Tone Deaf?
By Mitch Berg
Not to say that the Dems don’t “get” the heartland, but…:
Stock-car racing fans filled Lowe’s Motor Speedway in North Carolina yesterday, erasing concerns that a political dispute in Washington had erupted into a full-scale health scare at NASCAR events.
Democratic House staffers, who were attending the Bank of America 500 race as part of a fact-finding mission of health and homeland security issues, took the unusual step of getting inoculated against several rare diseases and a sexually transmitted illness.Republican staffers refused the shots, saying they are not necessary. The recommendation also angered some lawmakers, who thought it was insulting to suggest that race fans might be infectious.
I’m tempted to spread a rumor among dems that dragons roam west of the Missouri. Five’ll get you ten Hillary Clinton’s staff shows up wearing armor and carrying swords.
October 15th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
No wonder you guys believe such wacky shit. Relying on the Moonstream Media and all.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
[…] So while most southern Minnesotans will call this current snap “cold” – reminding me people who whinge like Hillary Clinton staffers at a NASCAR event when it drops below forty – I’ll allow this much; it’s a tad brisk. I did zip my coat all the way up this morning at the bus stop. And I wore a cap as I walked upwind to the office (although I did eschew the skyway. I mean, as if). […]