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   From: jtarver@sti.net   
      
   "Bob"  wrote in message   
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   > > "Bob"  wrote in message   
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   > > > > "mamamia"  wrote in message   
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   > > > > > In article ,   
   > > > > >  "Winston Smith, American Patriot"   
      
   > > > > >  wrote:   
   > > > > > > Bush's problem is that NASCAR is not strictly a sport loved by   
   > >  ignorant   
   > > > > > > white southerners (like himself) any longer (some people dispute   
   > >  whether GW   
   > > > > > > is really a southerner, not whether he's ignorant).   
   > > > > > > It seems quite a few of other ethnic groups love watching cars   
   go   
   > >  around  in   
   > > > > > > a circle and hoping to see chassises do somersaults, body panels   
   > >  flying   
   > > > > > > off, and the driver climbs out, unstraps his helmet, and raises   
   his   
   > >  hand  to   
   > > > > > > say, "I'm OK y'all!"   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > Maybe those "good ol' boys" remember that they could be working   
   > >  instead   
   > > > > > of standing around at the race, but thanks to GW, chances are that   
   > >  some   
   > > > > > of them aren't working at all and don't have much in the way of   
   > > > > > prospects for work.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Republicans welcome race fans.   
   > > >   
   > > > Well, the fact that they are race fans is incidental. It's a sporting   
   > > > event that is made up of over 70 percent republicans, so he's   
   > > > appealing to his base, plain and simple.   
   > >   
   > > And the other 30%, which leaves very little for Democrats to pick up.   
   >   
   > Exactly, so it wouldn't behoove a democratic candidate to go to a   
   > nascar event. I really would be interested to know the breakdown for   
   > other athletic events, but i'd guess that nascar is one of the more   
   > polarized audiences in sports.   
      
   And hockey.   
      
   GW is going to need to energise his base, not just allow John Kerry to hang   
   himself.  With Clark's attempt to vet John Kerry's "playboy" activities in   
   ashes, I am quite happy with GW's progress.   
      
   John Kerry made his own children bastards, imagine what he will do for   
   America's children.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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