It wasn’t exactly clear what Michelle Obama did to get sent to what is probably the equivalent of Gitmo, for people who care about their health, but mean old Barry banished our FLOTUS to a NASCAR event on Sunday to cheer on The Troops, and by that we of course mean, “campaign for Barack Obama, basically.” So, did she whip everyone into shape, or do one of those Beyonce dance-offs we have all come to know and expect from our First Lady? Oh, right, she was actually just booed by a bunch of swamp creatures who emerged from their sheds to watch cars drive in a circle for a few hours. Or was she?
There was BREAKING NEWS yesterday, when our FLOTUS was allegedly booed by NASCAR fans, for being a fancy African Muslim. But there was actually just so much noise at the race, between the fat people shouting and the airplanes overhead and the sound of other Michele’s oil machines eating up the Everglades that now we can’t actually be sure if there was any booing at all.
Obama and Biden served as grand marshals for the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to promote their Joining Forces project on behalf of military families.
Listening to the video, it is hard to gauge the intensity of the critics, as much of the crowd was drowned out by a military flyover and other pre-race noise.
“The NASCAR community and the vast majority of those attending our race Sunday welcomed the first lady and Dr. Jill Biden and the military families in attendance,” said Marcus Jadotte, NASCAR vice president of public affairs. “We are proud to support military families across the country and proud to support the Joining Forces initiative.”
Here is that video, see for yourselves!
So are they booing Michelle, Jill Biden, or America’s military? Or those children? No one knows, but it’s probably safe to say that some PR person is looking for a new job! Ha ha, GOOD LUCK to that person. [USA Today]
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Don't be silly–everyone knows stock cars don't run on arugula.
No, they just run on subsidized ethanol, nature's socialist fuel.
Black people really should stay away from any event where Confederate flags outnumber American flags.
I consider these 'Words to not die by' , and that applies even in the North.
Hopefully, she was handing out condoms to all the heroes and watchers of cars going in circles.
unfortunately 'Idiocracy' has already come to 'Merka and these morons are reproducin' like rabbits (with a lower IQ) srsly what kind of retard can spend YEARS of their miserably short lives watching other morons drive in circles?
Idiocracy Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXRjmyJFzrU
Those assholes definitely booed.
In a related story:
NASCAR's Attendance Crashes As Economy Gets Worse http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2011/05/2...
You can see people driving faster on the Garden State Parkway, the admission is cheaper and it's not as far to drive.
More crashes, too!
Bad brains. It just can't be helped.
Maybe they should play a show on the infield at Daytona.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEkuo94X6I&fe...
I can't understand why they were booing. I mean, it's not like she's BLACK, or something…. wait….
It's not that she's black – as Rush will tell you, it's because she's "uppity". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P59N1PyQEwM
Unfuckingbelievable.
Quite believable – it is Limpballs we're listening to, after all.
"NASCAR members understand that's a little bit of a waste" … referring to FLOTUS and Biden flying down from DC on Air Force 2. That's right, Limpballs — because NASCAR fans are all about conserving the petroleum.
Dumbfuck is too stupid to know what a dumbfuck he is.
It's the poor breeding….really, it is.
I know. Red Staters know that she's just totally tacky and hates America.
Trolls?
It's the
poorinbreeding.Fixed.
In fairness, she did taunt them with her "My other car is Air Force One" bumper sticker.
ROFLMAO
yeah but does AF1 have TRUCKNUTZ?
NASCAR, just a bunch of rednecks turning left a lot.
Brawndo!
but it's got ELECTROLYTES! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vw2CrY9Igs
Michelle, why would you encourage these people to eat healthy and vote? Wouldn't letting them die off be the easier way to get Barry re-elected?
She cares a little too much.
>Homestead-Miami
Looks like someone wants to get wiped out by another hurricane.
Cut funding to that department that does hurricane warnings, like Rick Perry wanted.
You go a dozen miles in from the coasts of Florida, and it might as well be Alabama.
And we can expect the booing to continue until NASCAR finds its equivalent to Willie T. Ribbs.
It's official, Willie T. Ribbs beats Dick Trickle by a nose for finest NASCAR name.
So. They're playing the Race card, eh?
I'm going to have to wave the color- er, checkered flag at that one.
Jesus, that's brilliant. (completely snark-free)
To be fair, most NASCAR fans are fucking idiots.
And the fans themselves are pretty stupid too.
Edit: OK, I know some NASCAR fans and they're perfectly decent people. Some are even Obama supporters. So I apologize for the false generalization. But the line was just sitting there and I couldn't resist.
Besides, they could be decent, and Obama supporters, and still fuck idiots in their spare time.
yeah I got a *cousin* like that, and he's a *competitive* bass fisherman (or whatever the fuck you call someone who spends ALL his money on a bass boat and races around on weekends trying to catch the BIGGEST fish?) but he IS a nice guy, for a moron
How sad is this comment. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.
What the fuck did they expect at a NASCAR race!? What's next, an appearance at the Knob Creek machine-gun event?
Haha, you said "Knob Creek."
Hard to understand. When I am at *my* place of worship, I/we are polite to all the visitors.
If you ain't white you're last.
NASCAR motto: If it's all-white, it's all right.
I would rather be in Hell with a broken back than at any NASCAR Event; or around NASCAR people, for that matter. Michelle has more class in her little finger than these mouth-breathing knuckle-draggers have in their whole Cheetos and beer-filled bodies.
They still haven't forgiven the Dixie Chicks, FFS!
And I still love 'em.
amen brother, me too…I get a hard-on every time I listen to those girls and rememberin' how they stuck their fist in Junior's face…Earl's HAD to DIE! (here's one o' my favorite LIVE versions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRdrBCamno0
Thanks.
Hold on a sec, ttommy… a Cheetos and beer-filled body is ok, right? It's the mouth breathing knuckle dragging part that makes them assholes, right?!!!
I am an “old” and can no longer enjoy either Cheetos or Beer; therefore if I can't enjoy them, nobody should enjoy them. That is Geezer Law # 46. Look it up!
Hope you're still enjoying the ladiez … otherwise you're gonna be REALLY unpopular.
The operative question is, duz the ladeez enjoy ME? If not, it is all for naught.
Wait a mo. No beer? (Never cared for Cheetos) But NO BEER? Not even Arrogant Bastard? I hate to say it, tommy, but I may not want your pamphlet about this.
In one's 70's, tastes and abilities change. Sad, but true-at least for me.
fuck ttommy I do like yer poetic way with werds
Iss a gift.
I have been a fan of NASCAR for over 30 years,and have never been more ashamed than when my fellow fans acted so horrible when the first & 2nd lady of The United States were presented.They shamed us all. As just one fan, they do not represent NASCAR . Congratulations to Tony Stewart.
I gave up on NASCAR when they told the Allison boys to quit beating up drivers after the race. Also, I lost interest when me and my '73 Cuda were clocked at 105 on Fullerton Road. The cop was outraged and so was I, since I thought my my 440 would do at least 120 in third.
Hah! My '65 Satellite was clocked at 115 in third. 426.
My '98 Buick GS had a stupid computer chip that made the power drop off at 110. I know it coulda gone faster.
Not to highjack the thread, but yeah, the Poncho GTPs (same body/engine) back then would run an honest 140 when unchipped. Coincidentally, one of the closest (street) races I had back in the day was with a '69 Booick GS400 Stage II. Beautiful car.
well I ain't a fan but I do kinda like Tony Stewart…he grew up here in Indiana and had the good sense to LEAVE, for greener pastures of course…plus he seems kinda *liberal* for a NASCAR dude anyway
I thought he stilled lived in Indiana?
Sounded kinda boo-ey, but then it was all yay, start your engines! pretty quick. Hard to tell.
they were saying Boo-urns, assholes!
I was saying Boo-urns.
What's next, Bachmann hosting the BET awards, or will it be Newt doing O.D.B.? I hope it's his best imitation of O.D.B.-molderin' in the dirt,
Rush Limbaugh speaking at a fundraiser to fight Parkinson's Disease.
Ann Coulter for mammograms.
Or anorexia.
Or transgendered closet cases.
…or doing celebrity endorsements for Jenny Craig.
Rick Santorum for It Gets Better.
The Republican version, It Gets Bitter.
Rush channels all of his fundraising efforts into the Nathan Bedford Forrest Research Center – Searching for a cure for Uppityness since 1861.
Rick Perry on Jeopardy.
Newt is so deserving of the name Old Dirty Bastard that it's kind of a shame that O.D.B. got there first. Has anyone checked to see if O.D.B. left a final testament where he might have willed his name to the thin-skinned toxic salamander?
ODB haggled for a portion of Newt's Tiffany's line of credit, but Newt refused, knowing full well that he'd then be stuck with Callista the Plastic Bride for the rest of his pudgy fucking life.
Newt is definitely an old dirty bastard.
you call that a boo, come to Philly we'll show you how to boo you dumb crackers!
Quite true. Now when the Flyers fans boo'd Sarah! – now that was a reception!
Of course, Michelle isn't an office-holder, doesn't seem to want to be an office-holder, and isn't even pretending to want to be an office-holder. Hell, I haven't even heard of any book deals.
Still rather "meh" about this, though.
That first part is true, to be sure. That's what makes this remarkable. Politicians get booed all the time. I really cannot remember a single time a first lady was booed. (Actually Hillary might have been, I just can't recall any specific time.) Certainly it never happened to Laura Bush, Babs Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, Pat Nixon,…..
Yes, but I somehow have the suspicion that Philly fans are not quite gentlemen!?
Gentlemen? Who came in?
what, insulting Philly- BOOOOOOO! Bred and born in Philly, fed on Horn and Hardarts, steak sandwiches, tastycakes, frank's soda, levis hot dogs and dirty pretzels – been gone longer than I lived there but it is in my blood. I'm old but I'm mean
it's not an insult but a badge of honor that we Philly fans wear proudly!!
Yeah, you guys even boo videos of opposing players doing a PSA for cancer, for fucks sake. That was worse than booing fuckin' Santa Claus.
Booing Santa is wrong?
You said it, bro.
Classy
we're such a blessed country.
CRIPES almighty
If these cretins hate the government so much, why did they cry about the Democratic lawmaker wanting to cut military advertising there again?
OT, but does anyone remember this weekend when mysterious commenter "mrbubb" (no info, 1 follower, follows 0), floated the idea that Obama has to go, and we need to get Hillary to replace him in 2012?
Of course, the Wonketteers shot that idea down.
And now, in a stunning coincidence, today's Murdoch fishwrap, the WSJ, features an editorial by Fox's favorite faux Democrats, Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen, saying Obama has to go, and Dems need to get Hillary to step in for 2012.
So commenter imissopus, who nailed mrbubb as a paid troll, wins the Wonkette Sherlock Holmes Award for Superior Sleuthing.
Everyone owes me five bucks.
To quote a certain Wonketteer:
"Ha ha, I'm kidding! I don't have five bucks!"
You can choose to receive your winnings in Wonkette scrip or imaginary Whore Diamonds.
Or as many cans of hobo beans as you can carry in your bindle.
Better spend your freaking five bucks before the drones get to you.
Hey, no fair ! If I can get a paid troll gig, then you can have the 5. Who do I call?
I have noticed your genius on many occasions, and think the penguin looking down his undies is very cute.
This was floated by some mid-level faux news type about a month ago. Oh yeah, I think it was Mr. Trifecta or whatever, Richard "Dick" Morris. Not that it would necessarily be a bad idea (face it, they are both jaded and corrupted) but I can't see this happening without a little coup d'etat action.
Those fans are taking all the class out of NASCAR.
Where are they getting it from?
Are you implying that the giant multi-company ad buy disguised as a sport known as NASCAR has no class, sir?
I know, right?
I say, sir! He has assaulted my hawnah. I challenge you to a duel! Twenty paces at noon on the courthouse commons.
All the class out of NASCAR? Would that be kindergarten or first grade?
We Floridians are having a hard time walking upright much less using our heads for anything other than a Skoal Hat Perch.
Hell, with all the horses, golf carts and hubberrounds here in Arizony, we quit walkin' years ago.
By the way, you guys left out Limbaugh saying that she was booed because of her, and I quote, "uppityism."
They're still upset over George Starling demanding higher wages for grapefruit pickers.
Hell of a book!
Goes without saying, right? Colored lady needs to quote lots of scripture and such. Maybe pretend that she is not talking to the largest collection of retards since the Texas State Convention of Retards.
But, he's not a racist. You know, he's not a racist because he said he's not. Just 'cause he uses loaded, racist language doesn't make him a racist. You guys are being so unfair.
She tried to use the water fountain?
and maybe today can be the day he has the fatal embolism
I heard there were 50, 000 assholes there and 53,000 teeth.
NASCAR: National Association of Scabby Confederate Asshole Racists
Racing is the gateway drug to Racist.
They call NASCAR a sport. Well, I once drove from Hermitage, Pennsylvania to Ames, Iowa in a single day, speeding much of the way. That makes me an athlete, too. That makes me a HERO.
The next Civil War will be won by loud fast cars driving around in a circle!
The ultimate irony? They're always turning left.
Silly, the next Civil War will be won by a nuke strike on Atlanta (after we evacuate all of its liberals, of course).
I'm a fan of almost all forms of motorsports, and I have many friends who race, some of them in local NASCAR series such as the Whelen and K&N series. I rarely go to see them, because
A) nothing is more boring than watching cars drive around in circles on a paved track, and
2) gooberism tends to run rampant.
"…some PR person is looking for a new job!"
Not at the local elementary school, goddamnit! My 10 yr old needs that janitorial job!!!!
Tell him to just eat his pepper spray and shut up.
Is Jill Biden wearing body armor?
Isn't this like Michelle Bachmann opening the World Chess Federation Tournament?
No, they would respect her, since she is practically Russian herself.
I am reminded here of the immortal lines by Flannery O'Connor to the effect "I would rather be a nice, clean colored lady than white trash." Wouldn't we all.
The belly of the beast is filled with Slim Jims and Natural Light.
They weren't booing, they were saying "arugooooooooooooola." Either that, or "varooooooom!!"
After all the fun of booin' them broads, we got down to some serious beer drinking, bbq-eating, Jeebus-prayin', and homeschoolin' the rugrats on why a Chevy is better than a Ford on that big turn at Talladega. Belch.
What I don't understand is, as often as his name is brought up in the winner's circle, why doesn't Jesus have more points in the Sprint Cup Series?
He ain't no good at trading paint!
Well, 'cause everyone knows that Jesus is a socialist Messican. Duh.
Yeah, this is about what I expected. So I have to assume the Obama/ Biden press flacks expected it too.
Call me when assholes aren't periodically releasing gas. That'll be a story.
There's a good chance the average NASCAR fan does not do brunch.
True. Having "meals" implies there's some point during the day you aren't eating.
I know the troops are one of her projects, but they really shouldn't have sent Michelle out there. Even under the most favorable circumstances, I don't see much gain for her cause by her being there. Her office didn't need her to do this. Sorry, no snark. I understand going out of one's comfort zone, but even under the best scenario, I can feel why some folks would feel put-upon, and can say from looking at this that it looks like someone trying to hard. I love Michelle, and I want her office to put her in things where she can excel. Sending her to some random racing oval "for the troops" isn't one of those things. Hell, this would be like sending Sarah Palin to the Source Awards.
BTW, hell yes she was booed. I don't even know why anyone but the White House would be trying to walk this back.
Amerikkka is going to be booing those kids until they get jobs as janitors cleaning up their friends piss and vomit, as is their lot in life. USA!
I went to the Daytona 500 on business in 2001, the year Dale Sr. met his untimely demise. We were having a falling out with our corporate client, so they gave us "great seats" (if you're a NASCAR-loving moron) within the first 10 rows of the fence, instead of any kind of luxury skybox. Everybody stood up as soon as the race started and remained standing for 4 or 5 hours. Every 10 minutes or something like that, a bunch of cars would zoom right in front of us for a few seconds and the multitudes would roar. The rest of the time, we couldn't see a goddamned thing.
We could not find one edible thing in all the concessions around that giant track disguised as some kind of shopping mall. My (white) boss's main observations were the quality of the mullets (shitty) and, whispered to me as we walked around pre-race, "I have never seen so many limping motherfuckers in my life."
I didn't get my ass killed in two days in that godforsaken place. But Bush was President, and the mooselimbs hadn't fucked everything up yet, so maybe they were all just in a good mood.
Being out on the Left Coast, I've never had the thrill of going to a NASCAR event, but I was corporately transported to Sears Point (i.e., Infineon) and Laguna Seca a few times. As it happens, these trips did involve medium-lux skyboxes, so the food and drink was okay, but the view of the race was even worse — they're not ovals, so the cars/bikes come around even less frequently., and if you want to see the interesting turns and shit, well, there are lotsa teevees. Or, you can just get drunk.
Motor sports, wahoo. Honestly, it looks like driving one of those fuckers would be a huge kick, but watching it? Yow. Competitive paint-drying.
Went to my first (and prolly last) NASCAR event this past summer in Michigan. Saw pretty much the same thing that you saw. But, I'd like to add that I've never seen so many overweight people by percentage concentrated in one area and that includes at any local Walmart. What surprised me was the total absence of a kiosk occupied by Hoveround America, or a car sponsored by them. They coulda increased their annual profits by a 1000%.
Michelle, stay away from WWE events, that's where folks too dumb for NASCAR go or repressed red neck homosexuals hangout.
I once went to the WWF- in the old days- Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man(RIP!). It was strange because I think the other people thought it was real
I'd write something mean and witty here, but the NASCAR fans wouldn't be able to read it.
america's dick indeed.
Why would Michelle bother attending a NASCAR event? That's like me going to a Teabagger cuddle party (if there's such a thing).
Fucking racist crackers.
If NASCAR were really a manly sport, half the cars would be going clockwise and the other half would be going counterclockwise.
I miss demolition derby – they don't have it on the TeeVee out here in the West. Unless it's on channel 666 on teh cable.
Wow, booing the troops, that's pretty cold.
Booing Barack I can see. The POTUS is fair game for harsh criticism (which does not mean death threats) but the First Lady just trying to do some touchy-feely pro-troops event? You shout her down for standing there with a vet and his family? That's just fucking rude.
I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt, and assume they were booing Jill Biden for the excessive use of the term "Dr."
I thought the really sad thing was when Mrs. Obama comforted the child in front of her when he became visably upset. Racism sucks for us all, but especially for our children.
I'm not one to defend NASCAR and the illiterati who folllow it, but meh. I've heard louder boos at my daughter's ballet recitals. And that's even before I've had a couple drinks.
Michelle needs to experience the real America. Showing up at NASCAR is good, but there are smaller venues that would really impress people who need to know that today's Democrats are not their father's Democrats.
I recommend starting with the Pit Bull and Pole Dancer event outside Nashville. I used to go every year, but every time I fucked something it got pregnant and insisted on going through to full term because that's what Jesus would want.
Ha ha… They thought I had money.
Not a lot of African American NASCAR drivers, either. The last one was Bill Lester. There probably has been a total of four such drivers over the years. Reason? It's so much harder to drive while being compelled to sit in the back seat.
Well, that, and the cops are always pulling them over when they are racing around the oval. You know, shit about busted tail lights and "following too closely".
Yeah, like Michelle Obama should get a job, Morans…
they didn't boo her cause she's black only because she was Grandstanding. it's also called I have to be in the public eye cause my husband is the president look at me and what I am doing
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