and the pending war in Iraq, the questioner must take the wheel and guide him back

Oh now, that's REALLY beautiful. I guess it's fine and dandy for celebrities to speak out AGAINST Bush and the war, but heaven forbid someone speak out FOR him. How positively infuriating.

MM

[OBone]

Indeed he did, and I don't think I have ever seen the fans react to the prayer like that before. Did you notice that one of the crews were holding flags during the National Anthem?

OB

[Vigilantcitizen]

This is one of the reasons I have been a longtime fan. To some, Cup racing is boring.

But more than any other pro sport, the drivers more closely resemble the average working guy than players in other pro sports. They don't publically squabble over money, they don't go on strike, most are just average guys that happen to race cars for a living.(And get paid a pile of money to do it.)

[#3Fan]

I don't think Mikey has to worry about losing too many fans for this. :^)

[xm177e2]

I don't think Mikey has to worry about losing too many fans for this. :^)

I don't think so, Nascar fans have a repuation of being exceedingly liberal.

[linn37]

bump for waltrip,the media wants to hush support for Bush,to bad.

[linn37]

During the invocation today whoever was leading the prayer prayed for the President and the crowd cheered. America's patriotism is not lost,its out there as strong as it ever was.

[#3Fan]

I don't think so, Nascar fans have a repuation of being exceedingly liberal.

No, most NASCAR fans are Republican and Christian. You don't know what you're talking about.

[#3Fan]

Look at post #10. Remember what I said about people not caring about truth and just saying anything they want about anybody. Confusion reigns.

[geedee]

I haven't been a big NASCAR fan in the past but I've got some time on my hands now that I refuse to see most Hollyweird movies. And I just discovered the driver I'm gonna support . . .

[Cosmo]

I don't know. Out near Staunton Va the local race track is located off of ...get ready....AL GORE LANE!!!

[#3Fan]

Yuk!

[over3Owithabrain]

Tierney should grip e about his own crappy paper the AJC then. Then spend every day turning sports into politics, like with the Masters situation and John Rocker a few years back. Their leftist sportswriters manage to slip in a few snide swipes at Bush in Republicans in sports articles every chance they get.

[Trust but Verify]

I'm not a fan of any motor racing, however I'm impressed with the sincereness and empathy for the President and for the troops in his message. Very eloquent in an every-man sort of way.

This in contrast to the harsh, vitriolic, haughty manner in which the left goes after anything conservative, especially the President.

[VOA]

Out near Staunton Va the local race track is located off of ...get ready....AL GORE LANE!!!

Shame on me...I think I might get a bit of a kick out of telling friends/family
that "Hey, I just drove over Al Gore!".

I hope that Al Gore's kid doesn't think this entitles him to pull some
of his "The Fast And The Furious" stunts!!!