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 Greetings! You are reading an article from The Mudville Gazette. To reach the front page, with all the latest news and views, click the logo above or "main" below. Thanks for stopping by! February 17, 2004 Kerry's NASCAR EnvyBy GreyhawkI'd really like to race into addressing the issues of the political campaign, but the ex-Vietnam Veteran just made me stomp the brakes and take notice of his personality problems again. This time John F. should have really just kept his mouth shut. Kerry Blasts Bush's Daytona 'Photo Op' By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer Uh, yea, sure. And I'm sure the guys that were at the track yesterday (200,000 wildly cheering fans) are now saying, "Hey, wait a minute! He's right!" Not. But no wonder Kerry's going a little berserk. Even in a bizarro world where he was president this could never happen: About 200,000 fans roared their approval when Bush arrived and worked his way along pit road, stopping to chat with pole winner Greg Biffle, who drives the Army National Guard car. The Washington Post adds more details that must have Kerry pulling his hair out. Bush sought to maximize his exposure to racing fans during his visit. Air Force One circled low over the speedway so the president could get a look - and to give racing fans a dramatic look at a symbol of the presidency. And several thousand miles away a lot of GI's gathered to watch in Germany had ear to ear smiles. Scott Ott had two posts (one / two) up before Kerry commented. We've reached a point where a Party's likely presidential candidate has actually fulfilled satire. Is that funny or frightening? Of course this has no end of satire potential. Issues with various banners, car advertising, the president arriving in an SUV, that he wasn't driving himself, Halliburton’s profits from the fuel used in the cars, just showing up in a NASCAR jacket and parading around starting the race... Of course Kerry, who spent most of his many summers in his ancestral home in France, isn't aware of the popularity of NASCAR in America. He's more of a Formula 1 kind of guy. (Hat tip Ipse Dixit) Posted by Greyhawk / February 17, 2004 12:15 AM | Permalink 7 TrackBacks...I'm with the Mudville Gazette in shaking my head at a candidate whose criticism of a particular activity of Bush's is so predictable that the satire of said criticism gets published first. I don't suppose that you guys could find Read More I'm not a NASCAR person, but apparently there's a very, very significant number of people are fans (I want to say that it's perhaps second only to football in American and/or world viewership!) I guess my biggest issue is that I'm not pat... Read More Mudville Gazette: Kerry's NASCAR Envy John Kerry, while appearing at a campaign event, blasted President Bush for appearing at a campaign event.... Read More To point out that truth is stranger than fiction. Even Satirical fiction. Scrappleface uno. Scrappleface dos. And now a let's hear from Mr. Kerry. As Greyhawk says: "He's more of a formula 1 kind of guy". Memo to Mr. Kerry... Read More Bush Courts "NASCAR Dads" at Daytona 500 "President Bush on Sunday traveled to Florida to kick off the Daytona 500... Read More The WSJ's John Fund (subscribers) on Kerry's inexplicable disdain for NASCAR: Mr. Bush never fails to be lucky in his choice of opponents. First it was Ann Richards, then Al Gore and now John Kerry. Mr. Bush always ends up with rivals who can't cure th... Read More I flipped on the news last night to see the results of the Wisconsin primary. Kerry narrowly beat out Edwards, but that was expected. The closeness of the race was the story and some of the talking heads were trying... Read More 30 Comments |
November 26, 2010America@war [Greyhawk]
I think anyone who's ever pondered the "comment" option - once only available on blogs and bulletin boards, now ubiquitous on almost any web site - will appreciate this:
The so-called faculty of writing is not so much a faculty of writing as it is a faculty of thinking. When a man says, "I have an idea but I can't express it"; that man hasn't an idea but merely a vague feeling. If a man has a feeling of that kind, and will sit down for a half an hour and persistently try to put into writing what he feels, the probabilities are at least 90 percent that he will either be able to record it, or else realize that he has no idea at all. In either case, he will do himself a benefit. That's wisdom from the past, captured for posterity at the US Naval Institute, shared via the web on the institute's 137th anniversary. From their about page:
"The Naval Institute has three core activities," among them, History and Preservation: The Naval Institute also has recently introduced Americans at War, a living history of Americans at war in their own words and from their own experiences. These 90-second vignettes convey powerful stories of inspiration, pride, and patriotism. Take a look at the collection, and you'll see it's not limited to accounts from those who served on ships at sea, members of the other branches are well-represented. I'm fortunate to have met USNI's Mary Ripley, she's responsible for the institute's oral history program (and she's the daughter of the late John Ripley, whose story is told here). She also deserves much credit for their blog. ("We're not the Navy nor any government agency. Blog and comment freely.") We met at a milblog conference - Mary knew (and I would come to realize) that milbloggers are the 21st-century version of exactly what the US Naval Institute is all about. Once that light bulb came on in my head, I mentioned a vague idea for a project to her - milblogs as the 21st century oral history that they are. "Put that in writing," she said (of course - see first paragraph above!) - and here's part of the result. Shortly after the first tent was pitched by the American military in Iraq a wire was connected to a computer therein, and the internet was available to a generation of Americans at war - many of whom had grown up online. From that point on, at any given moment, somewhere in Iraq a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine was at a keyboard sharing the events of his or her day with the folks back home. While most would simply fire off an email, others took advantage of the (then) relatively new online blogging platforms to post their thoughts and experiences for the entire world to see. The milblog was born - and from that moment to this stories detailing everything from the most mundane aspects of camp life to intense combat action (often described within hours of the event) have been available on the web... And et cetera - but since you're reading this on a milblog, you probably knew that. And you know that milblogs aren't just blogs written by troops at war, that many friends, family members, and supporters likewise documented their story of America at war online in near-real time, as those stories developed. The diversity in membership of that group is broad, the one thing we all have in common is the impulse to make sense of the seemingly senseless, and communicate the tale - for each of us that impulse was strong enough to overcome whatever barriers prevent the vast majority of people from doing the same. Everyone at some point has some vague idea they believe should be shared - we were the people who, from some combination of internal and external urging, found and spent those many half hours persistently trying to write it down. But where will all that be in another 137 years? Or five or ten, for that matter. That's something I've asked myself since at least 2004 - when I wrote this:
Membership in the ghost battalion has grown in the years since, and an ever growing majority of those abandoned-but-still-standing sites are vanishing. Have you checked out Lt Smash's site lately? How about Sgt Hook's? If you're a long-time milblog reader you know the first widely-read milblog from Operation Iraq Freedom and the first widely-read milblog from Afghanistan are both gone from the web. If you're a relative newcomer to this world you may never even have heard of them - or the dozens upon dozens of others who carried forth the standard they set down. If you have a vague notion that something should be done about that, (a notion I've heard expressed more than once...) then you and I and the good folks at the US Naval Institute are in agreement. Preserving the history documented by the milbloggers is just one of the goals of the milblog project, the once-vague idea that we're now making real. And it's a big idea, if I say so myself - too big to explain in one simple blog post, so stand by for more. Likewise, it's too big a task to be accomplished by just one person. So if you're a milblogger (and exactly what is a milblogger? is a topic for much further discussion on its own) I'm asking for your help. All I'll really need is just a little bit (maybe just one or two of those half hours...) of your time, and your willingness to tell the tale. We've already made history, it's time to save it. (More to follow...) Posted 4:02 PM | Permalink |
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Looks lik eKerry might just be writing off sports fans, in addition to military and southern voters.
Probably also upset about Superbowl MVP Boston MAss Patriots QB Brady blowing him off in favor of an appearance with the president.
Well, Kerry will always have Hockey. And even if the NHL goes bankrupt they'll still be playing in Canada.
I wonder which team Kerry was rooting for in the Disney "Miracle" movie?
I liked it when Bush called the race a "spectacle."
The Daytona 500, the greatest spectacle in racing.
Right?
Not just this, but he had Kennedy at a rally in Wisconsin trying to rally the troops. Teddy was so incoherent even the faithful couldn't figure out when to cheer.
Incoherence is one of Ted's best traits.
Shameless linktrolling:
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2004/02/dems_daytona_de.html
Dems' Daytona Debut Disappoints
That Bush! I can't believe he flew in in an gas guzzling SUV. Also I heard they delayed the start of the race by seven hours and made everyone eat Turkey for breakfast.
Well, if IowaHawk can do it, so can I.
Here's more on Mr. Ketchup on my blog:
http://www.asininity.com/comments/P1566_0_1_0/Kerry Criticizes Nascar George
Democrat NASCAR: all the cars go the same speed. No wait, cars are bad for the environment. All are pulled by horses. No wait that's animal cruelty. People push the cars.
Also I heard Bush had an Aircraft Carrier flown into the midfield so he could watch the race from the poopdeck.
I'm depending on Kerry playing "Kerry" throughout the campaign. I can't imagine a bigger turn-off. As someone said above, when the satirizable starting doing for real what satirists merely (presumably) exaggerate, then doom is sure. I say give Kerry all the playing room he needs.
http://blamebush.blogspot.com/2004_02_15_blamebush_archive.html#107695958800118204
Another one here, or linked to my name. Just please don't put html link tags in comments. Linked page opens in comment window and that's just not good for anybody.
Maybe Kerry will put a set of wheels on his titanium comb and join the races. Of course, he wouldn't wear a helmet for fear of mussing his hair.
Kerry should certainly always keep his mouth shut. Text-only proclamations from here on won't hurt his chances.
And by theway, did the president wave the checkered flag?
Because that would be declaring an end to the major racing operations.
Since we're throwing down links, here's one to my blog on this subject:
http://slipofthepen.blogspot.com/2004_02_15_slipofthepen_archive.html#10769705079110272
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JFKerry(D) today expressed outrage that the President was 'photographed' amongst the 'Southern- riff-raff' attending the NASCAR showcase at Daytona where 180,000 attended.
Remember when JFKerry(D) said:
"Everybody always makes the mistake of looking South," Kerry said, in response to a question about winning the region. "Al Gore proved he could have been president of the United States without winning one Southern state, including his own."
One can only assume the Carpetbagger didn't "stoop" to attend Daytona himself for exactly the reasons he previously, and arrogantly, suggested.
I think we can safely conclude that JFKerry will have to win the election "without winning one Southern state".
J.F. Heinz-Kerry, the "Ketchup Kennedy" jist don't get it, do he? The military/veterans ain't gonna vote fer him, the South/Border States ain't gonna vote fer him, "NASCAR Dads" and "Security Moms" ain't gonna vote fer him, and "middle America" ain't gonna vote fer him. Who in the Sam Hill does the DNC think is gonna vote fer him? They ain't enough latte-sippin', French-luvin', tree-huggin' peacecreeps out there to elect a president...
The other poster said Kerry wasn't gonna win. I don't know about that. According to general Giap, the leader of the Viet Kong, the VC was militarily defeated and about to surrender, when Hanoi Jane and Kerry and his Veterans against the war turned America in a civil war zone, and says the VC general in his book, this told them that a political victory was possible and all they had to do is buy time and kill American soldiers. He explicitly says that Hanoi Jane and the Veterans against the Vietnam war were paramount to America's defeat. OK. But How is it possible that such a man, Kerry is seriously a candidate for president? A lot of Americans have gone wacko. The only question is. Is it a majority.
The loony left, as represented by dailyKOS posters, were apoplectic over the President's Daytona appearance. Literally seething with anger. I greatly enjoyed reading their "green with envy" postings and their laughable attempts to slander President Bush.
My favorite line from this?
"And several thousand miles away a lot of GI's gathered to watch in Germany had ear to ear smiles."
Thanks, Greyhawk!
"We don't need a president who just says, `Gentlemen start your engines,'" Kerry said. "We need a president who says, `America, let's start our economy and put people back to work.'"
jeez, is that LAME or what?
think of it ... Bush: 'Oh No, the economy is STARTING! .. people are going to be PUT BACK to work.. woe is me!"
hahahahahah..
LOL!!
Kerry's point was made. Bush cares more about photo ops, and wasting taxpayers dollars on campaign stunts, than working on creating jobs for the American people.
Believe me. The industrial workers in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois "got it." Even the NASCAR fans. Maybe even especially the NASCAR fans. [Wouldn't they love to fly down to Florida and attend the Daytona 500 -- except they have to worry about their jobs, and putting food on the table for their kids].
While Bush was preeening around like a peacock at the event (and his supporters were telling protesters to "Go back to Ey-rack!" and were throwing beer bottles at their heads) Kerry was talking to SWING voters.
You know, from states Bush has to win to keep his job? Mission accomplished.
yeah, and the RNC had booths set up to register voters in Daytona which is, in, uh, Florida..
Oh, Hesiod, trust me, the industrial workers of IL are getting and will continue to get it, pink slips I mean. Check out Governor Blowdry and his tax burden.
Wants to put a corp tax on nat gas usage, amongst others.
And w/Kerry's 45% tax rate on small business?
Why stay?
Yes Hessoid, the Nascar fans in Michigan would like to fly to Florida for the Daytona 500 but can't afford it. That is why they have the Michigan 500 to look forward to, which I am sure that the florida fans would like to fly up to but can't afford it.
Nascar fans are not stupid. They know when they are being spun and when they are truly appreciated. Kerry's spin will get no traction with them, and they truly love this President who they know is looking out for them.
The economy is recovering quite nicely and we know it. Jobs are being added in great numbers, espicially in small to meduim sized business and entrepenurial startups. The loss of traditional "smokestack" jobs is not a tragedy when they are replaced by individual initiative and smaller businesses. Unless you are a union boss. Boo hoo.
Hesiod must have watched the race with the sound turned down.
Hesiod knows, or ought to know, that there isn't a heck of a lot a President can do with the economy. He can take the blame for a bad economy, sure. Get the credit for a good economy.
Clinton supporters give their guy credit for the good economy (good, that is, until the Clinton recession began, the internet bubble burst, and the markets tanked).
I always enjoy asking them, "What did Clinton DO to make the economy good?"
The usual answer is, "He built the economy. It was good."
Okay, but what did he DO?
"It was really GOOD."
Okay, but what did he DO? Geez.
Hesoid's ignorant comments aside, I would just like to say that I am a Formula 1 kind of guy.
While I thoroughly enjoyed Bush's visit, I did not stick around for the rest of the race either.
Can't we say that Kerry likes to watch "The American Solar Challenge" instead of Formula 1.
Thank you
(note: the "American Solar Challenge" is a race along Route 66 from Chicago to LA that only allows purely solar powered vehicles.)
I'm a soccer fan myself, so really Eurosports aren't inherently bad.
And like the President, I like speed.
I wonder if Kerry's hair would be mussed in a Formel Eins ride at 200mph?
Oops, I mean 320kph.