Nascar Fans should be better than this!

[ricky bobby]

Although I'm not a real Nascar fan I think the conduct of fans at the Miami race is disgraceful and gives the sport a black eye. I'm not a liberal or a Democrat but I think the First Lady and Mrs. Biden deserved respect. My understanding is that they were at the race for a good cause.

 

[Kurt]

And some of us have no clue.

 

[ricky bobby]

For those of you who missed this. The first lady was doing a fundraiser for veterans at the Miami-Homestead Nascar race and the fans gave her less than a warm welcome. But this isn't anything worthy of note to some.

 

[scooterbug44]

I agree that they should have been treated with respect, but I am sadly not surprised that they weren't.

They both do a lot for our military and their families - something we should all agree is a good thing regardless of our political differences.

 

[Will B]

How is it even remotely surprising? Given the charged political climate and a crowd of 100,000 that was probably 90% conservative it was sure to happen. Coulda called it last week when I read she was going to be there.

 

[Kurt]

Turn left!!!

 

[Will B]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXV-K899t3M

 

[Em]

Where's the news story here? If there is a news story, it's that Michelle Obama and Lisa Biden showed up at a NASCAR race. They aren't used to having to wear your sponsors' logos so that everyone can see them.

 

[Arkiehawg]

I hear that starting next year NASCAR is going to make some changes in the way they race. They are listening to the outcry of their fans and will reverse the direction of the race from counter-clockwise to clockwise. Too many fans were complaining that the sport was going too much to the left....

 

[poppy]

The thread title is "Nascar Fans should be better than this!". They are not, never have been, never will be. No surprise here.