Democratic Congressional Staffers Vaccinated Against NASCAR "Redneck Cooties"

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Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat and committee chairman, responds to concerns by Rep. Robin Hayes of Concord, North Carolina, that committee staffers should be immunized against certain diseases before attending NASCAR races.

"Since committee staff members are visiting hospital and other health-care facilities available at or near these venues, including areas where groups of people are detained before being transferred to other off-site facilities, I believe that the recommendation (not requirement) that our congressional staff receive these same immunizations was sound," Mr. Thompson said.

"I am sure you would agree that providing immunizations to personnel involved in public safety is good public health policy, and there is no need to exclude staff from taking the preventative measures that the public health community recommends — regardless of why and where mass gatherings are taking place," Mr. Thompson said.

The House Homeland Security Committee staffers are on a peculiar mission to study "public health issues at events involving mass gatherings," and were told to get shots for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria, and influenza.

"I have been to numerous NASCAR races, and the folks who attend these events certainly do not pose any health hazard to congressional staffers or anyone else," Mr. Hayes said.

A committee staffer says that the Republican staffers have declined the shots but that two Democrat staffers were immunized before attending the race at Talladega last weekend.

Source: The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

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[Old Fart]

NASCAR fans need to be innoculated against what the Democrats might be bringing along with them.

[Woodmonkey]

What a crock!

[Old Fart]

[Woodmonkey]

That's a good idea. You never know what critters the Congressmen will bring with them.

[Old Fart]

Originally Posted by Woodmonkey

That's a good idea. You never know what critters the Congressmen will bring with them.

WTF were Democrats doing at a NASCAR event in the first place?
Probably trying to figure out why the crowd is almost all White? Now we know that most Black folks vote Democrat, right?

(I know I'm going to get my Butt in a sling for this, but I'm going to post it anyway, just delete it if it's TOO "politically incorrect" to suit you).

David Letterman's Top 10 reasons why there are no Black NASCAR drivers: I bet his life (and mine) will be miserable after the NAACP sees this!
(I don't know if Dave Letterman really read this, I doubt it.)
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Black Nascar Drivers

# 10 - Have to sit upright while driving.
# 9 - Pistol won't stay under front seat.
# 8 - Engine noise drowns out the rap music.
# 7 - Pit crew can't work on car while holding up pants at the same time.
# 6 - They keep trying to carjack Dale Earnhardt Jr.
# 5 - Police cars on track interfere with race.
# 4 - No passenger seat for "The Ho".
# 3 - No Cadillacs approved for competition.
# 2 - When they crash their cars, they bail out & run.
AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY BLACKS CAN'T BE IN NASCAR...
#1 -They can't wear their helmets sideways.

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[bhdean]

Not very PC. Most of the NASCAR drivers are nowhere close to being rednecks as you would expect. As a matter of fact, it appears that in a few years it will be hard to find a NASCAR driver who speaks English as a native language.