Smirk got many middle fingers at Daytona

[donsu]

http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2004/02/thompson-m-02-17.html

Shifting Gears
When it comes to presidential elections, there may be more to the NASCAR set than meets the eye.

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A recent ABC News analysis of the exit polls from the 2000 election concluded that the "NASCAR dads" aren't swing voters at all, but, rather, a small and solid part of Bush's core constituency. It may not be worth it for Democrats to pursue these fans, some experts say.

Apparently they weren't in Daytona.

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"We want to see the race, not Bush!" shouted someone in the crowd.

"Why didn't that SOB stay in Washington?" screamed Doug Shelby, the loudest of the voices.

This is Bush's base?

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So perhaps it's not suprising that an impromptu anti-Bush rally brewed, lacking only the picket signs. Doug Shelby was denouncing Bush's policies -- and drawing agreement from the crowd. "We're $500 billion in debt and it's only getting worse!" he shouted.

Overhead, Lee Greenwood sang "God Bless the USA." The crowd started chanting obscenities.

After LeAnn Rimes sang the national anthem, the crowd above the grandstands started cheering; those below booed.

Then Bush's motorcade drove by. One middle finger went up in the crowd, then another, and soon they were everywhere.

As the crowd scattered to their seats, one of the few black fans I spotted at the racetrack ran by and saw me scribbling in my notepad. "Writing for a newspaper?" she asked. Before I could respond, she shouted, "Tell them Bush sucks!" Then she disappeared back into the fray.
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they article also reports what Smirk lovers had to say.

[Taeger]

1. Pictures????

I want pictures with Bush in the foreground and thousands of flying birdies in the background. Thousands of people bring cameras to auto races. If it's true, we should have art.

[LiberalVoice]

2. A sight to see.

I wish the had video of those middle fingers going up.

[scottcsmith]

3. Another fine example of our "liberal" media

Funny how our "liberal" media only reported on the Nascar crowd that loved Bush -- and they ignored the others.

I wonder how many of those "Nascar Dads" were collecting unemployment due to the Bush economy?

[ikojo]

4. This is about Bush I but could apply to Bush II...

I was at Cardinal's baseball game in St Louis, with a friend in September 1992 and during the National Anthem a pic of then pres Bush I came on the jumbotron. The crowd response was intense booing. My friend turned to me and said, "he's toast."


Oh let's hope the same holds true for his son!!!