HOLY SHEE-ITE !!! - NASCAR's Earnhardt urged crew to see Fahrenheit 9/11

[WillyT]

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Fox: NASCAR's Earnhardt urged crew to see Fahrenheit 9/11: This is news because the NASCAR circuit is (rightly or wrongly) considered solid Bush country, and the Earnhardt name is gold. From the conservative FreeRepublic.com. (The thread has been been deleted, but you can read an archive of it in two parts here and here. Because this is copied to another site, the links inside the pages don't work.):

Verbatim from Chris Myers (Fox Sports announcer) on today's race at Pomona pre-race program..

"You think you know Dale Earnhardt Jr.? He advised his crew to go see the Michael Moore movie Farenheit 911. He said hey, it'll be a good bonding experience no matter what your political belief. It's a good thing as an American to go see... and it just shows you that Dale Earnhardt Jr. can reach far beyond the steering wheel."

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Link: http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/ptech/weblog2/062804ccdrptechweblog.2ac27b310.html

Damn man... might just turn me into a NASCAR fan!!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Now if we can just get him to drive a hybrid car in those races... *lol*

[WillyT]

2. LOL !!! - Good One !!!

:hi::bounce::hi:

[yellerpup]

5. New to NASCAR Country

We were extremely energized at his courage. This WILL make a difference down here.

[Kolesar]

7. Welcome to the Democratic Underground!

:party: :party: :party:

[WillyT]

9. Welcome To DU yellerpup !!!

:bounce::toast::bounce:

Glab ta have ya onboard!!!

:hi:

[Submariner]

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a member of terrorist group al-Cooter

From Atrios:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a member of underground redneck terrorist group al-Cooter.

- That giant sucking sound you hear?

That's the NASCAR dad vote being sucked out of the republican party!

[lazarus]

4. yup

;-)

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[BlueEyedSon]

6. Oooops, there go the NASCAR dads....

:)

[Sandpiper]

8. I lived in the Earnhardts' home state for 11 years

And I can tell you that those people are like royalty in the south. This guy has major clout with Bush's biggest voting block, rural whites.

If Little E came out against Bush, it would be devestating to the Bush campaign.

[wadestock]

10. There was a great special about Junior recently....

You're talking about a very intelligent man and close knit crew that is part of a multi-million dollar a year business....immensely removed from the beer soaked fans.

He came across as a very thoughtful person.....so this doesn't surprise me at all.

[BootinUp]

11. Hell yes, we need to get those NASCAR Dads in there, lol

I might have just become a Dale Earnhardt Jr fan. :bounce:

[WillyT]

12. Kick !!!

:kick:

[Citizen Daryl]

13. Photo Of Freepers Pissed Off At Dale Jr.

[Citizen Daryl]

14. I Deliberately Went To KFC ...

... and ordered the "Dale Jr. Picnic Pack". I asked the person at the counter if they had caught any flak from customers since the news got out that Dale Jr. recommended the film - figured it was a great way to strike up a conversation about the film. Turns out that another KFC employee had seen the film and couldn't stop talking about it. I recommended it highly. Here's a chance to talk about the film to a captive audience *and* show your support for a man who refuses to buckle to the right-wing brainwash machine.